Recommended
Cape Town · CPT
Fly in, hire a car and drive the coast. Roughly 4–4.5 hours, and one of the best drives in the country.
Everything you need to know
The Details
The venue
Seeplaas Guesthouse
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Seeplaas Guesthouse
Plot 60 Ottosrust
Great Brak River, 6525
Western Cape, South Africa
Plot 60 Ottosrust
Great Brak River, 6525
Western Cape, South Africa
Seeplaas sits between Great Brak River and Tergniet on the Garden Route — about 25 km from Mossel Bay and roughly 30 minutes from George Airport.
Exact co-ordinates to be confirmed against the venue’s own pin TBC
Getting there
Flights & the drive
For our international guests, we recommend flying into Cape Town International (CPT), renting a car and enjoying the scenic 4–4.5 hour drive along the coast.
Closest
George · GRJ
Our nearest airport. Connect from Cape Town or Johannesburg, then drive just 30 minutes to Seeplaas.
Also possible
Johannesburg · JNB
You can fly into Johannesburg and connect to George, but Cape Town is the more convenient option.
Worth knowing before you book
- Hire a car. There is no Uber or Bolt in Great Brak River, and the venue is not walkable from any accommodation.
- Driving times: Cape Town 4–4.5 h · George 30 min · Port Elizabeth 3.5 h · Johannesburg 11 h.
- Last stretch: the approach to the plot may be gravel — worth knowing if you’re booking a small car. Confirm with venue
- Visas: many nationalities get a 90-day visa on arrival, but check before you fly. Confirm wording
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Where to stay
Accommodation
Recommended by Seeplaas
Garden Route Ilita Lodge
Close to the venue, with a range of room and self-catering options.
Find your own
Tergniet & Great Brak River
Plenty of options nearby if you’d prefer to find something that suits you best.
For our family
We have a limited number of rooms available at Seeplaas for the wedding weekend, which we are keeping aside especially for close family travelling with little ones. If this applies to you, please reach out to us directly.
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Ian & Chavón’s own styling board, recovered from the current site
What to wear
Dress Code
Guest wording still needed TBC
The v1 site had a “Dress Code” heading and no copy at all. The palette below is real — sampled from the couple’s own styling board. The board shows the wedding party, though, so whether guests are asked to follow it is Ian & Chavón’s call.
Their palette
- Sage
- Dusty blue
- Butter
- White
Coastal formal
A summer wedding by the sea rather than black tie. If you’d like to dress to the palette, sage, dusty blue and butter yellow are the colours of the day.
- Ladies
- Midi or maxi dresses, soft fabrics, a wrap for later.
- Gentlemen
- Linen or a lightweight suit — the groomsmen are in navy and beige. Open collar is fine.
- One practical note
- We’ll be on grass and dune sand, and the sea breeze picks up after sunset. Block heels or flats, and a layer for the evening.
- Please avoid
- White, and anything close to it. Confirm
Placeholder — no photograph of the play area exists yet
The little ones
Kids
Our ceremony will be adults-only, but the little ones are never far away! They’ll have a small play area just behind the ceremony, with someone keeping an eye on them.
Parents are welcome to stay nearby if needed — although we think they’ll love their little play spot!
Still to confirm TBC
- Is the minder a paid, qualified childminder?
- Until what time is the play area supervised?
- Will there be a children’s meal option at dinner?
How the day will run
Order of Events
Saturday 13 March 2027 · all times SAST
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Meet & Greet
Arrive, find a drink, and say hello before we begin.
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The Ceremony
Adults-only. The children’s play area is just behind the seating.
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Cake & Canapés
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Photos
Golden hour over the dunes.
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First dance & speeches
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Dinner
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Time to Party
Tell us your song on the RSVP form and the DJ will get it.
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Farewell
This is a design mockup. The dress-code board and the coastal header are
the couple’s own, recovered from the current Canva site. The map, the accommodation cards and
the play area are still placeholders — no real images of those exist yet.
The order of events is now a real ordered list with <time> elements, so
screen readers read it correctly and it reflows on a phone — the v1 version was
absolutely-positioned text.
Anything flagged TBC is awaiting an answer from Ian & Chavón.