So many couples want a simple ceremony/signing at my home or at theirs but they don’t know exactly what that entails or includes. I’m writing this to answer that question. Technically, the legal side of getting married is very short. Very. It entails two essential questions – the first asks you to confirm that there […]
Before we get into the nitty gritty, let me say that once we’ve jumped over all the hurdles and laid our careful plan to get you and your fiance engaged, there is so much excitement and joy awaiting you. You’re getting married in Cape Town. Cape Town!!! It’s magnificent. And more than that, you’re getting […]
Last night Kit muttered “soap” in her sleep. I know why that four letter word accompanies others in the middle of the night. Others like “Mama”, after which I whisper, “Mama loves you”. Words like “Momo”, after which I tell her, “I’m here”. Soap. I hear “soap”and smile in the dark. It’s from a game […]
Here I am, writing, and it’s at 9am rather than at 9pm. Now to figure out is what to say? Let me start with something easy: I just finished my second cup of coffee. The mug now sits empty on the window sill. It’s a blue mug and beyond the pane you can see the […]
Photograph of the day: Today we had an elopement in Stellenbosch. Kyle (a fellow photographer that I often work with) and I drove together. Kyle drove my car (he drives a motorbike). He drove because I had a rough night’s sleep (or lack of it) so I thought it would be safer (it was, this […]
Jess and I decided to skip AI. Not artificial intelligence – artificial insemination. I always think of a turkey baster when I think of AI. I don’t even really know what a turkey baster looks like, to be honest. But I imagine some version of one. I know that in reality AI is far more […]
A month or so ago I married a couple in my courtyard. In the lead up to the legal signing, the bride and I had been emailing each other for a while. In one of her emails she told me she was about to undergo IVF treatment. On the morning of the signing she sent […]
Snippets of today: Watermelon and cling peach for breakfast; Jess overheard a mother at the tidal pool say, “I hate it when people come up to us at the beach and want our kids to play – we’re here for family time not to socialise with strangers”; We bought sushi from the Vredehoek spar (a […]
I got home a few minutes ago and I’m already in bed, next to a sleeping Kit. I Brought my laptop upstairs to do my daily post only to discover, now, that I have 6% battery left. Make that 5%. I can’t be arsed to go find my laptop cord right now so I will […]
Today felt like an exhale for our little family – a long awaited one. This evening when Jess and I were celebrating that exhale, we spoke about a Cheryl Strayed quote where she refers to sister lives. For today’s piece of writing, I’m going to be lazy and I’m going copy and paste. It’s been […]