Olympic gold medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker and athlete representative Joel Smith tied the knot with a stunning Robertson wedding over the weekend.
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The couple, who got engaged in April 2022, said their ‘I dos’ over the weekend at the lush setting of Pat Busch Mountain Reserve in Robertson. On Monday, Tatjana and Joel took to Instagram to celebrate their special day with a carousel of gorgeous wedding photographs by Olivia Booyse from Veld Films.
The post’s caption reads: ‘Mr & Mrs Smith 🤵🏻👰🏻’
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Rachel Kolisis, who happens to be the groom’s older sister, also took to Instagram after the wedding, writing:
‘My little brother got married to the most spectacular woman and I literally couldn’t be more grateful for this love ❤️🥹’
The happily married couple, who first went public with their relationship in February this year, confirmed their engagement two months later, in April, when Joel popped the question while on a couple’s hike in Constantia.
A post by Schoenmaker announcing their engagement read:
‘Don’t worry, I know what you are all thinking: “Why did he take so long?” 😂 WE ARE ENGAGED 💍❤️’
‘I am lost for words. I am flippen going to be marrying the man of my dreams 😱 I am in absolute awe and gratefulness to have the privilege, firstly to love you and now to start a new journey with you 🙏🏻❤️ YAYYYY YAYYY YAYY GOD IS SO GOOD!!’
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In September, in the months leading up to the wedding, Schoenmaker celebrated her kitchen tea with friends, family and Joel in tow. Traditionally, the groom does not attend the kitchen tea, but you can’t keep these two lovebirds apart.
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In anticipation of her wedding day, Tatjana wrote:
‘It all started out with a DM… Can you believe it all came down to this? ❤️’
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Smith!
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