Best of Weddings 2012

Best of Weddings 2012

On New Years day 2013 I woke up in the mountains and watched two swallows flying in and out of their perfectly constructed mud nest in the verandah roof.  I sat there for ages watching, thinking and reflecting.

My plan for New Years Eve was to party with all of my good friends from school days. We had all gone up to the Drakensberg for the weekend and had planned a big feast followed by champagne, dancing and fun. New Years eve morning rolled in and I woke up with a horrible tummy bug and proceeded to spend the next 24 hours in bed!

My plan didn’t work out but waking up on New Years day hangover free and feeling a lot better gave me the chance to quietly give thanks for the blessings of 2012.

2012 was very good to Jacki Bruniquel Art and Photography. She took us from the Karoo to the Caribbean. Clients ranged from a Stay at home Mom to a Springbok rugby player, from an Accountant to an Architect to an Actress. We photographed a wedding in India. We photographed weddings on farmyards, in gardens, in fancy hotels and in the bush. Some weddings were grand, some were humble.

Every one of them was different and in every one of them there is a common thread.

That common thread is the thread of Love.

I love making pictures about love. I love making photos of the human narrative. I love finding that little thing that makes everyone unique in his or her own way and making pictures about that.

Here is my personal best wedding work of 2012.

Huge thanks to all of my clients for believing in me, for picking me and for becoming part of what was a hugely special year for me.

Thanks also my amazing assistant Tash. She is the hardest-working, loveliest human ever and I owe her more than words could ever express.

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Top Billing Feature in this months issue.

Top Billing Feature in this months issue.

Top Billing Magazine has included a small feature on me in their “What’s Hot” section in the November edition. Not that long ago one of my ex students, Taetime DeVilliers asked me to pose for a portrait for her final year portfolio and this very image made it into the magazine. Well done Taetim! Click on “View Whole Post” to read the story.

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The insert reads as follows

No Stranger to Top Billing readers, this super-talented, KwaZulu-Natal based artist continues to inspire us. An artist and photographer, Jacki’s pictures capture the soul of people around the country, offering a glimpse into their lives, weddings and families. This Michealis graduate draws her photographic inspiration and energy from her travels around the world: she’s hiked the Himalayas, surfed in Indonesia and soaked up Europe’s culture and art. Her paintings have captured attention countrywide for many years, but photography has captured her heart and is the direction she’ll now be travelling in. “Jacki has the ability to capture priceless moments that you don’t even think about till you have seen the actual photos”, says Boshoff van der Merwe, a family portrait client. View Jacki’s portfolio on www.jackibruniquel.com”

You can see the portrait they used below photographed by Taetim DeVilliers. I have already shown this on my blog but just in case you didn’t see that post … here it is again. I am very proud of Tae!

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