Real Wedding – A Bushveld Affair

Silver Lining by L’aTELIER‘s Real Wedding presented a beautiful bush affair. Alya and Raymond said their vows on the 24^th of September 2011 in an intimate wedding ceremony witnessed only by close family and friends. Silver Lining by L’aTELIER coordinated an intimate wedding for a total of 15 guests, the couple decided to make a weekend of it and booked out the entire Itaga Game Lodge. As the guests arrived on the Friday afternoon they were welcomed by a refreshing rooibos tea cocktail and some light snacks. That afternoon, a game drive took them for a leisurely drive through the reserve which finished off the day at the top of a hill where the guests could enjoy a cold beer or cider while watching one of the most beautiful sunsets Africa had to offer.

The Saturday morning, after breakfast, the remainder of the guests arrived and all was abuzz with everyone getting ready for the ceremony at 14h00.  The lodge was quickly rearranged to make an area for the ceremony at the pool and the décor set-up, being quite simple yet very elegant , was done without much fuss. Alya’s favourite colour is that of coral and since it was her second marriage, she chose a classic coral boat neck cocktail dress. She choose coral roses to match her dress and then complemented them with king proteas to bring out the “Africa” element in the wedding. Square vases containing the coral roses and proteas alternately were placed along the centre of the long tables while glass oil lamps provide the ambiance for the evening.

After the ceremony, the guests enjoyed a decadent double chocolate mouse cake along with French champagne while the couple and their children took a drive in the game drive vehicle for a family shoot in the bush. Upon returning Amarula, biltong, nuts and pretzels (and I do believe a castle or two for the men) were enjoyed as the sun set once again. The guests then moved into the dining area where a 3 course dinner was enjoyed by all.

The weekend as all over far too soon – but for Alya and Raymond it was only the beginning of a whole new journey together!

Article by Michelle from Silver Lining by L’aTELIER

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