• Combining her love of luxury with his passion for South African cuisine, Jana van der Spuy and MC Leonard’s wedding featured the best of both worlds.

    THE VENUE

    Our venue, Cabrières, was a dream come true! Not only was it the views that sealed the deal, but it was the lovely Jane Jordaan who kept us there. The venue was chic enough for me and down-to-earth enough for my husband.

    THE THEME

    We didn’t really have a theme, however, we tried to incorporate both our passions – style and luxury, with comfort and a braai! We wanted our wedding to really represent us as a couple, and I think we completely nailed it.

    THE DRESSES

    Both of my incredible dresses were made by Cindy Bam, who happens to be one of my best friends,  so I may be slightly biased! I can’t imagine anyone else making my dream wedding dress come to life the way she did. As my traditional wedding dress was quite dramatic, we opted for a very simple silk-chiffon tattoo-lace dress for the reception party.

    THE DECOR

    Our wedding decor was mostly inspired by the less-is-more look, with lots of candles in gold candlesticks and home-made pink flower candle holders. Each table setting had a personalised handwritten letter with an accompanying menu and napkin. At the venue entrance, guests were greeted to 1.5m candelabras and a huge flower bouquet.

    THE FOOD

    We both have a slight obsession with braaiing, so our canapés, which were plankiesteak, mini roosterkoek and chicken kebabs, were made in this way and served alongside salad. Our main meal consisted of lamb roulade filled with spinach, feta and mushrooms, and roast veggies, a green salad and pumpkin fritters.

    THE DETAILS

    My dad passed away just before my 16th birthday and, for obvious reasons, walking down the aisle was quite a heart-wrenching idea for me. However, my mom walked me down the aisle with my dad there in spirit – my sister-in-law, Laurika, gave me a locket with a picture of my dad to tie around my bouquet. Other than my wedding band, it’s one of my most treasured gifts, and when I have a tough day, I wear it around my neck for support.

    THE FIRST DANCE

    We opened the dance floor with ‘I Love You Will Still Sound The Same’ by Oh Honey. It was a challenge for us to decide on a song that we both loved and that could stand the test of time. We bought confetti cannons and asked two of our friends to pop them for us during the dance.

    LITTLE BLACK BOOK

    Dresses: Cindy Bam
    Hair: Carma Hair Studio
    Rings: Black Key Diamonds
    Flowers: Christa Chambers and Jane Jordaan at Detail Me Pretty
    Decor & stationery: IC Graphix
    Lighting: Best Event
    Venue & catering: Cabrières
    Audio-visual & DJ: Prime Audio
    Photography: Duane Smith Photography
    Videography: MW Productions
    Hiring: Functions4U and Detail Me Pretty

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