BUSH WEDDINGS
Here at Shikwari, weddings are all about you! We would like you to have the best time with friends & family and all you have dreamed of.
No set anything here – from any décor style and choice of menu; it is all bespoke and at a reasonable rate.
Below there is info on the smallest wedding maybe for a second time around or to reaffirm your vows or the larger zhoosh wedding where the sky is the limit.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Luxury Style Package
Option 1: For 100 Guests. Weekend Wedding
- Bride & Groom stay at the lodge the night before with dinner & after at no cost with a continental breakfast the next morning.
- Guests may book 9 of the rooms for the wedding day at 50% of the rack rate.
- R650.00 per guest – includes 3-course buffet dinner or lunch (your choice of 2 in each course),
- Décor for an outdoor ceremony & reception choice of meal & flowers for those areas,
- Bedouin Tent in beige & white floor,
- 2 tier Wedding Cake – flavour and colour of your choice.
- All tableware, Cloth serviettes & Table Clothes & overlay, tables & special chairs- (Safari, Wimbledon or Tiffany Chairs)
- Candles for tables
- Exclusive use of the lodge.
Budget Style Package
Option 2: For 20 – 50 guests 1-day wedding (no overnight accommodation except for the bridal couple at no cost and guests who book on our website)
- Wedding for Lunch & Ceremony from 10 am – 3 pm or Dinners from 4 pm – 9 pm
- Includes an ordinary tent on fake grass floor in the bush and outdoor ceremony with Wedding arbour,
- 2 course Braai dinner or lunch (choice of two meats, 2 salads plus a choice of starch. Single tier Wedding Cake & Ice Cream.
- Tableware, Table clothes, paper serviettes,
- Tables & plastic chairs with sash.
- Flowers will be daisies, sunflowers, more budget flowers. in jam jars.
- Candles only for an early evening wedding.
- There will be upmarket porta-toilets with basins for this option.
- Not near the lodge so no exclusive use.
Option 3: For 20-50 guests at Lodge – Weekend wedding
- Small weddings at the lodge are charged at R450.00 per guest. Bride & Groom are not charged.
- 2 course Braai dinner or lunch (choice of two meats, 2 salads plus a choice of starch. Single tier Wedding Cake & Ice Cream.
- Tableware, Glassware Table clothes, Paper Serviettes,
- Tables & plastic chairs with sash.
- Flowers will be daisies, sunflowers, more budget flowers. in jam jars.
- Candles only for an early evening wedding
- The lodge and surrounding area would be for the exclusive use of the wedding.
- Accommodation for Bridal couple & 18 special guests; we can book more rooms down the road for others
Not Included:
- Photographer/Video
- Wedding Make up & Hairdresser
- Wedding Car – Vintage cars can be sourced at extra cost for 5 hours.
- Bouquet for the bride, Posies for bridesmaids, Corsages for parents & grandparents, Buttonholes for men by Florist
- Entertainment, DJ or band, and/or pianist for ceremony Suppliers can be sourced by us.
- Supply of other more designer types of chairs as follows carry an extra cost usually around an extra R 50 – R 100 per chair: > Perspex Ghost style, or Tiffany-style (Gold or Black or Silver), > Safari/Directors > Wimbledon style chairs (white slatted).
- Menu Cards & Seating Plan may be outsourced in Hoedspruit.
- Celebrants for the ceremony – It is necessary to see or speak to the celebrant beforehand so they can arrange your marriage certificate.
- Religious Minister is available or book your own minister
- Marriage Officer for a non-religious ceremony (Rabbi or other religious wedding officials).
- Anything not mentioned in the Options.
Staff Required For Weddings
- For up to 50 guests you will need 6 servers – one for every 8 guests or part thereof on a table.
- This is our level any change from this may impact service.
- 4 Kitchen staff
- 1 barmen & 2 bar waiters.
- Tips
- Our staff will be added on to the bar bill & payment is required in cash at end of service (usually from10% of the total foodservice bill to be shared out) Perhaps have your best man or a family member to sort this out for you.
- Normal Weddings Times: 10 am – 3 pm, 2 pm – 6 pm, 5 pm – 12 Midnight
- Please see staff overtime up to 2hrs this will not be for all staff and the bar will be closed after midnight.
- Please make required orders before closing
Note: We only allow confetti from Petalmania | Tel: 076 872 7734 | www.petalmania.co.za