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Sam & Henry

June 20 2026
WC South Africa

Post-Wedding Updates

June 20, 2026

It's A Wrap

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SAME MARRIAGE. DIFFERENT PARTY.

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Our big day has come and gone!

Thank you for being a part of it.



Keep scrolling for our

End Credits

Special Thanks

Now that our day is over, we wanted to say another big thank you to our official wedding party and our unofficial one too. This includes all our speakers and other special people who helped us out - in various ways - on the day:

Our Extended Wedding Crew

Reekayshani
Reekayshani - Maid of Honor
Richard
Richard - Best Man
Salome
Salome - Mother of the Bride
Lesley
Lesley - Mother of the Groom
Henry Snr.
Henry Snr. - Father of the Groom
Gareth
Gareth - The "Special Friend"
Rob
Rob - The Favorite Child
(and Photo Liaison)
Ash
Ash - Second Half of the Dream Team
Azarrah
Azarrah - Most Trusted Confidante
(Not Sam's Sister)
Kavilyn
Kavilyn - Executive Assistant to the Photography Team
(Actually Sam's Brother)

Principal Photography

Official Release

We have our official photos now (that's the main reason for all our updates) and there are so many good ones! If you click on the links below, you should be able to scroll through all of them at your leisure. You all looked amazing on the day and there are almost a thousand in our final folder: we're sure that you'll find at least a few you'll really like.

Alternative & Extended Cuts

We also know that many of you took some wonderful photos of the day as well. We've added these to our shared drive as well and you can find them by clicking on either of the links below. (Also, another big thank you to our unofficial photographers: you all did great!)

If you have any photos that we haven't seen yet and you'd like to share them with everyone, please add it to the folder below. We really would love to see them.

Score & Soundtrack

Our chosen music for our wedding day was a combination of all our favourite songs (old and new ). It also included many South African Classics and Bollywood Hits . If you are curious about any of the music you heard on the day, you can find links to all our Spotify playlists below:

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All Other Wedding Playlists

If you spent enough time on our wedding dancefloor, you already know that we didn't get to hear all the songs we requested. If you were wondering about which songs didn't happen to make the final cut, you can find them on one of the following playlists:

(Looking back, it's not surprising that we barely got to hear most of these on the day; it's a lot!)

Craft Services

- our vendor details-





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Overall, we were very happy with all our vendors. If you're curious about any of them - whether you liked them too or whether you'd just like to avoid them - you can find all their details listed below:






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VENUE:

Diamant Estate

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CATERING:

Red Pepper Catering

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FAVOURS (Cake & Cookies) :

Sweet Lionheart

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PLANNING & CO-ORDINATION:

TRUNK Events

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PHOTOGRAPHY:

Duane Smith Nostalgia Photography

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DÉCOR (Florals & Table Settings):

BULB

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DÉCOR (Dancefloor & Lighting):

Baie Goeters

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STATIONERY:

Weddings by EB weddingseb@gmail.com

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DJ/MC/(Unofficial) Officiant:

DJ Ray 0828994944

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First Dance Lessons:

Melanie Broadway 084 7770075

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Lead Actors

(and details of their Offscreen Romance)

The Beginning - 2019

Henry and Sameshni met when Sam first moved to Cape Town. They were both MA students in the UCT History Department at the time. They started dating in August of 2019.

The Start of Long Distance - 2022

Three years later, Henry moved to the US and Sam stayed in Cape Town. They kept in contact via video chat every day.

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Engagement - 2023

Henry proposed to Sam on her first visit to see him in the US. Six months later - with their families - they celebrated their engagement in Durban.

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Michigan, 9 July 2023

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KZN, 16 December 2023

A Wedding at Home - 2023

A few days after that, Sam and Henry were married in the backyard of their Cape Town home.

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Cape Town, 27 December 2023

END OF LONG DISTANCE - 2024

In December of the next year, Sam joined Henry in Michigan. This is now where the couple spends most of their time.

Celebrating with Family and Friends - 2026

Sam and Henry finally celebrated their marriage with a wedding for all their family and friends. It was a perfect day.

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Paarl, 20 June 2026

Fin.




for everything, for all time:

thank you, thank you, thank you!