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.
TINTSWALO ATLANTIC WEDDING CAPE TOWN
This wedding was one of those weddings that have a special place in my heart! I have had the privilege of photographing Nanette's sister's wedding a couple of years ago, also photographed a couple of their friends weddings as well, and it is one of my favourite things to get to a wedding and see my clients, it makes the day so much better! Miguel & Nanette's elegant destination wedding was breathtaking.
No one else, Love, will sleep in my dreams. You will go, we will go together, over the waters of time. No one else will travel through the shadows with me, only you, evergreen, ever sun, ever moon. ~ Pablo Neruda
Shot on Film and Digital
Venue Tintswalo Atlantic | Makeup & Hair Sam Scarborough | Cake The Bird Cage
African safari elopement
Patrick & Caitlin are from New York, they're an adventurous couple who decided to elope while they visited South Africa. I had the honour of capturing their elopement at the Lion Sands River Lodge, the ceremony was held in a dry river bank with the beautiful backdrop of elephants gracing on the river bank! They also enjoyed their honeymoon night in a very romantic tree house over the Lion Sands Game Reserve.
'Fall in love with someone who tastes like adventure but looks like the calm, beautiful morning after a terrible storm.' ~ Nikita Gill
Patrick & Caitlin are from New York, they're an adventurous couple who decided to elope while they visited South Africa. I had the honour of capturing their elopement at the Lion Sands River Lodge, the ceremony was held in a dry river bank with the beautiful backdrop of elephants gracing on the river bank! They also enjoyed their honeymoon night in a very romantic tree house over the Lion Sands Game Reserve.
About 2 weeks after the elopement, the last day of their trip, we went to one of my favourite places, Adventures with Elephants where we photographed Patrick and Caitlin with Chova the Elephant.
It is important to note that the second part of the shoot was shot on a different location AWE, the elephants are trained and have professionals on the shoot standing by.
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….
CHAN & ASTAMI {ON SAFARI}
You can always find yourself in Africa! Here us Chan & Astami on their safari couple shoot!
"There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne, bubbling over with heartfelt gratitude for being alive"
Karen Blixen ~ Out of Africa
"There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne, bubbling over with heartfelt gratitude for being alive"
Karen Blixen ~ Out of Africa
~ Film Session ~
Location Private | Dress Silver Swallow
CHARLIE & BIANCE
A very special surprise engagement in Mauritius!
Because of you, I can feel myself slowly but surely becoming the me I have always dreamed of being. ~ Tyler Knott Gregson
Because of you, I can feel myself slowly but surely becoming the me I have always dreamed of being. ~ Tyler Knott Gregson
Dress by Silver Swallow
LANIE & HANNAH
'I promise you that we will have many adventures together and mostly I look forward to raising skinny blonde children together.' ~ Lanie (The Groom)
'I promise you that we will have many adventures together and mostly I look forward to raising skinny blonde children together.' ~ Lanie (The Groom)
Flowers Classic Flowers
WAIHEKE ISLAND COUPLE PORTRAITS
Loved photographing this beautiful couple on the stunning Island of Waiheke, New Zealand. It was a cold windy morning in May, but it was such a great relaxing day.
Loved photographing this beautiful couple on the stunning Island of Waiheke, New Zealand. It was a cold windy morning in May, but it was such a great relaxing day.
Cinematography Poetry in Motion
IVANN & LEANIE
I wanne be wrapped in your arms, skin against skin, hands intertwined. Let me fall asleep to the sound of your heartbeat ~ ELP
I wanne be wrapped in your arms, skin against skin, hands intertwined. Let me fall asleep to the sound of your heartbeat ~ ELP
Dress by Silver Swallow
IVANN & LEANIE
I love traveling, so when Ivann & Leanie booked me for their wedding in New Zealand I was extremely excited, New Zealand is just absolutely breath taking. I hope to visit again soon!
I remember the first day I ever looked into your eyes and felt my entire world flip.
Ivann & Leanie got married on the beautiful Island of Waiheke, New Zealand, the venue where they had the ceremony was at Lavender Hill and the reception at Mudbrick vineyard and Restaurant. I was honoured to fly over and capture their big day. New Zealand is so magical and it has such inspiring views, I would love to go back and explore more of this country.
Film & Digital
Ceremony Lavender Hill | Reception | Mudbrick Vineyard & Restaurant | Cinematography Poetry In Motion | Second shooter Jodie C Photography | Florals & Styling Leaf & Honey | Calligraphy Ashley Lurcott | Printing Laserfoil | Headpiece Rue de Seine | Dress & Veil Ankia van den Berg | Groom's tuxedo | Cambridge Clothing Co | Ring Boxes The Mrs Box | Make-up Rebekah Banks | Hair Alta Ferreira | Cake Chocolate Earth | Bridal Car Karl's Classic Cars | Lighting & Sound Andre Van Schalkwyk
DESERT PALM RESORT WEDDING
'When he kisses her, storms rise beneath her skin; for she is the ocean and he her moon.'
'When he kisses her, storms rise beneath her skin; for she is the ocean and he her moon.'
Shot on Digital & Film
Venue Desert Palm Retreat | Dress Nicole Miller | Hair Alex Cera | Makeup Amanda Kay Makeup | Cake Magnolia Bakery + Hummingbird Bakery | Flowers Mayflower Flower Shop | Assistant Vicki Grafton |
