Sarah & Jan

ClaraAnnaFontein was a stunning backdrop for this  engagement photoshoot.  Sarah and Jan were one of the couples who won my engagement photoshoot giveaway.

They were such a sweet couple and an absolute pleasure to photograph and furthermore, I thought their story was quite cute too!

Their story!

They met on a cold winters night in a pub in Stellenbosch that was holding a quiz night.  A friend introduced them and they became friends but Sarah then finished her studies and went travelling to Thailand and unfortunately lost touch with Jan.

When Sarah returned to South Africa, her friend was then dating and later became engaged to Jans twin brother.  Jan was obviously asked to be Best Man and Sarah was asked to be Maid of Honour and then rest as they say, is history!  Jan never let her out of his sight again!

It wasn’t too long before Jan popped the question and asked Sarah to be his wife.  He whisked her away to the Seychelles and got down on bended knee!  And how could she say No!

So they will be tying the knot next year at Beloftebos!  Which is pretty perfect for this gorgeous girl as she is a lover of nature and flowers and Beloftebos will frame her beauty perfectly!

I genuinely enjoyed my time with this sweet couple!  Sarah is a warm and friendly girl with a heart of gold.  Jan could not have chosen a better person to be his soulmate.  These two are extremely comfortable and happy together.  They truly belong together!

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Anderson & Jackie

This windy Blaauwberg Beach proposal took lots of planning on Andersons’ behalf.

Anderson and Jackie have been a couple since high school.  They have encouraged each other through high school and university.  Both of them had difficult courses.  Anderson is a qualified Chemical engineer and Jackie is a Chartered Accountant.  Both Jackie and Anderson knew what their end game was.  There was never ever any doubt that they would be together.

Where it all started!

They met at Pinelands High School in Cape Town.  They have now been together for nine years!

Anderson recently moved to Pretoria to take up a position as a chemical engineer.   For the last couple of months this has been a long distance relationship.

He definitely felt it was time to take the next step and to propose to his lady love.  He had no doubt that it was Jackie he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.

But trying to get the logistics of the proposal correct was quite a challenge.  He had to make one trip to Cape Town to officially ask Jackies’ parents for their permission.  This was difficult to do without Jackie figuring out what he was up to.   Another challenge was to keep it secret for another two months until he was able to get some leave in order to fly back to down to Cape Town and pop the question.

Organising me as the photographer was the easy part as Jackie had always wanted to do a couple shoot.  So he gifted her the couple shoot as her Christmas present!  Her sister actually asked her if he was going to propose but because they had asked blatantly, it threw Jackie off the scent.  She didn’t think they would be so obvious plus she thought he would propose on her birthday in April!  Needless to say that is exactly what the family were hoping!

When Jackie turned around after admiring the view and found Anderson on his knee she was totally blown away!  She hadn’t had a clue!  It was pretty magical!

These two are perfect together.  They are perfectly in tune with one another.  Relaxed, comfortable and natural with one another.  I am excited to see them tie the knot!

Alex and Carl luxury wedding can be viewed here!

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Couple shoot – Tracey and Leonard

Cuteness overload!!!

This cute couple are getting married in November at Bakenhof in Wellington!  I can’t wait as I know there will be lots of cute moments and without a doubt lots of laughter.  

Tracey and Leonard have been a couple for quite a few years but it shows because they are totally in sync with one another.  They are cute, playful and fun to be around!  Just absolutely perfect for one another!  

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Couple Photography – Cape Town

What more could I ask for!  A couple in front of my lens captured in the most beautiful place in the world, Cape Town, on a cold, winters day!  Most people think I am mad but I love winter!  Its my most favourite time of the year in Cape Town.    The landscapes are green and lush, the weather is wild and moody.  Moody weather lends itself beautifully to emotive photography.  I have to admit though, it does take very brave souls to be photographed when the weather is freezing so when I find volunteers I don’t think twice.  And these two mad hatters asked me, what are the chances!

Sinead is my niece.  I am sure if anyone goes through my website or blog, they will find her in quite a few posts.  Shane, has also featured once before but as a model for a styled shoot that we did a few years back.  Funny enough they are now a couple and I didn’t introduce them!  I thought he might look a bit too “bad boy” for my school going niece, even though I knew he was quite a softie and very likeable. I am lying ….I didn’t give it a thought!  I have never ever had to find dates for Sinead, she manages quite nicely on her own.

 If any couple is looking for wild, moody, emotive photography ….then I am your gal!  Give me a shout!

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