80's inspired shoot by Louise Vorster

A beautiful couple, an old vintage car - in a fabulous teal colour no less - and a whole lot of love! All comes together for a stunning shoot in a breathtaking location. Captured in beautiful South Africa by Louise Vorster, inspiration came from the 80's and the idea of a newlywed couple starting on an adventure. How perfect is that red lippy too!

Photography | Louise Vorster Photography, Location and Vintage Car | Imperfect Perfection, Dress |

Forever New, Shoes | Aldo, Suit | Woolworths

South African Wedding by Rensche Mari

You really can't help but fall in love with South Africa when you see such stunning landscapes as these can you? I'm delighted that I could showcase the beauty of this country in the Magnolia Rouge Magazine with this gorgeous wedding from Rensche Mari.

After first meeting five years ago on a run, Trevor and Chantelle kept bumping into each other over the next few years at various sporting events but the timing was never quite right for them to get together. Finally in the summer of 2010, the stars aligned and they've been together ever since. When it came to proposing, Trevor decided that no place or event would be special enough. The moment had to be very honest and true, so it was that on one of their Sunday mornings together, Chantelle woke up to Trevor on bended knee beside the bed. The couple referred to their big day as a 'celebration of life' rather than a wedding, and for this reason they chose the first of September – the beginning of spring in South Africa – to symbolise the start of life and new beginnings. With only 50 guests in total, they held an intimate celebration on a farm in Clarins, in the Free State. Whilst the wedding had an air of formality, there were plenty of colourful rustic chic touches in keeping with the location. 

I love that they chose to share some of their most special moments with their guests too...

"We wanted to be open, to share our story with our friends and family, so instead of the traditional speeches we had four of our close friends stand up and read cards and love letters we had written each other over the past two years. We asked them to add something special of their own, it was beautiful and such an intimate part of the day."

Click here to see their full feature in the Magnolia Rouge Magazine

Photography | Rensche Mari, Venue & Catering | The Gourmet Shed, Cake | Megan Hall, Flowers | Trevor’s mom, Ingrid Baptiste, Bride's Gown | Stanley Baptiste, Bride's Shoes | Luella and Socrati, Hair | Megan Hall (bridesmaid), Make-up | Lindi Higginbotham, Bridesmaids dresses | Their own, shoes from YDE, Groom's attire | Trenery Woolworths, Groom's tie | Paul Smith

South African Wedding by We love Pictures

Well we have just had the most splendid weekend around here... absolutely glorious weather! I'm realising how difficult it's going to be to get work done over the coming months when the weather gods bless us with sunshiny days!! Very very difficult!! I might have to revert to working late at night and then slumbering in the sun during the day!

I have been a big fan of the work that We Love Pictures produce for a long time, so I'm thrilled to be featuring their work on the blog today. This wedding at Beloftebos - which looks like such a fabulous venue - was such a fun family affair and luckily for us, the lovely couple have shared some of their details with us. You can see more of the wedding in {MAG}rouge here.

Jane & Jon spent a lot of time giving their attention to all the parts that would come together to make up their special day and truly put their stamp on it. Once the venue was found, the theme was born and it all came together from there. As musicians, naturally music played a big part and they ensured there would be lots of good music and plenty of dancing which made for a 'fuuuunn wedding' as Jane described it.

The couple came up with a theme of 'HummingWolf' based on the symbolism of the humming bird and the wolf and incorporated it into everything they did. The logo they designed was woven throughout the details of the day, even down to recording a duet album called HummingWolf which they gave to each of their guests. They then performed the title track from the album at the reception and plan to record a new album every year on their anniversary.

The couple chose Beloftebos as their venue; with it's  magnificent grove of majestic oak trees it offered both beautiful daytime surroundings as well as a dramatic evening ambiance, with lights throughout the trees making for a magical feeling. It offered them a place to have a beautiful, moving ceremony and then move onto a wild and fun evening with plenty of dancing - all without having to transport guests between locations.

Photographer |  We love Pictures, Venue | Beloftebos, Stanford, South Africa, Florist | Okasie, Dress | Suzaan Heyns, Jewellery | Isabelle Marant, Bridesmaids Dresses | Noa Noa, Suits | Suzaan Heyns, Stationery | Doodles, Cake | Spades and Spoons