Marcus & Nereece | 8 June 2013

When I heard my cousin Nereece found this gentleman and that she was so smitten it was hard to believe! But when we met Marus we all knew exactly why she was so inlove. They had known each other for less than 3 months and realised they had found their soul mates and this is how we ended up attending their beautiful wedding. This wedding was particularly special because whenever their eyes locked, they giggled like little teenagers which just showed how inlove they are. I took pictures at a wedding once and the bride and groom looked miles apart... it was the total opposite with these two love birds, they were definitely on the same page :)

Initially I offered to cover Nereece's dressing session but the excitement of her getting married took over and I took pictures of all the proceedings *another cousin loving moment hehehe*

When I though of writing a blog on their wedding, I thought "dorn I dono what to write" but because they have such a wonderful story I had to tell it.

 

 

The two little men                                                   The two little ladies

 

 

          The detail on Nereece's Wedding dress         A nervous/anxious smile while getting ready

 

The lovely bride ready to become Mrs Leonard

Marus singing a song to Nereece as she enters the church

Saying their vows at the alter

 

The guys...                                                            and the girls

My first black and white themed wedding... stunning!

Cheers to a happy life together as husband and wife ;)

Khanyi & Sibu's Traditional Wedding | 18 December 2012

Khanyi & Sibu celebrated their traditional wedding just outside Qumbu. The amazing thing about traditional weddings is seeing the amount of respect between the two families and the honour that goes with it.

Generally in the Xhosa culture the white wedding comes first and the traditional wedding comes either the next day or within the next week, depending on the family. Khanyi & Sibu had their white wedding a few days before. I've covered 3 traditional weddings prior to this particular one and every one of them were different, this one stood out for me. From the moment I saw Khanyi she was relaxed and when she walked out of the house where Sibu "fetched" her from, there was this instant glow on both of their faces when they saw each other. Too often the bride lets her nervous get to her and she freezes, not in this case, Khanyi was right at home.

Unfortunately I never got to spend much time with the couple before or after their wedding but I would like to wish them a happy 6 month anniversary and may they continue to be as happy as they were on their big day :)

Décor in the tent

Table Décor

Groom fetching bride from the house, taking her to the tent

Walking down to the tent

Preparation of food

 

Bride and Groom Entering the tent

Bridal Cake and Traditional Dancers

Guests

 

A smile from the bride

 

Introduction of Families

 

 

A unique wedding cake                                    bride and groom cutting the cake

 

 

 Something I admire is that both families gelled perfectly, and that's ideally what everyone searches for from their in-laws.

 

Here's to many more traditional weddings

xoxo

Ayesha