What a stunning day .. gorgeous bride, handsome prince, snow on the Berg, freezing weather and the rain stopped as the ceremony in the Midlands of South Africa started and the sun came shining through the trees. My little girl, my princess, married her prince today.
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| The new Mr and Mrs Severino in the woods where they married |
photo credit
African Bear Photography
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| A rural rustic setting for the wedding |
photo credit
African Bear Photography
The wedding took place in the forest at Mulberry Hill guest lodge near Howick and the reception took place at FernHill Hotel near Midmar Dam in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa.
Bringing tears to my eyes, this is the embroidered hanky my daughter gave me on the morning of her wedding. Love you so much too precious.
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Proud Dad walks Kate down the "isle" in the forest for
the wedding ceremony
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| Dad gets a preview of his daughter's dress and selfie-time |
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| Kate's stunning wedding dress she designed herself |
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Car selfie driving the bride and bridesmaids
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| The groom and groomsmen, Connor Left and Marcus (best man) right |
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| The bridesmaids and mother of the bride |
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| Groomsman and brother Mark sings a worship song with the bridal couple |
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| You may kiss the bride |
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| Groomsman brother Connor with best man Marcus |
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| Mother and Father of the groom - Janet and Jeff |
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| Chris and Kate brave the cold |
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| Llew and the kids get ready to throw paper aeroplanes at the married couple |
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| The married couple walk through the arch to a flurry of paper aeroplanes |
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| Dave, Llew and the kids with the ceremony flags |
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| Dad and son in the forest where the ceremony took place |
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| The wedding gate and arch |
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| Mark, Dave, Connor and Janet with the married couple and the kids in the background |
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| We're about to sign the marriage register |
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| Mom Lynn baked the wedding carrot cakes - yummy |
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| In order of size and age - the siblings of the bride |
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| Anton, Connor, Travis and Llew |
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| Llew with Tracey |
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| Ready to cut the cake |
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| Cutting the cake together |
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| Llew and his kids Caitlin, Lauren and Calvin |
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| A game of Croquet shall we - Justin, Anton, Yasmin and Travis |
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Best Man Marcus and Meg who flew out from Washington DC
for the wedding |
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| Dave and Llew with Janet, mother of the groom |
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| Table settings |
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| Travis, Lynn (mother of the bride) and Leoni |
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| Granny, Lauren and Calvin |
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| Daddy's princess got married |
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| Maid of Honour, Nikki |
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| The place settings - slice of wood from the forest, with rock for Dad and hand-made luggage tag for each traveller guest |
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| The menus - all stationery made by Kate |
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| Cheers from bridesmaid Leoni |
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| More selfie-time |
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| Dad with his daughter and new son-in-law |
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| Dad and mom with the bride |
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| Cheers from the dad and step-father of the bride |
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| It's lantern time |
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| Up and away we go |
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| The first dance |
Having taken a few videos at this stage my phone memory was now full. The next day...
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The married couple off on their honeymoon up the north coast of South Africa, before Chris returns back to his Airforce base in America, to be joined by Kate only once her spousal visa is approved by their Immigration Department - 6 months!!!! - and you thought our Home Affairs Dept was bad!
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Here's the link to more photos in the album set Wedding in SA on Facebook
and on Facebook and Instagram look for the hashtag #severinowedding
