Wedding venues in South Africa

Hidden gem in Banhoek Valley with award-winning Cabernet, 140-seater marquee, bistro restaurant, spa and luxury rooms.

A country lodge set in fynbos gardens above George on the Garden Route, with mountain and valley views from every balcony. ArendsRus hosts smaller weddings of up to 80 guests, pairing its gardens and cottages with the quiet of the Geelhoutboom hills.

A Tuscan-inspired wine and country estate on the edge of Paarl, with 360-degree views across the mountains and dam of the Paarl Valley. Ashanti hosts weddings of up to 300 guests, pairing its Italianate landscape and architecture with on-site pod accommodation for larger winelands celebrations.

Boutique all-inclusive estate with a restored Cape Dutch homestead, rose garden and a jetty over a dam beneath the Du Toitskloof mountains.

A celebrated Cape Dutch farm in the Franschhoek Valley. Mature orchards, a world-famous garden, and exceptional food define the setting.

An award-winning garden estate on the slopes of Paarl Mountain with a glass pavilion and chapel surrounded by blooming jasmine.

Lagoon-side wine estate on the Whale Coast near Hermanus with ceremony decks, a vineyard pavilion and ocean, mountain and lagoon views.

A relaxed beach lodge on the bay at Saldanha, just over an hour from Cape Town, with ocean views, beach walks and sunset drinks at its own club and restaurant. Blue Bay Lodge hosts West Coast weddings of up to 150 guests, with hotel rooms and cottages for guests staying over.

Countryside venue surrounded by Langeberg and Du Toitskloof mountains.

A private estate in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley just outside Hermanus, with long views across the vineyards of the Cape Whale Coast. Bona Dea hosts elegant weddings of up to 200 guests, framed by the Overberg mountains and the valley's celebrated wine farms, around 90 minutes from Cape Town.

One of South Africa's oldest wine farms, spanning 3,000 acres of heritage land. Multiple venue spaces for intimate and grand celebrations alike.

A restaurant and wedding venue among striking rock formations at Lambert's Bay on the West Coast, run by Kobus and Aletta for over three decades. Bosduifklip suits couples who love nature, farm-and-seafood cooking and dancing under the stars, a rustic, characterful setting for up to 120 guests.

A working wine farm below the Klein Drakenstein mountains, an hour from Cape Town. The Manor House is hired on an exclusive-use basis for anything over 20 guests, with a two-night minimum, and sleeps twelve across six suites. Sixty to eighty guests outdoors with a marquee, forty cocktail-style indoors. Gardens, terrace, pool house, tasting room and bistro on the estate.

Five-star wilderness reserve in Cederberg Mountains with intimate ceremonies for up to 48 guests, three hours from Cape Town.

Family-owned Noordhoek estate where ocean, mountain and vineyard views frame a ceremony lawn and a ballroom seating up to 200 guests.

A romantic English country manor set on a working fruit farm at the foot of the Paarl Mountain. Offers exclusive-use weddings with on-site accommodation and lush green gardens.

Nitida Wine Farm restaurant on Tyger Valley Road with 12+ years wedding experience.

The only wine estate in the Central Drakensberg, with a chapel, vineyard ceremonies and a chandelier-lit hall framed by majestic mountains.

A world-class estate where wine, art, and equestrian culture converge. The contemporary glass pavilion looks out on the Helderberg mountains, while the sculpture garden and private cellar provide unforgettable ceremony backdrops.

Elgin Valley glamping venue offering weekend wedding affairs.

A boutique wine estate in the Devon Valley with a warm and welcoming atmosphere perfect for intimate weddings. Offers beautiful vineyard views, a charming chapel, and exceptional Pinotage wines.

A four-star boutique guest lodge set between the Stellenbosch mountains and the vineyards, less than 7 km from town. Cultivar brings together garden ceremony space, winelands views and on-site accommodation for weddings of up to 150 guests, with the warm, understated hospitality of a smaller venue.

Farm barn venue with gardens, chandeliers, and chapel overlooking Agnes de Vos designed gardens.

A protected nature reserve on the Overberg coast, where fynbos plains meet the De Hoop vlei and a marine reserve known for land-based whale watching. The De Hoop Collection hosts weddings of up to 120 guests in a remote, unspoilt setting, with a range of accommodation for a multi-day celebration away from it all.