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Melissa and Charles’ Eco Wedding

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa.

I had the privilege of being a bridesmaid at Melissa and Charles’ eco wedding.  They live on a farm in Plettenberg Bay and had their wedding ceremony and reception there.  The ceremony was held in a valley on the farm, which resonated like a natural amphitheatre.  She wore a beautiful green strapless dress and the rest of the bridesmaids wore beige and green.  We were able to use our own dresses but had to stick to the colour scheme of beige and green.  Melissa came down the hill on her favourite horse and the bridesmaids were lead by a man playing a flute.  A Buddhist ceremony and a pagan ceremony where performed and a joyous “tying of the knot” was witnessed by family and friends. 

The reception was held in a draped tent, that had been hired for the occasion and barn tables with benches were adorned with daisies and Blue Felicia’s (an indigenous daisy like flower, found in the Eastern Cape).  Melissa borrowed vases and jugs from family and friends.  A feast of organic salads and breads were followed by steak and chicken and chocolate cupcakes. 

The conversation flowed as did the wine and the food that just kept coming.  It was fabulous and unashamedly eco. 

Some pictures from Melissa and Charles’ wedding