You’ll probably recognize Derek and Julie from their engagement shoot a few weeks ago. The couple tied the knot over the past weekend. The ceremony was held at the Anglican church in Kenilworth, followed by a super elegant reception at the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands, Cape Town. Derek and Julie enjoyed every moment, while Jaco and Aleit from the Aleit Group made sure everything went according to plan.
While the guests were having some bubbly, a guy sketched some comical portraits of the guests. The reception area was a fresh combination of greens and white, with a dash of gold. Saturday was one of the hottest days of the year, but never the less it was one successful party!
Pamela emailed me some time ago with a few questions she had about photography. She and her husband, Ingram are photographers in Namibia, north of South Africa. A few weeks ago, she emailed me again, but this time with a different request… She wanted to book a couple shoot. She excitedly explained that she’s never been in Cape Town and that she and Ingram would be coming down for a holiday. She then told me that they do a couple shoot every year and this year they wanted me to do it. I was so surprised when I met Pamela, who spoke fluent Afrikaans. Quite impressive, as she is originally from Austria :)
I love to know the stories behind my couples, where they come from, how they met and all the other interesting things :) When I met Lerina I asked her to tell me a bit more about her life and where she come from. She said: “EVERYWHERE!” Lerina’s dad is an ambassador, so their family have been living in different counties all over the world. One of Lerina’s favourite places she says was India. Kevin however has never visited India before and so that instantly became their honeymoon destination.
Joy Joy Joy. Thats the one thing that comes to my mind when I think of Frances and Graham. Besides good lighting, there is nothing more exciting for me to shoot than happy people!
Frances and Graham tied the knot on Nooitgedacht Estate in Stellenbosch on the 16th of January 2010. The day was a feast of greens and whites and the reception’s decor had the feeling of a European courtyard. Above each table hanged a cluster of ivy and fairy lights, lighting up each table.
My second wedding for this year was Frances and Paul’s wedding at the exquisite Vrede en Lust estate in Franschhoek. The wedding was co-ordinated by Hannes from Wedding Concepts and to say the least he did a super fine job! The details and the table settings was nothing but perfect! All the flowers and decor was done by my friends over at Leipzig. One of South Africa’s finest floral companies!
Helena & Henri have been traveling the world and currently they are living in Tokyo, Japan. Helena and I went to school together and ever since I’ve been keeping tack of her life on Facebook (seriously how did we do it without Facebook??) One day I received an email from Helena that said she wanted to book me for her wedding. I knew this was one I couldn’t miss! She is seriously the most relaxed bride I’ve ever seen! She was chilling in the lounge, getting her hair done. Her mom showed me the dress and here Henri popped out around the corner. I was a bit confused. Wasn’t the groom suppose not to the the bride before the ceremony. Nope, these two weren’t going for ANY traditions.
Nikki and I studied Graphic design together, thereafter we (nikki, iaan and myself) opened a business called Creative Lounge, which specialized in many different aspects of Graphic Design. Nikki was the head of the wedding stationary department and Iaan was the head of the web design, I on the other hand was so busy with my photography that I hardly had time to do anything else. Soon Nikki started to persue her photography career and she was an instant success!
The great thing about weddings is that it’s such a personal thing. Every little detail is planned according to what you love and it’s something every girl dreams of. On the other side it also takes a lot of planning and speaking to many brides I’ve realized how daunting the idea of organizing a wedding is for people. Luckily most people know someone that has gotten married before and lucky for the wedding service providers this is where all the word of mouth advertising comes in :) I truly believe in WOM (word of mouth) as it’s the strongest and most direct advertising/promotion your business will ever receive. Liesl and Greg are one of the couples that found me via a previous friend/bride I photographed the previous year. So this is just a little shout out to my friend Antjie (UK) for the referral!
Cari and Lawrence live in Johannesburg, but decided on the Stellenbosch winelands for their wedding. Cari and I have been chatting over the phone about their day and I realized once again what a big story it is to organize your wedding from another city :) Not to mention another country! Cari is such a honey and she phoned me yesterday just to say thank you for sharing in their big day and making them feel relaxed in front of the camera! What a great compliment. People like Cari & Lawrence really make my job worth while!
Henry Chen, Iaan and I drove into Jacobsbay the afternoon of the 18th of December. It was a windy but sunny day and the skies were super blue. It’s something I absolutely love about the west coast. Blue skies! In the little town were white washed houses scattered everywhere, overlooking the ocean. In the distance [...]
