Marrying on the Wedding Mile of Johannesburg

Muldersdrift is known today as the Wedding Mile of Johannesburg — home to some of the finest wedding venues in South Africa. It is a title the land earned honestly.

A first marriage, in 1847

Christoffel Snyman and Catherina Sophia first arrived in the area in 1847. They were the first couple to be married in Muldersdrift, and the ground has held marriages, love and gathering ever since. Christoffel would go on to explore lands further north, and is attributed as the first European to set eyes on Mosi-oa-Tunya — the Victoria Falls — in 1853, two years before David Livingstone.

Returning from his travels, he brought two gifts home for his wife: a Mulberry Tree and a creeper from Zimbabwe.

The Mulberry Tree, moved to STAY

That same Mulberry Tree and creeper now stand on the north-western side of STAY's ceremony area, planted in Catherina's memory. Originally rooted at Inimitable, the tree was transported here by the founders to continue its legacy of growth — to spread the roots of love and lifelong dedication that are the foundation of the Inimitable Group.

By 1890, the land on which STAY stands was farmed for the community, and gatherings were common here, close to the original Drift Crossing that carried the first gold from the reef just a few properties over.

We continue that tradition of the land — marriage, love, growth and gathering — on the Wedding Mile where it began.