The Bridal Morning

Most of the wedding is for everyone else. The bridal morning is the only part that belongs to her — and to the women she chose to share it with. We asked five brides what they remember.

Naledi · Sandton

"There was a moment, before anyone else was awake, when I put on the silk robe my sister had monogrammed for me, and I looked in the mirror, and I cried. Not from nerves — from the recognition. That was the bride. That had been her, all along."

Imaan · Cape Town

"I had wanted my bridesmaids to feel like the morning was a gift to them, too. I gave each one a Nalz set — robe, sleep mask, scrunchies — in their own colour, with their initials. They wore them through the photos. Every single one is still wearing the robe at home, two years later."

The bridal morning is the only part of the wedding that belongs to her.

Lerato · Johannesburg

"I am not a sentimental person. But the silk pillowcase from our wedding morning is in our bedroom, and every night I see the monogram, and it is the closest thing I have to writing down a feeling."

Thandi · Stellenbosch

"The thing I tell every bride: the morning is going to fly. Spend money on the things you will keep. The dress goes back into the box. The silk pieces stay on the bed."

Anya · Pretoria

"I cared too much about the colour palette of the morning. I am glad I did. There is a photograph of all of us in monogrammed silk, drinking champagne, that we will pass around forever. That is a wedding."

A note from the studio

For bridal sets of three or more, we offer complimentary monogramming in your wedding palette, dust-pouch packaging in your chosen ribbon colour, and on-time delivery guarantees synchronised to your wedding date. Email us at hello@nalz.co.za to begin.