sneak peak

stylist hendrik coetzee and photographer adel ferreira shot on location in 'die bos' on kalmoesfontein recently. 

the shoot was for issue #90 june/july of elle decoration.

shot on kalmoesfontein

a fashion story from the latest issue of sarie magazine was shot on location on kalmoesfontein.

styling by amaria carstens & chris viljoen.

jo&ant

in december of last year jo and ant tied the knot on kalmoesfontein in the paardeberg between malmesbury and paarl. 

dress: marethcolleen

décor: bride jo &cornelia de liefde

flowers: cornelia de liefde and ceramic matters 

food: judy badenhorst

wine: secateurs by aa badenhorst family wines.

venue: kalmoesfontein

pictures: jonx pillemer. more pictures here.

booked

in november we styled media24's book excellent awards. thanks to an amazing team who pulled together to make this pretty ceremony happen. credits below.

project team:

project manager & event coordinator - clarisse coetzee 

styling - de liefde 

stylist’s assistant – hendrik coetzee  

product designers & paper artists - elsje burger & cara brink 

paper flags – keri muller 

photographer - annemieke goldswain-hein

hiring – urban tonic 

menu’s made out of media24 sample books - elsje burger & cara brink
over sized rosette made out of cardboard - elsje burger & cara brink
tecycled table legs converted into candle sticks – cornelia badenhorst
paper maché trophies – hendrik coetzee
newspaper table runners - Eesje burger & cara brink
bunting made from book pages – keri muller
table number holders made from old books – keri muller

helpful hints

a few of our decor tips made it into last week's issue of afrikaans women's magazine 'vrouekeur'.

cornelia says: pick a theme that reflects your personality, works with your personal style and within your budget.

juday says: keep it simple (less is more) / you can't go wrong with shining white, champagne or ivory for a colour scheme / small round or rectangular tables are very in and more sociable.

one for the album

new conceptual styling work we did for the wedding album.

city style:

fairy-tale: 

plaas:

ilse & aleks

our latest wedding was a farm-chic, victorian inspired wedding celebration at the oaks estate in greyton. ilse and aleks celebrated their love in style with lots of attention to detail. here are a few of our favourite pictures. 

venue: the oaks estate

dresses: marianne fassler

hair & make-up: nandi fourie

flowers: okasie

decor & hiring: de liefde

stationary: elephant shoe

catering: antoinette events

dessert table: salome froneman & sylvia malan

photos: catherine mac more images here.

comfortable style

we are big fans of our friend etienne hanekom's work and we love the pictures the pretty blog took of his house in cape town.

this is why we love him:

etienne says: "my advice for other home decor enthusiasts is… create your own style. feel comfortable in your own skin. we have created a copy nation. break away from that."

see all the photos and the full feature on the pretty blog. click here.

a lafness wedding

lafness: the only way to combine the words lekker, awesome and fun into one word that best describes johann and lesley’s relationship.

the two recently celebrated their wedding on a beautiful cloudy day at cafe felix in riebeek kasteel. the ceremony was held at the magnificent kloovenburg lookout between malmesbury and riebeek kasteel. 

  

photography: vivid blue
venue: cafe felix
stationary: seven swans stationary 
flowers: marica louw (marica@houseofarums.co.za /             0832655216      )