Vintage Love Story Wedding: A 5-Year Wait

Smiling bride in wedding dress and veil

Sometimes the best love stories take awhile to play out. Case in point our next wedding. Renske waited five years for her boyfriend to pop the question, when he finally did she knew exactly how their love story would play out. Their day would ooze antiques, old books and have a muted pastel theme with a "vintage love story them."
As you will soon see the entire day was planned to perfection, overflowing with thoughtful details and hand-made touches. You must see more of this vintage pink and white wedding in the full gallery here. All beautifully captured by Louise Vorster Photography at the The Hertford in South Africa.

Wedding dress and shoes, ready for the big day

Elegant paper flower wedding bouquet

Bride holding small heart, wedding detail

Bride and bridesmaids in blush dresses, holding bouquets

Wedding favor bags with initials

From The Bride:From the hearts in the chapel to the details for the groom and his groomsmen. Fraai Meraai made the most beautiful rosette for the groom and his guys, as well as customized T-Shirts for me and the girls.

Groom and groomsmen in light gray suits

Pretty bride in lace wedding dress

Black and white wedding ceremony photos

Happy wedding couple posing in front of stone building

I loved all the do-it-yourself wedding projects, it made the whole day so much more special knowing everything was made with love. Most of the decor and details were made by myself and my sister-in-law. We worked more than 7 months to have this magical decor and details.

For the wedding invites, we went to ALL the second hand bookshops in and around Pretoria to buy selected books, each guest got a book specially selected for them. My bouquet was a combination of a protea and paper flowers. The bridesmaids also got paper flowers and we added some paper flowers on the tables as well. We also punched storybook hearts for the confetti.

Elegant wedding table setting with decorative ribbon detail

Pink flowers in vintage book vases

Vintage themed wedding table decor with paper accents

Wedding table number three with protea flower bouquet

Elegant wedding table decor with books and pink flowers

When I look back at the day… It was truly just like a love story you will read about in storybooks. Every aspect of the day was so magical and beautiful. So blessed withe every tear, every smile and every moment! What a magical memorable day!

Rustic wedding dessert table with cake pops and banner