MAURITIUS GREEN AND WHITE BEACH WEDDING
Our lovely couple, Benjamin and Kira looked beautiful on their big day. The Zavion Kotze Events team transformed the Lux Belle Mare Beach Rouge bar to an elegant event that blew everyone’s breath away.
Destination Wedding Photography in Mauritius
Mauritius; a short 3 hour flight from South Africa but all the island you need to have a fantastic destination wedding week with your close friends and family and an amazing team of creatives to make everything easy and looking fabulous.
Our lovely couple, Benjamin and Kira looked beautiful on their big day. The Zavion Kotze Events team transformed the Lux Belle Mare Beach Rouge bar to an elegant event that blew everyone’s breath away.
Creatives
Planning & Florals Zavion Kotze Events | Hotel Lux Belle Mare | Makeup Hair Sam Scarborough | Video Hauke Digital | Stationery Chrystalace
TROPICAL MAURITIUS ENGAGEMENT
Kira & Ben’s engagement shoot was a dream in the beautiful Mauritian forest with the green lush fauna, magical sunbeams and a striking tropical bouquet by Zavion. We ended up at a lagoon nearby with the perfect sunset.
Destination Couple Photography
This was such a great adventure traveling from South Africa to Mauritius with the amazing Zavion Kotze team to spend a couple of days documenting Kira and Ben’s destination wedding. I loved the couple’s laid back sense and I am looking forward to sharing some of my favourite highlights from their wedding day soon!
Kira & Ben’s engagement shoot was a dream in the beautiful Mauritian forest with the green lush fauna, magical sunbeams and a striking tropical bouquet by Zavion. We ended up at a lagoon nearby with the perfect sunset.
One of the things that I love about Kira is that she’s not only a vet by trade but her love for animals is as big as mine. For her guests she asked that instead of a gift they donate money to a charity that helps animal welfare for the animals and education to the locals of Mauritius, who currently have a huge overpopulation which leads to cats and dogs being malnourished and ridden with diseases. These babies need your help so if you would like to donate either your time or money visit Paws Mauritius to help.
VENICE COUPLE SHOOT
Beautiful Venice with a pink sky and a dear couple was absolutely amazing. Like with Paris, I could stay here for a while, wake up in the morning and take a stroll into the many little streets that brings new inspiration and energy to one’s being.
Beautiful Venice with a pink sky and a dear couple was absolutely amazing. Like with Paris, I could stay here for a while, wake up in the morning and take a stroll into the many little streets that brings new inspiration and energy to one’s being.
I love hanging out with Schantel & Etienne, we have come a long way since their wedding…roughly about 14 years ago. Every year or two I get to capture their memories, these memories have become so precious to me, as I am a part of their family now. I met up with them in Venice and we did a small session celebrating their love!
PARIS COUPLE SHOOT
Lovely Couple shoot in Paris!
Melissa & Antonie are no strangers to my lens and it was great meeting up with them during my visit to Europe in September. It was probably one of the best days, we woke up really early to start shooting their couple session and afterward, Melissa and I, gallivanted across Paris. We went to the Louvre and Le Petit Palais for their shoot.
SOUTH AFRICAN ELEPHANT SAFARI | COUPLE SHOOT
Greg Finck & Rime Arodaky on their wild adventure with the beautiful gentle giants. What an amazing African experience.
'Oh Africa, you have my Heart!' ~ Me
I had an amazing weekend with this beautiful couple, Greg & Rime from France. Greg Finck is one of my favourite photographers and I have been following his work for a couple of years. Rime Arodaky, who's work I saw through Greg, is a very talented wedding dress designer (SA, you want her dresses here in SA - lets get her to come open up a showroom here)! We finally met in March and I can honestly say Greg & Rime are such an amazing couple, down to earth and just warm people. They came to South Africa to relax and see a bit of our beautiful country.
For their couple session we got to photograph them experiencing these gentle giants from Adventures with Elephants. These beautiful animals have been rescued after being called 'problem' elephants, but are living a peaceful life here at Adventures', and they are definitely not problem animals. Please go and visit their website or even their reserve to educate yourself on how lovely these giants are.
MONTREAL COUPLE PORTAITS
Love having friends in front of my lens. My trip to Montreal, Canada for a really cool winter couple session.
