09:00The garden
The florists working the lawn, the tables going down in the Cellar Hall, coffee for whoever is up early.
Wedding & Event Venue · Upington, Northern CapeMarried under a
Married under a
Kalahari Spring sky.
Your Dream.Our Pleasure.
One venue, one wedding at a time. When the Estate opens its gate to you, its event spaces are yours alone, with no other event on the day. And if you want the whole of Dyasonsklip to yourselves, we close the Farm Kitchen and the tasting room for the day and give all of it over to you.
We don't host weddings. We lend you the farm.
You'll stand where four generations have worked the same ground, under a sky that does the same thing every evening and never once looks ordinary.
The season you choose shapes everything: the light, the garden, the evening, and what your guests carry home.
Spring comes quietly to the Kalahari. The vines wake in tender green, the mornings soften, and the light loses its winter edge.
We open the garden gate to days made for standing outside, for vows spoken in the warm, unhurried air of a farm coming back to life.
- The LightClear and forgiving, a soft gold that flatters every face and photograph.
- The GardenFirst green on the vines, aloes in flower, the lawn soft underfoot.
- The EveningMild and open, a cardigan, the first stars, no reason to go in.
- For Your GuestsWarm days and cool nights, comfortable from the ceremony to the last dance.
- Golden hour, mid-season
- 17:55 – 18:45
- Days & nights
- 33 °C – 13 °C
- The diary
- PeakSaturdays book out furthest ahead.
- The rate
- Standard package prices; weddings from Monday to Thursday are discounted.
High summer is the estate at its most generous. The vines run deep emerald, and the days pour golden light from early until late.
The evenings stretch long and warm, and the Kalahari holds nothing back.
- The LightLong and golden, the hour before sunset stretches on and gilds everyone in it.
- The GardenVines deep emerald against the orange sand, the fullest the farm ever looks.
- The EveningWarm past midnight, bare shoulders, cold wine, lanterns and stars overhead.
- For Your GuestsDeep shade and cool water by day, a river breeze once the heat lifts.
- Golden hour, mid-season
- 18:45 – 19:35
- Days & nights
- 38 °C – 20 °C
- The diary
- Good availability, including Saturdays.
- The rate
- Standard package prices; weddings from Monday to Thursday are discounted.
In autumn the vines turn, copper, amber, ox-blood, and the light slants low and honeyed across the rows.
The days ease, the evenings cool into something romantic, and the whole farm glows from within. We think there is no lovelier time to marry here.
- The LightLow and honeyed, it rakes the copper vines and turns the ordinary golden.
- The GardenVines at their most painterly, copper and ox-blood against the deep sand.
- The EveningCool and romantic, a shawl, a courtyard fire, the day settling into dusk.
- For Your GuestsWarm afternoons, crisp evenings, the season that asks the least of everyone.
- Golden hour, mid-season
- 17:25 – 18:15
- Days & nights
- 32 °C – 12 °C
- The diary
- PeakOur busiest season, most couples enquire a year out.
- The rate
- Standard package prices; weddings from Monday to Thursday are discounted.
Winter strips the Kalahari back to essentials, earthy browns, deep reds, and air so clear it aches.
The days are crisp, the nights cold and enormous with stars. We draw the celebration close: cellar warmth, candlelight, and a sky like a second ceiling.
- The LightCrisp and crystalline, short, brilliant days and long, forgiving shadows.
- The GardenBare vines and earthy reds, the bones of the farm laid honest and clear.
- The EveningCold and still, we move into the cellar for stone walls and candlelight.
- For Your GuestsBlankets, fire, and the clearest night sky of the year, thick with stars.
- Golden hour, mid-season
- 17:05 – 17:55
- Days & nights
- 23 °C – 4 °C
- The diary
- QuietShort notice is often possible, even on a Saturday.
- The rate
- Our off season: ask about the winter discount. Monday to Thursday is discounted too.
One day, five
different lights.
A day here is unhurried by design. This is roughly how one runs with the ceremony on the farm. Yours will differ, and that is rather the point.
09:00
15:30The shade of the Courtyard
Guests arrive out of the heat. A glass of estate white, poured between the old granite walls.
17:30The vows
An hour or so before the sunset of your season, so the light does work no photographer can fake.
19:00The Cellar Hall
Canapés or the grazing table first, then a generous buffet, and your wedding cake served as dessert. Our own barmen behind the bar.
22:00Lanterns
Music until the agreed hour, then the fire, the stars and, if you have booked a room on the farm, a very short walk to bed.
Sound like your kind of day?
Check your date
Married at
a working cellar.
The Bezalel Cellar Hall is part of the working cellar itself. The stone is Keimoes granite, a little over a billion years old, blasted off the flood plain by the third generation to make room for vines and then laid into walls a metre thick rather than carted away. Four hundred and twenty square metres of it, and the barrel room a single door away, where couples go for their photographs among the casks.
