Weddings

Weddings are my favourite project! For me it is a great privilege to share such a special day with a bride! I love to get excited with brides and make everything as beautiful and as perfect as possible for them. I find it fantastic that each and every bride is unique. And oh yes, how I do love to dream with them also!

Brides keep me on my toes - they read magazines and books from all over the world, and from all over time, collecting little snippets for their own "big day". And this is the challenge - forming an image of the occasion as a whole, and ensuring that all the bride's ideas integrate as perfectly as possible.

For me it is most important to understand the bride’s personality in order to take her special needs into consideration when it comes to the theme of the wedding and the choice of flowers and shapes to decorate with. The more I know of her, and even the bridegroom, the easier it is to tailor something specific for their needs.

I am passionate about showing examples of my work to brides so that they too form a clear mental image of what I will be delivering on their special day. Some brides find it very difficult to visualise the items and colours people in the flower industry use. This is why I show examples - as many as are required - so that everyone feels confident of the forthcoming success. The moment I start sketching and placing samples of colourful combinations from cold storage in front of the future bride, everything begins to take shape in their mind, and their excitement from that point onwards is contagious!

Getting married in the Cape region has even more benefits than some realise - wedding venues in the Cape Winelands typically combine spectacular views, inspiring scenery, historic presence, magnificent ambience, good weather, and having worked in all of the venues, we can often give advice on many aspects a bride and groom should consider in their selected venue.