I always say to my couples when I first meet them: ‘Guys, get married your way!’ And I really mean it – after all, no matter how you look at it, it’s going to be one of the most important days (if not the most important) of your entire life. So you have to make it special and unforgettably memorable. And that’s exactly what Rob and Nadia did when they married at Mofam (somewhere deep in the apple orchards of Grabouw). To start of with, Nadia decided against the customary wedding car to get her to her man on time. Instead, the mode of transport for her bridesmaids and flower girls was a barge. And what an awesome idea it turned out to be as Nadia floated down the river towards her unsuspecting guests! Nice. Very nice.

Of course, as any 4-year old will tell you, it’s extremely important to announce to 140 awaiting guests that you have the bride in your safe care but need to go to the loo first!

Now that’s a reaction that says it all!

Does anyone actually have any idea how long 30 minutes can be  – especially when you have to sit quietly. Whoever invented this whole wedding thing must have been completely crazy.

For me, what really stood out at Rob and Nadia’s wedding was that they did things their way. And it all worked. Brilliantly. Rob wanted some posed shots of himself and his mates smoking cigars. I wasn’t completely convinced that posing the guys in a structured format would really work. I was dealing with a whole lot of Alpha males here for crying out loud! Posing them would just bring out a whole lot of testosterone and all I’d get was a bunch of guys pretending they were in some or other cigar commercial. So I kind of posed them very loosely and then we did some ‘guy talk.’ As we did so I walked around and shot them in smaller close-up groups. They weren’t even aware some of the shots were being taken. Bingo!

We took a drive around the farm stopping off at a petrol pump, a labyrinth, a machinery graveyard and lastly at the labourers cottages. The farm folk all came to say hi and spread a bit of cheer while Rob and Nadia hung up the washing!

Mofam is truly a splendid venue. There’s so much to see and explore. As we came to the end of our ‘formals’ we took a breather overlooking the water. Isn’t it just awesome?

I loved the recption at this wedding – there was plenty of food and flavour with great big heaps of Italian flair as the family got sung into serenading the beaming couple. It really was good stuff!  – a celebration to the end…

Want to see some more photographs from Rob and Nadia’s wedding? Then have a look at the short music video below. Hope you enjoy it.