Annemari Ruthven Photography – Cape Town Wedding Photographer, Western Cape Wedding Photographer, South African Wedding Photographer » Cape Town Wedding Photographer with a photojournalistic thouch

I was pleasantly surprised when I got out of the car and stepped onto this stunning venue.  It lays right at the foot of the Swartberge in the middle of the Klein Karoo, and I think of it as an undiscovered jewel.  If you are looking for a rustic, but elegant venue, far away from the restlessness of the city and with lots of character,  this is definitely the venue for you.

That Saturday was one of those hot days like only the Karoo can produce.  If you dared to move out of the shadows your skin instantly tinkled with the burn of the boiling sun.  But this didn’t seem to have any effect on Denise & Theomé.  Denise really looked classically beautiful in the dress that her sister made for her.

I hope I will have the pleasure to do a wedding at this venue again.  I loved it!

Thank you, Denise for waiting so patiently for your photos! :)

And I know the watermark takes away from the photos, but unfortunately it’s necessary to mark them more prominently that just with a frame like I did previously.  Please don’t take the photos off the website and use them on your own site.  The photos are all copyrighted to me only.  If you would like to use a photo or two, you can just email or phone me and ask.

Thanks.

I’ve been looking forward to photographing Sally Jazz’s wedding from the first time I met them on their family farm, Highgate Ostrich Showfarm, just outside of Oudshoorn.  I don’t know what it is about the Karoo, but I love it.

Of course, being the Karoo, and not to mention December,  it was almost unbearably hot when I arrived at La Plume, a beautiful guest house just down the road from Highgate, where Sally, her mom and bridesmaids were getting dressed.  The heat certainly didn’t bother them much!

After the ceremony it cooled down, thankfully and we had a fun creative shoot on the farm.  These two where naturals in front of the camera and it shows in the photos!

Sally & Jazz, thank you so much for a great day and I hope you enjoyed your Christmas/honeymoon!

” I love you, Beanie!” Too cute for words!

I am normally not a huge fan of this “pose”, but I promise this actually happened totally naturally.  Jazz got up to help Sally up, and I just asked to “hold it” ;)