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Tamzen and Derek at Vrede en Lust

Tamzen and Derek at Vrede en Lust
Vrede en Lust never fails to disappoint - I've shot there so many times but I never get bored of it -  each time it feels so different and personal and every wedding there seems to be beautiful....

Tiffany's Boudoir Shoot

Tiffany's Boudoir Shoot

So it's not every day that you get a boudoir shoot like this:

1. A girl who is up for ANYTHING

2. Said girl who just happens to be pretty damn gorgeous.

3. Not one but two amazing locations...

Amanda and Jason at Rockhaven - Part 1

Amanda and Jason at Rockhaven - Part 1

Amanda and Jason had their wedding at one of my favourite wedding venues, Rockhaven Farm in Grabouw. There was so much to shoot at this wedding that I couldn't decide - so this one will be in 2...

Megan & Gary around Cape Town

Megan & Gary around Cape Town

It's been a bit quiet on the blogging front - after a crazy December followed by a much welcome break with my beautiful family and summer arriving in Cape Town, the interweb has taken a bit of a...

Bronni and Bruce's Couple Shoot

Bronni and Bruce's Couple Shoot

I've known Bronni since we were kids and it's just so lovely to see her with a guy who clearly just adores her. Bruce and Bronni spent a lot of time just laughing despite the pretty chilly and...

Tilda & Tim at Rijk's Country House

Tilda & Tim at Rijk's Country House
Tim and Tilda flew over from Holland with a few of their close friends and family and had a beautiful, intimate wedding at Rijk's Country House in Tulbach.

Coretha and Christiaan's Wedding in Somerset West

Coretha and Christiaan's Wedding in Somerset West

I completely adore chilled out and relaxed weddings! Coretha and Christiaan exchanged vows at the NG Kerk in Strand and after a pretty chilly photo session at the Gordon's Bay Harbour, moved onto...

Lynn and Dave at Le Petite Ferme

Lynn and Dave at Le Petite Ferme
Lynn and Dave had a wonderfully relaxed and intimate lunchtime wedding at Le Petite Ferme in Franschhoek. They didn't want too many posed or formal images but wanted to capture people having a...

Amelia and Sam at Zewenwacht

Amelia and Sam at Zewenwacht

Amelia and Sam have been together for ages, working on yachts together all over the world. How cool is that? They will also share a Royal anniversary with William and Kate... which is pretty cool...

Tessa and Nick at 15 Winchester, Bishopscourt

Tessa and Nick at 15 Winchester, Bishopscourt

Nick and Tessa aren't your 'average couple' (whatever 'average' is!) and are some of the warmest people I've had the priviledge of meeting. They had an intimate wedding at the beautiful 15...

Robyn and Craig at Buffelsbaai

Robyn and Craig at Buffelsbaai

I have to admit when I was stuck in traffic on the N2 going to Knysna on the Friday night before Robyn and Craig's wedding, I was wondering why I had agreed to leave my little comfort zone of Cape...

Sara and Rob at Grande Provence

Sara and Rob at Grande Provence
I'll be the first to admit (other than my darling husband) that my brain is not really all functioning at the moment... sleep deprivation can do that to you  - so I'm not going to go on about yet...

Claire and Zaid at The Vineyard

Claire and Zaid at The Vineyard

So it's been a while since I've updated this blog having taken a bit of time off for the birth of our gorgeous baby girl . I have to say that motherhood completely rocks my socks but it was great...

Wanya and Nico at Vrede en Lust

Wanya and Nico at Vrede en Lust

Gorgeous bride, a besotted couple completely into each other, clouds so beautiful that I was super-excited to shoot in vineyards. Not to mention the shocking pink shoes! And Vrede en Lust is...

Zola and Quama at Mattanu Game Lodge, Kimberley

Zola and Quama at Mattanu Game Lodge, Kimberley

Blue skies, awesome African vibe, beautifully arranged wedding by Wedding Concepts .. bring it on! I had so much fun second shooting with the talented and lovely Monica Dart at Zola and Quama's...

Robyn and Craig's Couple Shoot

Robyn and Craig's Couple Shoot

To say that it was 'windy' on the day of this couple shoot would be an understatement. That freezing cold Cape wind that I love so much blew with vigour, vigourously, relentlessly. Non-stop. Robyn...

Lisa and Steve at Vrede en Lust

Lisa and Steve at Vrede en Lust

Another fantabulous wedding at the always-lovely Vrede en Lust  in Franschhoek on a beautifully still day in the Cape... mix in a down-to-earth and fab couple, gorgeous purple details and...

Candice and Mike - Natal Midlands

Candice and Mike - Natal Midlands

This past weekend was spent bumping along dirt roads (with a trusty Hyundai Atos) in the Natal Midlands for Candice and Mike's wedding at Providence . I LOVE the rustic, African beauty of Natal...

Claudia and Martin at Grande Roche

Claudia and Martin at Grande Roche
I met Claudia and Martin at a Lomography course we did at Cape Town School of Photography last year and they are such a stunning couple together. I was so excited to hear that they were engaged...

Lara and Brian at Constantia Uitsig

Lara and Brian at Constantia Uitsig

Lara and Brian, two more beautiful people I've had the priviledge of meeting and capturing the immense love between.

