14/07/2025
Ayden and Petri. When clients become family, a wedding can’t be anything else but FUN! What an amazing wedding.
Ayden and Petri are the third couple in this family that got married at Imperfect Perfection, so our journey was one of a lot of laughter and some heart-felt memories.
We take no opportunity to host any wedding at Imperfect Perfection for granted, we know that we have been given the privilege to share a once in a life time event, we know that we are again walking on holy ground, and that we are holding the most sacred gift that God has given us all, the gift of love in our hands.
Ayden and Petri have the most amazing family, a close-knit family that have been through their fair share of pain.
I always tell couples that we need to create moments on the wedding day, we need to get a photographer that can anticipate the emotions before they happen, and then we need them to capture the essence of that specific moment.
We were so fortunate to meet the amazing Stefan Coetzee, the photographer, for the day of their wedding day. I am so happy that we don’t dictate who our couples choose as photographers, because then we would not have met this amazing person.
It is rare to find a photographer that can tell a story, it is rare to find a photographer that can take amazing photos in unpredictable environments such as a wedding, and it is even more rare to find a photographer that can do both.
What an amazing experience to meet someone that absolutely loves weddings. Photos are always attached to emotions, because a memory is just reaching back in time, to revisit the moment, to experience a bit of what we have experienced.
Celia, Petri’s mom, is an executive chef, an amazing florist, stylist and just an amazing human being. When she told me that Ayden and Petri are engaged and looking at venues, I was praying that they would choose Imperfect Perfection.
You see, when you grow close to a family they almost become like your own, and you want to share in the special moments of their lives, I must say I would have been very jealous if they had chosen a different venue. I was over the moon when they chose Imperfect Perfection.
Ayden and Petri are just a fun-loving couple, they don’t like drama, they are down to earth and just wanted to enjoy the day. They have surrounded themselves with guests that made sure that this happens, especially the bridal party! The parents all came from different walks of life and contributed in their own way to make the day exactly what Ayden and Petri wanted. I must, however, take a moment to just celebrate the parents in this family. The moment between Petri and her mom at the bridal suite, getting dressed on their own was such a sacred moment. Heidi, Stuart and Jenny, Ayden’s parents also made time to spend with him whilst getting dressed, and it is those moments that we will carry close to our hearts forever. Both Ayden and Petri carried brooches of people that they have lost on them, Ayden on the inside of his jacket and Petri, on her bouquet, even a hanker chief from her grandmother. You see we all come from somewhere, we all come from someone, we all carry life lessons and memories with us that we have picked up along the way, so we don’t get to a place of marriage, untouched by life. We all carry burdens and pain, but we also carry lots of memories with laughter. Our duty is to remember where we come from, to enjoy where we are at, and to count all the blessings that money can’t buy. My mom always says that if she has nothing to give, she has her hands to give, she has done so much for me with her hands. When looking at the photo of Celia and Petri in the bridal suite getting dressed, I have thought about what my mom always says, with her hands Celia has done so much for everyone around her, her entire life, and today she got to use those same hands to dress her daughter for her wedding day, as well as the flowers, the décor and most of the arrangements. A mother’s touch is sacred, and a mother’s love is possibly the greatest love we can and will experience.
During this entire day, there has been this enormous amount of joy, I have tried to find the reason for it, but I could not single out one reason, I could only say that when like-minded people get together in one place, where everyone at that particular place have the same goal in mind, if everyone at that place move in the same direction, you get to a place where we celebrate Ayden and Petri.
Not only did they choose each other, but they chose their guests carefully, Celia chose the service providers with great care, and we could only move in one direction, and that was in the best interest of Ayden and Petri, because it was the easy and natural thing to do.
They say if you love what you do, you will not work a day in your life, which is not entirely true, but if you love your clients, and their families, it doesn’t feel like work, it feels like a partnership of mutual love, joy and celebration. Thank you for choosing Imperfect Perfection for your wedding day, imperfect Perfection where time isn’t measured by clocks but by moments, moments where a bridal couple choose to have fun, and not to sweat the small stuff, because they know where they come from and they also know where they are going.
Amazing designer wedding dress; Sophia Tolli
Awesome photos: Stefan Coetzee Wedding Photographer (and this was just the sneak peek, he definitely doesn't do medicre)
Beautiful make up and Hair styling: Mrs Müller Bridal Studio -Chantelle
Sound - Weddings & Events DJ's - Prelude Entertainment
Decor, flowers and coordination: Celia Greeff from Crystal Bowtie in collaboration with Imperfect Perfection
