Bona Dea Private Estate - near Cape Town South Africa

Bona Dea Private Estate near Cape Town in South Africa is the perfect gateway to an unforgettable wedding destination abroad.

A Perfect Wedding abroad – Romantic Country Escape:

Bona Dea is located on a working Protea flower farm with breath-taking mountain views, enchanting sunsets and a romantic fynbos wilderness – all creating a perfect setting for the most beautiful place to get married abroad. The secluded award-winning Bona Dea Private Estate hailed as one of the most romantic and dramatic venues in Southern Africa and one of South Africa’s top ten destinations for a wedding abroad.

Same Sex Weddings

We at Bona Dea Private Estate are big supporters of marriage equality and we celebrate love in its many rainbow variations. Our wedding venue and friendly staff will ensure that your life-changing wedding day is celebrated with the respect and joy it deserves.

An Elegant Package:

The remarkable Venue Complex incorporates traditional elements of the original Cape Dutch style manor house combined with a bold modern renovation. Its natural water features and pristine garden terraces make this luxurious venue perfect for a romantic ceremony. It features a stylish Ballroom which is suitable for up to 200 guests, with a generous dance floor. Light airy reception rooms and lounges lead to raised terraces with steps down to a large ceremonial treed terrace adorned with 20,000 fairy lights. The décor is chic elegance and thoughtfully conceived to showcase the panoramic views of South Africa’s most treasured landscape.

All packages promise the private and exclusive use of the entire venue complex for your bespoke wedding. 

Other features include an adjacent modern bar area, two cocktail lounges with large fireplaces for those cooler seasons, modern crisp white restroom facilities and a fully equipped commercial kitchen. While most ceremonies are held on the treed terrace adorned with 20,000 fairy lights, there is an indoor chapel available on the lower ground level. Everything the discerning wedding couple could wish for. Your perfect year-round, all-weather venue.

All accommodation options in the Venue, Olive Cottage and Mountain Villa are conveniently located, elegant, and yet, remarkably comfortable. An idyllic space in which to relax and unwind with your wedding party. For the most memorable and spectacular celebration, the estate’s team of top wedding planners offer their skilled expertise to ensure the most refined elements of your dream wedding day come to life. All that’s left do is say Yes!

If you are looking for a beautiful wedding venue abroad, that is grand but intimate, or stylish yet understated – Bona Dea offers every essence of luxury and romance.