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R<br />
W<br />
<strong>eal</strong><br />
W<strong>edding</strong><br />
Tracy & Eldon de Waal<br />
Venue: Webersburg Estate,<br />
Stellenbosch<br />
Décor style: Romantic with an<br />
African twist<br />
Date: 1 March 2008<br />
Guests: 60<br />
Home: The couple are South<br />
African but now live in<br />
London, UK<br />
Coordination: W<strong>edding</strong> <strong>Concepts</strong><br />
My W<strong>edding</strong> Day Issue 2<br />
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Tracy and Eldon met at the University of Cape<br />
Town and were friends for a long time before<br />
finally hooking up. They live in London now,<br />
but wanted to return to the Winelands for their<br />
w<strong>edding</strong>, for the “spectacular setting and firstclass<br />
wine and food.”<br />
Eldon surprised Tracy with his proposal on<br />
a trip to Bali. She describes it: “On our second<br />
last night, while we were sipping cocktails on<br />
the beach, he arranged for our villa to be<br />
transformed into the most romantic place on<br />
earth … decked out with flaming torches and a<br />
hundred candles, our private pool was filled to<br />
the brim with flower petals! A table set for two<br />
awaited us by the edge of the pool, where our<br />
butler cooked us our very own gourmet<br />
barbeque. The ring came during the sorbet<br />
course … I hadn’t expected it at all and it was<br />
r<strong>eal</strong>ly special!”<br />
There w<strong>edding</strong> too was incredibly romantic<br />
and intimate, with only closest friends and<br />
family invited. “Having the entire Webersburg<br />
Estate to ourselves, surrounded by mountains<br />
and blue sky, a beautiful lake in the<br />
background, was surr<strong>eal</strong>!” Eldon’s highlight was<br />
“seeing Tracy emerge from the manor house in<br />
the most beautiful dress” - silk with Swarovski crystals and pearls.<br />
Guests were welcomed with homemade lemonade and handed parasols to keep<br />
them cool. Melodies by a string quartet drew them to the ceremony area beside the<br />
manor house. The ceremony was short and sweet, with a children’s choir as a<br />
surprise highlight. The choir led the bride and groom towards the pre-dinner drinks<br />
area, singing and dancing all the way as the guests showered them with rose petals.<br />
The theme for pre-drinks was an “old English tea party with an African twist”,<br />
accompanied by an African Marimba band and scrumptious canapés and cocktails.<br />
Food played a very important part in their day, with a selection of the favourite<br />
dishes they had experienced throughout their travels.<br />
In the reception venue two long banqueting tables were adorned with floral<br />
arrangements, including King Proteas and orchids, sparkling chandeliers strung<br />
above. Tracy tells the rest of the story: “We entered to the tune of Kylie’s Two Hearts<br />
and sat down to a delectable six-course m<strong>eal</strong> and speeches, which went down a<br />
treat! Then came the cutting of the cake, before our first dance to Michael Buble’s<br />
Feeling Good. Desserts were served canapé-style while guests partied on the dance<br />
floor or mingled outside by the lake. Unfortunately the evening had to come to an<br />
end, with guests taking home a box of our delicious w<strong>edding</strong> cake and a bottle of<br />
estate wine. We went back to our honeymoon suite to unwrap gifts and enjoy a<br />
lovely bath.”<br />
The couple went to the Seychelles for 2 weeks, staying at the Banyan Tree, Maia<br />
and North Island. They enjoyed their w<strong>edding</strong> so much that they decided to do it all<br />
over again with a private ceremony and photo shoot on the beach at North Island!<br />
W<strong>edding</strong> coordinator: Christina Holt, W<strong>edding</strong> <strong>Concepts</strong>: www.w<strong>edding</strong>concepts.co.za<br />
Photographer: Jean-Pierre Uys. For a full list of service providers please contact the w<strong>edding</strong><br />
co-ordinator.<br />
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