I can’t tell you why, but I love it !

Last week Serge had a little contest on his blog where you had to reply to a couple of questions after watching a photo. Since the contest is over & the winner is known, I can now show you some more photos of what went on that afternoon :

I met with fellow photographers Bert Stephani, Tom Musseeuw, Ake Van der Velden, Serge Van Cauwenbergh & Yvan Van Hoorickx on the beach in De Haan at the local surfclub for an afternoon of shooting, sharing knowledge and, ofcourse, have loads of fun ! Our models that afternoon where the fantastic Fauve, Annelien & Lien .

I specialise in wedding photography & couples, so this was a great opportunity for me to do something completely different, step out of my comfort zone.

Let me tell you the story using some of the photos I took that afternoon :

Besides a truck load of strobist gear we also brought some of the more heavy-duty gear

Tom, the circus monkey

We transformed the beach in front of the surf club into our own private storage area

Lien I

Lien II

Lien III

Und jetzt, Bert Stephani seems to be making a sport out of making me look like a fool and showing it to as many people as possible. Remember the photo where I was sporting the trendy green hair ? (green gelled flashes can do that to you …) And now he posted another one … Bert, hunting season is OPEN !

Mr X-pose working it like a pro !

Ake, getting down & Dirty

Annelien couldn’t take it any more and decided to kick Tom’s *ss :p

Never disturb photographers or models having lunch !

And to finish : a shot I took of Fauve long after the sun disappeared below the horizon.

It was a great afternoon together with beautifull people (inside & out) and I’m sure we’ll do something like this again in the near future !

Wedding photographer, a job with it’s highs & lows, but this wedding was one of the few unknown highs !
The love that these two wonderfull people feel for each other is so visibly present … It was so amazing to be able to witness this up close and personal.

Our wedding shoot almost got cancelled because of the weather but we decided last-minute to quickly drive to Aalst to shoot in the town. Once we arrived the rain cleared and we had a blast

Finally, to top things off on an already amazing day … Their family & friends provided them with the ultimate surprise ; a live performance of Jean Bosco Safari !!!!!!!!!!!
He gave a breathtaking performance ! Every was watching & listening with open mouths & some even shed a little tear (yours truely included).

Saartje, Joris, family & friends : it was an amazing honour for me, as your wedding photographer, to be a part of your warm family for one day.

And finally, I’d love to invite you all to watch their amazing slideshow below, using the wise words of mr Safari : Oooooh YEAH !

Serge VC aka Serge Shadow plaatste gisteren een wedstrijdje op z’n blog met als prijs eeuwige roem & bekendheid op z’n welbekende webstek.
Even erna verschenen er soortgelijke posts op het forum van mr Bert “X-pose” Stephani & Ake Vandervelden, en nu kreeg ik van een bekende die onbekend wenst te blijven onderstaande geheimzinnige beelden toegestuurd.

Misschien kunnen ze jullie wel helpen Serge’s raadsel op te lossen ?

Bert verwees naar een vliegende 5D, zou dit het resultaat kunnen zijn ?

Deze persoon heeft een 5D in zijn/haar handen, de dader ?

Wie zijn deze 2 strandnimfen ?

Hmmm, een hint naar de locatie toe ?

Is het een vogel ? Is het een vliegtuig ? Neen !!!! Het is Super …

Good luck !

While I’m getting ready for the first of 2 weddings this weekend (later on today I’ll be joining Kelly & Erik, tomorrow I’ll be photographing Gregory & Annelies) I want to present you the preview of Saartje & Joris. (I know they’re very anxiously awaiting their photos )

It was an awesome day of two faboulicious people, a great family, cool friends & last but certainly not least : my favourite master of ceremony EVER !!!!!!!

The slideshow will be finished beginning of next week, enjoy !