“Moer-toe” is an old Karoo home built next to the cemetery. Thus, its name and the resulting theme.
Smartly dressed security personal checked names against the guest-list, as elegantly dressed ladies and their partners were shown into this wonderfully Karoo inspired coffee/restaurant for snacks and pre-dinner drinks.
Here in this old Karoo house, an incredible transformation has taken place. Hung on walls around the coffee shop are paintings by Amanda Oosthuizen. These have been painted in soft pastel shades in French Classic style. Photographs of local celebrities are also featured throughout the house. A theme of brightly coloured hats as a wall hanging is an eye catching item, as is the classic antique furniture mixed with modern antiqued dressers and sofas.
Above a smartly laid dinner table, silver spoons are stuck into the ceiling. This procedure is an old tradition, which marks the passing on of a family member. Above another beautifully laid table, is an amazing chandelier, it is made of a farm implement, festooned with hundreds of hanging red crystals of all sizes and shapes.
The outer the walls of “Moer-toe” are also decorated with strategically placed old farm implements.
A choir of singers then entertained the guests, and then, still singing, the choir proceeded to lead a hearse carrying Helena to the Aberdeen Club. Still maintaining her theme, her guests walked in a procession behind her.
At the Aberdeen Club, tables were laid for Helena’s eighty guests, where a Karoo dinner was served. Live music entertained the guests, who all danced and partied until the small hours.
Article By: Joan Tinker
Deon and Petro Hurter with Hilary and Dallis Graham and Friend
Graham and Rudi at dinner
Graham Ashington and Anton
Anton, Dallis Graham and Lutter van Niekerk