The last one

Image via mooimooi

So the time has come - we are off to Thailand in about 18 hours. My bags are sort of packed. Hopefully I'll be able to stick my toes in the sand in a couple of days. So no more new posts for the rest of the year.
Thanks to all the loyal friends - new and old - who read my blog religiously. Thanks for all the kind and inspirational comments -  keep them coming, it keeps me going. This blog has been my saving grace this past year and I hope that next year will bring many more inspirational posts.

Love and peace to you all. See you in 2012.
xxx R

Our Wedding part II

If I can recommend anything it would be to have a photo booth. Use a pro for this and forget the self-timer home made thing run by the drunken cousin.We had so much fun and we only used chalk boards for messages and sunglasses as props. The photos really came out nice in the end and many of the memories of our wedding were based on these photos. Mari Engelbrecht was our booth photographer. She has such a keen eye and great sense of humour.
I still smile when I look at these.

 

Our Wedding part I

Okay, I know this is 7.5 months overdue. Don't ask me why I've postponed this so long, I don't know either. But here it is, upon numerous requests  from family and friends - a few snippets of our day. Needless to say, a few photos on a blog will never ever capture the magic of the moments we shared with loved ones, the absolute intimacy of the venue, the beauty of the city and the sheer delightfulness of the day. The photographer was Christo Harvey and the photo-booth photographer (coming up in the next post) was Mari Engelbrecht.
A few short details:
We got married on 30 April 2011
We made our vows in the Anglican Church of Christ in Arcadia
After the ceremony, we made our way to Church Square to take some kick-ass photos
The reception was at Brasserie de Paris 
We were welcomed as Mrs and Mr Kotzé by a beautiful thunderstorm later the evening
I wouldn't have it any other way

Our ring bearer bowl, from Paloma's nest
It reads: Loved you yesterday, love you still. Always have, always will.

My dress was made by René O'Neil.

Our beautiful wedding car.

All photos above by Christo Harvey.

Light leaks and double exposures

Here are a few random shots, taken with my lovely Diana F+. I am still in love with the beautiful mistakes she (and I) makes. This time I will try to give a short description / name to each photo. Enjoy.

View to a beautiful city

 Diva poses and genuine smiles

 Scaffolding

Let's raise our glasses

As the evening progresses...

The Thinker and the Talker

Invisible Cities I

Invisible Cities II

Invisible Cities III

 Invisible Cities IV

 Invisible Cities V

Lazy afternoon

Love and a beagle

Suburban Bliss

Invisible Cities

What do you get if you combine a bunch of stylish people, great musicians, an empty parking lot, a pirate radio station and abandoned buildings? A sort-of-like-drive-in but waaaayyy more fun. We brought our cooler bags, our cameras, our friends and our party shoes and we danced the Sunday Blues away.
Here is a quote from the Invisible Cities website to explain what these events are all about:

"Invisible Cities is a year-long music and arts festival in the form of 12 once-off monthly events set in the empty buildings soon to be part of Johannesburg’s Maboneng arts precinct. Transitional spaces - buildings that are no longer what they once were, and not yet what they will soon become. Rooftops, hallways, stairwells and facades will be transformed into snapshots of a possible Johannesburg."

 

 

 

All I can say is that I'm endlessly inspired by the organizers of these events, Skeleton Crew. Make sure you keep an eye on their website for more information on the next event.