Days that already
happened here.
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Four spaces to
celebrate.
A farm wedding venue between Upington and Keimoes.
Four places to hold a day, and they are not variations on each other. A tree, a garden, a walled courtyard, and a room built out of billion-year-old granite. Most weddings here use two or three of them before the night is over.
- 01 The Willow Tree
- 02 The Pagoda
- 03 The Courtyard
- 04 Bezalel Cellar Hall
The Willow Tree
One tree, wide enough to hold a whole wedding under, with the vine rows running off behind it. It makes its own shade, which in this part of the world is most of the argument.
300 m² of lawn under one old willow, with the vine rows running off behind it. It suits a ceremony, a reception under the stars or an open-air conference, and it keeps its own shade through the afternoon.
- Space
- 300 m²
- Banquet
- 180
- Conference
- 240
- Theatre
- 350
- Standing
- 600
The Pagoda
Wood, open on all sides, set down in the middle of the garden. It comes into its own at the point in the evening when people stop sitting where they were told to sit.
A 250 m² timber pavilion, open on all sides, in the middle of the garden lawns. Covered enough for shade and open enough for the evening air: garden parties, receptions and breakaway sessions.
- Space
- 250 m²
- Banquet
- 160
- Conference
- 200
- Theatre
- 280
- Standing
- 480
The Courtyard
Granite on three sides, which holds the cool right through the afternoon and the warmth well past dark. The smallest of the four, and the one people are most surprised by.
110 m² enclosed by the estate's old granite buildings. The stone does the decorating, so it needs very little: cocktail hours, small seated dinners and workshops.
- Space
- 110 m²
- Banquet
- 60
- Conference
- 80
- Theatre
- 120
- Standing
- 220
Bezalel Cellar Hall
Four hundred and twenty square metres inside the working cellar, under walls a metre thick that the third generation built from stone cleared off the vineyard land. It is also the answer when it rains.
The estate's largest indoor space: 420 m² inside the working cellar, under granite walls a metre thick. It takes the big occasions, from receptions of 280 seated to gala dinners and conferences, and it is the plan for a rainy day.
- Space
- 420 m²
- Banquet
- 280
- Conference
- 350
- Theatre
- 480
- Standing
- 800
The same farm,
any occasion.
Everything on this page holds just as true for a conference, a launch or a milestone birthday. The same four spaces, the same team running the day, and in the Cellar Hall four hundred and eighty seated theatre-style, under walls the third generation built from ancient granite cleared off the vineyard land. Our celebration packages run on the same lines: all-inclusive in the Cellar Hall for 50 to 150 guests, with smaller functions of up to 40 in the garden or the Farm Kitchen.
- Conferences & summits
- Corporate retreats
- Product launches
- Gala dinners
- Milestone birthdays
- Anniversaries
- Performances & shows
- Year-end functions
One wedding at a time, always. Anything else can take a single space or all four at once — the summit in the Cellar Hall, breakaways under the Pagoda, dinner in the Courtyard.
In their
own words.
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Getting married under the Kalahari sky with the vineyards stretching out behind us was pure magic. The estate felt completely ours for the weekend, and months later our guests are still raving about the food, the brandy tastings, and the sheer warmth of the hospitality.
Johan & Anél V. -
Bezalel was the perfect balance of rustic soul and effortless elegance. From golden hour photos among the vines to dancing the night away, every single detail felt personal, unhurried, and genuinely special. We couldn’t have dreamed of a better setting to start our lives together.
Liam & Clara M. -
The setting is breathtaking, but it was the team and atmosphere that truly made our wedding unforgettable. Having our closest family and friends stay on the estate, sharing incredible local wine and food under the stars, made the entire weekend feel like a warm, intimate celebration rather than just an event.
Stefan & Michelle B.
No surprises,
starting here.
Three all-inclusive packages for weddings of 50 to 150 guests: the venue, the food, your wedding cake, the tables and the flowers are all in the price. Slide to your guest count and the prices follow. Marrying with twenty or fewer? See the garden weddings below.
The packages are priced for these five numbers. Somewhere in between, or more than 150? Ask us for a quote.
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Essential Cellar
Simple, beautiful and kind to the budget: a relaxed wedding with all the basics taken care of.
FromR49 500for 50 guests
- Reception in the Bezalel Cellar Hall
- A simple grazing table or 3 canapés after the ceremony
- A generous buffet, and a basic wedding cake served as dessert
- White or neutral linen, table runners and tea-light candles
- Seasonal table flowers, with a floral allowance of R3 000 to R6 500
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Most popular Classic Bezalel
A fuller wedding, with more on the table and more freedom in the styling.
