Petrus Saayman Wedding Photography » Cherish the dress

Mohammad & Melody’s Album

Petrus — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:26:33 +0000

We had the privilege to capture these special moments for Mohammad & Melody!

Have a look at the album design we did for them…

Japie & Ingrid’s Wedding Album

Petrus — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 12:00:52 +0000

Have a look at the Wedding Album we designed for Japie and Ingrid’s special wedding!

André & Leandra

Petrus — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 14:15:44 +0000

It was such an honor to be a part of this intimate, most amazing afternoon. Leandra and André are very good friends of mine and I immediately got excited with the idea of their wedding.

Seeing they’ve been dating for quite some time (it’s probably an understatement…) we couldn’t wait for them to tie the knot!

It was the perfect day spent with friends and family. Laughs and prayers. Well wishes and tears of happiness.

Have a look at this…

xoxo

Zelda

Protected: Allée Bleue Summer

Petrus — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:07:00 +0000

Champagne Castle

Petrus — Sat, 14 May 2011 18:39:09 +0000

I’m ending my wedding season on a very high note….I’m in the clouds….literally.

Conroy and Alna had their special day at Champagne Castle…deep in the Drakensberg.

This must be one of the most beautiful places in our country.

…and having a fun-loving couple…who would do anything…was the cherry on top.

We even had a TTD (Trash the Dress) session the morning after the wedding.

As a photographer, I could not ask for more.

I hope you like these images.

The morning after the night before

Petrus — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:25:23 +0000

After a lovely wedding reception the night before, we decided to do a Trash-The-Dress (or Cherish-The-Dress, if you look at it differently) the morning after. And we did most of it at the bottom of the Vanderkloof dam wall (previously known as the PK Le Roux dam).

If you’re a normal person, you can not go there…..you need to be special…or know someone that’s special…like Bertie’s brother in law who has connections with Escom who owns and operates one side of the dam wall. Thanks Frans…without your help this shoot would not have been so special.

Anyhow…Jossie and Bertie didn’t drink too much at the reception and they were ready for action at 8 o’clock on this ridiculously hot Sunday morning. Ready to get more value for money from their wedding gowns.

I just love the architecture of the this massive dam wall….the textures….the lines…the character. I was in my element.

Due to the extreme heat, we just had to take a dip in the dam….I couldn’t resist.

Thanks again Jossie and Bertie for being such sports….you two were amazing.

Enjoy the images.

A girl and a dress

Petrus — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:17:17 +0000

I met Ashley about three weeks ago at Evander’s matric farewell and I was just dumbstruck at how beautiful her dress was. Later that evening I invited her to do a photo shoot with me…with that specific dress. When I made the shoot arrangements with Ashley’s mom, Linda, it came out that Ashley herself designed the dress and that Linda actually made the dress.

That just gave me more motivation to do this Cherish-the-dress photo shoot. At the end of the shoot we Trashed-the-dress.

I decided to make full use of this opportunity to hone my photographic skills by experimenting with techniques that I have not yet perfected. At an actual wedding it is too risky for me to use an unproven technique. So…for me this was play time! Some of the things I experimented with were: Studio flash on location, colored gels, Infra red photography, Tilt & Shift lens, ring light and video light.

As usual, Wayne was my trusted assistant during the shoot. Linda gave emotional support to Ashley…not that she really needed it. Ronel was our hair- and makeup artist. A big thank you to Umuzi Lodge for letting me use their facilities.

I hope you enjoy these images, and let me know what you think.