Frequently Asked Questions
Shongweni, Outer West Durban
B5 Mr551 Rd, Shongweni, Outer West Durban, 3624
Yes, we always recommend booking a venue viewing. You can book a 45-minute venue viewing with us through email or WhatsApp. We are open Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm, and do offer early morning viewings on a Saturday, these are strictly by appointment only. We are closed for viewings on Sundays. Please contact us to make a booking.
An admin fee and breakage deposit of R8 000 is required to secure your date. 50% of your total wedding amount is due 4 months before the booked date, the balance is due 2 weeks before the booked date.
Should you cancel your wedding for any reason, please note that the admin fee is non refundable.
Should the wedding be cancelled, for any reason, between FOUR months before the wedding date, and TWO weeks prior to the wedding date, 50% of the total wedding value and the admin fee of R8 000.00 shall be forfeited.
In the event that the wedding is cancelled, for any reason, between TWO and ONE week (14 – 7 Days) before the date of the event, 75% of the total wedding value and the admin fee of R8000.00 shall be forfeited.
In the event that the wedding is cancelled, for any reason, in the FINAL WEEK (7 days) before the date of the wedding date, 100% of the total wedding value excluding the admin fee of R8000.00 shall be forfeited.
Should the wedding need to be postponed (for any reason), the couple has the option to postpone to the next available date of their choice. ALL confirmed details of the initial wedding date will be postponed to the updated date, including venue, catering, accommodation.
The couple will have to pay 50% of the wedding payment upfront and will have up to six months from the initial wedding date to confirm a new date. Should a new date not be confirmed before the end of this six-month period, the wedding will be cancelled and the client shall forfeit the 50% of the total wedding value aswell as the R8 000.00 admin fee.
A wedding can be broken into four payment points:
1. Admin fee
2. Venue Hire
3. Bar Sales Deposit or Surcharge (should you not use our bar services
4. Catering Surcharge if you use outside caterers.
We do not have a minimum advance time to book your wedding, bookings are solely based on availability
Please click this link to view Argus’s Packages – https://www.happly.co.za/venues/argus-at-ollivanders-estate-44ce2aa3
Please click this link to view Emeric’s Packages – https://www.happly.co.za/venues/emeric-at-ollivanders-estate-158623f9
Mid-week weddings may be subject to a small discount, this offer will need to be received in writing and included in your booking form
At Ollivanders Estate we have a wide range of options available for accommodation, from beautiful large suites to self-catering family units. The Estate sleeps a total of 48 guests. Wedding accommodation is offered at a discounted rate for a minimum two-night stay. All accommodation bookings are subject to availability. You can find out our rates here.
Ollivanders Estate boasts two beautiful outdoor wedding venues, which can be booked for the same day. You will however have exclusive use to your ceremony and reception areas throughout your wedding duration.
Yes, it is included in the package for the night of your wedding including breakfast.
Our fully inclusive packages include a 2 course meal. The venue hire only packages do not include catering.
We have a fantastic on-site caterer, should you choose to outsource your catering a surcharge of R3500 will apply.
Yes, we have prep spaces for outsourced caterers. They will however need to supply their own burners and refrigeration. We don’t offer wash up facilities and their rubbish/trash must be removed from the property by them.
The fully inclusive packages do include staff. The venue hire packages do not. This can be added at a cost of R800 per waiter.
Yes, we can offer tea and coffee set ups for your guests at an additional charge R20.00 per person
Ollivanders Estate does not offer any catering, but we do have a lovely on-site caterer who is always happy to go above and beyond to supply for all catering needs. Please contact Carole over WhatsApp on +27 (0)83 236 1321
Yes, confetti and petals are allowed so long as it is biodegradable. E.G.: flower petals, greenery, seeds, coloured rice, popcorn etc.
Yes, external suppliers are allowed. Please find our recommendations on happly.co.za
We offer the following items per package:
Argus – Round tables, plastic chairs, white chair covers, white tablecloths, white napkins, an easel for seating plans, a cake table & knife, and a signing table
Emeric – Wooden tables, white tiffany chairs with white cushions, white napkins, an easel for seating plans, a cake table & knife, and a signing table
We have a list of preferred suppliers available for you to look at on happly.co.za
We have a wide range of extras you can add to your wedding package including, draping, tiffany chairs, natural wooden tables, a vintage car, waiters, bar staff, on the day co-ordinator, cutlery, crockery, glassware and much more. You can see a full list of extras in our wedding package breakdown
Decorators, florists, photographers, videographers, officiants, DJ, sound, lighting. You can search for your suppliers on happly.co.za
The venue is open from 7am and closes at midnight. Venue hire allows for 8 hours of venue use, from the start of your wedding (ceremony). After that a R2000 venue hire will apply up until midnight, at which time the venue will close. at which time all guests must vacate the property.
Your vendors and suppliers may have access to the venue the day before for set ups with prior arrangement (if it is available) from 8am – 5pm.
Your suppliers can setup they day before between 8am and 5pm with prior confirmation
Clean up happens the next working day following the event (we are closed on Sundays)
Yes, a co-ordinator is available at an additional cost. Please contact us for more information
Ollivanders offers two bar options:
- Ollivanders Cash Bar, a minimum of R6000.00 (paid in advance) in sales is required. We will provide bartenders, ice, glasses and drinks. The R6000.00 will be returned after the wedding, subject to the R6000.00 in sales being reached. Should the sales be less than the R6000.00then the difference will be retained towards bar costs. Please be aware that should you wish to opt for Ollivanders Cash Bar service, no outside alcohol will be permitted by your guests during your wedding. Guests bringing in their own alcohol will result in you forfeiting your full bar sales deposit and your venue hire admin fee.
- Should you wish to not make use of Ollivanders Bar service, a surcharge of R4500.00 will apply.
We have a standard selection of various beers, wines and spirits.
Subject to availability/requests
Yes, you can but this will need to be paid in advance with your final wedding payment, two weeks before your wedding date.
No, we do not keep any sound or lighting but can recommend some fantastic suppliers. You can also search Happly.co.za for suppliers.
Yes, we have a yoko card machine. We also accept cash and zapper.
Yes, we do allow for outdoor traditional Hindu ceremonies; however, we don’t permit open flames within and on the Veranda of the Emeric venue.
Yes we do have a generator which is included in the fully packages for 2 hours. Thereafter a hire fee of R800 per hour is charged
Our block is Number 10 – Shongweni Resources
We have directional signs setup to guide guests to each wedding venue on the property, and recommend including your venue name in your invitations, for example: “Emeric at Ollivanders Estate”
We advise you make provisions for a stretch tent. We work closely with a company that can provide them for you should you let us know 1 week beforehand; we’d be happy to assist in sorting this out
No, Ollivanders and our caterers do not allow for food to be taken away.