The 'blog ink' has yet to dry on a statement I've been repeating for quite some time now, since these days I hardly get the chance to photograph anything but weddings and then, BAAAM, my blog is once again filled with bellies and babies. . . statement shattered!

So here you are, more babies. As I regularly state, the undertaking of any newborn/maternity shoots is usually consigned to the  do-not-have-a-chance abyss, so this was really more of a favour to one of DH's colleagues at work - and the words "twin boys" was the absolute deal-maker ;-)

Introducing the two little crackers - Sashin and Khayen.

A wedding post in the next couple of days I promise!

As an introduction, Sam was originally employed to simply help out with the housework and children - the term simply being the epitome of understatement.Any how, when she started with us, Sam hadn't yet acquired the opportunity to use a computer, let alone master a monster like Photoshop.

Well, two years down the line, Sam is now very proficient with the computer - not only does she skilfully use Photoshop, she also assists me with the editing of photos and designing albums.

It was not at all easy giving away my first digital SLR (almost like your first car with all the treasured memories), but, I that did and Sam now has her very own camera, which has, in turn, also taken a step further in the creation of her own individual blog - say no more!

Any way, and coming back to this blog entry, a year ago, Cyndi kindly agreed to a third-shooter at her wedding, which allowed Sam the occasion to shoot her very first wedding.

Following this (and maybe on account of it), Cyndi then contacted me in March to say she was pregnant and wanted some pictures of the new arrival - little Imke.

This was yet another perfect opportunity for Sam to tackle her first, non-understudy newborn shoot - and, for this event, I was the assistant! Sam, I am so proud of you and here are a few of your humble assistant's favourites from the shoot...the gorgeous Imke.

To have a look at Sam's blog click here.

Nowadays, I don't have much time to shoot anything but weddings. I would love to, but there just aren't enough hours in the evening to edit it all.

This was different, I was assisting Ursula with her first maternity shoot.

Our morning spent looking for ladybirds.

It was a freezing winter start, but, in the end, it all turned out perfect and once again we were blessed with a beautiful sky (and insert a beautiful couple!)

Catherine and Shaun's wedding was full of beautiful details and wonderful moments.  The speeches induced tears and whole lot of laughter.  The dancing was crazy.  The food was yummy.

Your day was perfect.  Nothing short of perfect and I'm honored to have shared it with you. Thank you for inviting me into your lives on your most special day.

I have much more images in this post as my morning has been chaos, I can not find my 5 minutes of uninterrupted peace (so that I can narrow it down) -  so just posted them all.

Catherine's mom handmade her beautiful dress.

Love these two below, natural "belly" laughter and awesome sky - can't get better than that!