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8 Top Wedding Planners In South Africa

8 Top Wedding Planners In South Africa

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The number of weddings registered in South Africa annually has been on the decline so international markets represent a lucrative source of new clients for South African wedding planners.

The average age of newlyweds in South Africa is 29 to 33 — that’s the highly creative and unconventional millennial age group. Couples want to take the reigns and personalize their weddings. The competition is intense and wedding event planners must be flexible, innovative, and highly attentive.

If you’re thinking about a destination wedding, check out 8 South African wedding planners who couples turn to when they plan their big day.

Source: Tourismtattler.com

Munaluchibridal.com/Foci Function Concepts wedding
Munaluchibridal.com/Foci Function Concepts wedding

Foci Function Concepts, Cape Town

Foci Function Concepts is responsible for creating what several publications described as the South African “Wedding of the Year” in 2010. The exquisite event took place at one of the country’s most sought-after wedding venues, Webersburg Wine Estate. Some other notable details included 35,000 roses, a 900-square-meter glass marquee, Bentleys, Ferraris, and Maserati’s, according to Munaluchibridal.com. Photos of the luxurious event, including the bridal party’s all-pink wardrobe and modern all-white décor, can be viewed at Zara-zoo.com.

Idoinspirations.co.za/Wedding concepts wedding
Idoinspirations.co.za/Wedding concepts wedding

Wedding Concepts, Cape Town

Made up of an all-woman team, Wedding Concepts is a full-service event-planning company that has put on over 400 weddings. No request is too big, according to the company’s site, and that is apparent after a look at their past events. Their venues and décor have ranged from sporty to quirky, with one couple tying the knot on racing grounds with a real-life polo game happening in the background, and another marrying at one of the world’s top restaurants with cuisine from nearly every continent.

Photo: odjevents.com
Photo: odjevents.com

Otto de Jager, Johannesburg

Otto de Jager has a reputation for throwing weddings with so much class that James Bond would be honored to attend. Elle UK did a full spread on the company. De Jager has over 20 years of experience in event planning. The company is extremely particular when it comes to selecting suppliers, choosing only the top caterers, photographers, decorators and more. A peak at the company website will show you how they pay attention to every little detail to create weddings that tend towards country chic. Check out their gallery on Odjevents.com.

Photo: tentworxweddings.blogspot.com
Photo: tentworxweddings.blogspot.com

Tentworx, Gauteng

Tent Worx specializes in outdoor weddings because they’re a major supplier of event tents, but they also offer on-the-day wedding services like servers and bartenders, and full planning services. The company has designed hundreds of fairy tale weddings, with stylish dance floors, lounge and bar areas and elegant dining setups, all under stunning tents with gorgeous natural landscapes as the backdrop. You can look at some of their past events on Tentworx.co.za. Their meals are catered by their sister company, Dine by Design, which breaks its menus into four helpful categories: traditional braai barbecue, buffet style, cocktail party food and “something exquisite” — where they really shine.

Photo: Beatrix Events
Photo: Beatrix Events

Beatrix Weddings, Johannesburg

Offbeat and creative couples will love Beatrix weddings—a company that prides itself on really listening to the customer’s needs and getting to know each couple on a personal level. The company infuses each client’s personality into every tiny detail of the wedding, like with lifeguard-shaped cookies for boating couples. The company also offers quality venue and supplier management, says Beatrixevents.co.za, so the bride and groom don’t need to worry about a single thing on their wedding day. The manager deals with the suppliers so the couple can focus on their vows.

Photo: facebook.com/LaPromesseweddings
Photo: facebook.com/LaPromesseweddings

La Promesse, Cape Town

La Promesse is made up of a mother-and-daughter team who add their familial love to every wedding they coordinate. The pair works to create a wedding that “captures the essence that is you.” The team also strives to make the trickier parts of wedding planning easier, such as negotiating the price on venues, creating the wedding website and helping the couple stay within budget, says Sa-Venues.com. La Promesse takes the stress out of wedding planning and in many cases can save the couple money.

Confettidaydreams.com/Planning to perfection wedding
Confettidaydreams.com/Planning to perfection wedding

Planning to Perfection, Johannesburg

Planning to Perfection director Nicole Freitas promises to “be as involved as you want and need me to be,” offering full-service planning in which she takes over every aspect of the wedding, to more of a hold-your-hand service where she is there to guide couples through the process of planning their own wedding. The company also offers a well-crafted set of wedding packages, with the most minimal one handling décor and design, and the most comprehensive one tackling every detail down to sending out schedules to friends and family and assisting with the seating plan. The company’s website, Planningtoperfection.co.za offers a very helpful wedding planning checklist.

Photo: thealeitgroup.com
Photo: thealeitgroup.com

The Aleit Group, Cape Town & Johannesburg

The Aleit Group is a boutique wedding planning agency affiliated with the Aleit décor and lifestyle magazine, so its staff is well-versed in the finest designers and event suppliers. The Aleit Group says it will design a wedding worthy of a magazine spread, with top designers who will create the bride’s perfect look, a team of specialists trained in handling last minute, day of emergencies, to seasoned planners who even know how to keep the pickiest guests happy. To get a better feel for the company and its creative capabilities, you can watch their edgy short film about them on Thealeitgroup.com.