MR & MRS OLIVIER | river place centurion weddingNovember 26, 2012

posted in Real Weddings

On the 6th of October 2012, as I arrived at River Place Country Estate in Centurion, I was welcomed by bright colours and wild flowers and I just knew this was going to be a fantastic wedding to be a part of!
Meagan and Brink put so much thought into every detail of their wedding – from the wedding cake decorated by Meagan’s father, hand-weaved flower petal baskets and even homemade beer at the reception! There were bottles filled with orange, purple and yellow flowers on the steps leading toward their chosen reception venue, Al Fiume Restaurant at River Place Country Estate, and the restaurant was decorated with bright coloured prayer flags with beautiful flowers and candles used as centre pieces.

Meagan and Brink looked amazing in their wedding attire and I love the boutonnieres made with colourful ribbons that were handed out to all the guests. I’m not even going to go into detail regarding Meagan’s hair, make-up and dress, but let’s just say the make-up artists, dressmaker and hair stylist did a fantastic job! Hands down, my favourite part of this wedding was the African Marigold flowers in the bride’s hair – it just looks so lovely in all the photographs!

Brink and Meagan met through a mutual friend. In his own words: Read more…

Win a Free Engagement Session worth R1000!November 8, 2012

posted in Latest News

Wedding Friends is hosting an awesome competition for all the future brides and grooms and we’re so happy to be a part of it!

We’re giving away one free engagement session worth R1000!

(image above courtesy of Wedding Friends – only the first image on the left is copyrighted by Izelle Labuschagne Photography)

Simply SMS the word “weddingblog”to  45633. (SMS is charged at R 1.50)
The competition starts the 1st of November until the 30th of November, 2012.
Winners will be announced from the 1st to the 24th of December on www.weddingfriends.co.za.
The amount of entries per person aren’t limited! Terms & Conditions apply – read more at the following link:
Wedding Friends Xmas Competition

CHANTEL & JON | cullinan e-sessionNovember 1, 2012

posted in E-shoots

Chantel and Jon were so much fun to work with – they are such a lovely & creative couple! I loved Chantel’s idea of an engagement photoshoot inspired by the movie, The Notebook. We decided on Cullinan in Gauteng as the location for their e-session. This was the perfect location with all the old buildings. train tracks and vintage shops. They both dressed the part and Chantel even brought along some of their love letters that’s she’s kept throughout the years!

Here’s Chantel’s version of how they met:

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LAVERN & RIAAN | rietvlei zoo farm e-sessionOctober 15, 2012

posted in E-shoots

Lavern & Riaan decided on the loveliest little picnic spot for their e-session, Rietvlei Zoo Farm.
We found the perfect spot surrounded by water and ducks for their picnic setup!
We had balloons, glitter, gingerbeer in vintage bottles, proteas, way too sweet cupcakes & some awesome chalkboard bunting that I recently purchased from Mossie Crafts (I definitely recommend this awesome local craft maker) for the setup!

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MR & MRS STEYN | birchwood boksburg weddingOctober 4, 2012

posted in Real Weddings

Laetitia & Stephan chose the loveliest day of the year to have their wedding: Spring Day on the 1st of September 2012. Their reception was at Birchwood Hotel & O.R. Tambo Conference Centre in Boksburg, Johannesburg. The weather was perfect, the atmosphere was fantastic & everything just ran so smoothly.  White & lilac were the perfect colour choices for this Spring wedding and Mr & Mrs Steyn looked flawless. I was in awe of Laetitia’s lovely dress!

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