Bella Manga Country Escape is an estate destination wedding venue in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, hosting 100 at dinner.
Bella Manga Country Escape
Plettenberg BayWestern Cape, South Africa
Bella Manga Country Escape is a historic estate outside Plettenberg Bay, set against mountain views and mature gardens, roughly 25 minutes from Plettenberg Bay Airport (PBZ).
Bella Manga Country Escape
- Guests
- 100 at dinner
- Cost
- ZAR 22,000
- Ceremony
- Chapel on site
- Getting there
- PBZ
About the venue
Bella Manga Country Escape is a historic estate outside Plettenberg Bay, set against mountain views and mature gardens, roughly 25 minutes from Plettenberg Bay Airport (PBZ).
Couples can marry in the on-site chapel or outdoors, then move to an indoor or outdoor reception seating up to 100 guests, with a dedicated dance space and a bar on site.
The venue fee is ZAR 22,000 in season and ZAR 18,000 off-season, covering ceremony and reception space, furniture and an on-site coordinator, while catering, drinks and accommodation are quoted separately.
On-site rooms, suites and vacation homes sleep 36 guests in total, with a two-night minimum for exclusive use of the estate.
- Chapel on site plus outdoor ceremony options, seating up to 100
- Indoor and outdoor reception space with a wet-weather backup and dance floor
- Accommodation for 36 guests across double, twin, family rooms, a suite and vacation homes
- Venue fee of ZAR 22,000 (ZAR 18,000 off-season) including furniture and an on-site coordinator
Short answers
- How much does a wedding at Bella Manga Country Escape cost?
- The venue quotes zAR 22,000 venue fee.
- Venue brochure
- How many guests does Bella Manga Country Escape hold?
- Bella Manga Country Escape holds 100 at dinner.
- Venue website
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Capacity, rooms and facilities
Capacity
- Seated dinner
- 100 guests
- Ceremony, seated
- 100 guests
- Smallest party taken
- 40 guests
Staying over
- Sleeps
- 36 guests
- Room types
- 9 listed
- Shortest whole-property stay
- 2 nights
House rules
- Music until
- 12:00 AM
- Pets
- No
- Children
- Yes
Services
- Coordinator on the day
- Yes
The ceremony
- Chapel on site
- Yes
- Outdoor ceremony
- Yes
- Indoor option if it rains
- Yes
The place
- Swimming pool
- Yes
- Gardens
- Yes
- Mountain view
- Yes
- Historic building
- Yes
Money
- Price
- ZAR 22,000 venue fee
- Off-season price
- ZAR 18,000 venue fee
- Venue fee
- ZAR 22,000
- Included
- Ceremony space, reception space, furniture and a coordinator
- Not included
- Catering, drinks and rooms
The spaces
- Event spaces
- Banquet room
- Reception indoors
- Yes
- Reception outdoors
- Yes
- Space for dancing
- Yes
Food and drink
- In-house catering
- Yes
- Bring your own wine
- Yes
- Bar on site
- Yes
Getting there
- PBZ, 25 min by car
- Yes
Questions about the venue
Where a number is our estimate, we say so.
How many guests can Bella Manga host?
Up to 100 guests seated for both the ceremony and the dining reception, with a minimum of 40 guests required.
What does the venue fee include and exclude?
The fee covers the ceremony space, reception space, furniture and an on-site coordinator. Catering, drinks and accommodation are not included.
Can we stay on site and book the whole estate?
Yes. The estate sleeps 36 guests across twin/double rooms, double rooms, a family room, a suite and vacation homes, and exclusive-use bookings require a minimum of two nights.
Is there a music curfew?
Yes, the noise curfew is 12:00 AM.
Are children and pets welcome?
Children are welcome at the venue. Pets are not permitted.
Weddings held here
2019
Nick and Krissi van Schie
From the bottom of our hearts we want to thank you for your kindness, generosity and all-around awesomeness in the planning and execution of the best time of our lives. Every one of our friends and family have said it was the best wedding they've been to, and we completely agree. We wish we could do it all again!
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