SOUTH AFRICAN WEDDING BLOG A refreshing South African wedding blog dedicated to embracing and celebrating beautiful weddings with a flava of culture A STUNNING MODERN TRADITIONAL WEDDING A Stunning Modern Traditional Wedding. Today’s couple is such a breath of fresh air. When asked how they adjusted after the wedding they said, “We take it one day at a time, with no expectations or pressure on what a marriage should be like. We are writing our book to

marriage!

XHOSA DRESSES FOR THE MODERN BRIDE Xhosa wedding dresses are ridiculously amazing, not to mention the beads and face painting of the bride (makoti). It always seems like something out of an African fairytale story (my grandad was very good at telling them.) Enjoy and be inspired. If your not Xhosa, don’t worry your turn is coming. Click here for a stunning Xhosa Wedding. A GORGEOUS WEDDING WITH THE BRIDE IN GREEN SHWESHWE A Gorgeous Wedding With The Bride In Green Shweshwe. Good morning my sweet loves. I hope you’re enjoying the last day of the long weekend. I’ve had such fun spending time with my loved ones and I hope your weekend was fun too. Weddings are such fun celebrations. Starting a new life with your other half is exciting. UMEMBESO WITH THE BRIDE IN A HAND PAINTED UMGWALO DRESS Umembeso With The Bride In A Hand Painted Umgwalo Dress. Meet Bridget and her husband. Although they have been married legally for five years they decided to have a traditional wedding to seal their vows. Bridget wore a stunning traditional hand-painted dress. The hand painting is called Umgwalo in Ndebele Culture and we love it. A SERIOUSLY STUNNING NDEBELE WEDDING A Seriously Stunning Ndebele Wedding. Hi, Everyone! This Ndebele wedding has had my fingers itching to click publish the moment I received it. It’s not often that I publish a post on a Thursday but today I’m making an exception. I can’t wait till Monday. I honestly tried to resist the gorgeousness on this wedding but I guess

I failed

TRADITIONAL XHOSA WEDDING IN EASTERN CAPE by Ika updated on 14 Mar, 2016. 14 Mar, 2016 on Traditional Xhosa Wedding In Eastern Cape. Like most African couples, Nwabisa and Mzi had two weddings. The western wedding held at Gonubie Manor in Eastern Cape and the traditional Xhosa wedding held at the groom’s home. Although I’m a huge fan of white western weddings, it was their A SWATI BRIDE FOR A PERFECT MHLAMBISO CEREMONY A Swati Bride For A Perfect Mhlambiso Ceremony. It’s not often a Swati Bride gets in touch for a feature. Therefore, you can only imagine my excitement when Nolwazi first tagged me on Instagram. It felt as if I had won the lottery. For those of you that are photography addicts please pardon me on this one. From her writing,

one can tell

A STUNNING LOBOLA/MAHADI CELEBRATION Mahadi/Lobola. It was an interesting process that reminded the feminist in me of the patriarchal nature of our culture. His father came to my parents’ home in Johannesburg from Lesotho with a friend to ask for “mohope oa metsi”. This basically was them stating their intention to marry. JABU & THABANI'S GORGEOUS ZULU WEDDING The Love Story Our sisters were best friends, so we had always known each other but never been formally introduced. Jabu (Bride) saw Thabani (Groom) on Facebook, he was a suggested friend and realized the face looked familiar and quickly recalled that its Mpume’s

younger brother.

SOUTH AFRICAN WEDDING BLOG A refreshing South African wedding blog dedicated to embracing and celebrating beautiful weddings with a flava of culture A STUNNING MODERN TRADITIONAL WEDDING A Stunning Modern Traditional Wedding. Today’s couple is such a breath of fresh air. When asked how they adjusted after the wedding they said, “We take it one day at a time, with no expectations or pressure on what a marriage should be like. We are writing our book to

marriage!

XHOSA DRESSES FOR THE MODERN BRIDE Xhosa wedding dresses are ridiculously amazing, not to mention the beads and face painting of the bride (makoti). It always seems like something out of an African fairytale story (my grandad was very good at telling them.) Enjoy and be inspired. If your not Xhosa, don’t worry your turn is coming. Click here for a stunning Xhosa Wedding. A GORGEOUS WEDDING WITH THE BRIDE IN GREEN SHWESHWE A Gorgeous Wedding With The Bride In Green Shweshwe. Good morning my sweet loves. I hope you’re enjoying the last day of the long weekend. I’ve had such fun spending time with my loved ones and I hope your weekend was fun too. Weddings are such fun celebrations. Starting a new life with your other half is exciting. UMEMBESO WITH THE BRIDE IN A HAND PAINTED UMGWALO DRESS Umembeso With The Bride In A Hand Painted Umgwalo Dress. Meet Bridget and her husband. Although they have been married legally for five years they decided to have a traditional wedding to seal their vows. Bridget wore a stunning traditional hand-painted dress. The hand painting is called Umgwalo in Ndebele Culture and we love it. A SERIOUSLY STUNNING NDEBELE WEDDING A Seriously Stunning Ndebele Wedding. Hi, Everyone! This Ndebele wedding has had my fingers itching to click publish the moment I received it. It’s not often that I publish a post on a Thursday but today I’m making an exception. I can’t wait till Monday. I honestly tried to resist the gorgeousness on this wedding but I guess

