It's pretty typical that when someone asks for the quintessential view of Table Mountain for their shoot that the midsummer weather turns nasty and the mountain disappears behind a thick curtain of rainy cloud, accompanied by a raging wind. Shahra and Razzaaq were completely unfazed by the weather and totally worked it for the camera - all I had to really do was push the button and keep the lens dry. I'm pretty sure that when I met up with them earlier this year they led me to believe that they hated having their photo taken, something about Razzaaq being shy in front of the camera? These guys were like professional models and provided the local canoe club, resident 'bergie' and car guard with a whole lot of eye candy entertainment on a rainy summer's evening.

I know I always go on about how awesome people are but these guys really are a fantastic couple and I can't wait for their wedding in 6 weeks time. Maybe I'm just lucky enough to always 'work' with awesome people.

Dave popped the question to Tammy on top of Table Mountain so he suggested going up the Cable Car for their engagement shoot. It was FREEZING cold up top there - prime snuggling weather! We made it up the mountain just in time for the last car up and after cruising around the paths made sure that we made it back in time for the last car down... it would have been a LONG and very cold night stuck on top of the mountain!

Janet and Nick love going walking in Van Riebeeck Park so they wanted to do their engagement shoot there - the rain just managed to hold off for the time we traipsed around the forest. What a gorgeous couple, I can't wait to see them on their wedding day if they look this good so early on a rainy morning!

I met Greg and Clare last night in Tokai for an engagement session - it was a stunning evening to play around in the forest with such a fun and completely-into-each-other couple who are tying the knot next year January at the Mount Nelson Hotel.

Anthea and Alex are one of those couples who look like they have non-stop fun together. I met them last night in a park down the road from their home where Alex actually popped the question and their dogs joined us for a little while too.  They're getting married tomorrow and after seeing how awesome they are together, am so excited to shoot their wedding!

Since I arrived in Natal a few hours before Louise and Brad's wedding and didn't have time to do an engagement shoot with them, we thought a next day shoot on the beach would be a great idea. I was really impressed that these guys managed to get themselves out of bed at 6am and get back into their wedding gear after a huge party the night before!! 

I met up with Debs and Dax at Ellerman House in Bantry Bay a few days before their wedding to do an engagement shoot as well as a stunning boudoir shoot with Debs. We started off with the boudoir shoot while Dax lurked around the swimming pool and by the time we got to the engagement part, I think Debs was all photo-ed out, although I don't think you'd say so looking at these which we took in a couple of minutes in the gardens. Maybe sometime I'll post one or 2 of the more innocent photos from the boudoir so watch this space!

OK, I went hugely overboard on this engagement session...I had suggested to Gail and Ryan something a little less 'pretty' and a bit more 'rustic' for a location, but I nearly went into overdrive when they took me to an abandoned brick factory to do their engagement shoot. I was in heaven.Crumbling burned down walls, piles of rubble, loads of nooks and crannies and even an old skanky green couch. And once again, an awesome and 'up-for-anything-couple' who are so cute together, what a pleasure! 

I'm so looking forward to your wedding next week after having so much fun at the engagement shoot and I'm intrigued to see the cow paddock :-) 

So I promise that next time I REALLY will narrow them down a bit more...here are 'just a few' (sigh):

I met Rizanne and James at the Twelve Apostles Hotel last night to do a bit of a venue scout as well as an engagement shoot.  We traipsed around winding paths of the fynbos garden up to a helipad and down to some parking garages on site - I have to admit that the parking garage inspired me more than the fynbos garden!

Rizanne is a graphic designer and so I'm really excited to see all the cool details she's put together for her wedding next Saturday. Anyway, here are a few photos from last night: 

Rachel and Dan are quite the cosmopolitan couple: she's British, he's Canadian, they met while they were living in Brussels but have now moved to Mumbai in India and thought that South Africa would be an interesting place to have their wedding even though the first time they came here was last week!

So last night we headed out to the beach in Blouberg and I met them for the first time. So chilled out and lovely together, I'm sure that their wedding on Friday at Grande Roche in Paarl is going to be great! 

After doing a family shoot with Leigh Anne's family in December, I knew how fun these guys are and was really looking forward to their engagement session. It really was the easiest thing to do - I basically just pressed the button on the camera as they had fun with each other and messed around. Leigh-Anne's mom is a photographer so she's pretty used to the camera and Steve even LIKES his photo being taken which is a pretty rare amongst the male species! And we managed not to get blown away as we cruised around Kalk Bay's colourful spots. You gotta love that lovely Capetonian South-Easter.

Thanks for a fun afternoon guys - I'm really looking forward to your wedding! 

Marlinda and Guillaume had their engagement a few weeks ago but I haven't had time to update my blog with all the work I've been doing. Marlinda is one of those people who get so excited about photos and has been consistently stalking my site to see if there are any more of her photos online... to no avail! I love it when people get enthusiastic about their images and I told her I'd put at least one online for her to see. I hope this keeps you going for a little while longer until all the photos from your wedding are ready!

Here are just a few from their engagement session on Blouberg beach: 

Charles and Maryke booked me from London so the first time I met with them was to do their engagement shoot and to check out their wedding venues a few days before their big day. They are a gorgeous couple and despite their protests of being 'camera shy', were so great to photograph.