I loved him desperately, completely, and he wasn’t threatening to consume me anymore. He already had. Everything that was me was him. My heart, mind and soul all were as much a part of him as they were me.
—Cassandra Giovanni

Isn’t that how falling in love so often works? Some stranger appears out of nowhere and becomes a fixed star in your universe.
—Kate Bolick

Love is a feeling, a feeling of happiness. Love is powerful, too powerful to play with. This feeling is strange and hard to describe, but when you fall in love, you will know it inside.
—Unknown

Falling In love was never in my plan. Until one day I just realized that I love this person too much.
—Unknown

Love does not appear with any warning signs. You fall into it as if pushed from a high diving board. No time to think about what’s happening. It’s inevitable. An event you can’t control. A crazy, heart-stopping, roller-coaster ride that just has to take its course.
—Jackie Collins

“I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. I promise to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime love.” -The Vow

“You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.”

“I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” – When Harry met Sally

“I’m not just falling in love with you, I’m falling into you. You’re an ocean, and I’m falling in, drowning in the depths of who you are.

—Unknown

“When I first saw you, I felt like I knew you, and I couldn’t stop seeing my life with you, and building a family together. One that isn’t stuck in the pain of the past. It’s very pretty. And so, if you’re asking me if my proposition still stands, then my answer is yes. Yes. A thousand times, yes.” — The Light Between Oceans

“I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. I promise to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime love.” ~ The Vow

“For the two of us, home isn’t a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.” ― Stephanie Perkins, Anna and the French Kiss

“No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater…The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that’s the key. It’s like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece. Love can make up for a lot.” ― Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

“I heard what you said. I’m not the silly romantic you think. I don’t want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don’t want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and wake, knowing my heart is safe. I want to love, and be loved.” ― Shana Abe

“No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater…The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that’s the key. It’s like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece. Love can make up for a lot.” ― Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” – Nicolas Sparks, A Wall to Remember

“When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.”
― Jess C. Scott, The Intern

“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“To keep the fire burning brightly there’s one easy rule: Keep the two logs together, near enough to keep each other warm and far enough apart – about a finger’s breadth- for breathing room. Good fire, good marriage, same rule.” 
– Marnie Reed Crowel

“The success of love is in the loving, it is not in the result of loving.”
-Mother Teresa

“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that’s what you’ve given me. That’s what I’d hoped to give you forever”
― Nicholas Sparks

“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.”
― Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

““You are, and always have been, my dream.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

“You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.”

“Well, it seems to me that the best relationships – the ones that last – are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is… suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with.” – Gillian Anderson

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.”

“True love is rare, and it’s the only thing that gives life real meaning.”
― Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

“You are the answer to every prayer I’ve offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I don’t know how I could have lived without you for as long as I have.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

“I’m in love with you,” he said quietly.”Augustus,” I said.”I am,” he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. “I’m in love with you, and I’m not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I’m in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we’re all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we’ll ever have, and I am in love with you.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

WoW!!! And I get to capture their Wedding in September!!! Even their names have a certain ring to it…..

Roxanne & Rouxan, the 2 of you are stunning and I am super excited for your wedding!!!

Such a stunning couple at a stunning venue!

Perfect couple, perfect weather, perfect light.

Can’t wait for your wedding later this year.

With gorgeous light and a stunning couple – WOW!

congratulations on your 1 year anniversary, I pray that there will be many, many more, and that I will be lucky enough to capture more special moments!!!!

A stunning winter engagement shoot! Super excited for your wedding!!!!

I am speachless!! What comes to mind immediately, is Carla saying, “time must hurry up now, I am missing Neil terribly” So I knew, this is going to be so special!!!!

So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s going to be really hard; we’re gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me… everyday.”
-Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

“Some people don’t understand the promises they’re making when they make them,” I said.

“Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That’s what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

When rain was expected we had ideas – but God had planned the perfect day!!!!

I have no words… Stunning!!!!!!!

An absolutely stunning couple! Can’t wait for their wedding, going to be an epic one!!

This was definitely one of my favourite weddings – Zirkia & Marchant just have this amazing connection to each other. Their love is out there for all to see!

Leopards & Lace gave us the perfect setting to create these awesome images!

May your love be an inspiration to many a couple for many years to come!!!

This was by far the coldest day of 2018 – being spring?

You 2 were an amazing couple, you braved the cold and helped me get some spectacular images! Stunning clouds, warm love and an amazing couple!!!

May your marriage be filled with many heart warming moments!!!

This was one of those weddings I just couldn’t wait for!!!  Having known Willem and Chanel since the start of their relationship, I knew this day was going to be extra special.

We had a few early morning showers, which made everything bright & clean. And Wow! An awesome winter sunset, like only the Free State can deliver.

Wishing the 2 of you a long and happy marriage, filled with love and amazing adventures.”

Road tripping to this venue brought back so many memories, as a child I grew up in this area, so many of the landmarks were so familiar.

When meeting Anrika and Nils at their engagement shoot, I got the feeling this was going to be a family wedding, every aspect being very sentimental. One of their favourite pastimes is hunting, so being close to nature was a must, as well as this little town’s famous landmark – Koffiebus & Teebus – the mountains!

Hope your day was everything you dreamed of and may the journey ahead be blessed and full of love.

This day started off with a bang, meeting the groom and his best men, I knew we were going to have so much fun!

Driving in to Monte Bello, I was surprised at how beautiful the venue looked after the rain, lush and green!! My bride Izel was super chilled and ready to marry the man of her dreams!!

Having known Cherne for quite some time, I knew their wedding day was going to be something special. I met Hennie at their engagement shoot and saw that this was a match made in heaven!

Cherne got dressed at her parents house and the emotions were tangible, but she was relaxed and excited!  Hennie got dressed at Monte Bello and was ready for action.

The 2 of them couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day and venue.

Come rain or sunshine, Danelle & Lomon were getting married!!!! Danelle’s excitement to walk down the isle and marry the love of her life, was so contagious. And the beautiful venue, being very special to Danelle and her family, made sure this wedding would be just perfect!!

As Danelle arrived at the ceremony, it started to drizzle, and being an outside wedding, I wondered if my bride would proceed. She was not going to wait another second and made her grand entrance. Needless to say the skies paused, and presented us with some amazing clouds, and gave us more than enough time to capture their special day!

This was definitely one of those weddings where I was blessed with having all a photographer can ask for!!!

Beautiful bride, handsome groom, stunning venue and gorgeous venue!!!!

I have known Leande for sometime now, having met her through a mutual friend and client. So having heard about her engagement, I prayed that I would be the lucky one to capture her special day!

Everything about this day was just magic, Leandè & Meyer, I pray that your marriage will be blessed and full of amazing journey’s together!!!

I don’t have words!!!

Epic? Stunning? Amazing? Beautiful?

This was by far a favourite. Morgan Bay you sure delivered!!

Dru & Chrizet couldn’t have chosen a better venue, Chrizet being a farm girl, and Hubby Dru, loving the see, this was the perfect combination of both!!