Couples have had to get extra creative amid the nationwide lockdown. From drive-by bridal showers to virtual weddings, we’ve seen it all. This South African couple took it a step further when they offered followers the chance to attend their wedding… for a price.
Katinka ‘Die Kat’ is a photographer and influencer who rose to fame as a contestant on Survivor SA: Phillippines. She and her fiance Braam tied the knot this past weekend in the Wilderness in an intimate gathering, following lockdown regulations.
Ahead of their big day, Katinka posted an image to Instagram, explaining that followers can also attend their big day. The catch, however, is that it would cost them R150 to virtually attend.
“We decided to give you the opportunity to celebrate our intimate wedding with us and be there as guests❤️ limited tickets available, link in bio,” she wrote on Instagram. “What you’ll see is me before walking down the isle, Braam’s reaction and our vows and our first kiss as a married couple.”
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Responses to this post were divided. Some called this offer ridiculous while others defended the couple’s decision, saying it’s their right to do what they want.
The pair married this past weekend, although there has been no mention of how many tuned in to view the big day.
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Feature image: Instagram / Katinka Die Kat
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South African on-air personality, actress and model Minnie Dlamini-Jones and her husband, former football player Quinton Jones celebrated their 3rd traditional wedding anniversary, on Wednesday, July 8. Dlamini was spoiled by her husband, as her birthday falls close to the anniversary too.
In a post on Instagram, Dlamini gushed over her husband and the gifts he got her.
“Today is our traditional wedding anniversary ❤️ Yesterday my husband suprized me with a Zoom party for my almost 30th (29.5 ?) He got me an @asandamadyibi outfit to match the theme, got the patio looking beautiful and got my friends and family to join me on a Zoom call the whole day… He didn’t miss a BEAT, it was PERFECT ? And I got diamonds ?,” she said.
“Thank you to everyone that made my day special, from the messages, the flowers, the gifts everyone that thought of me yesterday I appreciate and LOVE you all soooo much!!! But my husband more ??❤️ Thank you Baby ?,” added Dlamini.
The photos show Dlamini and Jones posing in front of a wall of gold and white balloons for her birthday.
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Dlamini and Jones made it official in a colourful traditional wedding at Glenn Hills in Northern Durban, KwaZulu Natal, on July 8, 2017.
South African stars such as Basetsana Kumalo, Jessica Nkosi, Anele Mdoda, Zakes Bantwini, Nandi Madida, Criselda Dudumashe, Jimmy Tau and Unathi Msengana were all in attendance.
Sunday World reported that guests in attendance were required to wear wristbands to ensure that no strangers or uninvited guests were able to get in, and guests were asked not to take pictures. However, several pictures from the day cropped up online.
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Here’s Minnie guys ???? not a great pic but muhle ??#MinniesMembeso pic.twitter.com/e3BQVGuwgk
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Her Besties. The bridesmaids. In Xhosa attires #MinniesMembeso pic.twitter.com/n4v3mTOPgh
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Their white wedding took place later that year on September 16 at the Lourensford Wine Estate, Somerset West in Cape Town.
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In October 2017, Dlamini detailed how she met her husband in an Interview on Jacaranda FM.
“I met my husband seven years ago [2010] when we both worked at Urban Brew Studios, he was much senior than me and I was an assistant runner or something, and he honestly became my best friend,” she said.
According to her, the friendship grew stronger and stronger, but they were never single at the same time.
“Then a couple of years ago we were both single, and he was like, ‘why don’t we give it a shot?’ I was like, ‘no that’s weird’. ‘He was like no one knows you like me, and no one knows me like you,” she said.
Thereafter, they were together for a year, however, it was not official.
“So for a year we were together but weren’t official. Then he took me on holiday and asked me to be his girlfriend. And I was like, I really like you,” she said.
The pair have been madly in love and happy as ever since then.
Image: Instagram / Minnie Dlamini
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The wedding of the King of rock ‘n roll, Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley has gone down in history for its unusual nature. We take a look at this infamous couple’s walk down the aisle.
