26/02/2010 FOR THAT PERFECT DAY... IT HAS TO BE THE OYSTER BOX
A Wedding Day – the day when hopes and dreams, love and laughter, friends and family, past and future, come together in celebration. For a day of such significance, it is essential that every tiny detail be absolutely perfect. The Oyster Box in Umhlanga, is synonymous with some of the best memories of our lives and provides the perfect venue for weddings, honeymoons and other significant occasions.
The new Oyster Box offers a wide range of locations ideal for receptions and functions. The draped Victorian gazebo, bedecked with fresh flowers in the lush, tropical garden courtyard, can be hired at an additional cost for private ceremonies. The elegant, sophisticated Pearl Room, with stunning views of the iconic lighthouse and the Indian Ocean and Venetian glass chandeliers, is perfect for larger celebrations. Throughout the hotel picture-perfect settings create idyllic backdrops for capturing each and every moment of that perfect wedding day.
Personal and meticulous attention is given to each aspect of the wedding event to ensure that every detail...every wish, is taken into account. With an extensive track record and experienced staff, The Oyster Box can ensure the success of weddings of various sizes, traditional requirements and cultural considerations.
The journey to the wedding day at The Oyster Box begins long before the big day itself, with many a first date and proposal having taken place at the Oyster Box. It remains a legendary venue for engagement and Kitchen Tea parties and many other pre- and post-wedding celebrations.
The Oyster Box’s dedicated Wedding Co-ordinator, together with the hotel’s internationally experienced and dedicated banqueting team, will assist with each detail of your special day - from menu choice, table design and guest flow, to referrals for flowers, photography and music.
With five function rooms, each with its own distinctive decorative style, the hotel has the ability to cater for individual preferences and requirements. The Pearl Room, with its mirrored walls and exquisite hand-blown crystal Venetian chandeliers offers an air of luxury and opulence and can accommodate 120 people. The Shell, Durban July, Union Castle and Colony Rooms are perfect for smaller and more intimate gatherings.
The Wedding Night, included in the wedding package, signifies the perfect end… to the perfect day. Bask in the luxury of a host of special extras, such as a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine on arrival, monogrammed gowns, a rose petal turn-down, breakfast in bed and complimentary selection of DVD’s in your room. The Oyster Box is also renowned as one the world’s premier location for intimate, memory-filled honeymoons.
The pampering and luxury continues in privacy for the wedding couple or with friends and guests before and after the ‘Big Day’, in the new Spa. With six treatment rooms, including two Hydrotherapy Baths, beauty treatments for both men and women, an authentic Turkish Hamamm, state-of-the-art private fitness club and hot and cold plunge pool with garden views, you are spoilt for choice when it comes to organising everything from the Kitchen Tea party to honeymoon pampering.
And to top it all off, an antique Rolls Royce, is available at an additional cost, to ensure the happy couple travel in style from the Oyster Box into their new life together.
For more information about the Oyster Box or to make restaurant, event or function bookings call +27 31 514 5000 or e-mail reservations@oysterbox.co.za
