Getting married in the Cape? Then the Banhoek Experience in the Winelands is for you

Banhoek Experience

Calling all brides-to-be ... If you are plan­ning a wed­ding in the Western Cape, this is for you! The Banhoek Bridal Experience to be held on the 6^th November 2010 at the MolenVliet Wine and Guest Estate and Zorgvliet Wine Estates, prom­ises to be a boil­ing pot of cre­ativ­ity, with a bub­bly vibe and a French street atmosphere.

By keep­ing it exclus­ive, invit­ing only the most elite of ser­vice pro­viders, Cape Town brides-to-be will be able to meet and con­sult with the industry lead­ers for every facet of their wed­ding. This, all while sampling the finest wines, freshly made sushi, canapés from the inter­act­ive food sta­tions and being soothed by a host of the most sought-after wed­ding musi­cians in South Africa. Continued

Events in May — Wine, wedding, wheels and other wonderful events

Events in May 2010

The days are get­ting shorter and the nights are longer — winter is on its way. But that doesn't mean the fun stops in Sunny South Africa — What can you look for­ward to this com­ing month? The month of May is filled with wine, wed­ding, cul­tural and agri­cul­tural shows includ­ing import­ant sport­ing events such as the Cadiz Swim and Comrades, and some great annual events.

Book lov­ers will des­cend on Franschhoek for the annual Literary Festival and the Travel Trade will take over Durban for Indaba 2010 in May. So don't let the slightly colder weather con­fine you to your couch just yet (save that for watch­ing the 2010 World Cup in June and July if you haven't got tick­ets to every match). For the next few weeks, get out there and join in the fun... Continued

Planning a wedding? Wedding Expos coming up ...

Attending a Wedding Exhibition, Fair or Show is a great way to meet many local wed­ding sup­pli­ers, all under one roof. Brides it’s your time to shine, so those of you who are plan­ning your up and com­ing wed­ding should take note of the fol­low­ing bridal shows tak­ing place ... Continued

For Brides To Be — Win a Little Pink Book (closed)

Ah!  He’s pro­posed and you’ve accep­ted and now its wed­ding plan­ning time.  In as much as this is a very excit­ing time in a couple’s life, plan­ning a wed­ding can be stress­ful (I should know, I got engaged over the Easter week­end this year and mar­ried in September!)

The Little Pink Book is designed to help you with all the aspects that go into plan­ning your dream wed­ding; from find­ing a coordin­ator, or if you are going it alone, to find­ing everything else you need.  The book is packed with inform­a­tion on trends for the com­ing sea­son, stun­ning wed­ding ven­ues (don’t for­get to check www.SA-Venues.com/weddings/ for more wed­ding ven­ues and other wed­ding ser­vices), pho­to­graph­ers, dress design­ers, sta­tion­ery pro­viders, min­is­ters and last but not least budget and plan­ning tips ... Continued

New Wedding Venue in Simons Town

Roaring Fourties

For some­thing com­pletely dif­fer­ent, dine or con­fer­ence aboard the beau­ti­ful Museum Ship, CS Cable Restorer, which houses the unique Roaring Forties Floating Functions Restaurant and Conference Venue, per­man­ently docked in his­toric, pic­tur­esque Simons Town, with her ori­ginal mari­time charm, brass fit­tings and teak decks, this is a charm­ing and unique venue for any occasion.

The décor is naut­ical but eleg­ant, with navy blue table cloths and Long Island striped over­lays. We also hire out our white linen and chair cov­ers for func­tions but for wed­dings they are already included in the venue hire.

We have a beau­ti­ful out­side deck adjoin­ing the functions/conferencing area, here we have benches and umbrel­las for the hot sum­mer days. This area is lovely for pre-dinner / arrival drinks as well as being a great spot to take pho­to­graphs with Simons Town as your back­drop. Weather per­mit­ting this area also makes a great break­away spot. Continued