3-day Destination Celebration in Cape Town
From arrival to departure, all details were thoughtfully taken care of. For the three-day, 10-year wedding anniversary celebration, guests were hosted in beautifully appointed boutique hotels within walking distance of the V&A Waterfront and chauffeur-driven to each day’s event.
The luxurious celebration started with an exclusive private welcome dinner at Chefs Warehouse, located at Beau Constantia Wine Estate in the Cape Winelands. Chef and owner Ivor Jones created a bespoke 5-course tasting menu, especially for Kweku and Laurie, paired with Beau Constantia’s wines and a selection of Kweku and Laurie’s favourite South African wines and MCC.
Welcome dinner at Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia
Laurie flew in their favourite DJ from London, DJ Peekay, to play a wonderful mix of background music during the champagne arrival and dinner. The evening kicked off with a bit of light-hearted dancing—a first at Chefs Warehouse!
On Saturday, guests had their morning at leisure to relax and enjoy their boutique hotel’s spa facilities or to venture further afield to the V&A Waterfront for some shopping or lunch at one of the many on-trend restaurants in Cape Town.
As part of the festivities and to get guests into a celebratory mood, Laurie treated her girlfriends to hair and make-up in the afternoon at the Treehouse Boutique Hotels spa.
Bespoke Moroccan-themed celebration in a private luxury villa in Clifton.
The main anniversary event on Saturday evening was a Moroccan-themed soiree hosted at a luxurious villa in Clifton. The villa had sweeping ocean views and was in sight of the five-star Twelve Apostles Hotel, where Kweku and Laurie were married.
Moroccan-themed guest welcome with gold henna tattoos
The magnificently attired & appropriately themed guests, some of whom had custom-made kaftans specially designed for the anniversary celebration, were welcomed into the villa by exotically dressed hosts with Moroccan drums beating in the background. After photos at a uniquely styled themed photo area, guests were escorted upstairs to the main anniversary reception, where champagne and themed welcome cocktails were served with canapés for sundowners. Our henna artists adorned the guests with intricately painted golden Moroccan-themed henna tattoos while The Black Ties, one of South Africa’s top bands, wooed the crowd with their jazzy blues until sundown.
Black Ties band welcomed guests
Starters were served on large Moroccan platters, and guests were seated at inimitably styled and custom-designed Moroccan lounge pockets installed in the villa for the evening.
As the sun set across the ocean, fire dancers set the evening sky alight while striking belly dancers mesmerised guests with their spellbinding swaying to Moroccan beats.
Belly dancers and fire dancers wowed guests during dinner
The Moroccan-inspired dinner, served in four courses, was a delicious mixture of Moroccan cuisine blended with chillies, especially flown in from Ghana, as Ghanaians are renowned for their extra-hot palettes.
After dinner, The Black Ties charmed guests back onto the dance floor, followed by DJ Peekay, who had guests dancing under the stars until the early morning hours!
Elegant and relaxed ocean-front farewell anniversary lunch
On Sunday, guests were treated to an elegant yet relaxed lunch at the Twelve Apostles Hotel, completing the circle where Kweku and Laurie first celebrated their union with their friends.
Farewell brunch at The Twelve Apostles
Clients: Kweku and Laurie
Credits:
Flowers: Epanouir Flower Studio | Furniture styling & design: Scape Events | Catering: Slippery Spoon Kitchen | Hiring & Bar: Urban Tonic | Waiters: Hero Events | Entertainment: Affrodizzy Acts | Fire Tribe| Live Band: The Black Ties | DJ: DJ Peekay
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