Services
Full wedding and event coordination, from a couple's first visit to a venue to the very last box carried out at the end of the evening.
Your vision, beautifully realised
Our approach and investment
Every celebration is as individual as the couple at its heart. My approach is shaped around your vision, with a level of planning and support that feels right for you.
When Carón begins
King Protea begins at the first decision.
Included in the fee
- Carón's design time for the day
- An estimate showing what kind of wedding the budget will cover, with approximate supplier costs
- Finding, booking and handling every supplier
- Booking the hair and make-up artists
- Arranging cars for the bridal party
- Managing the digital invitations and the guest list
- Recommending makers for the wedding dress, bridesmaids' dresses, groom's attire and rings
- A final details meeting and a last visit to the venue before the day
- Writing the running order for the day, confirming every supplier's arrival time and final details, and acting as the single point of contact for suppliers
- Checking which lighting, sound equipment and microphones the venue supplies, and agreeing with the couple what else is needed
- Putting the speeches, the cake cutting and the first dance into the running order, with the timings and the first-dance song agreed with the couple
- Agreeing the list of group photographs with the couple, sharing it with the photographer and gathering the family for each one
- Checking with the marriage officer that the marriage documents are ready and the signatories confirmed
- Overseeing the set-up of the décor, the cake table, the place cards and the signs
- Keeping the catering timings and the speeches to schedule
- A wet-weather plan for every outdoor part of the day
- Handing out the supplier tips and the gifts for the wedding party that the couple have prepared
- Confirming the couple's transport after the wedding
- Gathering gifts, cards and personal items at the end of the night and handing them to the person the couple choose
- Checking that every hired item is collected after the wedding
- Arranging meals and a table at the venue for the photographer, videographer and any other supplier who stays on through the day, where applicable
- Booking rooms at the venue or close by for the photographer and videographer, where they need to stay overnight
- Booking the bridal suite at the venue
- Booking further rooms at the venue, upon request
- Leading the rehearsal of the ceremony
- The welcome evening, which takes the place of a rehearsal dinner, with snacks or a dinner as the couple prefer
- The light breakfast on the morning of the wedding and the farewell brunch
- Carón present from the first delivery to the last departure
Always extra, paid by the couple
- The venue and anything booked there, paid directly by the couple
- Every supplier, including the photographer, videographer, cake supplier, lighting and sound specialists, DJ, band and ceremony musicians
- The food and drinks at each event
- Meals and drinks for the photographer, videographer and any other supplier who stays on through the day, where applicable
- Accommodation for the photographer and videographer, where they need to stay overnight
- Flowers, whether Carón designs them or a florist supplies them
- Everything hired for the wedding, where the venue does not supply it or the couple choose something different: marquees and draping, lighting and fairy lights, candelabra, sound systems and microphones for the speeches, tables, chairs, crockery, glasses, cutlery and linen
- Any wet-weather alternative, such as a marquee or a hired covered space, where the venue does not supply one
- The team that sets up and clears the venue
- Extra staff on the day, for a larger wedding
- Printed stationery and its courier costs
- Access to the digital invitation platform
- Welcome bags and favours
- The marriage officer's fee
- Beauty services beyond hair and make-up
- Guest accommodation and transport, arranged through the travel concierge
- Carón's travel to the venue, for every visit and for the day itself
- Carón's accommodation at the venue or close by, for every night of the wedding
- Carón's meals and drinks on the day
- The wedding dress, bridesmaids' dresses, groom's attire and rings
- VAT, where it applies
How payments work
Each supplier's invoice reaches the couple through Carón. The couple pay Carón, and Carón pays the supplier, keeping a running account of every cost. Each supplier's terms are confirmed with the couple before anything is committed, and a deposit secures each booking. Anything to do with the venue, including rooms Carón books there, is paid by the couple directly to the venue.
When Carón begins
Queen Protea begins about six months before the day, once suppliers are booked, or earlier if Carón is doing the flowers.
