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Its Anners Wedding Venue
Dear Valued Bride & Groom,
This is truly a special time in your life and we are honored that you are considering Its Anners Wedding
Venue as the venue for celebrating your choice of a life together forever.
We would like to introduce you to the idea of a Destination Weekend Wedding.
Situated 35km from Pretoria in the beautiful African Bushveld, Its-Anners is neatly tucked away between
the Rocky hills with beautiful Serengeti like plains. This magnificent atmosphere and setting will make
your wedding day truly memorable. You will have the Guesthouse exclusively booked for you and your
guests from the Friday till the Sunday
This includes:
o Meals for guests for Saturday night.
o Venue hire, including basic décor, setup and clean up.
o A breath-taking Chapel
o Wedding Coordinator
o Flower voucher
o Décor voucher
o Wedding cake voucher
(Weekend wedding)
o 4 Rooms in the Guest house, family unit and bridal suite (sleeping a total of 25 guests)
o Tents and Caravans allowed.
o Bridal/Honeymoon Suite for the bride to prepare with
o Meals are optional for the Friday night
Friday
A Weekend Wedding will guarantee a relaxing weekend for you and all your guests that will leave you with memories to last a life time. See exactly
what it entails on the next few pages
Welcome Drinks
Your guests will arrive any time from 2pm on Friday afternoon and will check into their rooms.
The patio area will be open for a welcoming drink.
Braai
In the evening, the fires will be lit and the guests will be welcomed at the boma for the Braai
The menu is optional (see pricing page)
Saturday
Breakfast Saturday will start off with a full English Buffet Breakfast on the
Patio overlooking the swimming pool. A private breakfast for the Bridal Party
can be arranged.
Saturdays are the best. This is when your guests will be swimming, laughing, playing and spending quality time with each other. This is when you will realize the true value of a weekend wedding.
Activities Swimming pool
Hiking trail Bird watching
Mountain Bike Trails Game Drives (see pricing page)
Bridal preparations The Bridal Suite will be prepared for the Bridal Party to do their hair and make-
up
The Reception The Wedding Hall will be decorated with standard décor, included in the package:
Long Iron Tables with Wooden Tops, Chairs, Grass isle runner
A décor voucher is included in the packages which would allow you to choose the chair covers, tie backs,
runners and table décor of your choice.
Menu
STARTER The Canape starter is a wide selection of snacks including Mini pies, meatballs, quiches, salami and olive
rolls, spring rolls, chocolate eclairs, mini milktarts, mini lemon meringues and more. The starter is served
after the ceremony while the photos are being taken.
The above mentioned can be changed to suite your taste
Main Course
Traditional Buffet Menu
Your choice of the following:
MEAT: Choose 2
Beef – Boere wors, Beef sosatie, Rump, Chuck, Sirloin steak, Fillet steak, Short Rib
Chicken – Chicken sosaties, Chicken wing sosaties, Lemon & Herb drumsticks or thighs, Peri peri
drumsticks or thighs, Mayo & Chutney drumsticks or thighs
Lamb – Lamb sosatie, Lamb chops, Ribs, Lamb sausage
Pork – Sticky pork sosatie, Sweet smokey ribs, Pork chops
Fish – Prawn sosatie, Grilled chili prawns, Line fish
Vegetarian – Seasoned veggie sosatie, Stuffed Mushroom with bread coating, Capsicum stuffed with
risotto rice, Halumi cheese sosatie
STARCH: Choose 2
Baked potatoes served with sour cream and chives, Baby potatoes with garlic butter and fresh herbs,
Potato Bake with cream and cheese, Potato wedges, Creamy mash potatoes, Braai broodjies, Garlic
bread, Rooster koek, Vetkoek, Bread rolls, Rice(basmati, white, brown or herb), Pap tert, Pap and sheba,
Samp, Cous cous, Dumplings
VEGGIES: Choose 2
Green beans with potato and bacon, Pumpkin fritters with caramel sauce, Pumpkin pie, Roasted
cinnamon pumpkin, Corn on the cob, Mielie tart, Sweet baby carrots, Baby marrow bake, Broccoli and
cauliflower gratin, Creamy spinach, Rosemary roasted seasonal veggies, Charred sweet potato
SALADS: Choose 2
