Backsberg – Olivia & Ashley
March 23rd, 2009 Get notified of the next post
Ashley and Olivia are born and bred Captonians, but these days they are high flyers in Johannesburg. Most of their family and friends still live in Cape Town, so it was the logical choice to tie the knot down south. The chosen venue was Backsberg Wine Estate near Paarl.
See more of their wedding photos below.
See Ahsley & Olivia’s E-session, also done at Backsberg.
Photographer: Stefan Steenkamp
Olivia’s preps were done in Belhar at her mom’s house. The bunch of girls were so excited about the day that they were almost totally done by the time I got there – I was just in time to get Olivia jumping into her dress.
We like to try out new things, so I hired an 85mm F1.2 lens for the day – what a beauty! Well it better be good at R24 000 new!!! This lens enables you to totally blur out the background, like I did in the shot below of Olivia putting on her ear rings.
The cellar at Backsberg is certainly one of the most interesting ceremony locations in the Cape. It is cosy and intimate, but very dark. It reminds me a lot of the cellar at Haute Cabriere, that we featured on this blog last year. So, if the shots are a bit grainy, forgive me… it was shot at 2500 ISO and up!!!
The indoor reception venue, Neville’s Place, is very spacious and a blank canvas – ideal for people that want to create their own look and feel. It also has a superb courtyard that can easily be covered with a bedouin tent to create an outdoor venue with a Latin feel.
The catering was done by Extreem Kwizeen and the cake by Cakes by Wade. The flowers were done by Kleine Marie florists.
Photographers Assistant: Laura Da Paixao
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Backsberg Wine Estate is situated between Paarl and Stellenbosch in the Western Cape of South Africa.
Some really great pics, once again! I especially like the landscape pic with the Simonsberg in the background and the bride and groom pictured far right.
Comment by Simon Back — March 23, 2009 @ 9:45 pm
Absolutely stunning! Once again – congratulations. Can’t wait to see the rest.
Comment by Bianca — March 24, 2009 @ 5:54 pm
Dit is ‘n stunning venue!!!! Die fotos is ongelooflik!!
Comment by Claudette Pohl — April 7, 2009 @ 9:19 am
Got this via email today
Hi Guys
Thanks for keeping us updated with your ZZ Showcase Newsletter! The pic are really awesome – what artistry! I was so happy that you picked some of our pics as your ‘best’…we love each and every photograph you took at our wedding and e-shoot.
Stefan captured all the key moments and emotions so perfectly. I can’t wait to see our album!
Mwah!
Olivia and Ashley (Backsberg 14 March 2009)
Comment by Stefan Steenkamp — June 26, 2009 @ 10:31 am