Leandri & Riaan, where do I begin... It was absolutely amazing visiting you in Canada to see the new place you call home. I enjoyed our trip to Montreal and loved having you in front of my lens again!
Thank you for listening while I was pretending to speak French, laughing with me, being cold with me, spoiling me and crying with me when we said farewell! It will not be the last time I visit you, looking forward to seeing you in the near future. Au revoir!
All Film Session
CHICAGO COUPLE SESSION
Bridget & Peter posed for one of the days for my 3-day-mentorship with Jacqueline Joan.
Bridget & Peter was in front of my lens while I was giving a 3 day mentorship in Chicago. I absolutely adore this session; beautiful couple, the fashion, the coolness of it and of course this gorgeous space.
mostly shot on film
TORONTO ENAGEMENT
Loved my time in Canada! Here is Graham & Ly's engagement session, photographed in their backyard and neigborhood.
I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words, how wonderful life is now, that you are in my world. ~ Elton John
I had the privilege of photographing Graham & Ly's engagement session in their neighborhood in Toronto, Canada. This shoot was urban bliss and it was fantastic sharing the day with these two - I definitely have to go back to Canada again soon! Next time maybe when it is a bit warmer ;)
NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHY MENTOR SESSION
Had a blast in November when I visited the states, this is one of the mentor sessions I had. I am flying over to the USA next month for WPPI in Vegas 22Feb-2nd of March 2018. If you are interested in doing a mentor session, email me.
She wasn't a sunny day type of woman. Often she would brave a thunderstorm to find me, and sit next to me and hold my hand in the rain.
She wasn't just a flame.
She was a bonfire to the soul.
~ JM Storm
I was so fortunate to be able to do a mentor session in New York on a recent trip. I met this wonderful photographer, Brittany Stover through my online shop, and she booked a day with me in NYC. I spent the day showing her how I work and shoot.
On top of that, I got to photograph my friends and beautiful couple I met a couple of years ago when they booked me for a safari shoot in South Africa, Chan & Astami (Astami, also a photographer), posed for this session, YOU GUYS, I love you and thank you so much for being in front of my lens again! It was a rainy day in New York, but that didnt stop us from having so much fun.
All film session
below, my new beautiful friend Brittany Stover!
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LUAN & MARNE {HONEYMOON}
A little honeymoon shoot for the soul!
I kiss you and on your lips I taste the sea, and the sea has always been home to me.
Film Session
NINA | DUBAI
A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are.
A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are.
Nina booked me for her personal portrait session while I was visiting Dubai. Portrait sessions are so important, we often forget to take note of our lives at a certain point of our lives, we either feel it is silly or we are scared that people would think we love ourselves too much, but we should always love ourselves and be proud of who we are, in this moment, right now, at this stage of our lives. Nina, you are absolutely beautiful, inside and out. I had a smile on my face throughout editing this session. I hope to see you again soon and so happy that I have made a new friend.
I will be hopefully be in Dubai again soon, so if you are interested in a session (portrait, family, wedding etc), please give me a shout here.
Film & Digital | Black Dress Silver Swallow
DESTINATION MEXICO | HOTEL LE RÊVE
"The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever"
~ Jacques-Yves Cousteau ~
When you think of a destination wedding, you think of sunsets and the sea, this was a dream wedding! I flew to Mexico to photograph Kelly & Eloise’s Mexican wedding and I enjoyed every second of this wedding.
They invited close friends and family to join them on their special weekend. Everyone was in a very relaxing mood, surely due to having margaritas, mexican beer, great food and getting some vitamin D from the sun. On the day of the wedding we had perfect weather and a beautiful ceremony on the beach. Afterward the bride & groom where showered with rice and everyone cast a stone into the sea with some well wishes for the couple.
"The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever"
~ Jacques-Yves Cousteau ~
Venue Le Rêve Hotel, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico | Dress Something Blue Vancuver | Hair & Make-up Styling Trio Riviera Maya | DJ Plug in Audiovisual Featured on Style Me Pretty
From Abby Capalbo: I am currently bundled up under a sea of blankets gripping a steaming cup of coffee as snow softly falls outside my window, so this Mexico wedding by Rensche Mari is such a vision to me. A dream, if I may say. The sunshine and endless ocean views obviously are pulling at my snowed-in heart strings, but the thing that really put me over the edge? The Groom sent in the description below, and that gets be every time….