Louise and I had the absolute pleasure of photographing Lionel & Katarzyna’s wedding which was held at the incredible wedding venue Avianto situated in Muldersdrift.  Let me tell you, Avianto is everything it’s made out to be and MUCH more….

Katarzyna is from Poland and Lionel has been working there for a while and that is where they met and fell in love…   Kasia looked absolutely gorgeous in her slightly off-white dress and her bouquet of Red Roses just rounded everything off.  This girl is not only gorgeous but she has a a personality to match.  Very sincere and bubbly, and her sense of humour….

Take a minute and think about the soppiest Romantic Comedy that you have ever watched, then you have an idea of how in love Lionel & Kasia is…  You can actually see it in their eyes, it was so beautiful

Look, having a couple who is so in love with each other makes for very intimate wedding photos, but having a that couple and a beautiful tuscan venue with that is just a dream come true for any photographer.  I had to keep myself in check because I just wanted to photograph these two lovebirds in every corner of the venue.  Creative juices was flowing as strong as the Niagra falls…

Let me take a minute and tell you all about Lionel & Katarzyna’s special day.  I got to the venue early to have a look at all the beautiful locations this South-African wedding venue has to offer.  (I wanted to steer away from the “classic Avianto” wedding photos and create something unique)  I then took a stroll through “The Village” and went to meet the lovely bride for the first time (Seeing that this was an international wedding and Kasia is from Poland)  We just “clicked” and that was that, it felt like we were old friends.  Kasia has such an open personality and she exuded happiness.

The groom was late as he and the bride’s father was involved in a slight crash (just a dent and a scrape or two on the car)  When they finally arrived we heard that the pastor was also running a little bit late so in the end the wedding was just over an hour behind schedule.  None the less they tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony which led to the mother of the bride and the bride sharing a tear of joy afterwards.

Being female South-African photographers we incorporate interactive posing during our couple photoshoot.  We introduce a very relaxed pose and then just go with the flow (which was super easy with this bride and groom)  Needless to say their wedding photos are stunning and they’re reception was so small and intimate with only about 20 guests all sharing the same table.

It was just amazing!  Katarzyna & Lionel, all the best for the future!  I can see that you are truly blessed to share such an amazing connection! Riani