Sue & Chris – Glensheil, Westcliff

If I was to do the Grimm’s brothers fairytale version of last weekend’s couple, it would read as follows……

Once upon a time (they all start with that), there was a “foxy” and fiesty gal called Red (as in Little Red Riding Hood). On the other side of the Enchanted Urban Forest there was the charming prince…Prince Stove.

Prince Stove had many admirers who dreamt of nothing else but getting hitched to this hunky prince, but the prince was not interested (well he was, but nothing serious).

Little Red managed to outwit, outsmart and outshine all the other Cinderellas and she ended up marrying the handsome prince charming. 

And…Yip, you guessed it…… They all lived happily ever after! 

The sassy and sultry photographer at Red’s wedding snapped up a storm and posted these from the Enchanted Forest, just because she got alot of slack about the “nice garden” comment;

BTW: I was sooooo tempted in posting Sue’s decor pic’s, as the venue decor was so simple, yet sooooo spectacular.  I had to hold back. A couple of brides have commented on how they miss seeing the decor/detail aspect. So have no fear, your wish is my command, I  will save the details and then every now and then will replace a midget post with a bouquet post or decor post

Boys are made of…

Enter Sahara, Angelique’s new Labrador…

…and enter Liam

You lick me…

I lick you..

Bucket Brigade

Egg hunting done…next on the agenda…

Easter Bunny

You knew he was coming…..he came and here you are, you now have to endure the Easter Bunny pics…I did not get up at 04:30 am to powder bunny prints and stash eggs for nothing!

cousin Angelique

Hope you had a happy easter with lots of chocolate delights!

Geraldine & Clinton – Toadbury Hall

Geraldine and Clinton are South Africans living in the UK, who decided to tie the knot in SA.  If you are wondering why so many couples in the UK get married in SA, first and foremost, it’s a third of the price in “Ronts” and secondly, to those currently in Gauteng, the foul weather over the last few days – imagine that miserable, continuous, grey and depressing rain for weeks/months on end… and now trying to arrange a wedding, hoping for a lovely day…’nuff said!

Geraldine has made Dear Hubbie’s (DH) VIP list – DH is in awe. . why?  Well, she works for SAB London (it doesn’t take much for DH to put you on this list, anyone that has a connection with ALE makes that list).

The reason I am bringing up Geraldine’s workplace is that she mentioned there are 24 brides-to-be in her office. Geraldine mentioned this in passing, but I took this “stat” on as a challenge…out of those 24 gals getting married in the UK, Geraldine was going to have the best images, as I am typing this post, I know I shouldn’t be so evil (or honest)… it’s late, and I blame the chardonnay (well that’s my excuse). So back to my evilness…to those 24 brides-to-be, eat your hearts out gals, try “pip” these images!

Geraldine and Clinton were absolutely fabulous, a real laugh and a pleasure to photograph…the photographer…pure, pure evil (enter evil laugh)

 

BTW: To keep the playing fields even we kept the grey skies.

Red Balloon

The journey of the Red Balloon.

THE END

Geraldine and Clinton’s wedding pics tommorrow

Chris and Elzerie – Kleinkaap

There are few statements that make me shudder…

One that comes to mind is ”I am a photographer” and the second… “The venue has a . . . ‘nice’ garden”.

Let me start off by saying I haven’t a problem with “nice” gardens…DH (Dear Hubbie) is an avid gardener, so I do know the difference between a Geranium and a Gerbera…and really do appreciate our “nice” garden. And, there really is nothing more rewarding than pottering around in your own garden.

BUT, when it comes to wedding photography and if someone describes the venue as one that has a “nice” garden…I tremble.

“Nice” gardens are wonderful to get married in, to sit in sipping your chardonnay, listening to the kids laughing, and running through the sprinkler, but, ‘nice’ gardens makes it very difficult to acheive awesome creative portraits. That is why I generally look for an alternative location for the creative portraits.

Chris and Elzerie got married at Kleinkaap, which is a stunning venue with “lovely gardens”. We had already used the scrapyard for Marné’s wedding, so I did not really want to use the same area.

