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Three years ago I met Elmarie.  Three years ago I heard how much she wanted to get married to her high school sweetheart, Nick.  Each special occasion was met with expectation from all of us who knew her.. “so did he propose”?   And I about a year ago Elmarie walked into the office with the biggest grin, skipping with joy - proudly showing her engagement ring and immediately started making plans

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And I hope my sister dont hate me for this but this is her… this is how I know and why everyone loves Isabel

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I have this great need to fill our apartment in Dubai with prints of everyone and everything I love from home.  First is all the little people in my life – Adele and Zelda are my sister, Isabel’s, twin daughters.. born four days after Nicola.  My life is so entwined with my sister that our four daughters have been growing up together since the day they were born, and what is mine is hers, and

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    And a beautiful party followed Extra Shooters:  Alitha and Louw

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This is the vintage blog of Marle and Wikus.. their wedding was so gorgeous and colourful but i could not resist doing a vintage blog as well.  

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When I am asked what makes me happy my answer is this -  One sweet, loving, green-eyed big girl And one complicated, always-thinking, little dark-eyed monster My almost grown up beautiful girl And the one who reminds me who I am Flickr Tags: Darkroom Photography,Child Photographer,Personal,Retha Wainwright             I love you Angel Pies

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Living in Dubai, the very hot desert climate has its limitations, and on many occasions Ive heard “but wait.. you have not experienced the “real” heat yet”… but mmm, I think im just a desert girl, and what is more this beautiful, awesome and spectacular desert we now call home is an amazing backdrop to work with. I am not complaining… for one second.  I love it.   Aiko contacted me for a family

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                          Flickr Tags: commercial photographer dubai,photographer dubai,dubai stills photographer,darkroom photography

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I had the good fortune to meet up with Susanne in Dubai to have a chat about family portrait sessions, and was over the moon when she agreed to do a little informal family shoot at their home… Imagine my delight when I met blonde and blue eyed Yannick! because my job to capture beautiful pics of a beautiful family was super easy – even better news is that Yannick will be getting a little sister

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View Full Album To view my online portfolio – please click the link below http://cid-e63f774d3ee3084a.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Portfolio?ref=1

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Starting off a blog post is always the most difficult because I always want to start off saying how beautiful the bride looked, how awesome the groom was, waxing lyrically about the venue… and then have to stop myself and take a step back, think a little bit more about the couple themselves and and find the exact words to describe everything I took in through my eyes. This time however.. I can

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I did an engagement shoot with Nick and Elmarie on Sunday and I had such an incredibly good time – Elmarie is my friend from work (or rather EX work woohoo) and Nick, the IT guy, I got to know fairly well as this voice on the other side of the line when our network went off, or I had an IT enquiry.. and of course I knew all about the build up to the engagement, Elmarie and I spent many happy

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I met Rudi and Marlie and was drawn to Rudi's "i know what i want" attitude, and Marlie.. this gentle beautiful and you soul, a doctor (yes she's both gorgeous and clever!) - discussing their engagement shoot and thoughts of their wedding day.  Doing engagement shoots are so great because the couple and their photographer get to know one another and through joking we rrrrrreally get a feel of

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This is what I knew beforehand. Gitte is breathtakingly gorgeous. David is a handsome guy – quiet, strong and you can see he loves Gitte for her beauty within.  He treats her so softly, and it is the sweetest thing to see. They explained to me how they saw their special day.. somewhere close to Hermanus, the setting was going to be on a clearing in between woods.. just somewhere they drove past

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Meet the Hardings... Vicky and Gavin - when I met you I was greeted with a couple who so in love and in sync with each other, who shares a creative streak and who is easy going - as a photographer, you made my day - it is what makes the blood pump gloriously in my veigns.  So thank you from the bottom of my heart for being two very bright rays of sunshine.  Gavin is a photographer in Canada

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Vasoula the Grecian Princess.. in all her glory

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He looks at her like he has found this magical key to unlock a world where this goddess is his princess. She smiles… all the time, lovingly – not just softly, since this is that special kind of connection where no else really exist apart from the two of them. And this is her happiest day in her life. Her wedding day. Boo I’ve been communicating with for at least two years.. and through

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I had the pleasure of capturing Ben and Sally's beautiful day at the incredible venue, Clouds Estate, during December.  Once again, I was taken aback by the sheer beauty and grace of the estate and had the most beautiful day - perfect weather, a little bit of cloud and two very generous and kind hearted souls ... their story making all close to them smile with joyfulness.   On the rare occasion I

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A couple of things I know about Sofia Webb... she has a stylish name that just goes with who she is, she inherited the most beautiful piercing blue eyes and angelina jolie pout from her mom and dad (lucky girl..) when she laughs its from the bottom of her stomach, she has a beautiful mom and a super cool & talented dad - and she is the centre of her mom and dad's world, which is obvious whenever

