Dricus du Plessis' Wedding Suits: Inside the Frank Bespoke Looks

South Africa's UFC middleweight champion has never been shy about making an entrance, and his wedding was no exception. Dricus du Plessis married Vasti Spiller on Saturday 10 October 2026 at La Paris Estate in the Cape Winelands, and within a day the question on everyone's feed wasn't about the fight game at all. It was about the suits. Du Plessis and his groomsmen were dressed by Frank Bespoke, a South African made-to-measure tailoring label, and the result was a masterclass in how a groom can look sharp without looking like he's wearing a costume.

Here's what we know about the day, what the groom wore, and the lessons any groom can borrow, whether you're planning a 300-guest estate wedding or a long lunch for 40.

The wedding at a glance

• Date: Saturday 10 October 2026
• Venue: La Paris Estate, on the Wemmershoek Road between Franschhoek and Paarl
• Groom's ceremony look: a classic black tuxedo
• Groom's reception look: a cream jacket
• Groom and groomsmen tailoring: Frank Bespoke
• Bride's ceremony gown: a custom design by Anel Botha
• Photography: images shared by JCclick Photography (Janco and Carlien Haywood) were among the first to circulate

The guest list leaned heavily on Afrikaans music and Springbok rugby royalty. Victor Matfield and his wife Monja were there, as were Bobby and Karlien van Jaarsveld, Liza Nel and Cézaan Sonnekus. Musician Ricus Nel, who performed alongside Bobby van Jaarsveld at the reception, called it the "wedding of the year" on social media, and it's hard to argue with him.

Why La Paris Estate keeps attracting famous couples

If the venue sounds familiar, it should. La Paris is where Tim Tebow married former Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in 2020, and it has quietly become the Winelands estate that high-profile couples choose when they want grandeur without leaving South Africa. The farm dates back to 1699, and the estate offers around ten different settings for ceremonies and receptions. They range from a rose garden under old oak trees to the Lyceum, a large hall hung with chandeliers sourced from a French chateau, whose side doors open straight onto the lawn.

That variety is the real reason it works for big weddings. You can hold a relaxed ceremony outdoors, move inside for a formal dinner, and spill out onto the grass for dancing, all without the logistics of a second venue. If you love the look but not the guest count, our guide to the top wedding venues in the Cape Winelands covers estates at every size and budget, and you can browse every listed Cape Winelands wedding venue on the directory.

The suits: what the groom actually wore

Du Plessis made the smartest call a groom can make on a long wedding day. He changed.

For the ceremony he wore a classic black tuxedo. It's the most formal option in menswear, and on a man built like a middleweight champion a well-cut tux does a lot of work. Clean shoulders, a suppressed waist and trousers that break just right make an athletic frame look tailored rather than squeezed. That is exactly where off-the-rack suits let big-chested, big-thighed men down, and exactly where made-to-measure earns its money.

For the reception he switched to a cream jacket. It's a classic Riviera move, softer and warmer under evening light, and far more comfortable once the speeches are done and the dancing starts. It also does something clever for the photographs. Two distinct looks give the photographer two chapters of the day, and the cream reads beautifully against Winelands greenery and candlelight.

Reports on the groomsmen differ slightly. Two outlets credit Frank Bespoke with tailoring the whole groom's party, and one describes the groomsmen's ceremony look as brown suits with crisp white shirts, which would sit well alongside the bridesmaids' brown dresses. The label hasn't published fabric or pricing details, so treat anything more specific you read online with caution.

Who is Frank Bespoke?

Frank Bespoke is a South African tailoring label known for custom formalwear. Its work is made-to-measure: garments built around each client's measurements, fabric choices and personal style, rather than an off-the-peg suit taken in at the seams. That distinction matters more for a wedding than for almost any other occasion. You'll be photographed from every angle for twelve hours, you'll sit, stand, hug and dance in it, and you'll look at those photographs for the rest of your life.

