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The Brand new Brand! Rensche Mari

rensche — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:40:34 +0000

I am happy to report that my new site is now running. I know its not good to give yourself compliments, but I think it is such a beautiful site, I'm so proud. There are a lot of new posts so go and have a look and let me know what you think. www.renschemari.com

Fielies & Melissa {Wedding} Part 2

rensche — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:21:55 +0000

Their day just kept on getting better. We went over to Fielies farm to do the Bride&Groom photos and came accross this beautiful dam wall (okay, I was probably the only one that thought it was stunning, but, non the less, a photographer knows best, right?) And as if it isn't enough, I thought that everything there was beautiful, the pack house, the road and the stunning landscapes that surrounded the farm.

Fielies & Melissa {Wedding} Part 1

rensche — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:30:52 +0000

p style="text-align: justify;">I dont know if I've said this before, but Fielies & Melissa were my shyest couple ever, but its really cute and I got so many great shots - sometimes shyness just works out great. I did their engagement shoot in August this year on their cattle farm in Hectorspruit, if you haven't seen it yet, go check it out -> here!

They tied the knot at Fielies' parents house in Kaapmuiden - I would love to do my wedding at a house too. If you've never experienced a home wedding before, you have my sympathy! It is probably the most relaxing wedding I've been to...EVER! And not only that, the scenery was amazing, we could see all the farms in the Kaapmuiden area and beyond, over looking the Baberton mountains, there was a light breeze, so it wasn't too hot and of course the food was amazing, done by my favourite Lowveld catering company, Stoep Cafe!

Rudy & Luzanne {Wedding} Part 1

rensche — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:17:30 +0000

I met Rudy & Luzanne in the beginning of the year and thought; WOW, what a lovely couple. It would be a real treat to photograph these two...well, turns out I was fortunate enough to shoot their wedding. The wedding was in a class of its own, Luzanne's so organized, when I met up with them before the wedding, she had this huge wedding file (like the one you always see in the Movies...chick flicks) she had everything that you can possibly imagined, I was in awe. The wedding was held at the Irene Country Lodge with its beautiful chandeliered hallways and bathrooms...yes the bathrooms have chandeliers. And it was so so fitting, Luzanne & Rudy's theme was chandeliers inspired. It screamed style and sophistication.

Toni & Catherine {I’m yours} – Picksee Winner!

rensche — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:33:39 +0000

This year I hosted my first bride of the year competition. One of my winners are Catherine, she won a couple shoot by just choosing a bride from the list of all my brides of last year. Look out for the competition next year January to see what is up for grabs!

So it has been a very busy year and poor Catherine had to wait until now for me to have a booking opening. But I think it was the perfect time to do the shoot. It is winter (and it still felt a like winter when we did the shoot 2 weeks ago) but the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens looked like Fall. I'm so glad it is starting to warm up, I love spring!

Catherine and Toni have been dating for 9 months now and are soooo in love ;) Everytime she went into his arms they both smiled. With most people, meeting a stranger in a park and letting him/her take photos of you is a very weird experience, but it took Catherine & Toni a couple of minutes to get used to me. We had so much fun, Catherine was very cold, but held her pose and did everything I asked - Thank you :) and Toni... probably the first guy I've photographed who really looked like he was having fun, he reminded me of a little boy having fun without worrying what people around him thought, everyone should still have a little kid in themselves and come out to play now and then.

It was a wonderful experience photographing Catherine and Toni and I hope everyone enjoys the photos as much as I do! Give the gif a minute or two to load South Africa :)

Fielies & Melissa {I’m yours}

rensche — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:05:22 +0000

So I've had some shy couples in the past, but these too were by far the shyest I have come across, and I have to admit I really loved it! When someone is that shy, the moment they show someone emotion it 1st off means they trust you (thank you guys) and second of all shows the truest emotion. I met Fielies and Melissa a couple of days before they booked me for their wedding, and we got to do this amazing engagement session on Fielies' family farm in Hectorspruit. It was a warm day on the farm, and we took some lovely photos at a farm house and an old building, but when we got to the cows the light was perfect sun set, and the dust was kicked up by the cattle - 2 of them decided to fight, I always get lucky enough to see animals in a fight (not that I like it, but hey, it is nature) - I almost didnt want to leave the spot because it was perfect! Thank you to my lovely couple who shared their afternoon with me.

Fielies and Melissa are getting married in a month on their farm in Kaapmuiden, in the Lowveld. Can't wait to be part of their day.

Hylgard & Charlien {family lifestyle}

rensche — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:23:09 +0000

I'm posting about my friends Hylgard and Charlien Lourens, parents of two. I've done a couple of shoots for them in the past, here is their last shoot. In February this year I met new born, Nicolien Lourens, she has grown a couple of inches now and got a bubbling personality with the new inches. I'm so glad we got to do this shoot, do yourself a favour and go see how much Nicolien has grown in just 5 months, the saying They grow up so quickly is there for a reason. In the first couple of years of your child's life it is important to capture them as much as you can. We did a family shoot with grandmothers Linda and Roelien and grandpa Willem (if you ask me, they don't look like grandparents at all) and last but not least, a little cutie called Simone ;) I had so much fun capturing these moments, I struggled a bit choosing the photos for the blog - there were a lot more I wanted to post, and I apologize for uploading so many at once, but I HAD TOO - I just love these shots. Enjoy!

Adele & I

rensche — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:37:56 +0000

This post is definitely long over due, these were shot at the end of January this year...yup, I'm behind on my personal posts. If you don't know who Adele is, here is the story; We met our first year at Stellenbosch University, 2001 and became good friends. Adele is also a photographer, visit her blog here. At the moment she lives in Seattle, USA. Her husband is in the US Army so they move a lot, every year since 2008 I go visit them in the Sates, here are some photos that I took of their little family in 2008, Abigail is my favourite ;)

In January Adele came to visit me in Johnnesburg, when we decided to do a little spur-of-the-moment-shoot, it turned out to be, not only a lot of fun but it was ridiculously hilarious. Our abs were so sore at the end of our shoot, we found ourselves to be a little confused and did not know what to do, I'm sure a lot of photographers experience this, we are so used to being behind the lens that once in front of it, we go blank, we forget what to do. Adele and I just decided to be silly, laugh it off and act like kids - which is in fact what I love to do with my clients, once you have a little fun, you forget about the camera and just enjoy the moments you're in. I hope I can always be a little silly behind and in front of my lens.

Martine {Potbelly}

rensche — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:55:05 +0000

Martine is a beautiful person with the saddest eyes I've ever seen - she says it just looks like that because she felt a little sick on the day of the shoot - I think she can get anything she wants with those sad eyes ;) like that cat from Shrek. Martine is expecting a little baby boy and he is due in a few weeks. I hope he gets his mommy's eyes.

Johan & Tieka

rensche — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:46:31 +0000

Johan & Tieka are from Hartebeespoortdam. They are getting married in Oktober and I just cant wait for their wedding. These two are both a little shy infront of the camera, but once we got to know each other better it was a peace of cake photographing them.