It has been my dream to do a styled photoshoot in gorgeous, fluffy white Cherry Blossoms.  I shared my dream with my friend, Anli Wahl, a floral and event stylist and slowly but surely we combined ideas and inspiration snowballed. We approached a few other local service providers with our ideas and got them on board to supply dresses, make-up and hair, cakes, cupcakes and decor items. The culmination of all our creative talents were breathtaking, to say the least! We even got a local guesthouse to sponsor two free nights B&B for the lucky couple.

The competition was launched as a cherry blossom couple shoot, which was supposed to take place at Klondyke Cherry Farm in Ceres when the cherry trees were in full bloom. The winners were appointed in September 2012 and Anli and myself drove up to the cherry farm every week to see how far the blossoms have progressed, while planning and daydreaming between the bare branches. But the cherry blossoms just wouldn’t emerge after the long, cold winter. We had to delay the photoshoot quite a few times, as there were no blossoms yet! The winning couple was from Oudtshoorn and their own wedding day was also getting too close for them to delay the shoot any further. We had to improvise – and quick! We finally found a white plum orchard in the Wolseley vicinity that worked really well as a substitute for the cherry blossoms. We also decided to throw in a woodlands theme into the package that was shot on my husband’s family farm. It turned out to be a 3 hour marathon photoshoot, oozing with so much creativity; gorgeous dresses, cakes, furniture & accessories.

The shoot was a huge success and received so much publicity.  The theme for each year’s styled shoot will simply be ‘The Secret Shoot’. No details about the shoot will be divulged before the photos are published. Not even the winning couple will know what they’re in for. They will only be pampered to luxury accommodation, have outfits tailor made for them to wear on the day, have their hair, make-up and nails done and be transported to a few magical settings, where they will feel like they’re in the middle of a fairytale!

Please head over to www.facebook.com/adenephotography to enter the next Secret shoot competition.  Entries will close on Monday, 8 April 2013.

The following hot supplier’s will be part of the next Secret Shoot:

- Photography by Adene Photography

- Styling and flowers by Anli Wahl Flowers & Event Styling -  www.facebook.com/anliwahlflowers

- Dresses & outfits by Alana van Heerden – Fashion & Bridal -

- Stationary & Graphics by SugarBird Creative Design

- Cakes & Cupcakes by Creme Delicat -

-  Make-up & hair by Iza Cloete – Hair & Makeup Artist -

-  French furniture & Homeware by Domaine Du Cap French Inspired Home Decor

-  Accessories by LilyBlue | Designer Wedding Shoes and Accessories -

-  1 night’s accommodation and breakfast Rijks Country House. -

-  Nails by Nails at Charlene

It has been my dream to do a styled photoshoot in gorgeous, fluffy white Cherry Blossoms.  I shared my dream with my friend, Anli Wahl, a floral and event stylist and slowly but surely we combined ideas and inspiration snowballed. They approached a few other local service providers with their ideas and got them on board to supply dresses, make-up and hair, cakes, cupcakes and decor items. The culmination of all our creative talents were breathtaking, to say the least! We even got a local guesthouse to sponsor two free nights B&B for the lucky couple.

The competition was launched as a cherry blossom couple shoot, which was supposed to take place at Klondyke Cherry Farm in Ceres when the cherry trees were in full bloom. The winners were appointed in September 2012 and Anli and myself drove up to the cherry farm every week to see how far the blossoms have progressed, while planning and daydreaming between the bare branches. But the cherry blossoms just wouldn’t emerge after the long, cold winter. We had to delay the photoshoot quite a few times, as there were no blossoms yet! The winning couple was from Oudtshoorn and their own wedding day was also getting too close for them to delay the shoot any further. We had to improvise – and quick! We finally found a white plum orchard in the Wolseley vicinity that worked really well as a substitute for the cherry blossoms. We also decided to throw in a woodlands theme into the package that was shot on my husband’s family farm. It turned out to be a 3 hour marathon photoshoot, oozing with so much creativity; gorgeous dresses, cakes, furniture & accessories.

The shoot was a huge success and received so much positive publicity.  The theme for each year’s styled shoot will simply be ‘The Secret Shoot’. No details about the shoot will be divulged before the photos are published. Not even the winning couple will know what they’re in for. They will only be pampered to luxury accommodation, have outfits tailor made for them to wear on the day, have their hair, make-up and nails done and be transported to a few magical settings, where they will feel like they’re in the middle of a fairytale!

Please head over to www.facebook.com/adenephotography to enter the next Secret shoot competition.  Entries will close on Monday, 8 April 2013.

The following hot supplier’s will be part of the next Secret Shoot:

- Dresses & outfits by Alana van Heerden – Fashion & Bridal -

- Stationary & Graphics by SugarBird Creative Design  

-  Cakes & Cupcakes by Creme Delicat –

-  Make-up & hair by Iza Cloete – Hair & Makeup Artist –

-  Accessories by LilyBlue | Designer Wedding Shoes and Accessories –