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The shoots, photos and people as they come through my life.
A boy and a girl got married in the middle of nowhere in a place called Namibia
I’m can not wait to blog this wedding!! I’ve been looking forward to it for almost a year and when the day for the big “I do” came this couple didn’t disappoint. Even when thick storm clouds started moving in and thunder roared in the background they just kept going and going and going! Meet Arno and Karolina who got hitched in Namibia and are giving me sleepless nights as I edit through the nearly 60GB of photos that I took at their wedding! Just a bit more patience, they’re coming soon! Oh yes, and...
read moreWedding | Anél & Hannes | Picardie Guest Farm, Paarl – Part 2
Part 2 of Anél and Hannes’s (I never know when there should be an “s” after an apostrophe when the word ends in an “s”) wedding photos. What a shoot it was indeed. We started 5 meters from the ceremony area at the dam and then moved to the vineyards and throughout the farm and then jumped back in the car and drove to the Afrikaans Taal Monument which was just around the corner. They were the perfect couple to photograph and could go from being quite serious to hilariously funny in seconds! Dit was so lekker om...
read moreWedding | Anél & Hannes | Picardie Guest Farm, Paarl – Part 1
I met Anél and Hannes last year April when I shot Anca and Jandré’s wedding just outside Pretoria. It’s always great when you shoot a couple who you met at another awesome couple’s wedding, because you just know that they’ll be just as great in front of the camera and boy oh boy was I surprised! These two were up for anything! The variety of shots and locations that we shot at in their just under an hour couple shoot was amazing. And as soon as we got the shot Anél would jump back in my car and off we would go to the...
read moreA girl 5 minutes before getting married
At almost every wedding you spot a moment before a bride is about to walk down the aisle when they go quiet. It’s a good quiet though and a quiet that has to be enjoyed because as I always say to brides, once you walk down the aisle and you blink your eyes it’s 9pm. It’s good to stop every now and again and just take everything in that’s happening around you! This was Anél’s moment and I can still remember it like it happened just a moment ago. The rest of their wedding will be up at the start of next week and...
read moreWedding | Taryn & Greg | Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town – Part 2
Part 2 of Taryn and Greg’s wedding at Kirstenbosch and this is my favourite part! Typical of Cape Town this ‘summer’ it started looking like it was going to rain just as we finished the family shots and started with the couple shoot, instead we got a nice bit of cloud cover and soft light to play with. I have to admit that I love a Jewish wedding reception, they party and celebrate like no one else can (and I’ve been at weddings where people party). So besides the fact that I thought for two days that I had a broken toe...
read moreWedding | Taryn & Greg | Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town – Part 1
What a way to end off 2011! A perfect summer day, a wedding in Kirstenbosch gardens and a couple who went all out to make it a day that their guests won’t soon forget! Taryn and Greg got married (some said “finally!”) and they also caused the biggest blog post that I’ve ever done. So go get yourself a cup of tea while you wait for these to load, Part 2 of their wedding will be up a bit later. Thank you for being so accommodating, for letting us share in your special day and for making this the best job in the...
read moreWedding | Lizelle & Johan | Poplar’s, Durbanville – Part 2
Remember Lizelle and Johan who got married a while ago and had their couple shoot rain out on the day? If you need to refresh your memory click here to go to Part 1 of their wedding photos. Lizelle did her hair again, Johan got in his suit and we met up one afternoon and had some fun playing around at Poplar’s in Durbanville. At the same time of our shoot there was a Trash the Dress and another wedding all at the same time! Thank you for getting all dressed up again and I hope you love your photos! Venue: Poplars...
read moreEngagement Shoot | Lauren & Jon | Noordhoek Beach, Cape Town
When you wake up for a shoot at 5am and look out the window and see what looks like rain and clouds and wind and weather that just begs you to phone the client and tell them that we’ll be better off shooting on another day…what do you actually end up doing. You go do the shoot! And even though it was freezing and the wind was howling I’m still very happy that we pushed through and got a few shots. Lauren and Jon are getting married in March and they were in Cape Town for a week to go through some of the arrangements for their...
read moreWedding | Astrid & Jéan | Morgenhof, Stellenbosch – Part 2
This is Part 2 of Astrid and Jéan’s wedding photos at Morgenhof Wine Estate. Beautiful light, a fun couple and loads of little places to take photos within 5 minutes of the guests enjoying their canapés! Enjoy your memories! Venue: Morgenhof Wine Estate Dress: Maggie Sottero Make Up and Hair: Eloise Dreyer Cake: Florentines Decor Hire: To-Netts Orchids: Sky One Orchids Main Table Backdrop: Kleine Marie Tweet...
read moreWedding | Astrid & Jéan | Morgenhof, Stellenbosch – Part 1
Astrid and Jéan tied the knot at Morgenhof Wine Estate just outside of Stellenbosch. It was hot (finally a wedding where we saw a bit of sweat), seems like summer is finally starting to come to the Western Cape! The light was fantastic during the couple shoot and I loved the these two were up for anything…even walking into a part of the garden covered in plants! Loved the bird theme of the wedding decor and the wooden key rings were a great idea! Thank you for being such sports on your wedding day and I hope you enjoy your...
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