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Michelle and David at Vrede en Lust

I hadn't met David or Michelle before their big day as they live in Surrey in the UK and only came out to South Africa a few days before their wedding. The first thing I found out when I met David...

James and Rizanne at The 12 Apostles

Rizanne is one of the most organised brides I've come across. As a graphic designer, she personally designed all the wedding stationery, compiled lists, maps and directions for everyone involved...

Rizanne and James' Couple Shoot

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...

Sam and Nick at Lagoon Farm

I have to admit that I was a bit daunted to shoot Nick and Sam's wedding as Nick is apparently a bit of a hotshot photographer himself! Anyway, I was really looking forward to it as they're not...

Claire and Claude at Kelvin Grove

I'm really lucky that the people who like my style and hire me tend to be genuine, funky and relaxed people. Claire and Claude are one of those super-special couples who take that to the...

Carin and Shaun at Grande Provence

It was yet another scorcher of a day when Mary and I headed out to the Winelands for Carin and Shaun's wedding. They had a small and intimate wedding at Grande Provence - a surprisingly funky...

Tanya and John at Blaauwklippen

Tanya and John live in the Kalahari and came especially to Cape Town for their beautifully small and intimate wedding at Blaauklippen in Stellenbosch. It was a gorgeous day which ended in a...

Nicole and Guiseppe at The Cradle

December's been one big hectic whirlwind and I have to admit that I was wondering why I had agreed to go up to Joburg for a wedding with so much happening in Cape Town. A whole load of emails had...

Maryke and Charles in Durbanville

Wow, it's been a crazy few weeks - trips up to Joburg, Christmas, family coming to stay in Cape Town, and a whole lot of shooting at some very cool weddings... so I'm a bit behind on the blogging...

Justine and Justin in Joburg

I went up to Joburg last week especially for Justine and Justin's wedding - everytime I'm up there it seems to be bucketing down with rain. What a dream wedding to shoot - a radiantly gorgeous...

Shayna and Sid at the Mount Nelson

It was such a pleasure to be at Sid and Shayna's wedding and to witness the way that they're so relaxed, natural and divine with each other and to everyone around them. From being there right at...

Shayna and Sid's Couple Shoot

It's been a crazy few weeks, travelling up to Joburg a few times, moving home and acquiring two gorgeously crazy lab puppies... so I'm a bit behind on blogging! Apologies to anyone who's waiting...

David Beckstead Workshop in SA

David Beckstead has been named as one of the top 10 wedding photographers in the world and held a seminar at Monte Casino in Joburg this week - I thought it would be worth taking a few days...

Jenny and Jorn's Wedding

You'd swear it was the middle of winter in Cape Town at the moment, but summer swelteringly arrived on Saturday where a breezy lunch was had at Olivello farm in Stellenbosch for Jenny and Jorn's...

Hayley and Pete's Wedding

Hayley and Pete's wedding was traditionally beautiful and they exchanged vows beneath the magnificent stained-glass windows, pillars and arches of St George's Catherdral in Cape Town. The day was...

Chris and Simonne's Couple Shoot

I went out to Grabouw on Saturday to check out Chris's family fruit farm, where him and Simonne will be getting married next year. Man, what an amazing place, after seeing it, I am especially...

Justine and Justin's Couple Shoot

Yesterday I shot Justine and Justin's engagement session in Joburg. These guys were such a blast - I had such a great time doing the shoot as they were completely fun and game for anything. They...

Fujifilm Professional Awards

A few months ago I thought I would enter some photos in to the Fujifilm Professional 2007 Awards for the first time. I was pretty stoked this morning to see that a few of my images had won awards...

Steve and Karien's Wedding

Steve and Karien's wedding was one of the most beautifully simple and relaxed weddings that I've been to. The day started at Constantia Uitsig where a whole group of gorgeous flowergirls and...

The Red Couch

Last night was the opening night of my Africa: People and Paraphenalia exhibition in Cape Town and I thought it went down really well - loads more people came than I expected. What I found really...

