{"id":223203,"date":"2018-07-10T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T19:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/simple-style-shines-through-at-danelle-and-donovans-elegant-romantic-wedding\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:03:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T00:03:02","slug":"simple-style-shines-through-at-danelle-and-donovans-elegant-romantic-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/simple-style-shines-through-at-danelle-and-donovans-elegant-romantic-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple style shines through at Danelle and Donovan&#8217;s elegant romantic wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Danelle and Donovan kept things simple at their elegant romantic wedding in Lanseria, Pretoria South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, aged 23 and 27 respectively, wed on April 14, 2018 with 70 guests by their side. \u201cOur priorities on planning the wedding was to keep is simple and classy,\u201d explains Danelle. \u201cWe wanted our guests to have a lot of fun and to have just the best, so the food and music was very important to us to keep them entertained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/wedding-traditions\/\">wedding<\/a> that wouldn\u2019t happened without an engagement, however, and that almost didn\u2019t occur when an injury sent Donovan\u2019s plans into a tail-spin! \u201cThe day he proposed I almost messed it up completely. He wanted to ask me on top of Lions Head in Cape Town but I could not make it to the top so we went to see the penguins and I fell in the sea water and hurt my leg,\u201d recalls Danelle. \u201cWe just decided to go home and when he stopped at Chapmans Peak where he got down on one knee and could finally ask me!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlewhiteribbonphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Little White Ribbon Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111403 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111404 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111349\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111352\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The bride and her crew had pre-wedding T-shirts to wear that morning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111338\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111350\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111354\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111402 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111409 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111358\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111359\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111410 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111290 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-111365\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111367\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Clean, white d\u00e9cor reflected the couple\u2019s simple personal style. \u201cWe stuck to a white d\u00e9cor these with a dash of pink from the protea flower,\u201d the bride says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111400 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111401 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111332\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111326\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111395 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111398 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-111371\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I ot a gown from my mother in-law\u2019s wedding boutique and made the dress my own,&#8221; says the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-111373\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111299 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111296 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-111379\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-111382\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111306 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111308 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_SBS_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111385\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_032.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111389\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111390\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-111391\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_036-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe wanted a timeless wedding and I believe that\u2019s what we got,&#8221; says Danelle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111392\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Danielle_Donovan_Elegant-Romantic-Wedding_Little-White-Ribbon-Photography_037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium 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