Why this year is DIFFERENT
‘We’ll be starting our own traditions’
Claire Badenhorst, 31, is a food and decor expert who lives in Northcliff. She married her husband Derik in June and they’ll be celebrating their first Christmas as a married couple this year.
While we were dating, Derik and I lived separately; I lived at home with my parents, while he stayed in his own place. We only moved in together after the wedding.
During past Christmases, we normally spent the day – separately – with our respective families. Often, Derik would visit my family in the afternoon after
