Wedding: Ronel + Simon (Percy) : South Hill
November 5th, 2008 | Published in Photography, Wedding Photography | 11 Comments
I’ve been looking forward to shooting this wedding for a while now, not because its the first from my crazy schedule, or because we would be shooting out of Cape Town, but because Ronel & Simon are such a dynamic couple.
The beautiful couple met in Hermanus when Simon started interviewing staff for his tour company, Percy Tours a couple of years ago (It’s not common to interview your future wife 
). You should also know that Simon is from England and that his free spirit and love to travel took him all over the world. His travels brought him to the cosy town of Hermanus, where Ronel & Simon’s story begins…
I started the morning of the wedding in Hermanus (Sandbaai), in an awesome beach house, where I got to meet Simons family and friends who had flown in from the UK. I can’t begin to express how funny and chilled the Heywood family are 
BTW, Simon’s sister (Amanda Heywood) is an established food photographer from London…no pressure.
I then made my way to South Hill, an amazing little wine estate outside of Grabouw just off the N2, to meet up with Ronel at on-site bridal cottage.
The weather was perfect! Cool and still. The ceremony was held under a great oak tree overlooking the vineyards. Music was supplied by the guitar genius, Steve Newman.
Let’s look at some pictures:
| The little bridemaid’s dress |
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| I C U! |
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| The boy’s chilling out |
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| My fav! |
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| Ronel & Percy love this car |
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| Ronel is just gorgeous in silk |
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| This is sooooo Percy |
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| Good Times!!! |
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| Not the best one-handed-self-portrait |
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| Emma & Gordon, you guys ROCK!!!! |
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Word to the vendors:
Flowers & Decor: Nadia from 4EveryEvent
Dressmaker: Kinti Mocke (Hermanus)
Hair Stylist: Chris from CHIC (Hermanus)
Car: Alida from Classic Old Cars (021-988-7619)
Wedding Cake: Inge Fulford (ingeful@gmail.com)
November 6th, 2008 at 1:20 pm (#)
Wow the light is AMAZING!! can’t wait to learn more about off camera! You’ve really done it really well!
November 7th, 2008 at 8:28 am (#)
Hi Mitch, your use of off cam flash really of the best I have seen in South-Africa for weddings. Tastefully and Intelligently used. Rock-star cool!
November 7th, 2008 at 3:31 pm (#)
I love the way you take pictures of the details, like the baskets of dried lavender. I have to say I agree with your favourite – the couple kissing in the car! Epic sky too!
November 7th, 2008 at 5:09 pm (#)
Wow! Mitch, this is some of your best work that I have seen so far!!!! Well done. Give yourself a pat on the back. Keep it up. Love the off camera stuff. You handle it very beautifully and professionally.
November 7th, 2008 at 11:30 pm (#)
Thank you for your great comment!
It’s wonderful to be able to work with awesome people and a gorgeous venue..they make the images great!
November 10th, 2008 at 4:28 pm (#)
Wow, insane clouds! Its awesome to have clouds like that to play with? Did you use that Nikon flash thingymagee setup of yours??
November 10th, 2008 at 5:02 pm (#)
Thanks, Eric!
November 10th, 2008 at 7:07 pm (#)
Hi Mitch, Amazing photography!
I was there at this event, and you have captured the moment brilliantly, almost better than the real thing!
Good Work Fella
Bests
Rog
November 10th, 2008 at 10:47 pm (#)
Thanks, Roger!
I trust you had a great time!
Great meeting you…come back to visit soon
November 11th, 2008 at 11:00 am (#)
Hey Mitch, thank you for taking such great pictures of us on our special day!! We are very happy with your work and will recommend you wherever we go. It was a pleasure having you around, you like a gentle butterfly that flies in and out, stroking us with a paintbrush called snapshot, then fly away for the next shot…
great to have such talented people around us – well done!
November 15th, 2008 at 10:22 pm (#)
Well Done Mitch! I’m very proud of you =)