I failed

TRADITIONAL XHOSA WEDDING IN EASTERN CAPE by Ika updated on 14 Mar, 2016. 14 Mar, 2016 on Traditional Xhosa Wedding In Eastern Cape. Like most African couples, Nwabisa and Mzi had two weddings. The western wedding held at Gonubie Manor in Eastern Cape and the traditional Xhosa wedding held at the groom’s home. Although I’m a huge fan of white western weddings, it was their A SWATI BRIDE FOR A PERFECT MHLAMBISO CEREMONY A Swati Bride For A Perfect Mhlambiso Ceremony. It’s not often a Swati Bride gets in touch for a feature. Therefore, you can only imagine my excitement when Nolwazi first tagged me on Instagram. It felt as if I had won the lottery. For those of you that are photography addicts please pardon me on this one. From her writing,

one can tell

A STUNNING LOBOLA/MAHADI CELEBRATION Mahadi/Lobola. It was an interesting process that reminded the feminist in me of the patriarchal nature of our culture. His father came to my parents’ home in Johannesburg from Lesotho with a friend to ask for “mohope oa metsi”. This basically was them stating their intention to marry. JABU & THABANI'S GORGEOUS ZULU WEDDING The Love Story Our sisters were best friends, so we had always known each other but never been formally introduced. Jabu (Bride) saw Thabani (Groom) on Facebook, he was a suggested friend and realized the face looked familiar and quickly recalled that its Mpume’s

younger brother.

A STUNNING MODERN TRADITIONAL WEDDING A Stunning Modern Traditional Wedding. Today’s couple is such a breath of fresh air. When asked how they adjusted after the wedding they said, “We take it one day at a time, with no expectations or pressure on what a marriage should be like. We are writing our book to

marriage!

A SERIOUSLY STUNNING NDEBELE WEDDING A Seriously Stunning Ndebele Wedding. Hi, Everyone! This Ndebele wedding has had my fingers itching to click publish the moment I received it. It’s not often that I publish a post on a Thursday but today I’m making an exception. I can’t wait till Monday. I honestly tried to resist the gorgeousness on this wedding but I guess

I failed

STUNNING SEPEDI LOBOLA CELEBRATION AT HOME The Planning. At the end of February, the Lobola negotiations were finalized and the date of the ceremony was set for the 7th of April 2018. We literally had 2 months to plan and execute the whole ceremony. March the 18th the day after our 5th anniversary he proposed, blindfolded me and gave me 4 roses which each rose symbolized each year of us A TSWANA INSPIRED TRADITINAL WEDDING Advice. Take time to know what their hearts desire, and ensure that they always put themselves first. Looking Forward To. Unity and growth in all areas of our lives and a fulfilled life. If you loved this wedding, you’ll adore this one, click here. DAY 1: SOTHO WEDDING WITH THE BRIDE IN GREEN SESHWESHWE 23 Dec, 2019 on Sotho Wedding With The Bride In Green Seshweshwe. I have this beautiful Sotho wedding with the bride in green seshweshwe to share with you. This wedding is Bontle Bride through and through. The photography is top-notch and everything else looks stunning. Kelebogile, our bride, had so many things go wrong on her day but

judging

AN ENCHANTING SOTHO TRADITIONAL WEDDING It’s such a special touch to melt two coins from different countries to make rings (brilliant and unique idea). Liapeng and Greg had a white wedding in Germany and a traditional sotho wedding in South Africa. For their traditional wedding. They had African dancers, delicious African food and judging from the images lots, and lots of

laughter.

MULTICULTURAL WEDDING WITH THE BRIDE IN PEDI ATTIRE It goes on sale Dec1st just the perfect time to bless someone with a digital copy as a Christmas present or simply buy one for yourself. It’s only R37 $1,5 £2. For today though, I have this stunning multicultural wedding with the bride in Pedi attire. These two met each other in New Zealand (see Bontle Bride is global) and have been A STUNNING LOBOLA CELEBRATION IN ESWATINI 5 May, 2021 on A Stunning Lobola Celebration In Eswatini. I met my husband, Itumeleng at a popular pub and restaurant in Melville called Liberation Cafe in 2016. I was a second-year law student at the University of the Witwatersrand and I decided to work part-time. On Sundays, the pub would host Karaoke Night and I would MC. A GORGEOUS ZULU AND SWATI WEDDING A Gorgeous Zulu And Swati Wedding. 6. Marriage is such a big deal, at what point did you know you were ready. Girl, I’m winging it, I don’t even want to lie, if we are going to objectify the concept of marriage then no one will ever be ready. Marriage is a lifetime decision and it’s only fair to subject the definition to you and

your

ZULU AND PEDI WEDDING Culture. Our traditional wedding was an infusion of Pedi and Zulu cultures uniting. We had 3 parts to our traditional wedding. The first part called umembeso, were my in-loves presented gifts to my parents and family in the form of blankets, doeks and pots. The second part was the reception, where we had speeches and lunch was served. Skip to Main Content

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