A very happy Travelling Bride
22 May 2010
Hi Maryke, and all future Travelling Brides
Firstly Congratulations!!!!
The emotions you are going through are quite familiar. As we were also scared of using a company via the internet and even after finding one, scare that this company, The Travelling bride whom we had chosen to co ordinate our wedding, didn’t exist so we made some phone calls to references, just to make sure as one doesn’t want to take any risks these days.
I didn’t meet with Marrilyn upfront as I made use of technology by scanning in pictures and emailing them to her in order to make sure we are on the same track. I must say it was still a risk but they most certainly pulled it off. I didn’t feel the need to meet with any of The Travelling Brides team as they are not present on the day of the wedding and have a wedding co-ordinator running the show on the big day. They have one in every province throughout South Africa and they are highly professional and very efficient. I only went down to KZN to the 3 different venues Marrilyn arranged for me to view and said I should choose from and I chose Salt Rock Hotel because of personal requirements. The viewings were set up by Travelling Bride. This already gave me peace of mind.
My friends say that this was the most beautiful wedding that they’ve ever attended and some have even confessed that they were quite jealous about the whole idea as one would think that it will cost you an arm and a leg. In my opinion, this was not the case. Travelling Bride was the most affordable of all and this after 34 other quotes had been received from various companys.
The wedding turned out stunning and the people were all highly professional.
The buffet was great and more than enough and most of my guests went for seconds. They enjoyed it so much that there wasn’t any space for the wedding cake.
Everyone was talking about the services received from everyone as the wedding-counsellor was extremely good and took us step by step through everything. There were no nasty surprises.
The guests were impressed by the violinist who entertained them while they waited for the bride (me) to arrive.
The photographer”s work is really top-notch. He made me feel at ease and took some stunning pictures.
The Travelling Bride offer decor at an additional price but I decided to do my own,(with my mom & brother). I would suggest that you make use of the offer as they remove everything afterwards, whereby my family had to ensure my decor was collected. Just a bit of a hassel after everything is over.
My hair and make-up was the one thing that made it difficult to relax about, as I didn’t do a trial run and had to take the risk. But it was so worth it. The ladies work can be measured by any high standards as they were good and I felt like a million bucks. My hair has natural curls, so at the beach, with the humidity one can only imagine. But they worked it and I was confident.
If one should ask if I would do it again using The Travelling Bride/Lets Elope team, I would do so in a heartbeat. Marrilyn and her small team handles the stress while you (the bride) just focus on the minor details like the attire, wedding bands, guest lists and invitations. If my memory serves me well we enquired with Marrilyn 8 months before the big day. I see this as one company offering everything under one roof which really takes a huge amount of the stress off of any bride. Can you imagine meeting with everyone, all my weekends would have been booked up and I personally would have felt overwhelmed.
I had the beach wedding of my dreams and not many people can pull that off in my opinion. Marrilyn/Travelling Bride and the team made it look easy and certainly shouldered all the wedding stress, leaving me with nothing to worry about and this made it possible for me to focus on other issues.
Hope the feedback will clear any uncertainty and if you need any more feedback or clarity, feel free to drop me a mail.
Attached are some photos of what was happening in the background on my special day with a few pics of the day itself. I hope you enjoy.
Good luck.
Kind Regards/Groetnis
Chantél van Niekerk
Learn MoreWedding Ceremony’s made easy
I am sure that many will agree when said that a wedding ceremony is the most important part of a wedding and made more difficult in this day and age by different cultures marrying one another, different religious groups marrying one another and many other factors. Sometimes a bridal couple may simply just not want to get married in a church and look for alternative avenues.
The Travelling Bride have found the solution. Choose your favourite venue whether it be the gardens at your favourite restaurant, your favourite area within a park close by your home or simply in your very own garden. The team move in with everything required and we negotiate the permits where required. We bring along an arch, decor for the arch, beautifully set up signing table, bamboo lanterns to mark the aisle, chairs, covers, tie backs, lanterns, rose petals,bridal bouquet and buttonhole. If so required, we can arrange to bring a minister, photographer and even a violinist along. Once the ceremony is over and the I DO’s have been said, the team leave the couple to the photographer whereafter, you then enjoy a breakfast, lunch or dinner at your all time favourite restaurant, a spitbraai at home with family and friends or even snack platters in your garden with your guests. This is the most cost effective way to tying the knot and the ceremonys are all breathtaking, incorporating your chosen colour wherever possible. Couple can choose whether they would like a christian ceremony, a symbolic ceremony, write their own vows and a ceremony with or without prayers.
For international visitors, we are able to do all the paperwork required to ensure that your marriage is legally recognised in your country of origin. Weddings can be extremely costly and our team have done all possible to help save our clients money. The Travelling Brides, “Wedding Ceremony’s made easy” are fast becoming a real hit in South Africa with brides in all provinces booking to ensure that their special day turns into a fairytale dream with the most beautiful ceremony setting of all time and with the very least stress.
Written by Marrilyn
For The Travelling Bride
