Do these colours not make you want to smile?  Angel and Nkosinathi were Wed on Sunday, 19th October on the the deck adjoining the flowing infinity pools at Laughing Waters, Arabella Hotel with the lovely waterfall as their backdrop.  The guest list of 120 traveled from afar to share in this auspicious occasion, and were in awe at the beauty of the surrounds, both blessed with aqua blue skies and glorious sunshine.   The beautiful cake...

  Jaunita and Stephan celebrated their Hermanus Wedding at Uijlenes on 20th September.  this is just the other side of Gansbaai, Shark Cage Diving hotspot.  They chose a venue that could accommodate all their guests, so driving was not an issue.  The formal photographs have not yet been released by the photographer, so we will update at a later stage, but thought you’d enjoy a preview of this unusual wedding so here are a few of my...

The dearest owners of Sumaridge Wine Estate, Holly and Simon, celebrated their Wedding Blessing (Renewal of Vows) amidst their Family, Friends and Neighbours of the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley.  Many guests flew in from abroad where this couple swallow between Hermanus and Home away. Winter is a very difficult time to plan an Outdoor Celebration.  We were prepared for the worst, but dealt a pleasant surprise.  The afternoon weather was superb,  the...

    This lovely young couple chose Sumaridge’s ‘castle’ to exchange their vows and Celebrate their Wedding Day in Hermanus.  Their small party of 15 were seated upstairs overlooking the beautiful vistas of the Hemel-en-Aarde valley.  We had experienced terrible weather prior to this day, and expected the worst, but alas, the day was perfect, the skies were clear, the breeze calm and the sun most welcome. After the ceremony they...

     Mike and Nats decided to join hands in matrimony in the small village of Kleinbaai, 30 minutes from Hermanus,just outside of Gansbaai. (Shark Diving Capital!) Although they are both Globe Trotters due to their interesting work schedules, they had a connection to this little village which has a special significance to them.  Mike originally from Cape Town, and Nats, born in Wales, communicated with me via e-mail and we met only a few...

    This was the first of a three day event where we hosted 80 Europeans in our beautiful town.  The weather was amazing after months of following  weather channels predicting typical winter conditions. We set up a Bedouin tent over their holiday courtyard area, brought in additional furniture, music systems, a mobile bar and caterers and our guests were in awe.  They enjoyed a typical South African Braai with salads, veg, ‘pap &...