Presley met his future wife, Priscilla Ann Beaulieu in 1959 when she was only 14 years old and he was 24. At the time, Elvis was serving in the army and Priscilla’s family lived on the base as her father was an Air Force Captain.
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After Elvis returned to his estate in Memphis, the pair kept in touch until Priscilla’s parents allowed her to move there when she was 17. According to Country Living, her parents only allowed it on the condition that they would eventually get married.
The pair became engaged in 1966 when Elvis proposed to Priscilla with a three and a half carat diamond ring, with 20 smaller diamonds surrounding it. It is rumoured that, at the time, Elvis did not want to get married. Rather, he went through with it as he felt pressure from Prescilla’s father to do so.
This wedding has gone down in history as one of the most-talked-about ceremonies in the 20th century.
The wedding was organised by Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis’s manager. He gathered everyone to Palm Springs for the big day. “Just after midnight on May 1, [1967],” wrote Elvis’s school friend George Klein in a book, “the wedding party snuck out the back door of Elvis’s Palm Springs home, climbed over the backyard wall, and got into a car to head to the airport. Elvis had been loaned Frank Sinatra’s private jet for the occasion.”
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Another plane brought the guests, and they arrived at the Aladdin Hotel where they exited through the back to ensure they weren’t seen.
Elvis and Priscilla made it official early in the morning after they were given their marriage license at the Las Vegas Courthouse. A supreme court judge married the pair in a suite at the Aladdin, and the room was filled with flower petals and candles. There were only 14 people present.
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“My wedding was very unusual,” Priscilla once said. “It was the people closest to us, and private, and that’s how we wanted it. We didn’t want a fan club. We didn’t want a circus.”
Priscilla’s sister was the maid of honour, and two members of Elvis’s entourage, Marty Lacker and Joe Esposito, stood as the co-best men.
After their intimate wedding, they held a press conference and then threw a breakfast buffet for 100 guests. They served roast suckling pig, oysters Rockefeller, lobster, Champagne, and Southern fried chicken.
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They had a six-tier sponge cake, with apricot marmalade filling and liqueur-flavoured cream for dessert.
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In 1968, the couple welcomed their first and only child together, Lisa-Marie. Their marriage struggled after both had affairs, and Elvis’s touring took him away from home for extended periods of time. They separated in 1972 and formalised their divorce in 1973 after six years of marriage
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David and Victoria Beckham celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary this past weekend. The pair, despite their massive fame, did what most others would do on an occasion like this and had a romantic dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Posh Spice gave fans an inside look into the date night on her Instagram page. She posted a picture of the two of them looking cozy and casual in a rustic restaurant, with a dessert laid out in front of them. Written on the plate in chocolate were the words “Happy Anniversary”.
On the day of their anniversary, the former footballer took to Instagram to celebrate his marriage to Victoria. He posted a video showing images of the pair through the years, with some snippets of Victoria performing with the Spice Girls.
“Well about 23 years ago I was sat in a room with Gary Neville and the spice girls were on the TV and I turned around to him and said ‘ohhhh I like that one in the little black catsuit’ ? who would have thought that all these years later we are celebrating 21 years of marriage and have 4 of the most beautiful and perfect kids.. Thank you & Happy Anniversary I Love You ♥️,” he wrote.
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Victoria did the same, posting another video with the caption: “Happy Anniversary @davidbeckham ❤️❤️❤️ I can’t believe it has been 21 years since we said ‘I do’. Four children, four dogs, so much laughter and I love you more each day. xxxxxx”
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The pair share 4 children, Brooklyn (21), Romeo (17), Cruz (15), and Harper Seven (8). The older three each posted sweet “happy anniversary” messages to their parents.
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David and Victoria met at a charity football match in Manchester in 1997. Just a year later on January 25, 1998, they announced their engagement.
A few months before they married, they welcomed their first child, Brooklyn. On July 4, 1999, the famed couple tied the knot at Luttrellstown Castle near Dublin. Posh wore a Vera Wang gown, paired with a gold crown designed by jeweller Slim Barrett.
Image: Instagram / Romeo Beckham