Ask anybody who has made their way down the aisle and they will confirm it. Choosing your wedding venue is anything but easy. However, it is a decision that dictates proceedings. It is the very place you will be standing when you solemnly swear to love & cherish your soul mate, in front of friends and family, till death do you part. It is the most crucial wedding decision you can make.

Unfortunately, the seemingly endless pile of ‘Cape Town wedding venues’ proposed by Google, offers little in terms of speeding things along. You will soon realize that the process takes time and unfortunately there are no short cuts. With this in mind, a wedding venue that offers as near to complete of a service as possible usually speeds things along. Pontac Manor, a 4 star hotel in Paarl, is one such location.

Located in Paarl, this Cape Winelands wedding venue offers the bridal couple a well rounded service that covers all bases and provides you with useful assistance in taking care of just about all the details. From accommodation for the bridal couple and up to 44 other guests, to music arrangements, catering services, décor and flower requirements & a photographer, Pontac Manor offers the betrothed couple a 4 star experience, not soon to be forgotten.

The bridal couple will be able to choose from three venues for the ceremony. The Victorian garden overlooking the magnificence of Paarl has proven to be a popular choice in hosting an outdoor celebration with the manor capable of sourcing all marquees and other seating arrangements necessary for the big day. Also available at Pontac Manor is the restaurant and adjacent function hall. The restaurant seats 40 guests and the interleading banquet room seats around 120 – the two venues can easily be used in combination for a wedding setup. The restaurant also incorporates a smaller private dining room which is ideal for small intimate groups of up to 20. This room can also be used as the bar during weddings which are hosted in the restaurant. For couples who would like to be the lord & lady for the evening, the entire manor can be used as a ceremony and reception venue. With this option, guests will have the entire ground floor of the manor, seating around 90 guests, at their disposal. Additionally, decorations, catering & refreshment experts will be on call to lend a hand. Also available to the bridal party will be all accommodation available in the Manor’s annexes.

If 20 rooms in the hotel are booked for use by wedding guests, then the happy couple can also look forward to enjoying their first night of marital bliss in the lovely honeymoon suite at Pontac Manor completely free of charge!

Too often it seems that wedding venues are commemorated as the ugly stranger in the background of wedding pictures. We therefore suggest choosing one as a starting point and we recommend spending time, either yours or your bosses’, day-dreaming about what exactly you are looking for. But with a fantastic list of wedding services, accommodation options and venue choices available, plus extras such as an original 1890 horse drawn carriage on offer at Pontac Manor, it is really difficult to think of a reason not to choose it as your Cape Town wedding venue.