Jeffreys Bay, and wherever else you want to say yes
Tarika plans, styles and flowers weddings and celebrations along the Eastern Cape coast — from the first phone call to the last chair loaded back onto the bakkie.
Full planning, décor and flowers — or just the chairs, tables, linen and crockery if that is all you need.
Tsitsikamma coast, Eastern Cape
What Tarika actually is
Erika Opperman runs Tarika. When you phone, you get her — not a call centre and not a different coordinator every month.
We take on the whole event: the plan, the timeline, the suppliers, the flowers, the décor, the setup and the pack-up. If you would rather do most of it yourself and only need the furniture and linen delivered, that is also completely fine. Most of our work is weddings on the beach, but we do birthdays, anniversaries, corporate functions and gala evenings with the same care.
What we do
Pick the one that matches where you are. Most couples start with the first and add the rest as the date gets closer.
This is what we are known for. Tide times, wind, permits, getting a generator and forty chairs down a set of wooden stairs — we have done it enough times to know what the coast does to a plan. Arches, aisle greenery, pampas, signage, seating, blankets for your guests when the wind comes up at five o'clock.
Milestone birthdays, anniversaries, engagement parties, year-end functions and gala evenings. Balloon arches, backdrops, cake tables, neon signage and the flowers to tie it together.
Parties and corporateBouquets, buttonholes, aisle and arch work, table arrangements, greenery in baskets, pampas and dried arrangements that survive a coastal wind better than fresh stems do.
Flowers and stylingTables, chairs, linen, crockery, cutlery, glassware and décor pieces for hire — delivered and collected, whether or not we are planning the rest of the day.
What you can hireFrom enquiry to pack-up
Five stages. You are told what happens next at every one of them.
A call or WhatsApp, free, no obligation. Your date, your rough numbers, where you want it and what you have already booked. If we are not the right fit we will say so and point you somewhere else.
You get a proposal with the concept, the item list and a price — itemised, so you can see exactly what the flowers cost against what the furniture costs, and cut something if you need to.
We book and brief the photographer, caterer, sound, minister or marriage officer, transport and anyone else on the list, and we handle the beach or venue permissions. One timeline goes out to everybody.
We arrive early, build it, dress it, check it and stay through the ceremony and reception so that when something shifts — and on a beach it does — it is our problem, not yours.
Everything comes down, gets loaded and leaves the site clean. You go home. Nobody in your family spends Sunday morning returning chairs.
Because in your dreams, everything is beautiful.Erika Opperman, Tarika Event Planning & Décor
Recent work
Where we work
We are based in Jeffreys Bay and travel for the day. The beaches around Tsitsikamma and Nature's Valley, the farms behind Humansdorp, venues in St Francis Bay, Cape St Francis, Gqeberha and Kareedouw, and further along the Garden Route when a couple asks us to.
Travel beyond about 60 km is quoted separately and shown as its own line on your quote, so there are no surprises at the end.
Wedding advice
Budgets, Home Affairs paperwork, beach permits, wind and tides, speeches and seating plans: practical guides for getting married in South Africa, and on this coast in particular.
Planning & timelines
How to plan a wedding step by step, in the order that works: budget, guests, date, venue, suppliers, Home Affairs paperwork, styling, the day and after.
Planning & timelines
A month-by-month wedding checklist for South African couples, with the items most lists miss: Home Affairs, the antenuptial contract, permits and peak season.
Budget & costs
What a South African wedding costs in 2026, in total and per guest: typical prices by category, three costed examples and what pushes the number up or down.
Legal & paperwork
The legal requirements to get married in South Africa in 2026: who can marry, documents, marriage officers, witnesses, where and when, and registration.
Beach & outdoor weddings
How to plan a beach wedding in South Africa: choosing the beach, permits, tides, wind, sun, sound, toilets, guest comfort, the legal side and a plan B.
Eastern Cape & Garden Route
Planning a beach wedding in Jeffreys Bay? A local planner on which beaches work, wind and seasons, venues, permits, suppliers and getting your guests here.
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