FromR56 500for 50 guests
- A classic grazing table or 5 canapés
- A wider menu, with roast lamb among your two mains
- A standard wedding cake, finished with fresh flowers or simple decoration
- Linen in your colours, vases, and fairy lights or candles
- A floral allowance of R5 500 to R12 000, and clear Tiffany chairs if you like
- Exclusive access to estate areas closed to the public, for your photographs
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Signature Estate
The full Bezalel wedding: your ceremony set up at the Pagoda, and our finest food and styling.
FromR68 500for 50 guests
- A Pagoda ceremony: Wimbledon chairs, a red or white carpet, register table, podium and rehearsal
- A signature grazing table or 6 premium canapés
- An upgraded menu and cake, with a tea and coffee station
- Floral styling to R18 000, bridal bouquet and boutonnière included
- Custom linen, premium underplates, and a welcome sign or seating chart
- Basic on-the-day coordination
Packaged prices for weddings booked during 2026, whatever the date of the wedding, and no VAT is added. If a booked wedding later moves into another year, that year's rates apply. Essential and Classic cover the reception, so you can marry at your church, or wherever you choose, and come on to the farm afterwards. A ceremony at the Pagoda can be added.
Small Garden Weddings
For up to 20 guests: your ceremony and reception under the Willow Tree or in the Courtyard, until 22:00. Food is added per person, from R210 for a harvest and sharing table.
FromR8 500up to 20 guests
- Simple · R8 500
- Styled · R11 500
- Signature · R15 000
Exclusive use of the whole estate
Have the whole farm to yourselves.
+R8 000
For one day, Bezalel belongs to you and nobody else. We close the Farm Kitchen and the tasting room to the public, so there are no day visitors, no lunch crowd behind your photographs and no strangers on the lawn: only your people, the vineyards and that Kalahari light. It is the truest way to enjoy the farm on your wedding day, for R8 000 more than the standard venue hire.
- The Farm Kitchen and the tasting room closed to the public for your day
- The whole estate yours to wander, from the vines to the Willow Tree
- A later night: until 02:00 instead of midnight, or until midnight for a garden wedding
- Photographs around the farm with nobody else in the frame
- Your guests the only guests, from the moment they arrive to the last dance
It adds R8 000 to any package, garden weddings included, on any date. For the packages for 50 to 150 guests, that takes venue hire from R20 000 to R28 000. Rooms on the farm are booked separately and aren’t guaranteed, so reserve them as soon as your date is set.
What moves the number
- Guest count
- Each package is priced for 50, 80, 100, 120 or 150 guests. For anything in between or beyond, we quote.
- The package
- What is on the table, and how much of the styling we take on.
- Exclusive use
- R8 000 more closes the Farm Kitchen and the tasting room for your day.
- The season
- Winter is our off season: ask about a winter date and the coordinator will offer a discount.
- The day of the week
- Weddings from Monday to Thursday are discounted. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are at the package price.
- Menu and extras
- A whole lamb on the spit, beef fillet, plated service or an extra side are priced as add-ons.
- Bar and drinks
- It is always a cash bar, run by our own barmen. You or your family can put credit behind the bar in advance.
- How late it runs
- Weddings run until midnight, or until 02:00 with exclusive use of the estate. Garden weddings end at 22:00, or at midnight with exclusive use.
In every package for 50 to 150 guests
- Bezalel Cellar Hall venue hire for the reception
- Round or rectangular tables, and banquet chairs with white stretch covers
- Barmen and service staff, and tables cleared during the meal
- A grazing table or canapés after the ceremony
- A generous buffet, with your wedding cake served as dessert
- Tablecloths, cloth serviettes, underplates and table runners
- Seasonal table flowers and greenery
- Cake, gift and DJ tables
- Cleaning staff, and separate restrooms
Every price here is a packaged deal, set out in full so you can plan before you ever write to us. If your wedding doesn't fit one of them, tell us what you are picturing and we will quote it properly.
The questions
everyone asks.
Answered here so you do not have to write an email to find out. If yours is not on the list, ask. We would rather tell you now.
Capacity & layout
How many guests can you seat?
For a wedding, up to 280 seated at tables in the Bezalel Cellar Hall, and as few as twenty for a garden wedding under the Willow Tree or in the Courtyard. For a conference or a performance the hall seats 480 theatre-style, and 800 standing. How you lay a room out moves the number more than the room does: round tables seat fewer than long ones, and a proper dance floor gives up a table or two. Tell us your numbers and we will tell you which space holds them.
Is there a minimum number of guests?
No. Our Small Garden Weddings are made for up to twenty guests, under the Willow Tree or in the Courtyard, and the all-inclusive packages start at fifty. If your number falls in between, or beyond a hundred and fifty, tell us and we will quote for it.
Can we hold the ceremony and the reception in different places?
