romantic wedding Archives – Jo Ann Stokes

Wedding | De Uijlenes, Gansbaai | Part 1

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All weddings are special to me …I love every single one of my couples …and I cherish their wedding day memories always! But this one is slightly more special …as this family is like family to me! I have known this young bride, Roxanne, since she was about 10! Her mother became one of my very best friends while sitting next to a swimming pool at Kenridge Primary School waiting for our children to finish with their swimming practice! Over the years we have realised how often our lives almost crossed until that one fateful day when her mom told me that Roxy had a crush on my son! Ruth and I had been to the same high school but she finished as I started (yes, she is older but she was more popular!!!)…and even stranger, we were in the maternity hospital delivering Kyle and Roxanne at the same time …and yet we never met …until they were both 10! And because of Roxanne, I realised that her mother and myself have the same type of humour and we get each other! And the funny thing is …..we both get each others children but not necessarily our own! Roxanne, is a beautiful, compassionate, strong-willed, loving girl ..who was brought up as the only girl surrounded by her three brothers! And when Julian came on the scene, it was obvious that he was the man for her …this was no silly schoolgirl crush …he was and is ..the love of her life! And no one can ever doubt how much Roxanne means to Julian ….his speech said it all ….he never told her how beautiful she looked, which she did …he told her something so much more special than that ….he told her …the she was “home” ….where he belonged and only wanted to be! These two fit together like two garden gloves ….they nurture each other, encourage each other, defend each other and love each other! Julian truly loves Roxanne …a man who isnt scared of three tough brothers never mind a very loving, protective dad …..and has already skipped through hoola-hoops to ensure that they were together is definitely there for all the right reasons ….and the only reason is ….love!

Roxanne decided she didnt want bridesmaids ….she didnt have any sisters ….and to her the most special people in her life were her brothers …so she decided that she would rather have them as her “bridesmen” She totally loved being surrounded by her brothers …each played a very special part in her magical day at De Uiljenes wedding venue! Roxanne’s stunning make-up was done by none other …than the super talented, super nice, Sanmarie Botha!

Part 2 can be viewed here!

SUPPLIERS:

Venue : De Uiljenes, Gansbaai

Guesthouse : Doolittle Farm

Photobooth : Bambooth

Videographer : Lemon Square

Wedding Planners : Lynne Swart & Ruth Crump

DJ : Cape DJ

Flowers : Veldflora & Dinique

Cake : Leigh’s cakes

Stationery : Ryan Crump

Hiring Company : Function Hire Hermanus

Bridal Make-up & Hair : Sanmarie Botha

Dress: Anje Couture

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Cape Town Wedding | Kleinplasie

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Part 2 of this gorgeous Cape Town wedding! Leandri had told me that she loved the photos with golden light …and after walking out of the church, I was sure she was going to be disappointed. And I remember saying to her that I wasnt sure we were going to get the light that she loved …and she just gave me her beautiful smile and said she had placed her trust in the Lord …..and just when I thought it would never happen …the most amazing light just popped out of the clouds! Her Lord had delivered the most incredible light! And I once again was eternally grateful to my Lord for allowing me to do something that I absolutely love with all my heart …capturing weddings where couples are totally in love and happy …and being able to share for just one day in their incredible start of an amazing journey!

Part 1 can be viewed here!

Service Providers:

Venue : Kleinplasie, Bredasdorp

Wedding Dress: Janita Toerien

Hair Accessories: Kathleen Barry – Bespoke Occassion Accessories

Bridal Shoes: Nine West

Vidoegrapher: Shoot & Create

Caterer: Di from Plum’s Kitchen

Dcor, Flowers & co-ordinator: Lucia Streicher from The Ivy League

Sound: Duane Williams

Make-up and Hair : Clarita Smit

Wedding Cake: Lauren Schoeman

Icecream machine: Coleen Hugo

Photobooth: Jarred Stokes from Bambooth

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Wedding – Gemma & Chris – A true love affair!

