| African weddings are becoming increasingly popular | | | | African bush and get a feel for the warm hospitality |
| the world over. This continent has long held a sense | | | | of the people who live on and love the African |
| of mysticism and magic that enchants and delights | | | | continent. |
| people the world over. | | | | A wedding in one of Southern Africa's fantastic |
| The Peculiarities of an African Wedding | | | | private game lodges provides a combination of |
| With its rich and diverse cultural heritage, Africa is a | | | | awe-inspiring natural beauty with an authentic African |
| land where marriage traditions may seem bizarre, | | | | adventure feel. That it does this while maintaining the |
| romantic, lavish or peculiar. Perhaps even all of these | | | | standards of lavish extravagance for which such |
| things simultaneously. | | | | private game lodges are renowned makes the entire |
| In some African traditions, a young girl's family may | | | | experience that much more phenomenal. In South |
| arrange her marriage many years before she is old | | | | Africa, private game lodges like Sabi Sabi, Ulusaba, |
| enough to wed, in others, prospective grooms must | | | | Londolozi and Shamwari are extremely popular |
| pay his for his future wife with sheep or cattle. | | | | wedding and honeymoon venues. |
| Wedding ceremonies in Africa are grand affairs, often | | | | Very Special Wedding Guests |
| lasting many days. They are festivals celebrating not | | | | Besides their world-class cuisine and fantastic luxury |
| only the union of man and wife but also that of their | | | | accommodation, the private African lodge's offer |
| respective families. Entire villages might celebrate | | | | game viewing possibilities unlike anything in any other |
| together and in certain instances, weddings may | | | | part of the world. |
| involve many couples who tie the knot simultaneously | | | | How many people get to boast at their 10th |
| in a sort of mass wedding. | | | | anniversary that among the guests at their wedding |
| Marriage is a sacred institution the world over, and | | | | was the king of the African bushveld? Perhaps his |
| especially so in Africa. | | | | roar might be the distant accompaniment to the |
| Romantic Southern African Wedding Venues | | | | string quartet as the deep red African sun sinks |
| Besides the rich tradition of African weddings, the | | | | beyond the horizon. |
| continent also offers a wide range of very unique | | | | A South African Honeymoon |
| wedding locations. Choose from sandy beaches, | | | | Another of benefit of tying the knot at an African |
| mountain-tops, the unspoilt bushveld or the historic | | | | Game lodge is that you will already be at one of the |
| winelands - wherever your dream wedding location, | | | | world's premium honeymoon locations. No worrying |
| Africa has an option for you. | | | | about rushing off to that airport for a flight or any of |
| More specifically, Southern Africa as a region holds | | | | the other travel trials that many honeymooners face. |
| within it a superbly varied range of experiences. With | | | | As soon as you've both said "I do" you're already on |
| the warm Indian Ocean along its east coast and the | | | | honeymoon! |
| cool Atlantic along the west, with sandy deserts and | | | | Peace, privacy and tranquillity in stunningly beautiful |
| snow ski resorts, with lush forests and expansive | | | | surroundings; half the recipe for a perfect |
| grasslands, this particular corner of the globe must | | | | honeymoon. And the other half? Well, that's entirely |
| certainly be one of the most diverse on the planet. | | | | up to the newlyweds! |
| South African Safari Wedding | | | | A wedding is one of the biggest days of your life. An |
| Perhaps the most unique of all these options, the | | | | African Safari could be one of the best experiences |
| African Safari wedding is something you simply | | | | of your life. By combining the two, you unlock the |
| cannot experience anywhere else in the world. | | | | potential to create a day that will last forever in the |
| Drawing on the mystique of African explorations of a | | | | memory and be worthy of the title, "The Greatest |
| bygone era, an African safari affords the opportunity | | | | Day Of Our Lives". |
| for visitors to experience the splendours of the | | | | |