Danielle and JJ are such a cute couple.  Danielle is super tiny and JJ is super protective.  Danielle had a pretty good idea of the kind of location she was looking for as she is a Graphic Designer and had already envisioned the look that she wanted for her invitations.  Her instructions were there had to be mountains and different colour vegetation.

Now, to be honest, I did kind of get a bit nervous.  Anyone who knows me well, knows that I have a major aversion to heights and if I have to drive along mountain passes I am even worse.  So my heart pumped a bit of custard, I am not going to lie.  Luckily, one thing I love more than I hate heights and that is photography.  Photography pushes me out of my comfort zone and because Danielle had already got my creative juices going, I decided to just grit my teeth and rather annoy the whole of Cape Town who were driving behind me!

So Cape Town drivers, if you ever get stuck behind a slow coach going up a mountain, spare a thought for me.  It might just be me, a photographer who so desperately wants to get some cool images but is petrified of the heights and the S-bends!

Danielle and JJ, you guys made it all so very worthwhile.  I would do it a thousand times over to have such a cute and playful couple such as yourselves in front of my lens!

I can’t wait to see what you do with your invites!

Their wedding can be viewed here!

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Cape Town Engagement Shoot

Levarne & Sharne’

I was excited to capture this Cape Town engagement shoot.  Levarne and Sharne have patiently waited for me to arrive back from Dubai.

To be honest, I could not wait!  How awesome to come home to Cape Town and have a gorgeous young couples’ engagement photos to shoot.  Especially against the beautiful backdrops of Cape Town with some incredible winter light.  I was in my element.  This was home!

The young couple!

Levarne and Sharne were just absolutely perfect.  It was fairly obvious to me that this young couple were well suited.  They were just so comfortable and relaxed with each other, as well as being totally supportive to each other.

They have both needed to have been supportive of each other over the years as they both completed their studies.  Sharne qualified as a dentist and has recently bought her own dentistry practice and on top of that is organising their wedding.  Levarne, has worked hard and achieved so much to be proud of in IT Development.  They are both immensely proud of each other as they should be.

The Shoot!

I loved being this young couples engagement photographer.  It was fun from start to finish.  They themselves made so much effort in their choice of settings and clothing.  They complimented each other to perfection.  I was almost sure that they had read this previous blogpost!

Our whereabouts!

We started off in the quaint town of Kalk Bay and took a drive down to Noordhoek Beach.  It was an absolute perfect winters evening.

And finally the light disappeared and it was time to go home.  I was happy.  Sharne and Levarne had sizzled  in front of the lens and I was home, Cape Town will always have my heart.   I was doing what I loved best!  Photography!  I cannot wait for when I get to see this lovely couple walk down the aisle.

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