Part 2

International Destination Wedding

Luanda, Angola

Couple Shoot

(Part 1 – Civil Ceremony can be viewed here!)

Part 3 – The Religious Ceremony & wedding can be viewed here!

This International destination wedding was slightly different to the way weddings are done in South Africa.  Tania & Jose were legally married on the Thursday evening during a civil ceremony which can be viewed here!  The religious ceremony would only happen two days later on the Saturday.  So I was asked to do a couple shoot on the Friday evening especially as there is seldom time for a couple shoot during the religious wedding.  Which I soon found out for myself is exactly the case as they have a full Catholic Ceremony which is about two hours long and then hundreds of family members and friends come up and take photos with them at the front of the church afterwards.  I also realise that in comparison to Angola …our weddings are relatively tiny!  There were about 500 guests at their religious wedding …so in retrospect …I am very grateful that we had the opportunity to do a couple shoot with Tania & Jose on the friday night.  They took us to an island across the bay from the City …about a 10 minute boat ride …and when we got there …we felt as if we had escaped the mayhem of Luanda and landed on a deserted tropical island …well not so deserted ..there was at least a barman serving delicious cocktails!  With this lovely backdrop, Tania & Jose relaxed and appreciated the step they had taken (they were in essence already married) and the big day they had in front of them the following day.  They were both relaxed and natural with each other and it was a pleasure to take them interacting with each other in a loving way.  I was looking forward to concluding my first International Destination wedding the next day!  Keep watching for the religious ceremony coming next …it truly felt like a Royal Wedding and Tania’s dress was absolutely beautiful, very similar in many ways to Nicky Hiltons beautiful dress a few months ago!