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I spent a delightful (and very warm!) morning with this beautiful Craig family.. in their gorgeous Hout Bay home.. I hope you guys enjoy the pics as much as I enjoyed taking them.  Love Retha

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Here is the story... Sanri and Brendon chose Cape Town and the stunningly beautiful Lagoon Beach Hotel for their perfect day and all was set to go according to Sanri's meticulously planned special day.. that is before Mother Nature decided to intervene.  But.. let me tell you my side of the story - I was thrilled that Brendon and Sanri decided to have their formal session before the ceremony long

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I recently did a shoot with the two most beautiful kids I've seen in a while... and they were both suffering so much with the flu (travelling all the way to the UK).  Honestly.. i would like to pack them into a suitcase and just take them home.  I literally had 10 mins with them as their mom was busy packing for their trip back to the UK.. but working with little wriggly bodies always pays off

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I spent a stunning afternoon with two stunning and fun people.. I simply cannot  cant wait for your wedding.

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Vir Michelle... jou lieflingmeisiekind. 

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The three angels, and one devil in my life... i love these four little girls in a way I cannot describe.  My two daughters with their cousins.. usual sunday morning outing, me and the four of them going to town, having breakfast in town and them just being sweet angel little girls. 

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I seriously fall in love with my clients – the real kind, the warm and fuzzy and emotional kind. Hey Im not weird, okay maybe a little, but for the most part through this realisation I understand the core reasoning behind my reply to the question “do you really love weddings?” consistantly being an instant “yes!”. However… couples who read other wedding entries on my blog might suspect foul

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There are wayyyyy many reasons why I love what I do, but … Rudi and Marlie are the type of people who through real bottom-of-tummy-laughing-silly-pleasure made every second spent behind my lens ridiculously happy. Thank you for braving the cold weather. I was smiling all the way. Thanks! more for understanding my “funny speak” – struggling to get words out as fast as the colours, lights and

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Little things I'll always remember about Lea and Dawid's wedding... those red shoes, the curls of Lea's hair blowing in the wind, Dawid's reaction when Lea entered the church.. below is a picture of his pure excitement... me getting lost with the flower girl on my way to the church.. the prayers... there's many more little things, too many to mention - but it was a glorious day, spent on the

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Blue is her favourite colour, and I totally understand why... I have yet to meet someone with more blue eyes than Monique. Blue and corn fields.. those are the two colours I associate you with Monique, the warmth of your personaility in the colour of late summer fields -a deep lively vibrant yellow! Louw is a rugby player and it pores out of his whole being - he is built like a rock, he carries

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I feel happy when I think of spending a day in Sunel and Michael's company.. There are so many many many incredibly small reasons why this wedding was perfect - the weather on the idyllic Hermanus beachfront was warm, the venue was as exquisite as it comes and here I got to work with two people who together just makes my mind go zingggggg. Your love is the stuff toffee apples and rainbows are

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I thought to maybe pop in a post of where i am at - since a whole lot of things have changed in the last couple of months. First and foremost thank you from the deepest place in my heart for all my couples who have been giving me the time to edit your weddings to my heart's content. Another three weddings will be blogged within the next couple of days which then finalises my HUUUUGGEEEEE wedding

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Justin & Lesley came to see me about their wedding and whilst they were talking, excitedly, animated and passionate about their upcoming wedding day, Lesley turned to me and said she dislikes cameras... please will i note that. I did. I also looked at Lesley thinking to myself.. wow.. what an exquisite face AND bare from any makeup. Lesley.. you might recall i got tears in my eyes after taking

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I met up with Charmaine (or Charms as her friends and family lovingly refer to her) and Gary on a rainy winters day last year to discuss their up and coming wedding - chatting away like I normally do with couples we covered a whole range of things and as always how I got into the wedding industry and I mentioned I did my stint in the fashion industry and declared exactly what i did not enjoy

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Meet FinnMeet ScoutMeet the parents of the cool name kids, Andy and JohannaThe Smiths live in Malawi and with doctor dad Andy, mom Johanna, Scout and Finn came to visit beautiful South Africa in March and chose The Tarragon, Houtbay as their holiday destination... and location of our family shoot. It was so much fun working with all these cuties - beware ... doing a family shoot with me might end

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When Zanette contacted me to chat about her upcoming wedding with Lyda I got the impression that this woman knows what she wants in life, has such a clear idea of where she is heading in life that it was suck a "ahhhh i know you" type of feeling to meet up with her and beautiful Lyda at Langebaan's local coffee shop. Neither one of them believed in "the one" or god forbid "whirlwind romance" but

