Engagements

Groom: Loua
Bride: Mariette
Wedding date: 23 January 2010
Wedding venue: Kuthaba Lodge

Proposal details: Loua & Mariette work together at a law firm in Pretoria. Loua flew off to Bredasdorp in the Western Cape for one day to ask Mariette's parents - which off course said yes! The Friday evening, they held Loua's housewarming (which Mariette thought was a housewamring). Later the evening, Mariette's saw her parents and brothers and all the guests standing in the living room, Loua went on one knee, and proposed!!!!

Groom: Gary Benkenstein
Bride: Karen Harty
Wedding date: 17 April 2010
Wedding venue: Port Elizabeth

Proposal details: ...He surprised me in our special cove at Victoria Bay...he wore a t-shirt saying "Karen will you marry me?"... with the most beautiful ring he designed himself! Beautifully romantic :)

Groom: Jens Uffhaus
Bride: Lindy De Beer
Wedding date: 23 November 2010
Wedding venue: Veldriff beach wedding

Proposal details: My amazing man blew me away with three simple words "will you marry me",simple words that took so much weight off my shoulders,after dating for almost 4 years it seemed that we were already married...it frustrated me and i wished for the day he would ask me to be his wife!

He popped the question on the 18/08/2009,it was a sad day, we both had just found out a good friend of our just passed away and we decided to go for supper with some friends,while sitting and sipping on red wine he looked my way, took my hand removed a ring my mom gave me and slipped it onto my ring finger and asked me if i would like to spend the rest of my life with him...well of course i said yes.

He woke me up the next morning with a big smile on his face and said good morning my fiance ....it hit me i got the man of my dreams AWESOME!

We found a gorgeous ring together.

We both want a simple beach wedding with a picnic as reception.Lunch time,No shoes,picnic baskets,waves crashing onto the sand as our music...a truly beautiful day!

Can't wait for the honeymoon hehe

In memory of Pieter,I believe my guardian angel(Pieter) open our eyes and helped us both realize life is to short,thank you my darling friend you will be missed.

every day is a gift

Groom: Chris Van Blerk
Bride: Diane Connick
Wedding date: 24 September 2009
Wedding venue: Moon & Sixpence

Proposal details: I booked a couples valentines pamper morning at a local spa, and he popped the question after the full body hot stone massage... in his Speedo!
He got down on one knee, with the most beautiful and unusual ring and asked me to make him the happiest man in the world and marry him.
Although I was in shock, I said yes without a second thought.

It wasn't the most romantic proposal, but it was original and from the heart and I'll never forget that moment as long as I live.

Groom: Ashley Boltney
Bride: Jody Schaeffers
Wedding date: 26 March 2011
Wedding venue: TBC

Proposal details: It was a wonderful Saturday evening on the 14th February 2009. We went to Schoongezicht Restaurant with a few friends.

The restaurant was so beautifully decorated and the food was great which means that the place was packed with people... after all it was Valentines Day.

Everyone (including my parents) knew he was going to propose except me. As usual I was left in the dark.

Later the evening Ash disappeared and when he returned I was caught up in such a deep conversation with Tasneem and when I turned around to look at him.... there he was on one knee with this breath-taking ring in his hand and he popped the big question...:-)

First thing I asked was..... "Does my mother know?" :-)

Groom: Brandon Summerford
Bride: Jeanine Burger
Wedding date: 2 October 2010
Wedding venue: Meerendal Wine Estate

Proposal details: Brandon and I both absolutely love the
Natal Midlands and I always said that
it would be the perfect place to get
engaged.
He planned for us to go away for the weekend and stay at a little hotel called Hebron Haven. We had stayed there before with friends and both of us loved it.
On Friday he collected me from work and we drove through, but we drove past the turnoff and when i asked him why he said that he was taking the long way around.
Eventually we ended up at the Nottingham Road Hotel. It took me completely by surprise as I was expecting Hebron Haven. On the Saturday he had arranged for me to have a entire day of Spa treatments. I was very shocked and just cried as he had never surprised me like this before. On Sunday 25 January he had room service delivered to our room. After we had eaten breakfast he asked me what I would have done to make the weekend even more special and I said that I wouldnt have done anything as it was perfect. So he asked me again what I would have done and I just said that it would have been nice if we had gotten engaged, because the place was so special to both of us. He then asked me what I would do if he asked me to marry him and I said that obviously I would say yes. With that said, he took the ring out of his pocket and slipped it onto my finger.
It was a wonderful weekend full of surpries spent with my wonderful (now) fiance!!