Sthembile and Thabiso met at university where both were studying Chartered Accounting. Nine years later their wedding date was set for 15 October 2011 – Sthembile shared their experiences with us.

Sthembile’s comments: “We both have a particular fondness for the Garden Route and, having become engaged on Wilderness beach, were certain that the Garden Route could also deliver that perfect venue for what we had decided was going to be a classic, romantic, elegant yet cool wedding, a fabulous day all about us.

As soon as Marius took us to see Kurland, with its exquisite gardens and sprawling polo fields, we knew we’d found that perfect spot; and to top it all it was close to a beautiful beach which could play host to our ceremony, Nature’s Valley. Kurland is a simply stunning venue with the most picturesque scenery. All our guests were travelling a great distance to attend our wedding so, to make the trip especially worthwhile for them, we wanted the venue to be breathtakingly beautiful. It seems we managed that, from the guest comments we received the venue certainly took their breath away.

We started off with the ceremony on Nature’s Valley beach which was preceded by gifts of parasols and hats for our barefoot guests – they’d had to remove their shoes! And the weather was so beautiful on the day; the sun was out so the beach looked absolutely gorgeous. It is said that rain on a wedding day signifies good luck so we were also blessed with rain later that evening.

We then moved on to the reception at Kurland where we all enjoyed chilled drinks and tasty canapés while being treated to a thrilling game of polo. As our guests took their seats Marius took the two of us aside for a five minute breather to reflect on the day – we found that gesture extremely thoughtful.”

Sthembile also let us in on her most special moment, “All morning I had been looking forward to seeing Thabiso and our saying our I do’s. As I was walking towards him, I was overcome by the most overwhelming feeling of happiness and couldn’t stop smiling. When he took my hand and we looked at each other I felt my heart fill to the point of overflowing – I have never felt the way I did at that moment, it was every bit the way I had imagined it would be!”

Thabiso managed to get a word in too: “After not having seen my wife to be since the night before and having waited for her at the altar, the feeling was immeasurable as she walked towards me in the bright sunlight in her brilliant white dress and dramatic veil; I couldn’t help myself and whispered to my best man ‘She looks absolutely beautiful’.”

“We think our wedding was just beautiful, everything was perfectly organised and Marius made sure that we were happy throughout the day. He was always there ensuring everything was running smoothly so that we didn’t have to worry about a single thing.

We’d recommend Marius to anyone for his professionalism, care and creativity. He is one of the very best in the industry, if not the best!”

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