Feels like yesterday that I photographed a wedding at Clouds Estate, Stellenbosch. This time I photographed Pieter & Terice’s wedding at the beautiful estate. One can fall quickly into the habit of photographing the same shots at the same spot, but different locations gave me new inspiration. Their wedding had a French theme and each of the guests received a little Baguette (French Bread) with a name tag on their plates. A great band, great food and colorful lights set the mood for the festive evening. It was wonderful to photograph Terice. A girl with a beautiful smile brings out the fun in pictures. Enjoy the pictures and have a great festive Christmas.
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Here is another beautiful wedding on a clear sunny day. Lizanne (SA) and Aaron (Aus) met each other when they where working in London. Lizanne moved to Brisbane, Australia, with Aaron where they got married and had a small ceremony. They recently returned to give their South African family and friends a beautiful wedding ceremony at Bodega Restaurant, Dornier Wines, Stellenbosch. She was escorted to the wedding in a beautiful Ford Mustang (one of my favorite cars). Their pre-drinks was held under big trees. The branches were decorated with fabric hearts giving it a relaxed, picnic feeling. We waited for the day to cool of to photographed their couple.
Here is something funny. One of our best friend, Erna (also staying in Brisbane, Australia) is also friends with Lizanne. When Erna asked her who will be taking her wedding pictures (without knowing who the photographer will be), Lizanne answer the I will be taking their wedding pictures. What a small world!
Assitant: Theo Schmeisser
Lizanne & Aaron, thank you for photographing your beautiful wedding. It was a real honor working with you and I wish you all of the best for your marraige. Here are some of my favorite images of the day.
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This was one of my favorite beach wedding that I have photographed. Anton & Gwen both love the sea and that is why they chose Strandkombuis in Yzerfontein as their venue. I loved the fact that the venue is so close to the beach (almost on the beach) and they serve really great seafood for the guests to eat. The beautiful white beach house where Gwen got dressed was such a great location the photos off. There was also a breathtaking sunset that evening. I am not too good with sunset or landscape photography, but I have never spend so much time focusing on some great sunset shots. That was great fun. What can I say… I really loved this experience. The West Coast of South Africa has an unique beauty to it and it’s worth it to make a road trip up that way. Big thanks to Gwen & Anton for being part of your beautiful day. I love the last shot of the post. I photographed it on the dance floor with very little available light, but I love the colors.
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Here are some of my favorite images from Alan & Mari’s wedding. The couple pictures was taken on Mari’s family farm. What a beautiful location. From the farm house to the vineyards, I really had enjoyed shooting there. The setting really fitted in to the vintage look of the wedding. Their reception was held at Kronenburg. It was also great to have my wife, Zani, on my site to assisting me.
Photography Assistant: Zani – Video: Mark Chipps, Goosebump Productions
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Ten Years ago: I had braces, thick curly hear and geeky glasses. I had my Matric School Reunion 2 weekends ago. I finished matric 10 years ago at D.F. Malan High (Class of ‘99). It was scary to look at my school photo again. A lot has changed since then. Compare these two images.
Earlier this year I decided to a shoot with my brother, Desmond, and his girlfriend, Bea. We decided to go to Kleinmond for the day. I photographed them under the big bridge with some cool graffiti and rocks. The wind was blowing strongly underneath the bridge. Even though it looked like we had a bad hair day, the wind added some really admosphere to the shots.
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There was a time this year that the blog was quite and no new work was posted. That was because we went on vacation for the first time in a long time. This trip to our families beach house in Pringle Bay and to Greyton was a great outing. We got to spent time together as a little family and recharge our batteries as we prepared for the new season ahead. I came back inspired and with a bigger zeal for my work. This was one the best trips and I will always cherish the memories. A special thanks to wife & daughter, Zani and Amelie. You two are the best gifts that God has given me. Here are some of the amazing images that I photographed on this trip. Most of the images are of Amelie.
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Here are a few of my favorite images that I photographed at Ashraf & Nabeela’s wedding held at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town. I really loved her wedding dress!
Videographers – FJS Productions
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Here is a stunning wedding that I photographed for Johann & Miranda at Clouds Estate, outside Stellenbosch. I love the new deck extension at the Clouds. It really gave me new inspiration and ideas photographing this wedding.
Coordinater – Lisa Schoeman, Talk Functions Flowers – Okasie
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Here are some of my favorite images from Maurice & Helen’s wedding day. They got married in the Chatholic Church in in Paarl and had their reception at Tokora. Tokara’s beautiful scenery with it vineyards and hills, makes it a great backdrop (Don’t forget their food & wine). Assisting Photographer at this wedding was by brother, Desmond Denton.
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