Weddings
Imagine your wedding on a wine farm, in a stunning Cape mountain valley location, just over one hour’s drive from Cape Town. Your wedding ceremony in a beautiful consecrated chapel (that looks like it belongs in a movie) and your wedding reception in a wonderful multi-beamed ceiling hall spilling out onto wide-open lawns. Then there’s your wedding night in our thatched bridal cottage, complete with large four-poster bed and picture postcard views of the mountains over the water. You can do it all at Manley Wine Lodge. And for a lot less than you may imagine.
Going to the chapel
Our own non-denominational wedding chapel is used regularly for both church services and weddings. It seats up to 80 people and is the perfect setting for the perfect ceremony.
Should you be more than 100 people, we can move outside and arrange a wedding ceremony for a larger number of guests on the lawns with a backdrop of the stunning Winterhoek mountains.
The Owl’s Nest Reception Hall
With its fascinating multi-beamed ceiling and expansive patio extending onto our wide green lawns our beautifully designed wedding reception hall provides a great venue for the most adventurous wedding celebration.
The Owl’s Nest will accommodate approximately 100 people for a sit-down meal inside, or we can seat up to 140 people comfortably on the large patio area.
The wine tasting rooms – a great celebration space
Beneath the Reception Hall lie our large tasting rooms, a brick arched space that makes a great place to celebrate.
Alternatively, this cellar-style venue provides a superb room for a more intimate wedding reception, seating up to 80 people in comfort.
Accessed from above by a large staircase and opening onto the lawns through large barn doors this is a versatile room for those who want to add their own unique style.
The Bridal Suite
Nestling beside the water at the end of the property is our bridal cottage. Thatched and furnished in classic cottage style it is quiet and very romantic.
The four-poster bed was specially made for us by local craftsmen, while the furnishings – including the large claw-foot Victorian bath – have been selected to give the whole place an indulgent and deeply relaxing atmosphere.
The cottage is your special place, somewhere to escape the excitement and noise of the day and just be together.
Meet our planners
You may be lucky enough to have your own wedding planner. If not, don’t worry, we can help with virtually every aspect of your wedding, from the food and drink to the photography and entertainment. All you have to do is find a groom.
The team at Manley have extensive wedding planning experience (having worked for some large venues in the past) and can access a whole range of professionals.
Our Head Chef, Karin, for example, also helps organise the Chris Hani Memorial Gospel Choir; so if you need some truly amazing voices to raise the roof, we can help.
Here are just some of the ingredients that we can take care of for you:
- Large lawns for open-air ceremonies and/or marquees
- All food and drink requirements including custom menus
- All tables, chairs, cutlery, crockery & linen
- Flowers and decorations
- Church Services – religious or civil ceremony
- Outside lighting
- Hairdressing
- Photography
- Entertainment
- Management of accommodation/transport for guests staying at other locations in Tulbagh
