I recently caught up with Elana and Byron for their engagement photo shoot (what a fantastic couple!!!!!). I had a blast and got to work on some new ideas…LOOKOUT 2010/2011!

It was a magnificent Winter’s day. Sigrid & Conrad couldn’t have asked for anything more than having the most important and dearest people at their wedding. Of course the highlight of the day (perhaps the most important) was the cupcakes and the most de-lish cheesecake ever…just thinking of it makes my tummy grumble…nom, nom.  Other highlights included a pose next to a Porche, a first-look and great singing by their dear friend.

(Haiku:Winter in Greyton.Did Sigrid marry Conrad.Let them eat cupcakes.)

Any-whooo..onwards to the pictures:

I can honestly say that black-African weddings are the most festive, loads of singing & dancing.  I love the way that each side of the bridal party would try and out-sing the other!

Thoko is gorgeous with her swallows nest veil! So chic!  Mtheza was as cool as a cucumber and super-slick in his gray suit!  These guys have style!

Apart from this being my first black-African wedding, other firsts included:
- shooting the entire wedding in JPEG,
- shooting with a videographer with his own photographer,
- Editing in Lightroom 3
- and, using a texture in a photo.

This is a story of a South African princess, working in the UK and meeting a French prince in a car park and falling in love =) So totally in love that they decide get married at Meerendal.
The charming prince surprises her princess with an iPod,loaded with sentimental music, that says “Play Me”….She cries.  News from afar is that the princess’ mother is ill and is unable to attended the wedding…there are more tears.

The princess waits anxiously at the alter while the princess walks down the aisle (all smiles). The photographers befriends the priest and gets relegated to the back of the church…good times!

The prince and princess declare their day a celebration and encourage their guests to jump for joy in their (jumping) castle…you heard me right! The prince and princess also treated their guests with a fire-juggling-act!

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Video by : GooseBump Productions and Pro Photography

As you may have noticed, Thoko and Mtheza are my very first (and hopefully not last) black African couple, and we were both proud and excited about the opportunity to work together on their wedding day.

The FCH is a very special place for Taryn and Carl, as its where the proposal happend…a very romantic proposal as was described to my

I’m so proud of them!  They had a great write up and has been one of my favorite weddings to date!  Well done, guys!

Wedding Collection Magazine

Each detail of their wedding was very well thought out, planned and executed…I think it’s their great vision and planning that really made their wedding a success!