Cape Town Wedding Planner Advice: How to be the Best Best-Man Being an outstanding best man is about more than throwing a wild stag party filled with out of the hand drinking and wild antics seen on the movie The Hangover. Besides the debauchery, the best man’s role in a wedding is actually a rather […]
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Cape Town Wedding Planner Advice: Destination Weddings
Cape Town Wedding Planner Advice: Destination Weddings Destination weddings are becoming increasingly popular with more and more brides and grooms choosing to whisk their guests off to an exotic clime and incorporate their wedding into their honeymoon. According to the results of the Real Weddings Study a whopping 24% of American couples are now opting […]
Wedding Planner Tips (Part 9): How to Choose a Theme for Your Wedding
The wedding planner team at Nicolette Weddings often get asked by couples for advice and guidance on how to choose and work with a theme for their big day. We’ve decided to share some of that advice, illustrated by some of the beautiful pictures taken by Lauren Kriedemann Photography, at Melissa and Gareth’s big day. […]
Wedding Planner Tips (Part 8): Step by Step Wedding Planning Guide
This week, we have decided to provide an overview through each major step of the wedding planning process, for all those who are looking for some guidance. We’ve used these stunning pictures of Jennifer and Daniel’s wedding, taken by Nastassja Harvey Photography at the luxurious Webersburg wine estate to illustrate the points. Step 1: Book […]
Ante Nuptial Contracts – an Essential Part of the Wedding Planning Process
While planning your special day, somewhere amongst all the dresses, flowers and colours, you will need to take some time to contact an attorney to compile your ante nuptial contract. This is an essential, yet often overlooked, part of the wedding planning process since it is all too easy to jump into planning your big […]
Wedding Planner Tips (Part 8): Adorable Way to Pop The Question to Your Bridesmaids
As a wedding planner, I’ve seen a thing or two in the big world of weddings, but every now and then you come across something that is just too adorable to not share. One of our fabulous clients, Annette, recently had the task of popping the question herself, to ask her besties if they would […]
Wedding Planner Tips (Part 7): Post Wedding Plans
Any wedding planner will advise you while planning your big day ahead, to keep in mind that after your wedding has passed you’ll more than likely be suffering from post-wedding blues. It is very likely that you will be feeling a bit down when it’s all over and the excitement has passed. All the hype, […]
Wedding Planner Tips (Part 6): The Secret Ingredient to Your Decor “WOW Factor”
As a seasoned wedding planner, Nicolette has some opinions on a hugely important part of the wedding, that is often overlooked by bridal couples during their wedding planning journey; chairs. Here, Nicolette shares her thoughts and advice on these often neglected items: Personally, I have a “thing” about chairs at a wedding. If they’re not […]
Wedding Planner Tips (Part 5): How to Create your Dreamy Vintage Wedding
We all love vintage weddings because they’re so pretty and often have a romantic and fun, atmosphere to them. Also because it’s so interesting to look at all the finer details, and wonder where all the tea cups and bird cages came from, and if they’re really “vintage”. The wedding planner team at Nicolette Weddings […]
Wedding Planner Tips (Part 4): How to save on your wedding food and beverage bill
Since the cost of your food and drinks can amount to one of your biggest wedding expenses, this means that there is also a lot of room for saving. Depending on your wedding style, here are some ideas, straight from the wedding planner team at Nicolette Weddings, that might help you save on your food […]