I’ve just finished editing the group Trash the Dress from last month…yes… yes… I know it’s late and way after the deadline… but anyhoo… this is why I think I’m going to have to slow down with photoshoots in 2012.

Anyhoo, when I made some of the photos Black and White, I just knew I had to post a few more! I LOVE the way they’ve turned out…

I was so very lucky on Sunday afternoon for this photoshoot with the extended Spence family… the weather had been completely miserable all day, and it was actually drizzling when I arrived at the park, but thankfully the weather cleared and we had an awesome shoot!

It was quite critical that we got this shoot to happen this weekend, as the photos are going to be used as Christmas presents, so I’m quite grateful for the change in weather … and how cute are the 3 girls? And because these are for gifts, this is a BUMPER blog post so they can choose images for printing now… they won’t be able to wait until I deliver all the images.

I’ve known the Lockley family for very many years, so it was awesome to take their photos this weekend.  Their youngest daughter Emma, was my first newborn client, and I also took photos at her first birthday party.  I met them in the Rose Gardens at Emmerentia Botanical Gardens in Johannesburg and the girls had a ball on the various levels of the gardens and looking at all the fountains.

I met the Lesley and Daniel and their 8 month old daugher, Rebecca, at Delta Park today… and they brought their spaniels, Henry and Chelsea, along for the shoot too.

It was an amazing photoshoot! Not only was the light absolutely perfect today, but Rebecca was the sweetest little thing ever who was full of smiles, and the dogs were so very good! It was also so awesome to find spots at the park that I hadn’t used before… like the big tree and the wild flowers in the grass.

Angel from Angels Weddings has been planning this Trash-the-Dress photoshoot for months, and at some stage organised 3 other brides (or rather ladies who wanted to wear their wedding dresses again) to join her for the shoot.  Her idea was to have a picnic under a tree with a chandelier… while wearing their wedding dresses.

It was so much fun!! The 4 brides were Angel, Gina, Tanya and Tiffany.  Gina got her hair cut this morning too (at HAND in Parkhurst) , and donated her locks to a cancer charity, so was rocking a new hairstyle.  Tanya, you’ll remember from the wedding a few weeks ago.  And Tiffany fitted into her wedding dress even though she’s had a baby 9 months ago… how awesome!!

Oh and how awesome is this cake that Angel baked for the event!