Our first {wedding} shoot. Bethy and Mike ALMOST got married… :)

On a great overcast morning with a bit of drizzle, we headed off to the haunted house just outside Ballito to get some wedding shots.  Our first proper wedding shots.  Beth and Mike were instrumental, they were prepared to do the mock wedding shoot to help a whole lot of people out.  The wedding dress was by Corine from Bougilais Couture, wanting pics of her dress.  Michelle did Beth and Mike’s make up, she also wanted copies of the pics.  So with this ONE shoot, a lot of people were helped to build their portfolio.  *insert lots of bow down smilies here*  We are UBER thankful to Beth and Mike, guys you rock.  We heard a little birdie chirping about the real deal soon???  We wouldnt miss it for the world!

I remember that we were pretty nervous, but soooo keen just to get it done, so that we could have something to show in our portfolio.  We pulled out all the stops, but it was pretty easy, cause Beth and Mike are in love.  In loooooove people, no jokes.  We asked them to kiss in the stairwell of the haunted house, and told Mike to slide his hand up Beth’s leg, and make it HOT.  Well.  It was HOT. VERY HOT.  You know when you see a couple kissing and you have to eventually look away cause youre feeling flushed?? Like that.  It was an awesome shoot.

When I look at these pics, I feel proud, but also want to re edit, make it better, you know.. We were so excited after this shoot, we felt like rock stars!  I post these pics as we edited them way back when.  If I had to edit them now, a LOT of things would change.  But its good to look back upon your work and seeing progress.

Enjoy!

Just before the shoot. Damien, Michelle and Beth having heart failure about the weather, the make up, the dogs#$#t Beth stepped in….

This image started our love for ‘The Details’. I still love it.

How gorgeous is Bethy?

A bit over processed?? YES! 😉

An ‘unlucky’ shot that taught us the value of a blurry pic.

FAVOURITE!!

Beth said this dress was extremely comfy. Not something you hear often from brides. Or mock brides… 🙂

NOT a prime lens guys!

Just before it started getting steamy..

Damien trying to convince Beth and Mike to lie down nicely in the grass. Never mind that it is wet, jik and we basically have no idea what runs around underneath all the grass…

The ‘lying in the grass’ shot. Our first kinda 2D shot. Mike hated it, he said it made him look fat. Seriously. 😉

I hardly shoot skwif like this anymore. The guys long in the game says its not the done thing. ??!! But sometimes it looks VERY cool.

LOVE shoe shots.

mad love.