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This couple is on fire | Couple Shoot | Shepstone Gardens

Wow, I just loved having Hennie and Behanke in front of my camera at the beautiful Shepstone Gardens!

This couple is on fire | Couple Shoot | Shepstone Gardens

"Love cannot be measured by how long you wait, it's about how well you understand why you are waiting" Unknown

I met Hennie and Béhanke at the Admired in Africa #beInspired 2018 conference and they were one of the model couples for the last day's workshop. I just knew I had to do a photoshoot with them, and I really wanted to do the shoot at beautiful Shepstone Gardens...and amazingly it's the venue they really want to say their I-do's one day! Some call it coincidence or destiny...I call it an act of God. I just love it when I meet likeminded people who love Jesus as much as I do, and especially when their love is rooted in Him.

May your love always be rooted in Him! 

Venue: Shepstone Gardens | Make up: She did her own makeup (amazing) | Hair: Skin PHD by Deon

Enjoy their photos and please leave a comment at the end!

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Love rooted in Him | Winter Mini Session | Jhb Botanical Gardens

Tebogo and Lihle looked amazing for their beautiful and intimate couple shoot one cold winter morning!

Love rooted in Him | Winter Mini Session | Jhb Botanical Gardens

"And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ..." Eph 3:17b-18

Every now and then I have a crazy idea to create cool photos...well this was one of them.

I went past the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens one winter morning and saw the mist and said to myself I want to do a couple shoot there early one morning to catch the mist. I knew it will be cold, and it had to be, otherwise there will not be mist....well...I didn't know its going to be this cold. It was absolutely freezing....and I love how the mist and frost accentuates the fact that it's freezing cold!  

Another thing I misjudged was that I thought the sun would rise at around 6am, but in fact it rose at 7am...so we ended up creating a few images before sunrise.

Tebogo and Lihle, thank you for embracing the cold with me! Your chemistry and love is sweet and may it be rooted in the One Above! 

Enjoy the photos, and if you would like me to create photos of you showing your love and happiness....please head on over to my contact page and get in touch! 

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This couple is on fire | Couple Shoot | Shepstone Gardens

This couple is on fire! Wow, I just loved having Hennie and Behanke in front of my camera at the beautiful Shepstone Gardens!

This couple is on fire | Couple Shoot | Shepstone Gardens

"Love cannot be measured by how long you wait, it's about how well you understand why you are waiting" Unknown

I met Hennie and Béhanke at the Admired in Africa #beInspired 2018 conference and they were one of the model couples for the last day. I just knew I had to do a photoshoot with them, and this time at the beautiful Shepstone Gardens. Amazingly, it's the venue they really want to say their I-do's one day...so they also had a chance to view the venue. 

Venue: Shepstone Gardens | Make up: She did her own makeup (amazing) | Hair: Skin PHD by Deon

Here's a sneak peak of their shoot. Enjoy!

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