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Anyone who watched Gemma tear up during her vows to Chris cant doubt that this is a true love affair …or anyone who saw Chris’s face as Gemma walked down the aisle towards him cannot doubt for one moment that he feels exactly the same way! A beautiful love affair …one which they will be able to cherish for the rest of their lives! As the sun dipped over the hills just behind Cassia Restaurant which is situated on the Nitida Wine Farm …the skies came alive and gave this gorgeous couple the most fantastic backdrop for their love affair! Part 1 can be viewed here

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Wedding – A romantic wedding to melt your heart @ Beloftebos – Part 1

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I have known these beautiful lovebirds for a couple of years! I first met them both when Christine’s mom asked me to take some photos of Christine for her 21st birthday and when I got to the location, her then boyfriend, Chris had tagged along to come watch as he too was interested in photography! I could immediately see the sparks between the two and the very easy way they had of interacting with each other! But then, as I was later told …these two had been in pre-primary together but it was only later when the sparks flew …strangely enough the two discovered that both families had holiday houses in the same vicinity! And so these two lovebirds spent many holidays together being totally absorbed in one another! Although according to Christine, it did take Chris three years to ask her out as he was very shy! But I think one thing is very certain ….Christine always seemed to know that Chris was the man for her! Her mom told me that during those holidays on the beach, Christine came home one evening from her meet up with Chris and told her that she was going to marry Chris but he just had to grow up first!!

After meeting Chris at the shoot I did for Christine, I discovered that he is a genius with computers and so he became my very own “go-to-computer-guy” so when he asked if he could come and see me one day, I assumed that it was going to be a technical meeting regarding my computer! But you could have knocked me over with a feather when they told me they were getting married in six weeks time and they wanted me to be their wedding photographer! Luckily they decdided to get married on a weekday so even though the season was very busy I was able to say a resounding “Yes” ! And it meant that I would be back at the beautiful, rustic Beloftebos within three days!

There were so many reasons to celebrate that beautiful day! Firstly, it was beautiful to see two lovely families work together on making this a very special wedding! Secondly, it was also Christine’s 23rd birthday! And thirdly, her new Sister-in-law ..although I think I really should say her new sister , Julia, the most amazing creative girl, turned 21 as well! Julia, did the brides hair and make-up, plus all the bridesmaids too ….she made the crown of flowers …she did the artwork for the menu’s and chocolates …she worked tirelessly and considering it was her very special birthday, not once did it become about her ….in fact I think it was the best birthday present for Julia to put her considerable talents to use with this beautiful wedding! Chris’s, mom, Louise made Christines’ beautiful dress which I think suited her to perfection …it was utterly gorgeous! Christine’s mom, Esther organised the whole wedding and pulled it all together in the time frame of six weeks ….just goes to show, that it can be done and still be absolutely beautiful! This was truly a family affair ….every family member had a job to do …and it was absolutely special! But I think most importantly ….this was truly a romantic wedding ….you could feel the love ….anyone that was at this wedding, left believing in fairytales …it was purely magical I truly felt that I had read a gorgeous romance novel!

I would like to say a big thank you to both the Brand & Fourie Family for making Stella and myself feel so welcome! Thank you for your wonderful hospitality! And finally a big thank you to Stella Sassen for being my second shooter!

Part 2 is here!

My lovely couple, Chris & Christine would love to thank the following people!

Suppliers:
Our wedding was very family orientated and everyone was part of the planning. This made our wedding even more enjoyable!
Dress – Louise Fourie (Chris’s mom)
Hair, make-up, flower crown, stationery and basically everything – Julia Foruie (Chris’s sister)
Flowers – Bunches4Africa, Hannetjie Lammers and our whole family!
MC – Christi Thirion
Pastors – Chris-Johan Fourie and Tinus van Zyl
The big day – special thanks to our Brand parents for their support and making sure we had an unforgettable wedding!

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