Loosely translated, the Afrikaans word kuier, in English, translates to the word visit, but it means much more than just that.

In fact, kuier is more about a gathering of family and friends; usually around a fire, with icy cold beers, good food and wholesome conversation.

Actually, kuier is the type of experience that leaves you with a warm smile on your face, when you reminisce on the day and makes you realise that you should kuier more often.  Well, that is exactly how we felt when leaving Bernice's and Nic's wedding.

I know I mention it all the time, but, Bernice's and Nic's wedding was just so extraordinary. They opted to have their intimate ceremony out on a deck, overlooking the Roodeplaat Dam.

There were fire urns, couches on the lawn, blankets, cold beers, hospitable guests and lots of delicious food. 

Whilst a wedding is not normally part of a kuier, I reckon Bernice and Nic may have just upgraded kuier to a new level.

It's miserably cold on this side of the world and I have three little midgets nagging me as to when we will be making our pizza, so I am going to make the post short and let the images speak for themselves.

A BIG thank you to Nic and Bernice - I, personally, would have skipped Roxette for such a special kuier! ;-)

This is the reaction Bernice received from Nic's sister when she walked down the aisle.

A fluffy little guest propped up by this little girl so that he too could get a glimpse of the ceremony.

I absolutely love this one above, probably my favourite image to date.