Included in the fee
- A handover meeting, where the couple give Carón the details of their plan and of every supplier, and a last visit to the venue before the day
- Managing the suppliers the couple have booked
- Managing the couple's own design plan
- Tracking supplier balances and reminding the couple of each deadline
- Writing the running order for the day, confirming every supplier's arrival time and final details, and acting as the single point of contact for suppliers
- Checking which lighting, sound equipment and microphones the venue supplies, and agreeing with the couple what else is needed
- Putting the speeches, the cake cutting and the first dance into the running order, with the timings and the first-dance song agreed with the couple
- Agreeing the list of group photographs with the couple, sharing it with the photographer and gathering the family for each one
- Checking with the marriage officer that the marriage documents are ready and the signatories confirmed
- Overseeing the set-up of the décor, the cake table, the place cards and the signs
- Keeping the catering timings and the speeches to schedule
- A wet-weather plan for every outdoor part of the day
- Handing out the supplier tips and the gifts for the wedding party that the couple have prepared
- Confirming the couple's transport after the wedding
- Gathering gifts, cards and personal items at the end of the night and handing them to the person the couple choose
- Checking that every hired item is collected after the wedding
- Arranging meals and a table at the venue for the photographer, videographer and any other supplier who stays on through the day, where applicable
- Booking rooms at the venue or close by for the photographer and videographer, where they need to stay overnight
- Leading the rehearsal of the ceremony
- The welcome evening, which takes the place of a rehearsal dinner, with snacks or a dinner as the couple prefer
- Carón present from the first delivery to the last departure
Always extra, paid by the couple
- Carón's design time, when the couple ask for it
- Booking the bridal party cars, when the couple ask for it
- Managing the digital invitations and the guest list
- Coordinating the light breakfast on the morning of the wedding and the farewell brunch
- The venue and anything booked there, paid directly by the couple
- Every supplier, booked by the couple, including the photographer, videographer, cake supplier, lighting and sound specialists, DJ, band and ceremony musicians
- The food and drinks at each event
- Meals and drinks for the photographer, videographer and any other supplier who stays on through the day, where applicable
- Accommodation for the photographer and videographer, where they need to stay overnight
- Hair, make-up and any other beauty services, booked by the couple
- Flowers, whether Carón designs them or a florist supplies them
- Everything hired for the wedding, where the venue does not supply it or the couple choose something different: marquees and draping, lighting and fairy lights, candelabra, sound systems and microphones for the speeches, tables, chairs, crockery, glasses, cutlery and linen
- Any wet-weather alternative, such as a marquee or a hired covered space, where the venue does not supply one
- The team that sets up and clears the venue
- Extra staff on the day, for a larger wedding
- Printed stationery and its courier costs
- Access to the digital invitation platform
- Welcome bags and favours
- The marriage officer's fee
- Guest accommodation and transport, arranged through the travel concierge
- Carón's travel to the venue, for every visit and for the day itself
- Carón's accommodation at the venue or close by, for every night of the wedding
- Carón's meals and drinks on the day
- The wedding dress, bridesmaids' dresses, groom's attire and rings
- VAT, where it applies
How payments work
The couple book and pay their own suppliers. At the handover meeting, the couple give Carón a record of what has been paid, what remains and each supplier's deadline. Carón tracks the balances and reminds the couple as each deadline approaches, and payment stays with the couple unless another arrangement is agreed with Carón. Anything to do with the venue, including rooms Carón books there, is paid by the couple directly to the venue.
When Carón begins
Blushing Bride begins six weeks before the day.
