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Bennie & Nicole – Holdenmanz, Franschhoek

Nov 26 2011, by anel,
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I couldn’t believe my first wedding request came from a girl in America.  I met Nicole and Bennie a few days before their wedding and was excited about their big day from the word go.

These two have been married for eight months and decided to have another celebration with their South African friends and family.  I was honoured to be a part of their special day, and it was beautiful to see that they are still madly in love!

Bennie and Nicole, it was such a privilege for me to share your special day with you.  The love amongst your families are tangible and everyone made me feel welcome during the day.  I hope you enjoy the photos and I wish you many more years of fun and happiness! Enjoy!

Thanks to my friend and assistant Lara, who helped me tremendously and kept me calm during my first wedding shoot.  She contributed photos 2, 20 and 32.  Dankie Laar!!

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  1. Annerie Logan

    Nov 30, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    well done anellie :) beautiful!!


  2. Esté

    Nov 30, 2011 at 5:54 pm

    Yeaaaaaaaaaaaah! Go Anelster – lekker lewendig*


  3. Vic

    Nov 30, 2011 at 6:03 pm

    well done Anel!!! Baie liefde, Dad xx


  4. sanja de stadler

    Nov 30, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    wow!! dis sooo moooi sus. ek so trots op jou. hoop jy sal eendag vir my ook sulke mooi foters neem.hehe

    lief lief liefxxx


  5. Marilize

    Nov 30, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Beautiful Anel! Wow, well done!!


  6. Michelle van Eeden

    Nov 30, 2011 at 10:20 pm

    anellie!! AWESOME fotos..WELL DONE..esiting tye..jyt regtig oomblikke vasgevang..gaan nog lekker by jou leer..whoop!


  7. Natasha Murray

    Nov 30, 2011 at 10:26 pm

    Beautiful fotos Anel!
    Baie geluk met ‘n awesome first shoot!


  8. Lydia Meintjes

    Dec 01, 2011 at 12:08 am

    Wow! Well done!
    Beautiful bride!


  9. Trudie de Stadler

    Dec 01, 2011 at 5:57 am

    Anunk ma is baie trots op jou my kind!!
    Mag jy elke oomblik van jou droom geniet!
    Baie liefde. Korrel.xxxxx


  10. Jeandre

    Dec 01, 2011 at 7:41 am

    Anellie jou stuff is sooooo mooi! Well done!


  11. Lara

    Dec 01, 2011 at 8:22 am

    Baie mooi friend. Wel gedaan!


  12. Jeanette

    Dec 01, 2011 at 8:28 am

    wow. anel… jy mag maar regtig foto’s neem… kan elke keer nie wag om te sien as jy iets post nie… dis regtig awesome… geluk..xx


  13. Suma

    Dec 01, 2011 at 8:35 am

    Kokkie!Flip man, jys n natural. eks mal trots op jou. Go Go Go!


  14. Carlyn

    Dec 01, 2011 at 9:00 am

    Sjoe Anel dit is stunning! :D

    Sien baie baie uit dat jy my spesiale dag gaan afneem in +/- 2 weekies!

    :)


  15. fransien

    Dec 01, 2011 at 9:04 am

    pragtig en goeie werk, koekie! xx


  16. Jeanne

    Dec 01, 2011 at 9:21 am

    Well done Anel!!


  17. corne

    Dec 01, 2011 at 9:51 am

    Well done Nelly! Dis beautiful. Sho, watch this space. x


  18. liana

    Dec 01, 2011 at 10:31 am

    ek’t gehuil dis so mooi:-) well done anellie!


  19. Marisa Baschiera

    Dec 01, 2011 at 11:59 am

    Well done Anél. photos are great.
    looking forward to working with you one day.
    We can all encourage each other :)
    all the best for the future wedddings.
    Love, Marisa


  20. Wil Punt

    Dec 01, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    1 down – many to come! well done anellie!


  21. Liezl

    Dec 01, 2011 at 12:11 pm

    Girl girl girl….
    Ek is so trots op jou…die foto’s is beautiful!!***


  22. Carina

    Dec 01, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    ‘n Droom word bewaarheid… (:
    Baie mooi!


  23. Natalie

    Dec 02, 2011 at 12:46 am

    well done my friend!! so proud of you. xxx


  24. Nicole Jansen van Rensburg

    Dec 06, 2011 at 3:31 am

    Thank you so much Anel. The pictures came out great! We love them and can’t wait to see the rest. Thanks for all your help. You and Laura were such a pleasure to be with on a very stressful day :)


  25. Riana Neethling

    Dec 07, 2011 at 11:17 am

    Friend, dis pragtig. Shoe, so bly vir jou. God rykste seën vir jou fotografie loopbaan!! xx


  26. Lauren

    Dec 07, 2011 at 5:34 pm

    ANEL!! I love these photos!! They are amazing!! You are so talented my friend. Really proud of you. They are truly great.


  27. Juné Joubert

    Dec 12, 2011 at 4:23 pm

    Anel , hierdie is baie cool!!!!