A chilly day at Constantia Uitsig , Lara looked amazing in her gorgeous red...

Calla and Jon at Arabella

Calla and Jon at Arabella
Calla and Jon exchanged their vows under some trees at the beautiful Arabella Golf Estate in Hermanus. They are such a cute couple and Calla literally didn't stop smiling the whole day.

Jason & Amanda at Rockhaven - Part 2

Jason & Amanda at Rockhaven - Part 2
The second part of this awesome wedding at Rockhaven Farm. If you missed it, you can check out Part 1 here.

Caro and Mike at Allee Bleue

Caro and Mike at Allee Bleue

Caro and Mike discovered Allee Bleue on horseback when they were last in South Africa from the UK, and loved it so much that they decided to have their wedding there.

I think Caro was the most...

Nicola and Andrew at Le Petite Dauphine

Nicola and Andrew at Le Petite Dauphine

When Nicola and Andrew were telling me about their wedding a few days before, I  wished that I had planned my own wedding just like that - a short but meaningful ceremony followed by a chilled out...

Angela and Sean at Leipzig Country House, Robertson

Angela and Sean at Leipzig Country House, Robertson

When I met Angela and Sean, they had been in the country for only a few days they had done more in that short time than most South Africans do the whole time they live here -  including...

Lara's Boudoir Shoot

Lara's Boudoir Shoot

I loved shooting Lara and Brian's wedding last year and was so excited to do a boudoir shoot with her. Would you believe that she has 3 kids and that one of them is a mere baba? With her gorgeous...

Some tasteful nudes - a mini-boudoir shoot

Some tasteful nudes - a mini-boudoir shoot
When I shot Andrew and Jen's couple shoot in the Cedarberg, they asked me if I wouldn't mind taking a few 'tasteful' nudes of Jen. I think there is something incredibly beautiful about a naked...

Grant and Zoe at Dieu Donne

Grant and Zoe at Dieu Donne

A beautiful autumn wedding at Dieu Donne  in Franschhoek with amazing details, location and one huge party!

  

Mignon and Pierre at Cabrieres, Montagu

Mignon and Pierre at Cabrieres, Montagu

Killer red heels, a Vera Wang dress, laidback country venue in Montagu , funky gypsy jazz band , fun family portraits with props, 2 gorgeous flower girls (also with killer red shoes!) a fabulously...

Colin and Davorka at The Conservatory

Colin and Davorka at The Conservatory

Colin and Davorka had a beautiful South African/Croatian/Barbados-ian celebration at one of my favourite venues - The Conservatory in Franschhoek. Beautiful day, couple and details!

 

Lucy and Terence at Vrede en Lust

Lucy and Terence at Vrede en Lust

Lucy and Terence came over from the UK to celebrate their wedding at Vrede en Lust . Lucy's mom's maiden name was Jules Morgan - the first person I"ve actually met with the same name as me. A...

Nicky's Boudoir Shoot

Nicky's Boudoir Shoot

Nicky is my awesome assistant and very beautiful woman who married very-lucky-Marc last year. We thought her wedding would be a great excuse to do a boudoir shoot. I loved photographing this...

Renske and Paul at The Conservatory

Renske and Paul at The Conservatory

I photographed Renske's brother Jorn's wedding a few years back and I remembered their family being absolutely lovely -  so I was looking really forward to their wedding at The Conservatory in...

Chigo and Bjorn at Palmiet Valley Estate

Chigo and Bjorn at Palmiet Valley Estate

Chigo and Bjorn had a beautiful Belgian/Malawian celebration at the Palmiet Valley Estate in Paarl, perfectly organised by Kim from Wedding Concepts. They're a gorgeous couple with such a tangible...

Katherine and Angus in Paternoster

Katherine and Angus in Paternoster

The weather held out for Katherine and Angus' beach ceremony in Paternoster (which is the MOST divine little town up the West Coast). A stunningly relaxed day with such lovely people - thank you...

Kirsty and Martin at Webersburg

Kirsty and Martin at Webersburg

Sunday was a rainy, cold, windy day... but this did nothing to diminish the fabulousness of this Scottish/South African wedding at Webersburg Wine Estate. Gorgeous kids running around,...

Janice and John at The One and Only

Janice and John at The One and Only

For someone who has never worn a dress before, Janice completely rocked being at being a bride. She definitely takes the prize for the most chilled out bride ever.  A super-relaxed couple and...

Marjonne and David - Audacia House, Durban

Marjonne and David - Audacia House, Durban

It was great to start the new wedding season with a change of scenery in Natal and to meet David and Marjonne, South Africans out from the UK. Being the start of the season I've gone a bit...

Laura and Matt at Le Petite Ferme

Laura and Matt at Le Petite Ferme
Laura and Matt are two of the nicest people I've had the pleasure of meeting. They are the kind of nice that make you feel good about life and yourself. They literally burst out of happiness and...

Jeannine and Liam at Clouds

Jeannine and Liam at Clouds

Jeannine and Liam have known each other since they were 3 - isn't that so cool? Jeannine has an amazing eye for detail and their wedding at Clouds was exquisitely put together.