It's been a crazy few weeks, been a busy little bee photographing and editing. Last week I was honoured to have photographed Lynn and Wayne's wedding at Thaba Ya Batswana. It was truly a blessing to be there to capture their special moments throughout the day. They both were such an energetic and loving couple.   A detail that I thought was super cool and different .....Lynn walked down the aisle to the tune of Beautiful Day, by U2. Here's a peek - as you can see from the pictures, they are a great couple!       Natasha snapped this one and the second last image  

I am doing some major blog catching up today and there is no better way to start than to post some pictures from Marne and Charl's engagement shoot. I must say I am really looking forward to their wedding in October as Marne is a graphic artist and that means details.....which I loove!   I received some lovely comments recently and just haven't had the time to post them... From Liza-Marie and David "Thank you to both you and Tanja for being at our wedding.  We had a fantastic time with the two of you. We had a look at the photos on the blog - I must say, they are amazing!  I think you did a fantastic job. Looking forward to see the rest of our pictures, to be honest, can't wait.... Thank you... words can't describe how happy we are with your work!!" and this one from Lauren's parents Rose and John... "John and I have finally arrived home to the UK.  We are so thrilled with your "sneak peek".  You have done an excellent job, only problem is, you have now left us wanting more.  The photo's are fantastic.  Thank you so much.  Andrea also a big thank you for your attention to detail and I am sure you have captured the whole lot.  I would also like to put on record our thanks for making Wesley and Lauren's day so special.  The guests that we have spoken to since the wedding have all commented on the two lady photographers and how fantastic you were."   On that note I would also like to thank Lauren and Wesley, and the other two "album couples" for their patience and understanding .......my worst nightmare my PC crashed last week...an absolute nightmare that has led to an editing backlog. Luckily I am paranoid about backing up the so no images have been lost, but the edited work ...gone.  Data recovery I hear you ask ?....have tried two companies already with no luck and will try a last option this week! When I do something I do it properly! It just means cold coffee, late nights and a new PC for me!

Last weekend Tanja and I got up at 4am (...Yip! no typo here 4am in the morning!) and travelled to Clarens. Situated in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains....The Golden Gate National Park was the venue of our last wedding. The tranquil ambience combined with the scenic views made for a spectacular backdrop for Liza and David's wedding. You may remember the couple from their enagagement session...and I must admit that since then I have been excited for a couple of reasons....one they are naturals infront of the camera & interact as if they were on their own and secondly I have been looking  forward to shooting in Clarens. Liza was brought up on a farm in Clarens and knew exactly where she wanted photographs to be taken. Their ceremony was held outside overlooking the majestic mountains....and what an increadible view, but what stood out from the grandeur of nature was infact the "grandness" of their love. We can always tell when a couple is really and truly in love, and one thing is for sure David and Liza are really in love.  I also have to mention that in his speech David managed to say a couple of words in Afrikaans...well done "Dawie"! So here you go guys a little preview from their wedding day......   

I second shot again,  two weeks ago,  which meant less pressure on me and more fun experimenting! Ailie and Brett got married at the Moon & Sixpence. I was a little nervous at shooting at the same venue for two consecutive weekends ....I was petrified that I may fall into the "cookie cutter" mould... Gawd help me! Glad to say that their pics turned out totally different....sigh of relief......it seems that each wedding, with it's own unique couple, takes on a "personality" of its own!  (I must be honest and confess that there is one image that does look similar but if you put the two images together they actually look different...and 1 in lets say 400 edited pics that looks almost the same...thats not too bad!) Enough about me...and back to Ailie and Brett.....The only word that can decribe Ailie is "ORGANISED" with a capital "O" from the time I arrived, everything was in perfect order and everything ran ahead of schedulle...which is not the norm...trust me! I on the other hand (YIP... back to me, again!) could not even remember the names of Ailie's bridesmaid's, so I raised the white flag and stuck to "Preggy", "Sexy" and "Sultry". I am once again humbled and honoured that I get invited to participate in something this special where two people exchange their love for each other. Thank you Ailie and Brett! My favourite images...         Snuck this candid in of "Preggy" and her hubby (above)     (PS: I did not realise that I had so many frequent blog visitor's...I update my blog once a week and this is done on either Monday or Tuesday afternoon...depending on how organised I have been!)

I was fortunate enough in having Dror Eyal as a second shooter at Nina & Ryan's wedding last week and I think between the two of us we must have shot over 4000 images! Nina and Ryan are naturals infront of the camera their constant smiles and laughter were a highlight of the day! Thank you for trusting us to document your special day, it was a great experience! This was most definately one of the most fun receptions that I have photographed! EVERYONE, and I mean everyone, knew how to Boogie! I now finally understand the term "white men can't dance". I witneseed the the "TK" shimmee and the "Dube" jig. On this occassion, I would have to say it was a good thing that they hired a videographer as my shutter battled to keep up with their guests "shakin stevens" moves! I now also understand why to Ryan the most important thing was the DJ, not the photographer, not the venue, not the catering or colour scheme ...but the DJ! I think they had weekly meetings to discuss the music line up! My favourite pics, a little more than I planned to post,  but I can't choose!         Dror snapped the pic above     My favourite pic of the day (Yip ...taken by Dror) and the flare is not a photoshop manipulation this is as he took it ...perfect positioning!