The whole thing about capturing the true essence of a wedding is a rather strange concept, when you contemplate it.  The bride and groom invite a total stranger, with a nice camera, into their lives as well as that of their families'.
 
For one day you are privy to the family dynamics and honoured with the privilege of witnessing the anticipation, the nerves, the tears, the emotions and dearest moments of what they feel for each other. For one day, guests and relatives treat you as a family member; openly exposing their true selves in the hope that special moments will be captured in pictures to be treasured permanently.

Nicola and Slade, I thank you.   Your wedding was certainly one that will remain close to my heart, given your amazing, tight-knit troupe of family and friends, who came from all corners of the world, were also so much fun to be around.

Nicola rocked that Pronovios dress like no-one's business. 
I often wonder, when getting the dress fitted in some little up-market London boutique shop, how the dressmaker would react if he/she saw where this bespoke frock would be traipsed around in South Africa.  Well, not only did Nicola rock this exquisite gown, she was even able to gracefully outrun Oom Eddie in this dress :-).

...and finally, here you are, a glimpse from their wedding day.









 
The brooch on Nicola's boquet was from her 92 year old granny.
















On the right; Nicola's Dad's reaction when he saw Nicola in her dress.































A big shout out to Tracy and Florian, who recommended me to Nicola. I do not usually mention referrals on the blog, but, having past clients vouch for me to family and friends is truly the biggest compliment I could receive.

Those who prefer FB to blogs, then Nicola's and Slade's images can be seen here.