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Brenda's Wedding Blog is your online resource for planning your dream elegant wedding. Helping you find the "wow" in weddings.

Posts tagged whimsical
A whimsical seaside wedding in South Africa with breathtaking views

Today's wedding comes to us all the way from Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. Jayne and Andries held their wedding at the Plettenberg Bay hotel and married outside in the ruins of an old cathedral. After the vows, the bride and groom with their guests headed to the beach for some fun where there were all sorts of games and entertainment. The bride is a wedding planner and her attention to detail can be seen in each flower, place setting and napkin. The fun and unique stationery was created by Nita of Elsje Designs and included stitched brown paper bag menus, pop-up placemats, distressed foil paper rosettes and more. The brides beautiful dress was from Abigail Betz and the fun day was captured by Wesley Vorster.

Wedding Vendors:
Bridesmaids dresses: Black Coffee
Cake: Clare's Cakes
Church: The Old Timber Shed, Plettenberg Bay
Coordinator: The White House
Décor: Pippa’s Flowers, Susie Ovenstone & team – The White House Venue
Dress: Abigail Betz
Entertainment: Tigger Reunert
Flowers: Pippa’s Flowers
Food: Nguni Restaurant
Hair: Amy, one of the bridesmaids
Hiring: Pippa’s Flowers, Events & Tents
Make-up: Suzanne O’Hagan, my unofficial bridesmaid
Photographer: Wesley Vorster
Rings: Liz Loubser
Stationery: Nita of Elsje Designs
Venue: Plettenberg Park Hotel & Spa

Photo Shoot : whimsical and eclectic summertime inspiration

I've got a fun way to end the week today and it's with a fun little photo shoot that incorporates so much of what we love about summer - lemonade, mason jars, strawberries, and dining on the porch. Paige of Paige Hiller Photography and Carey of Lasso’d Moon utilized space at the Blue Horse Inn in Woodstock, VT to put together a shoot that was whimsical and eclectic with a bright summer-y feel.

Weddings, Tents and Events supplied the gorgeous turquoise blue ruffled tablecloths, as well as the glassware. Don't you just love this linen? It reminds me of the pool.

For the table settings, Carey and Paige utilized what they had in our own china cabinets . . . Carey provided the pretty scrolling white dinner plates and the smaller dessert plates, and the tea cups were from Paige’s personal collection.

Jenna of Piper Designs lent her styling to putting the flowers and other items together into a cohesive look. For the flowers, the team chose to go with carefree yellow bouquets in blue mason jars and incorporated natural elements into the decor, like fresh lemons and strawberries.

For the stationery, the place cards, lemonade sign and invitation featured custom calligraphy and fun stripes in shades of yellow.

DIY GOODIE : Carey is offering a printable version of the "Fresh Squeezed" lemonade sign as a download for you today. Simply download the file here and you can print out your very own sign for your summertime festivities.

Vendors:
Linens, glassware: Weddings, Tents and Events       
Location: Blue Horse Inn, Woodstock, Vermont      
Photographer: Paige Hiller Photography      
Stationery: Lasso’d Moon       
Shoot Styling Assistance: Piper Designs