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Carla and Pieter travelled from Canada to tie the knot at the beautiful venue L’Avenir in Stellenbosch on the 7th of March. Carla is sweet. Pieter is sweet. Together they are sweetness times a trillion wrapped up in one and I loved spending time with them and their family on this spectacular day. Carla immigrated to Canada with her family when she was still a teeny bob and everytime she spoke she

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Lisa and Jason chose a warm sunny day on the Cape West Coast to get married... Jakkalsfontein in all its glory. I love weddings like these as it incorporates a lot of different backgrounds to work with - the beautiful sea, blue skies and then texturised backgroands, gritty and bare - for a distressed look and feel.I am a lucky girl... I have been working with super hot people - and you'll agree,

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Mark and Ginette - you have such a beautiful love story.. one filled with courage and a deep love. You are beautiful together.When I met Ginette and Mark about 8 months ago I was taken aback by their story. Ginette is a vision of smiles, twinkly eyes, positive energy and a lust (not love) for life which bubbles into each sentence coming out of her mouth – Mark listens to her every word, with a

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I received the following email after capturing Ginette and Mark's emotional wedding the past Saturday, from Ginette's mom Anni. Anni was more than the mother of the bride, she was also the co-wedding coordinator with Anelle from Hidden Valley. I have yet to share a more well planned wedding....Hi RethaThank you for all your hard work on Saturday. You were so discreet and patient with everyone

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Happiness is.... blue skies, warm sun, sand in toes, ice creams - and Betty and Kevin (aka Ben.. as I unfortunately kept on referring to Kevin - but he looks like a BEN :). I met Betty and Kevin to discuss their upcoming romantic wedding, and it was promptly decided to book an engagement shoot as well. Their origins and traditions are firmly routed in China, their home country, but as they

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Hah - always wondered how to get labels from my blog, move around archived items - and eventually took the 5 minutes to actually read what is on offer on the layout page of my blogger page! So changed it around a bit - hope you likey.Just an update - I am currently editing 6 weddings and I am working my little fingers numb to the bone. Tomorrow, will jump into the new year after my lovely and

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So.... I blogged in a hurry yesterday so I could show these two gorgeous individuals exactly how fab they looked on their wedding and in the process (which might just be a good thing) ALMOST had a panic attack when I realised my favourite shots, those very ones I drooled about and smirked about internally - I realised haven't seen these shots in a while? Doing five weddings in a row, and then

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First set for a sneak preview... of this devine couple. Yomandie you were such a pleasure to work with.

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Tash & Jaco's wedding was held at the Sandpiper in Yzerfontein and the glorious venue was perfectly matched to this very laid back couple. Barefoot and looking like a princess Tash walked up the steps to find Jaco waiting on top - with all their guests standing on the little platform, forming a tunnel for Tash to walk through - necks craning to steal a glance at Tash and Jaco's first glance. The

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Louise and Ryan tied the knot at the Tokai Stone Chapel and celebrated at Silvermist Mountain Lodge. Louise and Ryan - your day was so soft and gentle, the love you share evident in so many ways. Thank you for including me in your special day.Louise looked ravishing in her Robyn Roberts designed dress.The impact this couple makes on people in their lives were evident all over.Louise you made the

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This time of the year is my favourite to get little people's portraits done - why? Because they are so cute, and such fun to work with - their little toes wriggle in the sand, and their faces go scrunchy with feeling the ocean breeze and sun on their skin. (plus look at these faces, they were born to be super schmodels!) These are some of my favourite little subjects over the past year - if

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If I had to choose a wedding to shoot after arriving from Australia the night before (and i cant sleep on planes) this is the wedding I would wish for.... Clinton and Cornel, you guys rock. I arrived in Bettiesbay and found Cornel, her mom, her friends at The Retreat, a beautiful guesthouse, wow what a stunning place! - Cornel is a professional makeup artist and with those eyes, and that hair I

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One very hot sunny afternoon, together with a little snake (yes this is true).. (apparently it wasnt dangerous gmphhh), there was a little girl called Annelise getting married to her prince charming.. Jacques.Thank you so much Annelise, Jacques and both sets of parents and family... for making me a part of your day and letting me capture your special moments. I heard about this one before he

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Wow, what a special day this was - Anine used to work with me, and we became such good friends which made her special day all the more intimate and close to my heart. I woke up with a raging cold, it was such bad luck as I've been looking forward to doing my friend's wedding for such a long time. Tracy, my assistant, and I jumped into my car, getting ourselves syched and full of ideas. Walking

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Some peek previews of my last wedding...

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On 30 August I had the absolute pleasure to assist Sybrand, Pro Photography, with a wedding in Langebaan, Western Cape - the weather was cold and miserable but everything else was a dream. The bridal couple was so in love (and young), and the scenery epic. Weird i havent used Langebaan yet for any other shoots, afterall my "ma and pa" lives there??!! Weird... its a place with hidden treasures

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