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Elmer & Danicka

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Danicka Benecke

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Elmer Coetzee

March 14, 2026

Tshikwalo Game Lodge, Dinokeng, Gauteng
162 days162 d1 hour1 h14 minutes14 min12 seconds12 s

How we met

We both swiped right!

We both swiped right... and instead of ghosting, we started bonding—over values, Spirituality, self-love, and a mutual fear of being catfished. Our first date? A coffee shop meetup filled with nervous laughs. She scoped the exits in case he turned out to be a serial killer. He silently prayed she wasn’t a 45-year-old man using filtered selfies and a wig. Spoiler alert: neither fear came true. We clicked, we grew, and we fell—deeply and ridiculously in love. Now we’re here, planning a lifetime of laughter (and caffeine) together.

The Proposal

2023-11-11

The scene was straight out of a fairy tale—lush greenery, forest whispers, and the majestic mountains of Tsitsikamma standing witness. Elmer had it all planned: the surprise, the flowers, the perfect setting… and the romance dialed to eleven. But just as he was about to pop the question, Danicka noticed their lodge door—previously locked—standing wide open. Moments later, she spotted a strange bearded man sprawled on the floor, peeking from inside their room. Heart racing and instincts kicking in, she spun around—only to find Elmer down on one knee, ring in hand, calm as ever. Turns out, the “suspicious man” was a photographer hired to capture the moment (and unintentionally test Danicka’s fight-or-flight reflexes). Amid laughter, happy tears, and a slightly embarrassed photographer, she said yes. And just like that, the next chapter began.

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