A few weeks ago iaan and I flew over to Münich, Germany to shoot Hendrik & Frauke’s wedding. The spring just arrived and Bavaria was covered in yellow flowers. The grass and trees looked like someone took a green paintbrush in Photoshop and swiped it over all the leaves. It was soooo beautiful!
Before the wedding, iaan and I met Hendrik & Frauke for a beer (becasue that’s how they do it in Germany) As they say, there is a first time for everything :)
A few weeks ago iaan and I flew over to Münich, Germany to shoot Hendrik & Frauke’s wedding. The spring just arrived and Bavaria was covered in yellow flowers. The grass and trees looked like someone took a green paintbrush in Photoshop and swiped it over all the leaves. It was soooo beautiful!
Before the wedding, iaan and I met Hendrik & Frauke for a beer (becasue that’s how they do it in Germany) As they say, there is a first time for everything :)
It was like I was photographing something from a Coco Chanel movie! Annelize looked like a dream! The details were French inspired, very classic, with touches of blue and her dress and accessories all cream and black. Seriously stunning!
Annelize and I attended the same school and we grew up in the same town. Since school I didn’t see her much, but one day she mailed me for a quote and soon after booked me as her photographer, I was so excited. I knew this was going to be a super stylish. It’s just who she is. Beautiful, stylish, down to earth and so so humble! Henk you’re a super lucky man!
Anna & Dirk celebrated their wedding with friend and family from all around the world on the stunning Grand Provence Estate in Franschhoek.
I could probably tell you their proposal story, but how much better can you get than the bride telling you the story herself :)
I got all excited when Yolandé told me about her new baby: An online magazine called “Life, Love and Weddings”. If you’re a fan of beautiful things, this one is a must read! Yolandé and her team has been working on this for months and when she finally sent me the link I was blown away by the beautiful feeling they created through out the magazine. This winter issue is inspired by Estelle’s gorgeous farm wedding. It’s all about vintage, farm decor, yummy recipes, and stunning bridal inspiration. This magazine is viewable online for free and can also be ordered on cd if you have a slow connection :)
Here are a few pages with my photos and the cover shot…*happy dance*!!
A big thank you to Yolandé and her team for the professional manner in which they handeled my images and for the amazing service! You guys are going to go a long way!
Sharlene & Rene celebrated their love under the trees of the sundial garden at Simon’s at Groot Constantia. I met up with Sharlene and the girls where they got dressed at the 12 Apostele’s Hotel in Camps Bay. Thereafter we drove over the mountain towards the Constantia.
I totally have the best clients ever! Every time I receive an email or a thank you or a little note, I smile. And in some or other special way I feel like a friend rather than their photographer when I leave the wedding. And this wedding was no different! Lindi & Anton enquired for their wedding a few months ago and unfortunately I was booked, but then Anton said they were going to move the wedding to a date that I was available. Wow.
This was a very special morning, but let me start from the beginning. I received an email from Anriette that said that she and Francois was going to have a very small wedding on monday morning the 19th of April. She wanted me to do some ceremony, couple and family portraits.
Claude and Bridget met at church, just like me and iaan :) Claude apparently saw Bridget a few times at one of their services and then he asked a friend who the girl was. He says it was great love a first sight. They later met though mutual friends and from there on it was only a few months, when Claude went down on one knee. And Bridget’s answer: A big YES!
Gemma has the sweetest smile. When she looks at me I can see she’s actually a little shy, but that’s what makes me love her so much! She is just Gemma, no one else. As soon as Cobus becomes a part of the photos she forgets all about the camera staring at her and she looks at him. He’s her safe place and he makes her feel at home.
I think this is what any relationship should be like. Your partner should make you feel at ease, make you feel comfortable and most of all, make you feel loved. This is exactly what Cobus does.
About a year ago I got booked for Kyle & Salome’s wedding in Durban. The wedding took place over the easter weekend and seeing that I haven’t really spent time in Durban, iaan and I decided to stay in Durban for the whole weekend. And then I indicated the visit to Durban on my online calendar.
Melissa then saw that I was going to be in Durban over that weekend and asked me to shoot her wedding at Lynton Hall. Lynton Hall is about 1 hours drive from Durban on the South Coast. The venue is an old colonial style building with a very lush garden, it looked like fairies could live in those trees. The streaks of sunlight was soooo amazing! The ceremony was held under a huge tree and the reception was under a fairy light lit beduin tent in the garden.