Chris is a budding phototographer, so I had a double whammy…”a photographer” and “nice” gardens…but Chris and Elzerie were really open to every suggestion, so I think they got some pretty cool pics…in a lovely garden that we kinda coverted to the Amazon come Garden of Eden, combined with some at the “canal”. (Luckily for me Kleinkaap were in the process of building on an extention!)

Chris and Elzerie were a joy to work with, Thank You!  for allowing Belinda and I to share this magical day with you. You both had so much fun on your wedding day and we both enjoyed photographing the two of you!

 

 

 

Right, that is it! …WAR!!

I am going to have to reveal some really embarassing personality traits here, I have no choice I am afraid, I have to do it! There IS a greater cause here……not one of world peace, hungry children, barefoot and all the rest, but one of much higher importance. . . . . . it is a matter of sweet revenge!

So I admit, I went to the 2008 SA Blog awards and . . . . uummmm . . .mumble . .  nominated my own site. Yes, you read right, I nominated myself.

I know, I know, I know!! who in their right mind, nominates themselves???    I hang my head in shame as I whisper . . . .”me”. . . and I admit I was not drinking at the time!

At the time, I decided (do not question my thinking, just read) that if I nominate another blog it won’t look so terribly sad that I am voting for myself, so I quite happily nominate another blog site that I think of as a worthy contendor, my mentor….Dror Eyal…I mean after all he has taught me most of what I know.

Works out we both made it to the finals….great, I hear you say. Well, I was not sure if it was that “great”,  as when I actually thought about it…(note to self:  it sometimes helps to think these things through before acting – but I have never claimed to be a Mensa Member). .. that I am not sure if I want the added pressure of keeping the blog up to date, I already have a reputation for posting late!

So decide I will keep this all quiet.

Dror has until yesterday,  been unaware of my antics and devious ways, but I had to come clean, when I noticed we made the finals.  I now see…this is the part where the dead rabbits come in, that Dror has posted a plea, on his blog, to all his readers to vote for ME!!

So, please I urge you, with all my heart to please go to the site and vote for Dror….just click here http://www.sablogawards.com/2008/ and repeat after me “Dror, Dror we want Dror!!”

Oh, and to all the brides thinking I am not in the mood to go into another site, and do this silly vote…I will post midgets, week after week, after week, after week. . .Ok, that the brides gone!

To all those that aren’t voting yet…I promise if you vote you will look like Rockstars on your wedding day! (I have Photoshop, I can make you look GOOD..and yes! I have no shame!!)

BTW, I realise I am going about this the wrong way,  i.e. I should be getting you chaps to vote for me…..but I will enjoy it faaaar more if Dror wins!! Thanks for the other vote mom..I can’t persuade her to vote for Dror.

I have many, many, many  of these…and I am not afraid to use them!

Thank You!

Been feelling a little overwhelmed with all the editing left to do, and often when I get asked “how much longer till we get our images” I sometimes  ask myself if it is worth being so anal about the editing, the selection, the treatment of the images, when the edits and other bits are not that obvious to the “amateur” eye  …and then something like this comes in and makes me think,  YIP! worth every single hour of editing!

Came in a while back, from Madeleine, but needed the boost now:

I received my photo’s and somehow it is difficult (even for me) to find the words.  I cried when I when I looked through them… I don’t want to say that you captured the day so perfectly cause you did more than that.

Some of the photo’s bring back the exact feeling I had at that moment and on some I can even remember what Hennie whispered to me. 
 
I am really finding it hard to say thank you as it seem such small words for the big thing you did.  I am so happy with the photo’s and both me and Hennie agrees that it was the best thing about the wedding ( well except for getting married of course). Thank you for creating something that will always bring back those unique feelings we had on our wedding day… it is priceless.

One of my favourite processed images  from the day after shoot…Wesley got the shot!

Blue Bugs

Some people have butterflies and pink, I am blessed with blue……and bugs!

Brace yourself…

In order: bugs..I am told by DH weavels (told Oli ladybugs), Liam, Jake and last two Liam getting the brunt of Oliver’s antics.

No long post. Have to dash as Jake is clutching his Barney fluffy toy shoving a pen into the DVD player…think he wants Barney…Liam and Oliver playing in the toilet …gawd, I hope the last toilet user flushed!