Paarl Wedding Archives – Jo Ann Stokes

Wedding | Ashanti – Carl & Elsa Part 2

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:29:38 +0000

Here is the second part of Carl & Elsa’s stunning wedding at Ashanti Estate! Part One can be viewed here!

Part One can be viewed here!

Suppliers:

Venue: Ashanti Estate

Guesthouse : Belair country house

Wedding Dress & Bridesmaids dresses : Kintie Mocke

Groom & Groomsmen suits : Country Road

Flowers : Arranged by Annemarie Du Plooy (mother of the bride) & Ilze Krige supplied by Fleur & Okasie, Hermanus

Decor : La Maison, Ashanti and To-netts, Paarl .

Dress and bridesmaid dresses: Kintie Mocke

Make up: Erane Hobbs

Hair: Ilke Zimmerman from LeHair Lounge

Cake : Nandie Swarts (sister) and Petri Hendriksz

Videographer : MW Productions

DJ: Brendan Kinsey from Music2themax

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Wedding | Ashanti, Paarl | Carl & Elsa – Part 1

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:29:06 +0000

I have known Elsa’s mother-in-law for a good few years …Tessa and myself met in bookclub when our boys were still in primary school. It seems strange to think the Carl is now a married man! But one thing is for certain …the family are absolutely excited to welcome Elsa into their fold! Tessa is so excited to have Elsa as her daughter-in-law! The first time I met Elsa was when Carl proposed to her on Noordhoek beach! Those photos can be viewed here! One thing is for sure, Elsa can never doubt Carls love for her …cos …he did two major things to prove it …first, was riding a horse when he proposed …she loved horses …he had never ridden, and secondly, he learnt to dance so that they could open up the dance floor at their wedding! This gorgeous young couple met at University when they both went to study dentistry! Carl has just added to the number of doctors in Elsa’s family ….they are now 5 in total in the immediate family ….not only gorgeous ….but clever too! Elsa got ready at the Belair country house, which is an awesome bacdrop for beautiful bridal portraits! I really have to give a special mention to Elsa’s sisters too ….her eldest sister, Nandie Swarts, as well as, Petri Hendriks, made the gorgeous cake and her middle sister, Liana van Rensburg. …boy oh boy ….she amazed me ….she gave birth to her first child ten days prior to the wedding and rocked her bridesmaid dress like a superstar! She was such a relaxed mom ….I never heard a peep out of the little guy the whole day! And then a final mention …..to Elsa’s mom, Annemarie who did the flower arrangementswith the help from, Ilze Krige and when you see these three gorgeous girls ….you only have to look at their beautiful mom to see where they all get their looks from! This beautiful wedding took place at Ashanti in Paarl. It was the first time that I had photographed a wedding there and wow …it is gorgeous! The ceremony is performed in the most gorgeous setting …lighting from heaven above! And there are so many wonderful locations to take gorgeous photos that we were spoilt for choice! The whole day was pure perfection!

Part Two can be viewed here!

Suppliers:

Venue: Ashanti Estate

Guesthouse : Belair country house

Wedding Dress & Bridesmaids dresses : Kintie Mocke

Groom & Groomsmen suits : Country Road

Flowers : Arranged by Annemarie Du Plooy (mother of the bride) & Ilze Krige supplied by Fleur & Okasie, Hermanus

Decor : La Maison, Ashanti and To-netts, Paarl .

Dress and bridesmaid dresses: Kintie Mocke

Make up: Erane Hobbs

Hair: Ilke Zimmerman from LeHair Lounge

Cake : Nandie Swarts (sister) and Petri Hendriksz

Videographer : MW Productions

DJ: Brendan Kinsey from Music2themax

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Wedding – Diamant Estate (styled shoot)

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 06:22:57 +0000

This is the final piece of the styled shoot that we did! I have to say I just love the wedding industry! Its always lots of fun to get like minded people to get involved with your vision!

So without further ado, let me thank them once again ….firstly, thank you to Diamant Estate ….I am so excited about your venue …loved the incredible light that we got there …besides it being a beautiful venue! I sincerely hope that I have many opportunities to photograph many stunning weddings at your venue! Thank you also to the wonderful team at Olivelli, Cape Town for supplying us with stunning wedding gowns! A big thank you to Tanya from Aartsappel for the gorgeous bouquets! I would also like to thank Jessica for the very unusual jewellery!

A huge shout out to Clarita from Clarita Smit Make-up for being my right hand man (or woman should i say) …..this talented lady nailed her brief to perfection!

And then a huge thank you to my wonderful models, Rafaella, Julian & Adrienne ..you guys were naturals!

I would also like to point out that the African neckpiece was made by my very talented niece, Sinead Malan!

And finally a big thank you to my son, Jarred ..who worked behind the scenes for me and was a great reflector holder!

And I am so excited to say …..that the next styled shoot is already in the planning stages!

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