MOROCCAN STYLED WEDDING INSPIRATION

Planning & Styling Marble & Mauve | Venue Hello Timber | Dress Marlize Meeding | Flowers Shop Botanicus | Stationery Fleur Design Studio | Model Agency Ultravision Brand Activators | Model Zee MBambo | Makeup Precious Xaba Makup | Photography Rensche Mari

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SWEET COUPLE HOME LIFESTYLE SHOOT

Your Home and Life captured

With so much uncertainty out there it feels kind of silly blogging, but being confined to your home is no easy task, and in the end keeping yourself busy, keeps your mind off doomsday thoughts. So here is a little distraction to hopefully make your home quarantine a little easier. This is the ideal time to practice Slow Living so please be safe and stay home, go out for necessity only. Keep yourself busy with things you have been wanting to do around the house, check out this pin board of things to do with your kids, read a book or cuddle with your furries!

About 8 weeks ago I did this shoot and it was so amazing being part of Melissa & Antonie’s adventure for the past 3 years. These two have expanded their family with two beautiful fur babies, Lexi and Lana (Shetland Sheepdogs). They are so sweet and cute it just makes me want to hug them!

Makeup by Missy Makeup Artist

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LUSH GREEN RAINY WEDDING PRETORIA

Happy Valentines day everyone! I wanted to share a very beautiful and different wedding with you today. This is Matthew & Justine's wedding, on their private estate in Pretoria. I absolutely loved this wedding because it wasn't the normal set-up, it was probably the most entertaining wedding ever! And it rained, a lot, but the rain was of no concern to this bride and groom, they were there to enjoy a spectacular day with friends and family!

Now, just imagine you get to a wedding and your favourite South African band is playing there (like, a private rock show with just you and your friends and family) hello Gangs of Ballet...., oh and did I mention, it wasn't just one band that played...there were 3 bands and a DJ!

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Music Organizers Flipside Productions | Priest Craig Friederichs | Food Fresh | Dress Anel Botha | Decor Hire Society | Hair Saadique Ryklief | Makeup Lesley Whitby | DJ Francois Booyse | On the day Co-ordinator Nikki Gaskell | Bands; Gangs of Ballet, Monarch & Rubber Duc | Solo Artist Lulu Lund | Special Thanks to Ermaine Morris.

OXBOW COUNTRY ESTATE WINTER WEDDING

Love is fathomless; a unique emotion evoking unparalleled happiness ~ Jen Roos

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On a warm winters day at Oxbow Country Estate, Antonie & Melissa tied the knot. Soft pastel colours and a blue sky absolutely added to this gorgeous wedding. Loved working with everyone involved and enjoyed the day with this beautiful couple. 

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Makeup Missy Makeup Artist |  Hair Saronestyles  |  Rok Estelle Bridal Collection  |  Video Mighty Fine  |  Bride ring Marion Rehwinkel Jewellery  |  Stationary Anthos Design Studio  |  Venue Oxbow Country Estate |  Co-ordinator TJ Swart | Assistant Alicia Landman

RIAAN & ZELMARI {ENGAGEMENT}

All that you are, is all that I'll ever need ~ Ed Sheeran

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My beautiful cousin, Zelmarie and her fiancé Riaan on their beautiful engagement shoot! Zelmarie is one of the many beautiful cousins I have from my father's side - she is so sweet and always someone with a smile on her face, I wish all the best for you and Riaan on your journey ahead and look forward to your big day! 

Film & Digital

Dress by Silver Swallow

MEMOIRE WEDDING VENUE | ZAVION KOTZE EVENTS

When you meet the one who changes the way your heart beats, dance with them to that rhythm for as long as the song lasts ~ Kirk Diedrich

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Johan & Althea tied the knot on the 23 of September, have a look at this beautiful wedding with just enough glamour to make you go 'Oooooh!', planning & styling by Zavion Kotze Events Company.

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NICHOLAS & SARAH

When you kiss me heaven sighs and though I close my eyes, I see la vie en rose
When you press me to your heart I'm in a world apart
A world where roses bloom and when you speak
Angels sing from above. Everyday words seems to turn into love song.

~ Louis Armstrong

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First wedding of the new season starts with Nicholas & Sarah's wedding, this romantic wedding was planned & styled by the awesome Zavion Kotze Events team. 

Film & Digital

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HANNO & GENEVIEVE

I just want you to know, that when I picture myself happy, it is with you.

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Cute family lifestyle session with Hanno & Genevieve and their two bassets, Guss & Ody and some coffee and sweets... #doglovers!!

MAKEUP Missy Makeup artistry | HAIR BY Strands for Hair | SWEETS Pippa & Polly Cakes

SILVER SWALLOW LOVE

It is wonderful to blog this shoot, it was shot in early February, with my favourite camera, my Contax 645 film camera #nodigital. After my workshop I decided that I had to shoot something for me, something good & simple. This shoot was inspired by things I found around my house and with people who I create with often. Thank you to Jana, Jolindi & Leandri for all your help on this shoot!

Preparing for this shoot was so joyous and pleasing for the soul - collaborating with my cousin Beat (hair), Chrystalace, Silver Swallow, Missy Make up Artist and my wonderful assistant & model for the day Leandri, her husband Riaan, Biance and her two adorable Schnauzers, Ollie & Pepper also did some modelling for me, big thank you to all of you.

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Dresses by Jana Silver Swallow | Hair Gary Rom Mall of Africa (opening soon) | Stationery Jolindi Chrystalace | Styling by Rensche Mari | Make-up (Leandri) by Missy Make up Artist | Models Leandri, Biance, Ollie & Pepper

RENSCHE MARI WORKSHOP PART 2

Continue from Part 1

I loved the group of girls I got to teach and hope that I will be able to do this again soon. To every person who helped with this workshop, thank you. It is wonderful to do what you love!

A very big thank you to Eve, from Splendid Wedding Company, you are a wonderful friend and artist - this was the 3rd workshop where you styled the tables for the styled shoot and I just have to say that every time you do something it WOW's me! I am so happy that you are my friend, and that I get to talk to you every single day :D

Jana, from Silver Swallow, thank you for the touch of elegant flow you bring to my workshop every single year...I'm counting and we have worked together now for 5 years, since the first workshop. Every time you create a garment I just want to photograph it - over and over again. This dress was photographed again after the workshop and I look forward to sharing that too!

Thank you to Seline from Es by Seline for the cake, Chrystalace for stationery and the lovely Aurette for modeling for us and Ida from  Pink Scissors for Hair & Makeup and last but certainly not the least, Schantel from Kiekie Kit for sponsoring a beautiful camera bag & strap, it is a blessing to have you at the workshop yet again!

And just when you thought this was the last of it, we did a little noon shoot with Leandri :D where I showed the photographers how to shoot when the sun is high. Thank you Leandri, you are a dream model :D

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Styling, flowers & decor Splendid Wedding Company | Stationery Chrystalace | Dress 1 Silver Swallow | Dress 2 Vintage dress | Hair & Makeup Pink Scissors | Cake 1 Es by Seline | Cake 2 The Bird Cage | Kiekie Kit

LYNDON & JACQUELINE

There comes a time when you meet someone and you just want to make them smile for the rest of your life.

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WILLEM & JUDY

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way than this: where I do not exist, nor you, so close that your hand on my chest is my hand, so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep. ~ Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda ~

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Location: Harmonie Protea Farm