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The Four O'Clock Problem { Planning a South African Summer Wedding }

Wedding Planning

The Four O'Clock Problem { Planning a South African Summer Wedding }

The bride stood in full sun for a forty-minute ceremony, the men were dying inside their jackets, and gran had gone the colour of a beetroot in row three.

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Golden Hour + Blue Hour { The Twenty-Five Minutes Nobody Budgets For }

Photography

Golden Hour + Blue Hour { The Twenty-Five Minutes Nobody Budgets For }

That electric-blue sky photograph you keep saving lasts about twenty-five minutes, happens after sunset, and is usually scheduled right on top of the starter.

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Cape Town { The Month Everyone Books, and the Month You Should }

Wedding Destinations

Cape Town { The Month Everyone Books, and the Month You Should }

Every year couples who have never been here pick December for a Cape Town wedding. It is the wrong month, and the reason has a name: the Cape Doctor.

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Proteas + Fynbos { The Bouquet Only South Africa Can Do }

Flowers & Bouquets

Proteas + Fynbos { The Bouquet Only South Africa Can Do }

Somewhere in Tuscany a bride is paying a fortune to fly in king proteas. Here is how to build the bouquet only South Africa can do — and keep it green.

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Navy + Magenta { Colour Explosion }

Colour Combinations

Navy + Magenta { Colour Explosion }

Navy and magenta the striking combination of dark and vibrant is enough to make even your hubby-to-be swoon, and we simply cannot get enough of it.

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Prance like a Penguin { Themed Wedding }

Themes

Prance like a Penguin { Themed Wedding }

No matter who you are, you simply cannot deny the cuteness of the cuddly penguin. Go for a full blown penguin themed wedding celebration!

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