Yes. The Essential Cellar and Classic Bezalel packages cover the reception in the Bezalel Cellar Hall, so you can marry at your church, or wherever you choose, and come on to the farm afterwards. The Signature Estate package sets your ceremony up at the Pagoda, and a Pagoda ceremony can be added to the other two.
Timings, music & curfew
What time does music have to stop?
Weddings in the Bezalel Cellar Hall run until midnight, or until 02:00 with exclusive use of the estate. Small Garden Weddings end at 22:00, or at midnight with exclusive use.
When can our suppliers set up?
From 08:00 on the day, or from the day before by prior arrangement. The Signature Estate package includes a ceremony rehearsal.
When does everyone have to be out?
By 02:00 at the latest. Breakdown happens after the event or the following day, so nobody has to rush.
Catering & bar
Can we bring our own caterer?
Yes. Food is part of every wedding package, cooked by our own kitchen, but venue-only hire is available if you would rather bring your own caterer. Ask us for a quote.
Can we bring our own wine?
It is always a cash bar, our own and licensed, with our barmen behind it. You or your family can put credit behind the bar in advance, though we don't run an open bar that is settled after the event. You are welcome to bring your own wine: corkage applies, and the events coordinator will quote it for you.
Do you cater for dietary requirements?
Yes. Vegetarian, vegan, halaal and allergy-aware meals, as well as children's meals, are arranged with your final numbers three weeks before the day, and are priced as an add-on.
Accommodation
Can guests stay on the farm?
The Country House and garden rooms can sleep your closest people on site, if they are free. Rooms are booked on their own and can't be held for a wedding, so book them as soon as you have your date. Everyone else is twenty minutes away in Upington or Keimoes.
Do we have to book the accommodation too?
No. It is quoted and booked separately, and it is not a condition of the venue.
Access, parking & logistics
How do guests get here?
Straight off the N14 between Upington and Keimoes, on a tarred approach. Upington airport is about half an hour away.
Is there parking?
Yes, on site and free, with room for a bus. Cars may be left overnight.
Is the venue wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The Willow Tree, the Pagoda, the Courtyard and the Bezalel Cellar Hall are all reachable step-free. Where a space sits on grass we lay boards, and we would rather you asked in advance than arrived hoping.
Are children welcome?
Yes. It is a working farm, so they tend to have a better day than anyone.
Wet weather & contingency
What happens if it rains?
The Bezalel Cellar Hall is the answer, and it is already yours: all three wedding packages hold the reception there, and a Small Garden Wedding moves inside to it too. At 420 m² it is the estate's largest indoor space, so an outdoor ceremony moves inside without anyone losing a seat, and it takes us under an hour.
What if it is very hot?
Ceremonies are timed to the sunset of your season for exactly this reason. The Bezalel Cellar Hall and the Courtyard hold the cool right through the afternoon, and the Willow Tree keeps its own shade.
Packages & pricing
Can we have the whole estate to ourselves?
Yes. For R8 000 more we close the Farm Kitchen and the tasting room for the day, and the whole farm is yours. It can be added to any package, garden weddings included, on any date, and the party runs later: until 02:00 instead of midnight, or until midnight for a garden wedding. Accommodation isn't part of it: rooms are booked separately and may already be taken by the time you book, so ask about them early.
Our numbers don't fit a package. What then?
The packages are priced for 50, 80, 100, 120 and 150 guests. For anything in between, beyond that, or put together differently, ask us for a quote.
Can we bring our own photographer, florist or DJ?
Yes, bring whoever you like. And if you ask us for a recommendation, know that neither Bezalel nor our coordinator ever takes a commission on one.
Booking & payment
How do we hold a date?
A deposit of R10 000 secures your date. We don't hold dates provisionally, but we will keep yours in mind and let you know if anyone else asks about it. The date goes to whoever pays the deposit first.
What is the payment schedule?
After the R10 000 deposit, 50% of your estimated total is due 60 days before the wedding. Your final guest numbers are confirmed three weeks before, and the balance is due two weeks before. No VAT is added. If you need to cancel or move your date, the charge depends on how much notice you give, from R1 500 when you cancel more than six months ahead. The full cancellation terms are in our refund policy.
Can we visit before we decide?
Please do. Come at the hour you would want to marry at, and we will walk it with you.
Still something unanswered? Ask us directly
Is your day
still free?
Pick a date and we will tell you what we know right now, along with what that day would actually be like here.
- Looks open
- Provisionally held
- Taken
Choose a date on the calendar and we will tell you what we know about it.
Tell us the date you have in mind and we will come straight back to you with whether it is free.
Ask about a dateThis calendar is kept by hand and shows how the diary looked when it was last updated. Nothing is confirmed until we have written back to you.
Let’s begin the
conversation.
No pressure and no sales call, just a real answer from the person who would run your day.
Your Dream.Our Pleasure.