The extravagant wedding celebration of Vharanani Properties owner David Mabilu and his long-time sweetheart, Phala Mabilu, is estimated to have cost in the region of R15-million.

The wedding, which was held at the Long Beach Resort, attracted a large contigent of celebrities, such as Sonia Sedibe, ANC Youth League president Julius Malema, Bobby Motaung, Prosper Mkwaiwa and his on-and-off wife Tina, kwaito musician Eugene Mthethwa and Judith Sephuma, among others.

Mabilu's invited guests came in numbers to witness the lovely couple exchanging vows at the hotel that is situated on the beach.

The couple's wedding was blessed by Reverend Sello Mohale of the Methodist Church of SA.

Wedding planner Sophie Ndaba made sure the ceremony looked fabulous and stylish. She also brought along celebrity make-up artist Nthato Mashishi.

Mabilu, who was born into a poor family in Tshiawelo, Soweto, met his other half 13 years ago in Polokwane. They have been inseparable since.

The couple have three children. Stringent African tradition was followed in facilitating the marriage.

Guests danced nonstop to DJs such as Mahoota, Oskido, Christos, Vinny Da Vinci, Black Coffee and others, alongside Mafikizolo, Jaziel Brothers and Tshepo Mngoma, with his string trio.

Mabilu booked 90% of the plush Belle Mare Plage for his guests. But the most expensive room was Malema's - rated at R14,784 a night.

Speaking at the reception, Mabilu - who emerged from humble backgrounds - thanked the wedding organisers and Long Beach management for the "great arrangements" they had made to make his wedding "one of the best in the world".

He also told the crowd how his aunt Salina had struggled to raise him and his five siblings after their parents died when he was still a young boy; and "worked as a cashier at Pep and ensured that we ate and went to school".

- Alfred Moselakgomo and Bongani Mdakane were in Mauritius as guests of the celebrants.

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Oct 31, 2011

LAWAAI

Juju you look like a popeyi in a purple suit...Oh by the way the hawks are waiting for your at the airport
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Oct 31, 2011

Zeeman

MXM...HATER!!!!HAVE YOU EVER WENT TO MAURITIUS WENA...OH BY THE WAY EVEN LEFT YOUR HOMETOWN....LEAVE JULUIS ALONE...
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Oct 31, 2011

PUMPKIN-MI

This is a wedding leave politics out of it Juju has nothing to do with wedding he is just a guest...
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Oct 31, 2011

uMnuz

Life is fantastic. That's a real classy but don't see the point of spending Millions of Rand. May they have a long happy marriage.
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Oct 31, 2011

tpaz

Juju is free to attend. At least he is rich and doesn't forget about the poor.
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Oct 31, 2011

candilious

Oh he also wanna be a pimp,hahahahahahahhahah, Purple does not look good on you .

R14,784 a night.x3=R44352.00 Thats alot o0f mooler tjo
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Oct 31, 2011

KUKU

I belive their wedding vows were "Till MONEY DO US APART - I DO"

Anyway - Gud-luck to both of them and congradulationnnssssssssssss..mwahhhh mara why am i not invited....nxaaaaaa
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Oct 31, 2011

Hobo

Tshaba dimaketse...damn BBE you really killed apartheid
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Oct 31, 2011

Traveljunie

Tes Juju as you left with the blue light brigade you showed a big middle finger up yours to all the poor in SA.

Are these people out of reality with the world? 10milj for a wedding and then they divorce as usual in a few years.

Those people look like stupid new money pimps
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Oct 31, 2011

NDA

Sowetan why do you publish negative things about juju,We are watching you.
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