Busi and Peter at The Cradle

Having grown up in Joburg, one of my favourite things in the world is the rumble of thunder and smell of rain hitting the earth. I'm seriously deprived of thunderstorms in Cape Town so it's worth...

Rachel and Dan at Grande Roche

A large number of friends and family came out from Brussels, England and Canada to witness Rachel and Dan committing their lives to each other in the tiny chapel at the Grande Roche Hotel in...

Caroline and David at Le Petite Dauphine

It never ceases to amaze me how much the Internet has changed our lives and what a powerful means of communication it is. Caroline and David met on an internet site a few years back and seem to be...

Fatima and David at Le Jardin

Fatima and David are like lovestruck teenagers with each other, it's beautiful to see. Their wedding was held at Le Jardin, a cosy venue hidden away in the Devon Valley in Stellenbosch. Simply...

Leigh-Anne and Steve's Couple Shoot

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...

Simonne and Chris in Grabouw

Mary and I headed out to Grabouw on a cooking summer's day for Chris and Simonne's wedding, which was held at Chris' family fruit farm, Eikenhof. The location was amazing and Chris and Sim are...

New Year's Eve at Vrede en Lust

So much for the 'trying to cut down on the number of images that I post' thing! Anna and Fabian's wedding at Vrede en Lust was organised to perfection by Wedding Concepts in Cape Town. A...

Marlinda and Guillaume at Morgenhof Wine Estate

Marlinda and Guillaume are such a lovely and relaxed couple and their wedding day was just the same. They had a small and intimate mid-morning ceremony under the oak trees at Morgenhof in...

Maryke and Charles' Couple Shoot

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...

Nadia and Andrew at Little Stream

After a very long year of doing the long-distance thing between Cape Town and Adelaide, Nadia and Andrew exchanged vows underneath a big oak tree at Little Stream in Constantia. The balmy summer...

Lisl and Don at Kirstenbosch

Lisl was the most uncomplicated, relaxed, yet efficient bride I have ever met. She showered, had her nails, hair and make-up done and got dressed in under 30 minutes. Every time I lifted the...

Shannon and Jason's Couple Shoot

I met Shannon and Jason at Llundudno a few weeks back while they were out from Australia manically sorting out details for their wedding next March in Franschoek. Besides almost being blown off...

Hilbre and Brent at Kloofzicht

Hilbre and Brent's wedding was set in Muldersdrift on a trout farm and I was so excited for the gorgeous bushveld location which made such a nice change from the beaches and vineyards of Cape...

Claire and Claude's Couple Shoot

We almost cancelled Claire and Claude's engagement shoot on Sunday as it was raining in the southern suburbs, but it was a completely different day in Camps Bay with not a cloud in the sky and...

Hayley & Pete's Couple Shoot

When I met Hayley and Pete last year to chat about their wedding taking place in October 2007, it sounded like years away. Now they're up from Joburg to attend to the last minute details for their...

Jan and Warren's Wedding

It was a beautiful summer day in Joburg on Saturday for Jan and Warren's wedding - perfect for their ceremony outside under the jacaranda trees at Summerplace in Sandton. The service was probably...

Fine Art Books

I recently imported some fine art books in from The States and I'm so impressed with the quality of these albums. The pages are laminated with a yummy matt finish which preserves the pages as...

Another boudoir shoot

When I was up in Joburg a while back, I did a boudoir shoot with a client who's wedding I'm shooting later in the year. I love boudoir shoots as there is always something completely unique,...

Jenny and Jorn's Couple Shoot

Summer arrived back in Cape Town over the weekend... brilliant timing for Jenny and Jorn's engagement shoot at Hout Bay on Saturday. The sun had already ducked behind the mountain by the time we...

Schoone Oordt Wedding Venue

This past weekend I went to go and do a portait shoot with the Walker family who run a divine guest lodge in Swellendam called Schoone Oordt . In addition to luxury accommodation, they also have...