Included in the fee
- A handover meeting, where the couple give Carón the details of their plan and of every supplier, and a last visit to the venue before the day
- Managing the suppliers the couple have booked
- Managing the couple's own design plan
- Tracking supplier balances and reminding the couple of each deadline
- Writing the running order for the day, confirming every supplier's arrival time and final details, and acting as the single point of contact for suppliers
- Checking which lighting, sound equipment and microphones the venue supplies, and agreeing with the couple what else is needed
- Putting the speeches, the cake cutting and the first dance into the running order, with the timings and the first-dance song agreed with the couple
- Agreeing the list of group photographs with the couple, sharing it with the photographer and gathering the family for each one
- Checking with the marriage officer that the marriage documents are ready and the signatories confirmed
- Overseeing the set-up of the décor, the cake table, the place cards and the signs
- Keeping the catering timings and the speeches to schedule
- A wet-weather plan for every outdoor part of the day
- Handing out the supplier tips and the gifts for the wedding party that the couple have prepared
- Confirming the couple's transport after the wedding
- Gathering gifts, cards and personal items at the end of the night and handing them to the person the couple choose
- Checking that every hired item is collected after the wedding
- Arranging meals and a table at the venue for the photographer, videographer and any other supplier who stays on through the day, where applicable
- Booking rooms at the venue or close by for the photographer and videographer, where they need to stay overnight
- Leading the rehearsal of the ceremony
- Carón present from the first delivery to the last departure
Always extra, paid by the couple
- Carón's design time, when the couple ask for it
- Coordinating the welcome evening, which takes the place of a rehearsal dinner
- Coordinating the light breakfast on the morning of the wedding and the farewell brunch
- Managing the digital invitations and the guest list
- The venue and anything booked there, paid directly by the couple
- Every supplier, booked by the couple, including the photographer, videographer, cake supplier, lighting and sound specialists, DJ, band and ceremony musicians
- The food and drinks at each event
- Meals and drinks for the photographer, videographer and any other supplier who stays on through the day, where applicable
- Accommodation for the photographer and videographer, where they need to stay overnight
- Hair, make-up, any other beauty services and the bridal party cars, booked by the couple
- Flowers, whether Carón designs them or a florist supplies them
- Everything hired for the wedding, where the venue does not supply it or the couple choose something different: marquees and draping, lighting and fairy lights, candelabra, sound systems and microphones for the speeches, tables, chairs, crockery, glasses, cutlery and linen
- Any wet-weather alternative, such as a marquee or a hired covered space, where the venue does not supply one
- The team that sets up and clears the venue
- Extra staff on the day, for a larger wedding
- Printed stationery and its courier costs
- Access to the digital invitation platform
- Welcome bags and favours
- The marriage officer's fee
- Guest accommodation and transport, arranged through the travel concierge
- Carón's travel to the venue, for every visit and for the day itself
- Carón's accommodation at the venue or close by, for every night of the wedding
- Carón's meals and drinks on the day
- The wedding dress, bridesmaids' dresses, groom's attire and rings
- VAT, where it applies
How payments work
The couple book and pay their own suppliers. At the handover meeting, the couple give Carón a record of what has been paid, what remains and each supplier's deadline. Carón tracks the balances and reminds the couple as each deadline approaches, and payment stays with the couple. Anything to do with the venue, including rooms Carón books there, is paid by the couple directly to the venue.
When Carón begins
Pin Cushion Protea begins one week before the day.
