That one thing every wedding photographer hates

Recently, I got booked for a beautiful and magical wedding. The location was dreamy, intimate and unique, altogether the three characteristics of a great wedding location. As the bridal party started walking down the aisle, I noticed a few people pulling out … Continue reading That one thing every wedding photographer hates

The bride who caught on fire

In August of 2014 I received a wedding request that started off like any other meeting, except for one thing: this bride was booking me 8 months ahead, had her whole wedding planned out, and wanted something completely different. After our initial meeting I got an idea of her style. At that moment I realised this is going to push me creatively and technically because the idea we came up with was a lil bit out of my comfort zone: let’s put everything on fire. I was scouting for a location for a few days when I finally found this … Continue reading The bride who caught on fire

Everything happens for a reason.

I always believed in these 5 words. Nothing for me was ever just a coincidence. It was either a blessing or a lesson.  If I met someone or experienced something I knew that later on this will play a role in my life experiences.   But if it had a positive or negative effect on me was based on how I accepted it.  Now a few weeks ago I went out with a friend and it was chill. When we were almost reaching her house I saw a car with hazard lights on. Two elderly women, I assume in their late … Continue reading Everything happens for a reason.

You are confined only by the walls you build yourself

For the past few months I’ve been subscribed to a website that sends you everyday an inspirational quote. Today I got this one in my mail box “You are confined only by the walls you build yourself” and immediately it made me think. We hear this often but still we do it everyday all over again. Only you can stop yourself from reaching your goals. Only you can stop yourself from living life at it’s fullest. But still we allow ourselves to do this by building walls of lies, fear, perceptions coloured by worst case scenario or past events. It’s like … Continue reading You are confined only by the walls you build yourself