Creamy traditional coleslaw, Greek salad, Marinated mushroom, Pasta salad, Potato salad, Cous cous
and dry fruit, Beetroot salad, Carrot and pineapple salad, Broccoli and Cauliflower salad with bacon and
cheese, Pumpkin and Beetroot salad with balsamic reduction and seeds, Butternut and pineapple salad
DESSERTS: Choose 1
Chocolate Baked Pie served with ice cream or custard, Creamy strawberry cheesecake, Classic lemon
meringue, Gran’s malva pudding served with ice cream or custard, Chocolate mousse, Upside down
pudding, Trifle, Peppermint crisp tart, Chocolate brownies served with ice cream, Eclairs, Churros with
caramel sauce, Cinnabon’s drizzled with icing and nuts
SPIT BRAAI BUFFET MENU
Main Course
Lamb on spit
Chicken
Pap and sauce or Paptert
Carrot and pineapple salad
Greek salad
Vetkoek with butter and jam
Dessert
Malva pudding with custard
Or
Chocolate mousse
Special requests: If you have any special requests for your menu, feel free to contact us and we can
discuss your ideas
Includes:
Waiters, continental white crockery, standard cutlery and wine-, champagne- and beer glasses.
Unique features
NO Corkage fee
Photographic opportunities
Fire wood for the boma fire for the Saturday night
Sunday
Breakfast
The weekend wedding will end off on Sunday morning with another Full English Buffet breakfast on the
patio. The wedding hall will be cleared and cleaned by our staff and all of your items will be neatly
gathered for you to collect.
Checkout
Checkout time for the guests is 10 a.m., but, as our VIP guests, you and the bridal party are welcome to
stay a little longer.
You will depart with the feeling of just having had the best weekend of your life, entering the first
chapter of the best time of your life, with no one other than your soulmate
Additional Extras Braai Friday night R130pp
Friday Welcoming Drinks: Beers – R25, Ciders – R30, Champagne – R130, Sherry – R12
Game Viewer for Photos – R200
Refundable Breakage Deposit – R2,000
This amount is fully refundable if there are no damages, and if all the tabs are settled.
Hanging Lights in Reception Hall – R500 (Please note that you are not allowed to do any draping or
hanging of lights or flowers from the roofs yourselves)
Child Policy
Although children often form part of weddings, Its-Aners is not totally a child friendly zone due to the
following risks:
Koi ponds that are not fenced off
A big swimming pool that is not fenced off
Farm life Hazards
If children will be present at your wedding, the responsibility of their safety is in the hands of the
parents, and Its-Anners cannot be held liable.
If the child shares a room with his/her parents. A blow-up mattress will be provided but the bedding
must be provided by the parents.
Terms and conditions o If any of your guests leave without settling their accounts then your deposit will be used to
settle their accounts.
o No fireworks of any kind (including starlights) are allowed.
o You are responsible for any damages caused by any of your guests or their children.
o The wedding will not begin until the invoice (100% of the full amount) has been settled.
o Breakages will be assessed during the two weeks after your wedding. Quotations will be
requested for any major damages and the quotation value will be deducted.
o The venue will be taking photos on the day of the wedding and withhold the right to use these
photos on the internet and for other marketing opportunities.
o The children at the wedding are your responsibility and will be on the premises at their own risk.
You are expected to discipline them at all times. Our swimming pool is not enclosed and we
request that you never leave your children unattended.
o The DJ’s list has to be submitted at least 2 weeks before the wedding date.
o Guests should please bring their own swimming towels.
o Offensive comments and swearing towards any of our staff or management will not be
tolerated. Guests who do not adhere to this will be warned once and will be refused service or
removed from the premises if this continues.
o You are responsible to remove any flowers, leaves, or other decor that is not supplied by
Its-Anners from the venue.