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The Once Journal
Share what you can, from a few lines to the whole story, and our editorial team shapes it into the finished feature. We publish a small number of real South African weddings every month, free, with full credit to your team.
Start typing to find your venue on Once, or just type its name.
Search for your venue by name, or the town. Enter the town manually instead
Pick any that describe the day.
Pick any that were part of the day. Couples browse by these.
Answer whatever you can, even one of these is plenty. A few sentences is all we need, and our editorial team shapes the final feature from your words, so nothing here has to be polished.
How you met, the proposal, and what the day felt like.
Traditions you kept, your vows, a moment that stayed with you.
Why you chose it, and how you dressed it.
The food, the speeches, the dancing.
Credit the suppliers who made the day. Every feature carries full credit. If someone is not on Once yet, you can add their email and we will keep it so we can tell them their work is featured once the feature is public. We use it for that and nothing else.
Send your favourites and we will curate the gallery. Add between 8 and 60 images.
Tap to add photos
Drag photos here, or click to choose
8 or more
For our editors. A link to your full online gallery, if you have one. It is never published.
We'll confirm your feature and share the finished article here. Your names go under The Wedding above.
We review every submission by hand and reply within two weeks, whatever the outcome. Featuring is free and cannot be bought.