One thing I love about photographing weddings is the way you feel you've learned so much about a family, after only spending a few hours with them.
There are so many emotions, small dynamics and then the characteristics of people, which are revealed on a wedding day.
Nicky and Graham, who stay in Hong Kong, are such a lovely couple. Their family and friends were so warm and inviting - and some of them just plain ole crazy.
For the creatives, we took a drive a tad away from the actual venue and I am so glad we did - you just can not beat the highveld bush, scattered with giraffe and buck.
I kid you not! In the middle of our shoot, giraffe and buck decided to cross the road and it was such a lovely moment!
It felt almost like a movie set. Oh, how I love South Africa!
Here are a few from their day and I am almost sure there will be a second post to this one.
Loved the antique necklace, which has been passed down in the family, even the box made with love & care.
I also have to mention that on the reverse side of the name tags Nicky had a personalised message for each and every guest
Both pictures (above) taken by my second shooter Paul.
Nicky apologies - I just had to post this I just love the expressions!
For the avid photographers: I usually have my WB on cloud as I find I get warmer colours. On this shot I played with my White Balance. To get the blue tone I set the WB to tungsten.
There it is, the giraffe crossing the road, you can also see him in the horizon in the previous image.
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Absolutely gorgeous work!! Love the colours in your photos, I'm going to try that cloud WB out for my next shoot.
(08.27.09 @ 09:12 AM)Wow Andrea !
(08.27.09 @ 09:17 AM)One thing I love about working with you is I can take the same photo but how you post produce your work makes your work really stand out. Thanks for affording me the opportunity to work with you and to share a blessed wedding with Nicky & Graham. I got goose bumps in the service!!
Absolutely stunning! I don't know how you still outdo yourself on every wedding, but you do. And that giraffe was just so perfectly serendipitous.
(08.27.09 @ 11:19 AM)Love Nicky's expressions - put a smile on my face for the day. Beautiful post!
(08.27.09 @ 12:55 PM)MAGNIFICENT!!!!! These are just gorgeous Andrea!!!! WOW :-)
(08.27.09 @ 01:06 PM)Thank you for all the comments!
(08.27.09 @ 06:47 PM)@Paul, I hate to admit it but my photoshop skills & post production is really not that extensive, sharpen, vignette and sometimes I just pop the colours a little. I will actually do a post with a straight out of camera image & compare it to the "edited" version as I am getting quite a few emails asking what I do to my images in post production (and unfortunately I have no Photoshop magic to share!)
I love the fourth pic...the one with her Dad(?)...and as for the Giraffe...well....just glorious.You've captured tenderness, beauty.admiration and the "blue' shot is the epitomy of peaceful.Absolutely stunning.You're a star!
(08.27.09 @ 08:27 PM)@Liz - it is her dad - I also love it.
(08.28.09 @ 07:11 AM)Wow Andrea!!! These photos are absolutely amazing. We just got back from honeymoon and were so excited to see them on the blog. You have really managed to capture special moments so beautifully. Graham and I loved having you and Paul there. Thanks again!
(09.01.09 @ 04:11 PM)we were at this very special wedding visiting from New Zealand and you have captured Nicky's character and the atmosphere very well, love the different effects.
(09.02.09 @ 02:10 AM)These are really beautiful and do the wedding justice as it was a beautiful day from start to finish. Well done!
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