Amanda and Willie, along with their family and dearest friends, came down all the way from Gauteng to celebrate their wedding in the heart of the winelands at the lovely Rickety Bridge Wine Farm. You may remember this awesome couple from their Kalk Bay Lovebirds engagement shoot - and as with that shoot, on their big day they were so relaxed and a complete joy to photograph!! Franschhoek really is a special spot and I’ve no doubt Amanda and Willie have carried so many special memories back home with them… Enjoy the photos… Assisted by the fantastic Illyan Cloete.
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| Amanda and Willie06/03/14 |
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| In the drawing room04/03/14 |
It must be said that brides do often get the lion’s share of the photographer’s attention, so I thought it was time to put up a groom’s sneak peek. Here we have Gerry from his wonderful wedding last week at the gorgeous Rickety Bridge.
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| Kelly & Kevin – Peek03/03/14 |
The softest, most perfect sunset for this South African girl and Irish boy at the gorgeous Strandkombuis… A little sneak peek for Kelly and Kevin.
Like the Food Fox I am a die-hard fan of Atlas Trading, a spice shop in the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town. We’ve bought all sorts of exotic looking and smelling delicacies like whole black cardamom (still don’t know what to do with these! ;-)), white peppercorns for grinding fresh and my beloved black onion seeds for my husband’s killer yoghurt naan bread recipe! I never thought to buy curry leaves before though and this dish has really made me want to take a trip down to Cape Town to test them out! I think a beautiful fish curry is really underrated and I love what the Food Fox has done with this one! Check out the super recipe here on the wonderful Pretty Blog’s weekly food column. Go try!
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| Flora and Lace27/02/14 |
Lovely lovely Amanda…
It was a true joy to photograph Dani and Ross – from the incredible beach setting and their vibrant love of life down to so many windswept kisses and their natural ease with each other which translated into something amazing to capture in camera… I hope you love the photos as much as I LOVED shooting this amazing Lovebirds engagement session. I just can’t wait for their gorgeous wedding at the Oaks later this year! Dani and Ross, you two are just a.m.a.z.i.n.g…
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| Peach Galette24/02/14 |
This is the highlight of February’s recipes from the talented Food Fox!! Sumptuous Cling peaches and soft almond marzipan in buttery rustic pastry – oooohhh… Don’t be tempted to buy store-bought marzipan – that plasticky, peanut-based goop is no substitute for this fragrant, nutty home made paste! There wasn’t a crumb left of this by the end of the shoot :-D Find the super recipe here on the lovely Pretty Blog’s weekly food column.
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| Sea and Salt Air21/02/14 |
Another little sneak peek because these two just blow me away…
This really was one of the most relaxed weddings I’ve shot in such a long time – a real treat to just go with the happy flow of the day and capture the moments passing by. Nicola and Nick came out from their UK base for our first meeting over some of the bad weather spells we had last year and try as we might to find a date that wasn’t raining for their Lovebirds Engagement shoot it just wasn’t meant to be… Nevertheless these two took to having cameras around on their wedding day with perfect aplomb and I’m so grateful I got to share their phenomenal day at Rockhaven! Theresa from Creation Events Co-ordination put the whole day together beautifully and I so look forward to working with her again. Assisted by the lovely Kristi Agier Photography.