Included in the fee
- A handover meeting, where the couple give Carón their finished running order, every supplier's details and the wet-weather plan agreed with the venue, and a last visit to the venue before the day
- Reviewing and rewriting the running order, checking each detail with the couple
- Managing the suppliers the couple have booked
- Making sure the couple's flowers and design are carried out as planned
- Confirming every supplier's arrival time and final details, and acting as the single point of contact for suppliers
- Checking which lighting, sound equipment and microphones the venue supplies, and agreeing with the couple what else is needed
- Putting the speeches, the cake cutting and the first dance into the running order, with the timings and the first-dance song agreed with the couple
- Agreeing the list of group photographs with the couple, sharing it with the photographer and gathering the family for each one
- Checking with the marriage officer that the marriage documents are ready and the signatories confirmed
- Overseeing the set-up of the décor, the cake table, the place cards and the signs
- Keeping the catering timings and the speeches to schedule
- Carrying out the wet-weather plan the couple have agreed with the venue, if it is needed
- Handing out the supplier tips and the gifts for the wedding party that the couple have prepared
- Confirming the couple's transport after the wedding
- Gathering gifts, cards and personal items at the end of the night and handing them to the person the couple choose
- Checking that every hired item is collected after the wedding
- Arranging meals and a table at the venue for the photographer, videographer and any other supplier who stays on through the day, where applicable
- Leading the rehearsal of the ceremony
- Carón present from the first delivery to the last departure
Always extra, paid by the couple
- Coordinating the welcome evening, which takes the place of a rehearsal dinner
- Coordinating the light breakfast on the morning of the wedding and the farewell brunch
- Managing the digital invitations and the guest list
- The venue, paid directly by the couple
- Every supplier, booked by the couple, including the photographer, videographer, cake supplier, lighting and sound specialists, DJ, band and ceremony musicians
- The food and drinks at each event
- Meals and drinks for the photographer, videographer and any other supplier who stays on through the day, where applicable
- Accommodation for the photographer and videographer, where they need to stay overnight, arranged by the couple
- Hair, make-up, any other beauty services and the bridal party cars, booked by the couple
- Flowers and design, from the couple's own florist and designer
- Everything hired for the wedding, where the venue does not supply it or the couple choose something different: marquees and draping, lighting and fairy lights, candelabra, sound systems and microphones for the speeches, tables, chairs, crockery, glasses, cutlery and linen
- Any wet-weather alternative, such as a marquee or a hired covered space, where the venue does not supply one
- The team that sets up and clears the venue
- Extra staff on the day, for a larger wedding
- Printed stationery and its courier costs
- Access to the digital invitation platform
- Welcome bags and favours
- The marriage officer's fee
- Guest accommodation and transport, arranged through the travel concierge
- Carón's travel to the venue, for every visit and for the day itself
- Carón's accommodation at the venue or close by, for every night of the wedding
- Carón's meals and drinks on the day
- The wedding dress, bridesmaids' dresses, groom's attire and rings
- VAT, where it applies
How payments work
The couple book and pay all their own suppliers. Carón handles no payments and sends no payment reminders, so every balance and deadline rests with the couple. The venue is paid directly by the couple.
Wedding celebrations often extend beyond a single day. From welcome drinks the evening before to a farewell brunch the following day, festivities may unfold over two or three days, on weekdays as well as weekends. Each element is considered as part of the wider celebration, ensuring a thoughtful and cohesive experience for you and your guests.
The ceremony itself
I work with a trusted marriage officer, ensuring that your vows are woven naturally into the day I have thoughtfully planned with you.
At home, and considerably further afield
The same considered approach, wherever your wedding takes place. For celebrations planned from afar, coordination begins months in advance, with photographs, thoughtful conversations and a shared understanding of the day you envision.
Your destination wedding in South Africa
For couples travelling from abroad, a travel concierge offers support throughout the planning journey. Flights, itineraries and that all-important first visit are thoughtfully coordinated around the wedding, allowing the wider experience to feel as considered as the day itself.
What stays with Carón
Every recommendation comes from a carefully curated network, shaped by direct experience, trusted relationships and an understanding of quality that extends beyond what happens to be in vogue.
- Flowers and the overall design are thoughtfully conceived and executed at every scale, by me or by an outside florist or designer brought in where the day calls for it.
- Photography and event décor — from marquees, lighting and draping to candelabra — are entrusted to a select circle of proven professionals.
- Bridal couture, groom's attire and cakes are sourced through the same carefully vetted network, offering a more considered experience, with one trusted point of contact rather than a succession of separate enquiries.
- For celebrations with a more expansive creative vision — a distinctive theme or an aesthetic conceived from the ground up — a dedicated wedding designer may be brought in to develop and realise the visual direction. This is a considered addition, introduced when the scope of the celebration genuinely calls for it, rather than an assumed part of every wedding.
In the end, it may be something as small as a boutonnière carefully re-pinned before the photographs, ensuring it sits perfectly in every frame, that speaks most eloquently of the care behind a beautifully considered day.