Jacques Bartie Photography Blog

Lisa & Pieter

2010-06-02T09:10:00.004+02:00

All weddings are special , but every now and again you are involved in a wedding where you are personally involved and know the family well. Lisa is the daughter of very close friends of mine and Eric asked me to collaborate the photography with him (as he is also a wedding photographer) on the day as he was involved with the wedding party itself an couldnt cover many aspects of the day . As weve worked together many times we have a close understanding of each others work and put together a fantastic set of images for Lisa and Pieter. Lisa and Pieter have truly had a fairytale romance, meeting at Stellenbosch University they have been inseperable ever since they met. What makes it even more special is the fact that Lisa is blind and one of the highlights was her guide dog Pam walking down the isle to bring them their rings. The love and adoration Lisa and Pieter have for each other is tangible and I dont think there was a dry eye through the ceremony and especially the speeches. Eric and Sandy thankyou for entrusting your daughters memories to me and to Lisa and Pieter I wish you all the best for the future.

Here is a very small selection of my images from the day ,

for the full collaboration of images have a look here
www.essencephoto.co.za/visagie/index.html

Ross & Melissa

2010-05-02T13:23:00.002+02:00

Whew this was one of those days where you breath a sigh of relief when things work out. With a number of locations planned it looked like we were going to be rained out, with mother nature throwing in rain on regular intervals, but with enough gaps in the weather everything worked out, all the thanks to Ross and Melissa for giving loads of time to get the photo's done. After a lovely ceremony with Ross's Dad as minister , live music and a guest appearance by Victor on piano who flew all the way from the States to be at the wedding, all went off without a hitch. We managed to photograph the family at the church and took a number of pics of Ross and Melissa there to, with the rain testing us. Then loading the wedding party up we ventured up to the mountainside of Rhodes Memorial and then through to Milnerton beach where we were treated to a lovely sunset and Ross carrying his bride through the river which could have turned into a serious photo moment :) The reception was held at the Italian club in Milnerton . Congrats to the couple and thanks for having us along to share your day, it was special. All the best for the future.
Thanks to Alex my son for assisting me.
Here is a small selection of images from the day .
Please click on the thumbnail to view the larger image.

Please feel free to leave comments for Ross & Melissa using the comments section

Grant and Melvina 27 February 2010

2010-03-21T18:08:00.005+02:00

Grant and Melvina were married on the 27th of February at a beautifull old Guest house in Wynberg called The Palm House . The ceremony and reception were all held here , and all the photographs were done in and around the grounds. What a beaurifull venue. Alex my son who assisted me and I spent quite some time with Melvina at home, which we always enjoy as it also allows us to get know everyone. After arriving at the venue Melvina was met at the aisle by a slightly nervous looking husband to be (we were a tad late :) ) who as were his groomsmen all impecably dressed. After a lovely ceremony we went into the photoshoots and I wish we had some more time as the venue really lends itself to photographs.

Grant and Melvina make a lovely couple and it was an absolute pleasure to be so involved with their day.

Congrats and all the best for the future guys.

Here are a couple of images from the day, please feel free to leave comments for Grant and Melvina, and have a look here for some extra pics we took as an E shoot to add to the album , http://jacquesbartie.bigfolioblog.com/category/6234

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Heidi and Chris 7 Nov 2009 Natal Midlands

2009-10-31T22:13:00.007+02:00

Heidi and Chris were married in a beautifull old corrugated iron chapel called the St John's Gowrie Church in the Natal Midlands town of Nottingham Road. A lovely service was followed by the reception at Loxely house.
Here are a couple of the pics.
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Please use the comments space to leave comments for Heidi and Chris.

A selection of weddings

2009-10-31T19:12:00.009+02:00

In view of getting my blog active I have chosen a selection of images from a few weddings.

To view the larger image click on the thumbnails.

Please feel free to comment .

website: http://www.jacquesbartie.co.za/

Nicole & Miguel

2009-02-12T10:02:00.000+02:00

Nicole & Miguel were married on the 7th Feb 09 in Brakenfell Cape Town in sweltering heat.

The photos were taken at Hazendal the reception venue. Other than the heat it was a lovely wedding and a really great couple to work with and it was a pleasure to share their day with them.