A celebrity commission like this one tends to send enquiries through the roof, so if you're hoping to book a made-to-measure tailor for a 2027 wedding, start the conversation early.

Five lessons for grooms from the Du Plessis wedding

1. Plan two looks if your day runs past sunset

A ceremony suit and a reception jacket isn't vanity. It's practical. The ceremony look can be formal and structured, and the evening look can be lighter in colour and cloth so you can actually move. If two full suits blow the budget, keep the trousers and change only the jacket, which is exactly what a cream dinner jacket over black trousers achieves.

2. Made-to-measure is worth it if you're not a standard size

Athletic builds, very tall grooms and anyone with broad shoulders and a narrow waist struggle with off-the-rack sizing. A made-to-measure suit is cut to your body from the start. Expect at least two fittings, and give yourself three to four months between the first measurement and the wedding so there's time for adjustments without panic.

3. Match the groomsmen to the palette, not to you

The groom should stand out. Dressing the groomsmen in a colour drawn from the bridesmaids' palette, as brown suits beside brown bridesmaids' dresses would, ties the bridal party together in photos while leaving the groom's black tux as the clear centrepiece. For more on getting the whole party right, our complete guide to menswear for weddings covers dress codes, fabrics and how to coordinate a group.

4. Choose cloth for the season

An October wedding in the Winelands can swing from a cool morning to a warm afternoon and back to a chilly evening. A medium-weight wool works for the ceremony, and a lighter or textured fabric suits the reception jacket. If you're marrying in a Highveld or Lowveld summer, lean lighter all day, and avoid heavy velvets unless it's a winter wedding.

5. Think about what the photos will see

Black reads as timeless in photographs, cream reads as warm and romantic, and earthy browns photograph beautifully outdoors. Before you commit to a colour, look at your photographer's portfolio from your venue or a similar setting and picture your suit in those frames. It's also worth reading our wedding do's and don'ts for the groom before the big day.

Getting the cream jacket right

The cream dinner jacket is the most borrowable idea from this wedding, and also the easiest to get wrong. Keep the trousers black or very dark so the jacket reads as deliberate evening wear rather than a mismatched suit. Choose a warm ivory or off-white rather than stark white, which can glow unflatteringly in flash photography and looks harsh next to most wedding dresses. Peak or shawl lapels feel more celebratory than a standard notch. Finish it with a black bow tie and simple shoes, and let the jacket do the talking. It's a look that suits a summer garden reception in Gauteng just as well as a Winelands estate.

How to book a tailor for your own wedding

Whether you go fully bespoke, made-to-measure or hire, the timeline is what catches grooms out. As a rough guide:

• Six months out: decide on the look and the budget, and start talking to tailors or suit-hire companies.
• Four months out: first measurements and fabric selection for made-to-measure.
• Two months out: first fitting, plus groomsmen measurements if they're being suited too.
• Three to four weeks out: final fitting. Bring the shoes you'll wear on the day.
• The week before: collect, try everything on one last time, and hang it somewhere it won't be squashed.

Get the groomsmen measured at the same time if you can. Chasing five friends for their measurements a month before the wedding is a rite of passage nobody needs. While you're at it, sort out the small thank-yous too. Our list of groomsmen gifts has a few ideas, and the best man will want to read up on his duties on the day.

You can browse every groom attire specialist listed on The Wedding Directory, from made-to-measure tailors to suit-hire companies, and send your brief to several at once.

The love story behind the suits

The couple met in 2023 at a boxing gym in Pretoria, where Vasti had come to learn boxing and later moved into coaching. They went public that July. Du Plessis proposed on 14 January 2025, his 31st birthday, and they married almost two years later. Vasti is a photographer, a children's book author and an ambassador for the B Loved Foundation, which made the small touches all the more fitting. Each guest reportedly went home with a personal portrait as a keepsake.

Official photographs haven't been released at the time of writing. Judging by the first glimpses, though, the day managed something big celebrity weddings often miss. It looked like a celebration of two people rather than a production, and the groom looked like himself, only sharper.