As you know I ran a free wedding give away any where in the world. And in just one week I had 118 entries!
Claudia arrived with 3 suitcases of clothes and accessories. At first I was a bit overwhelmed, but then I saw the most dress designed by Kobus Dippenaar and I knew that was it! I almost did the entire shoot with that dress. It just suited Claudia perfectly!
Claudia told me the story: “The actual story started on the day before my 21st birthday. Ricky and I were on the Greek Island of Santorini, Greece, aboard an 18th century style-like boat cruising into the sunset, listening to the soft music of a saxophone, myself and Ricky were romantically watching the beautiful sunset…
It started out as a normal Sunday morning. I had the Saturday off and Sunday was going to be 2d day off, chilling at home, or so I though… But then my phone rang, on the other side was Sacha Waldman, a well known New York based photographer. At first I had no idea what was going on and then he explained to me that his fiancy and he were in Cape Town and they decided that they were going to get married… today
Candle lit dinner with banquet style tables and photos in magical gardens are what Janelle and Bruce had in mind! And it happened just like that! Janelle and Bruce currently live in the UK, but they decided to come home and spend their big day with friends and family on Langverwagt estate.
One of the things that really stood out for me on the day was the “special friends” Janelle asked to walk in before her and her bridesmaids. What a great idea! As a bride you probably can’t ask all your close friends to be a bridesmaid, but Janelle still made them feel special, by giving them a part of the ceremony. Beautiful!
Estelle and Pieter’s wedding just had that extra little bit of “specialness”! It was a farm wedding, in style!
Louise and Arthur has had the most amazing holiday the past 2 months, something I would love to do! They have been traveling the world! And a part of their travels was to get married on the beach in Cape Town, South Africa. A true destination wedding! And what better place than beautiful Oudekraal beach just past Camps bay. Louise and Arthur are from Australia and they said that Cape Town by far was the most beautiful of all the places they saw the past few months! I aggree!
Who would have thought the 26th of September would be a rainy day in Cape Town? I don’t think anyone did, but it sure was! I was however very very lucky, I had a morning wedding that day.
Ross arrived with his helicopter a few hours before the wedding, as the weather was turning dark and grey. I was just in time to catch the landing!
This morning I woke up with something awesome in my inbox. Some of my photos were featured in Jessica Claire’s shootsac newsletter!
Sarie Bruid is one of my favourite South African bridal magazines! The summer 2009 issue is my favourite thus far. The magazine is filled with “real weddings”! One of these real weddings is Adel & Juan’s wedding that took place in Kalkbay earlier this year.
Thanks to the Sarie Bruid team for featuring this wedding! And to all the up and coming brides, you definitely need to get your hands on this issue!
