Walskipper Jeffreys Bay: A Beach Wedding at Sunset
Quick answer
What is a beach wedding at the Walskipper in Jeffreys Bay like?
Mark and Beda's got a bit of everything a Jeffreys Bay beach wedding can throw at you, in a single day. A severe red tide had turned the sea a mottled brown, until an offshore wind blew it back out the night before. A rain shower came through on the morning of the wedding and then cleared. By the ceremony there was only a slight breeze, which was a relief on a day that would otherwise have been uncomfortably warm in a wedding dress. Then bright pink and orange clouds spread across a pastel sky for the sunset. It suited a couple who met doing ski seasons in the Italian Alps; Mark's surfing is why they wanted a beach wedding in the first place.
If I were to script a wedding, it would not be far off the amazing beach wedding at the Walskipper in J Bay that I enjoyed with Mark, Beda, their close friends and family. These are definitely my kind of people.
Mark and Beda met while doing a few ski seasons in the Italian Alps. It is a genuine fairytale love story that brought them together. They both enjoy the outdoors and extreme sports. Being from Sweden, Beda is a natural born skier and Mark is very much into his surfing and water based activities, hence the want for a beach wedding. In fact their wedding is the start of a whole new chapter for them as they embark on a new adventure living in Cape Town.
The entire day was quite surreal. We were experiencing a severe red tide in J Bay, which had turned the sea a mottled brown colour. The night before the wedding an offshore wind blew the red tide out to sea. We did enjoy a rain shower on the morning of the wedding however. This soon cleared and we were blessed with the most wonderful day to have a beach wedding starting at. Even the wind behaved as a slight breeze was welcome relief from what surely would have been an uncomfortably warm day to be wearing a wedding dress. We could not have asked for a more striking sunset. Bright pink and orange clouds spread across pastel skies makes for a wonderful setting.
Video Pierre Gerber @lovestruck
Frequently asked questions
What is a red tide in Jeffreys Bay?
A red tide is a bloom of algae that discolours the sea. Before this wedding it had turned the water in Jeffreys Bay a mottled brown, and an offshore wind blew it out to sea the night before.
Where is the Walskipper?
On the beach in Jeffreys Bay, in the Eastern Cape. It's where Mark and Beda had their beach wedding.
Can you get married on the beach in Jeffreys Bay?
Yes. Mark and Beda married on the beach at the Walskipper, and Fred and Charmaine on Paradise Beach. Your venue or planner can tell you what your chosen spot needs.
