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Colourful Winelands Wedding

Outdoor Wedding

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High school sweethearts, Sanél and Jacobus tied the knot in the beautiful outdoors of the Cape Winelands and it is easy to see why it was the perfect location for a colourful, playful and relaxed South African celebration shared with their loved ones. As colourful as this Polka Dot Rainbow Wedding {Inspiration Board}, their wedding was also a true family affair in which everyone pitched in!

Photographer, Jan from A Still Picture shares every detail of their bright and cheerful decor and DIY projects. Be sure to look out for their handmade wedding favours that formed part of the table decor!

Colourful Winelands Wedding Look

Paired with lace gloves and cute striped kitten heels, Sanél made a gorgeous bride in her lacy and beautiful wedding gown designed by one of our fave Cape Town wedding dress designers, Ilse Roux. See more of Ilse’s great work and happy brides by checking out our exclusive feature on her here: {Wedding Dress Design} Ilse Roux Bridal Wear

(Above Right) Filled with flowers in greens, purples, lavender and pinks, her bouquet was as colourful as possible!

(Above) Jacobus and his groomsmen wore colourful socks had small material heart boutonnières.

Colourful Winelands Wedding Ceremony

Sanél and Jacobus’s Love Story

Theirs was a brief love story that was coming along long before the pair become a couple. High school sweethearts, Sanél and Jacobus began dating in Grade 11, which she admits was long after she had already developed a crush on him!

The Tale of their Proposal

The tale of their proposal was equally sweet. Sanél tells us that after Christmas, Jacobus had decided to take her on a motorcycle ride along Seapoint, Houtbay and Chapman’s Peak for the day. It was a beautiful sunny day and they stopped at a lookout point to admire to the amazing view of the sea.

As she was taking photos of the sea with her camera, he asked her, “Don’t you want to take a picture of this?” and as she turned around he was there on his one knee with a ring in a little black box! “I was soooo quiet and dumbstruck and then of course I said, YES!” says Sanél.

The couple’s loved ones celebrated the exchange of their vows with colourful wedding streamers before heading off to the Cape Winelands farm surroundings for their first photos as newlyweds!

Colourful Winelands Wedding Reception

Their outdoor wedding reception would make you smile. Hosted at the Le Pommier wedding venue situated along Helshoogte Pass, near to Stellenbosch, guests were treated to grin-inducing colours and a mountain backdrop, which created a relaxed and beautiful outdoor venue for their reception. Sanél tells us that Hartebessiebos had the most amazing decor ideas, which fit perfectly with the vision they had in mind.

(Above) Without blocking the surrounding garden views, each table was sheltered from the warm sun creating a cool shade for their guests.

(Above) A cute “Kom ons dans” / “Come let’s dance!” garden wedding sign.

(Above) Even the bride’s grandfather jumped in to help with the wedding decor! Using tins that he collected from a local supermarket store every week, Sanél’s grandfather started planting succulents in tins, which he made rusty.

Sanél was a true DIY bride having made the seating name tags, table names, thank you notes and guestbook herself.

Colourful DIY Seating Plan: The seating plan was created using an old door frame with missing window panes and paint. Strips of ribbon and lace fabric in purple, turquoise and pink were strung across the frame to create lines for the seating tags to be hung from.

Representing the various tables, each line was pegged with a different table name sign. The tables were uniquely named after cute love-related words in Afrikaans such My Liefde (My Love), My Hartjie (My Heart) and Klapsoen (Kiss)!

(Above) Complimenting the crisp white table cloths and chairs, pretty white lace bunting was hung around the venue.

(Above) DIY Colourful Table Name Signs: Sanél’s uncle helped create the little blackboard signs that were placed all around the venue in the succulent decorations.

(Above) DIY Colourful Wedding Favours: The bride and her aunt baked the heart-shaped “soetkoekies” – sweet cookies with pink icing, which was displayed on each guest’s colourful napkin. Guests were also encouraged to help themselves to a “vetplantjie” – succulent plant tins created by her grandfather, which both formed part of the table decor.

(Above) The most colourful assortment of seasonal flowers were displayed in contrasting colourful vases on each table.

(Above) The succulent and flower centrepieces were placed in rusty tins and jars were dressed up with strips of ribbon and lace.

(Above) The stunning dessert table was flanked by a backdrop of colourful ribbon and lace streamers. The bride’s grandmothers, mothers and aunts helped to fill the sweetie table with the most tasty treats!

Real Bride, Sanél’s, Tips For Bride’s-To-Be

Looking back, Sanél shares the following tips for keeping wedding costs down:

Shop around and COMPARE prices of items, she advises.
Sanél found it useful to get tips from friends that have had a wedding recently.
“Try to think creatively of what you can do yourself,” says Sanél who kept costs down by creating special touches such as the seating plan, place setting tags, table names, thank you notes and guestbook herself.
Most importantly, she says that you should ask for help. She learnt that including some loved ones helped to create a wedding celebration that was special.
Like many of our real brides, she advises that you remember to ENJOY your wedding experience!

Overflowing with fun colours and love, Sanél and Jacobus’s wedding was one to remember! May this sweet couple celebrate many more happy years together filled with all of the colours of love! More DIY wedding inspiration can be found by taking a look at this Windmills & Bunting Farm Wedding at Olive Grove or by scouting for ideas on Pinterest that will help to create a wedding that is unique to both of you.

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