Engagement | Johan & Elrina

When you look at photos and don't need to add words to it.. I like to call it "talking pictures".. :-)   And these photos of  Johan and Elrina are truly "talking pictures".  We did this shoot exactly 1 week after they got engaged and their feelings toward each other are SO visible.  When we arrived we only took a couple of photos, then the heavens opened and and it started pouring rain !  We hid under a tree and waited for the rain to stop..  and it did!  So, after the rain it was still overcast, but as a photographer, I just love the soft soft light that comes with overcast weather.. I once heard some one called it "God's big soft box" :-) 

 

And then we got a big surprise as we were leaving... a beautifully RAINBOW appeared in the sky !  I asked Johan & Elrina if they could climb up this little hill, so we could take some photos ! {see the last photo of this post}    This kind of opportunity one don't get that often..  I got goose bumps as they were standing up there with the rainbow up in the sky.. and I though again about the promise that God made to Noah years ago and what a rainbow symbolises.. It felt like Johan & Elrina got a special blessing.. :-)

Engagement | Louis & Anita

The moment you meet Louis and Anita you realise, these two people are so meant for each other. I've known Louis since we were 5 years old and when he met Anita I just knew this is his future wife..  They recently got engaged and we did an engagement shoot for them at the Johannesburg Botanical gardens. These two were so natural and easy to photograph. What a surprise we got when we arrived and the trees were covered in blossoms!!  It made such nice images and symbolises Louis and Anita's love for me so well.. Love in bloom.   

 

Engagement | Jaco & Zanandi

When I met with Jaco and Zanandi I could immediately see that these two are meant for each other.  They have such a touchable chemistry between them and I could see that they know each other very well.  I can't wait to photograph their wedding in November !  We had a wonderful engagement shoot at Linga Longa (their wedding venue).  When we started they were a bit shy, but as we warmed up all the pictures came naturally.  And that is exactly how I love photos, to be natural and bring out people's personality and feelings for each other.  Photos that tells an interesting story about people's life..