Hello my lovely and welcome back to the blog after three long weeks! I have had the most wonderful time in South Africa and seen so many beautiful things that I want to share with you, so let’s start straight away:
A view of the restaurant at the back of Irene Country Lodge, with the lake in the background
We stayed in a small town outside Pretoria called Irene, at Irene Country Lodge. I would move into this hotel forever if I could – it is the most amazing place that I have every stayed at, and so many of my friends said the same thing. We were served the most delicious food (a breakfast buffet to die for every morning); the rooms were big and spacious with glorious lake views and chickens roaming around freely on the grounds; not to mention their heavenly Camdeboo Spa where I spent far too many hours!
We will look closer at all of these, but first I want to invite you to the Wedding Fair that took place at the Lodge on 27th April:
Absolutely adore this Wedding Cheese Cake from The Cheese Cake
Nothing has been overlooked, and the cakes are accompanied by seasonal fruits, breads, crackers, jams and chutneys
Beautiful displays of the scrumptious selections
Cranberry and cheese – one of my favourite combinations – and we love the display with the cheese dome and sign here
Beautifully presented Wedding Cheese Cakes from The Cheese Cake, where they have a sea of different cheese cake options for you wedding. We are loving the presentation and the little quirky details that make it so special – and that will have your guests reminiscing for years to come!
Just a few of the beautiful dresses that you can find at Diamond Love Bridal Couture
Some lovely beadwork and beautiful fabric on this wedding dress
It is all about the lace and the pearls my friend
We also had a quick chat with the lady running Diamond Love Bridal Couture, and found out that they are an exclusive bridal boutique store elegant wedding dresses and accessories – stocking all the beautiful brands, like Enzoani, Kitty Chen Couture and Ivoire Los Angeles.
A retro VW van from All About Photography
Hats, wigs, umbrellas… everything you could possibly think of to make the wedding photos as fun as possible!
We then very much enjoyed meeting the guys behind All About Photography, who supply your wedding with an old VW van that caters as a retro photo booth! They also had all kinds of wonderful props that you can use to make the pictures funny and crazy – I have seen these at weddings before, and believe me, after a few glasses of wine those photos get very interesting! Such a wonderful idea though and if you are planning a wedding I do recommend checking these guys out for some unforgettable photos!
Okay we have some more stalls to visit, so I will save that until Wednesday… hopefully this gave you some ideas, for those of you who are planning weddings over in Pretoria!
Decades of Elegance 