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Beat the summer heat
The summer months are undoubtedly the most popular time to celebrate a wedding. However, the weather can be scorchingly hot and it’s always a good idea to the strength of the African sun into account! Here are a couple of indispensable tips on how to keep things cool at a summer wedding:
• Choose a venue that has plenty of shade. If your ceremony or reception is indoors, be sure to check if there is air conditioning.
• Consider the time of your wedding. A late afternoon or early morning wedding might be a better option during the hot summer months.
• Offer guests plenty of refreshments at pre-ceremony and pre-reception drinks. We love serving glass bottles of homemade lemonade, ginger ale or iced tea. For simplicity, you can’t beat jugs of water with fresh mint.
• Pretty parasols like those available at
Aleit Shop are the perfect way for guests to protect themselves from the hot sun.
• Serve food that has a summery theme, such as chilled gazpacho soup for starters or sorbet for dessert.
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Order these festive printed cotton napkins for your celebration, they add to your table decor and each guest would have a memento to take home.
R20 for design and printing (excluding serviette)
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R30 for design, printing and white serviette
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• Minimum order of 50 napkins
• An hour design time included
• One colour printing
Contact the studio for more information on 021 976 7111 or info@elsje.co.za.
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