Let’s start off by wishing all of you a very happy new year – may it be nothing short of spectacular! I ended 2011 on a real bang, kicking the wedding season into gear with an chocker November before shooting my first wedding in the US over December… even made a quick stop in Vegas! But more on that in a later post. That working holiday came and went in the blink of an eye. Before I knew it the long awaited trip was something of the past and I was back in the fair Cape licking my wounds after a veritable traveling marathon, ... Read More >>

I hadn’t been to Vredendal since the “Rittlefees” was at the very heights of its powers (a few years ago for those not in the know), but one thing I had vivid memories of was the absolutely blistering heat! Quite literally seared into my memory, I think. You can get a tan just thinking of Vredendal in November… 40 degrees in the shade and there aint no shade! So I might be forgiven for the level of trepidation I approached this wedding with. I had visions of heatstroke, dehydration, of eggs cooking on car bonnets and ... Read More >>

Constance and Ferdi tied the knot at the spectacular Allee Bleue estate, just outside Franschoek, on the most perfect of spring days. Those not so new to the blog might recall their engagement shoot from a few weeks back — shot at the same awesome location. As part of my prep for that shoot I scouted a couple of locations before Constance and Ferdi arrived and found some loooooovely orchards (and man-eating, killer squirrels, but that’s a different story altogether). I also found the smallest of hints of what was to come… just ... Read More >>

Evening folks! I’ve been dragging my heels a little and this post is long overdue, but I feel absolutely inspired to get it up tonight. What with these two rapidly turning into my favorite couple of all time… I met Charlene just a couple of months before the wedding when she was interviewing potential photographers for her and Divan’s big day. I was meeting both her and the wedding coordinators for the first time – a little chat over coffee to see if we “clicked”, as one does… and click we did! Me and ... Read More >>

YAY for my first shotgun wedding! Marisa and Teaan tied the knot in, what you might call, a HURRY! But no, not for the reasons you’re thinking of – settle down now! hehe. Generally I get booked roughly 6 months to a year in advance. For the AVERAGE wedding, that it… this one beats average by a country mile though. Average was still putting on its pants and looking for its socks when these two were already standing at the altar, tightening the proverbial knot. It’s kind of a long story and I don’t want to land up in the ... Read More >>

Oh where to start? How does one even try to explain what it is to have a wedding “Sanna and Adie style”? Impossible! No colorful words or fancy adjectives will do it justice and it certainly won’t put you right there, in the scrambling crowd, when the groom discharges a fire extinguisher at the hecklers during his speech. Hellz yeah folks, these two throw a mean party… Complete with choreographed (I use that term somewhat loosely! hehe) dancing that would bring a tear to Paula Abdul’s eyes! One thing I’m ... Read More >>

I would love to say I had the time of my life shooting Annebet and Claude’s wedding, but I would be telling a wee little fib… And that’s a real pity because it was exactly the kind of day where I usually would have had an absolute ball. Now if you’re wondering why I would say such a thing, well let me tell you the story! I had been looking forward to this wedding for a while. Even told The_Girlfriend how “I have a big feeling about this one”! This was going to be a fantastic opportunity to shoot some beautiful ... Read More >>

A while back I had the wonderful pleasure of doing a cool little after-shoot with Ilse and Jaco. I can’t even remember when last I had the chance to shoot on an overcast day — which is probably a fair indication of just how good we have it here in the beautiful Cape of Good Hope. But winter was fast approaching and it was looking less and less like bikinis and more and more like pancake weather… Also, it was frickin freezing! But we’re strong like mother Russia, so we packed our bags all the same and headed out to a tiny ... Read More >>

disclaimer: I’m going to try my level best to avoid making any corny Braveheart quips, but I just can’t promise anything! Plus I was at the business end of a real life mooning by about 16 guys in dresses kilts, so I think I bloody-well deserve some license here. Sunel and George – who is of decidedly Scottish persuasion (you can tell by the kilt) – got married at Clouds Estate near Paarl. Gorgeous setting! What with all the mountains and winelands and such. BEEEEAAUUTIFUL! Made even more memorable by the haunting sound ... Read More >>

It gives me great pleasure to break radio silence and post some pretty pics from Lianne and Guy’s beautiful wedding. Held on the spectacularly picturesque Mont Pellier estate, just outside Tulbach. Set amongst mountains and trees and horses and complete with a beautiful little chapel on top of a hill, overlooking the farm and rolling winelands. what more could you ask for… how bout perfect weather? Check! Beautiful bride? well, no worries there — just see for yourself! Lianne made a stunning bride and the bridal portraits we ... Read More >>