This is my very good friends Ampie and Cassandra. Many of my friends and family ask me what it is like to do a close friend or relative's wedding. They are usually concerned with me not enjoying myself because I need to take the photographs. I have done 3 of my best friends weddings so far, and this is what I tell them. When I photograph a close friends wedding, I'm in the fortunate position to be part of the whole day, I'm there before they get dressed, I'm there when they cry, I'm there before they enter the chapel, I am with them most of the time and as a guest I might only have gotten 10% of that time with them. I definitely enjoy myself, in fact, every joke made, and every tear touches me even more because I know the people. Capturing these special moments have more significance. Not to mention, I know the person, their reactions and I can focus on them as individuals on a deeper level. Cassandra made me part of her whole planning experience so I knew so much about the wedding, that it would have been impossible to miss anything. Where I usually spend 2 hours max with my brides before the wedding, I get to be part of the whole experience when I photograph friends. I have to add, I am a little more nervous in the beginning, because there is a little more pressure on me, but as soon as I have my first favorite shot, they just keep coming! I honestly enjoyed Ampie and Cassandra's wedding so much! Thank you for being such great friends and for making me so much a part of your wedding day. I'm glad to announce two of my best girlfriends are getting married in the near future, and they already booked me to do their photo's, yay!

How gorgeous is little Ruben. At the time of this photo shoot he was 13 days old. So tiny, and already had his very own personality. You will remember his Mom's maternity photos (view here) Enjoy your little bundle of love Helmien! You are both going to be awesome parents!

Meet the Smith family, well technically their not all Smith's but used to be or married into. Wow, not even a hale storm could stop this shoot from happening! It almost didn't happen, kids had to be dragged into the house and cars had to be rushed to shelter, but in the end it turned out beautifully. This is what I always tell my clients, its part of the experience, and you don't need a perfect venue to have beautiful photos, its the people that make the photos. We did however have the perfect venue, with the perfect lighting in the end. The wet pavements added to the effect of nice photos and in the future I might ask my clients to wet the pavements before shoots, because it just looks so stunning, lol! Thank you to all the Smith's, I really enjoyed you guys, I loved your taste in clothes and I think you all looked superb! As I said before beauty comes from within and I think I got to capture that! Enjoy your pictures!

A true blessing! We where all very excited to meet little Mira. At the time of the shoot she was less than 3 weeks old, and so gorgeous! I can tell that she's going to be a natural in front of the camera one day, because it was so easy to photograph her. I still remember my first shoot I did for the Janse van Vuurens, little Jolan was 1 year old, so cute! And I am happy to still be able to photograph them, after all we are archiving memories and this time will always be remembered! Enjoy Christien!