Thursday 23 May 2013

Ilan Wedding Dress featured on the cover of Real Brides Magazine

One of our Wedding dresses were featured on the cover of Real Brides Magazine recently!

And we are so excited to share the photos with you:)

The of Candice Geldenhuys & Gordon Geldenhuys took place at Everwood. www.everwood.co.za
and photography by Steve de Villiers Photography.

The couple has such a romantic engagement story, Gordon proposed by placing notes for Candice in glass bottles at Vergelegen Wine Estate while they were in Cape Town. The notes described the 15 reasons why he loves her and after she had read them all, he went on his one knee and proposed!

Soon after they got engaged, they got the happy news that they were pregnant and so Candice had to plan the wedding and prepare for the new chapter in their lives.

She was such a radiant sweet bride & we wish her and her family all the best for the future!








Saturday 11 May 2013

A Fairytale wedding at Babylonstoren

The first time we were part of a wedding at Babylonstoren was three years ago and from that experience we couldn't wait for the wedding of Celest Botha and Duanne Dames on the 27th of April 2013!

For you who have not been to Babylonstoren you simply have to visit their website and go! It's an amazing farm and one of my favourite places in Cape Town boasting a boutique hotel, spa and the most wondrous feature-a spectacular garden and a glasshouse with the best food you will have in Cape Town! for more info visit www.babylonstoren.co.za

So back to the wedding! Celest looked like a princess! The pink silk satin was purchased in Paris and the dress had more than 100 bows! The headpiece was made from a vintage necklace from the family.
They got married under a tree with close family and friends attending. Her aunt, Maranda Engelbrecht, planned the styling, food and decor of this gorgeous Fairytale wedding with immaculate attention to detail and creativity.

Ilan also designed the mother of the brides clothing as well as aunts, cousins and flower girl's little pink dress with tulle.

The pastel colors of pink and mint worked great with the gorgeous autumn sun filled weather and everyone looked so gorgeous.

The reception, decadent and fitting for a princess, something you would expect from a classic movie like Downtown Abbey mixed with fantasy. Maranda always has the ability to literally take you into a piece of heaven with the white rooms and the delicacies spread out like you are in a dream!

This is definitely one we will remember for a long time and we wish Celest and Duanne all the best!