Universal tasks every SA wedding needs — budget, date, guest list, photographer, officiant, marriage licence, day-of, and post-wedding paperwork. Always start with this, then layer on add-ons.

Layer on Western-style essentials: venue tour, white dress, suit, decor, cake, florist, DJ, and photo extras. Pairs with the Base Plan.

Customs from Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Tswana, Venda traditions. Lobola negotiations, umembeso gifts, ancestral blessing, traditional feast, and the umgidi celebration.

For Stellenbosch / Franschhoek / Paarl estate weddings. Harvest timing, custom-labelled wine, sommelier curation, vineyard photo session.

For Limpopo / Mpumalanga / North West reserves. Malaria zones, sundowner ceremonies, boma feasts, ranger briefings, and 4x4 access info for guests.

Tide checks, beach permits, salt-resistant flowers, sand-friendly attire, sunscreen stations, and weighted decor for windy days.

Off-peak dates, smaller guest lists, BYO alcohol, family-style catering, digital invites, DIY decor, and creative cost-cuts.

Mehndi night, sangeet, baraat, mandap fire ceremony, multiple outfit changes, pandit booking, and the bidaai farewell.

Restaurant or boutique venue, single long-table dinner, half-day photographer, handwritten invites, meaningful group activity.

Pop-up officiant, two witnesses, scenic SA location, intimate photographer, two outfits, post-elopement reveal plan.

For weddings abroad. Legal-marriage requirements, passports / visas, group travel, welcome bags, foreign-marriage SA registration.

Reframes default-gendered tasks for two-bride, two-groom, and non-binary couples. Civil Union Act notes, vendor briefing language, neutral processional / first-dance / speech planning, and ID updates.

Personal-prep timeline for the bride and groom. Hair / makeup trials, dress fittings, facials, treatments, final-week pamper schedule.

Everything specific to a Catholic wedding: Pre-Cana enrolment, Banns publication, dispensations, Nuptial Mass planning, unity candle, offertory procession, and the church register certificate.

The full Greek Orthodox wedding experience: crowns (Stefana), the Koumbaros, the Common Cup, the Isaiah Dance, Jordan almond favours, and a reception with live Greek music. Opa.

Smash porcelain the night before, saw a log in half on the day, get kidnapped to a pub, and survive it all with Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte and schnaps. Very German. Very South African. Completely perfect.

Thirteen gold coins, a King Cake on the dessert table, Fado for the ceremony, bacalhau at the reception, and a Corridinho dance that ends only when your great-uncle decides it does.

Imam booking, Mahr agreement, Wali appointment, Ijab-Qabul, Halaal catering, Walima feast, Mehndi night, and civil marriage registration. Every detail covered with care.

Rabbi, Ketubah commission, Aufruf, Bedeken, Chuppah, seven blessings, the breaking of the glass, Yichud room, Kosher catering, and the Hora — because the chair is not optional.