When I meet my couples before their wedding days, it feels like the beginning of a new adventure every time. Experiencing the way they interact and the fun in their personalities, and most importably, that special brand of magic they all seem to create within their unique little couple unit. Sometimes it’s apparent from the get go, and sometimes it takes a little longer for them to let me in. With Jared and Toni-Lee? The enchantment of their bond jumps out and hits you like a fireball of excitable energy!! At least thats how I felt at our initial coffee meeting and again on their vibrant and oh-so “them” engagement shoot a few weeks back in District Six:) If there’s anything that remains an experience I can’t get enough of, it’s when couples are unashamedly and completely themselves, and that lucky me!! I get to photograph it!!! Jared and Toni met some years ago when they were both students riding the Jammie shuttle in and out of Cape Town University every day. Their relationship blossomed in that bus stop shelter and has never stopped evolving and growing into the beautiful creation that it is now. Toni wanted to make sure their shoot wasn’t all about the glamour and posing, and incorporated their real personalities as much as possible. Instead of spending the whole afternoon being models, they asked if they could play a game of soccer together instead. Soccer is one of Jared’s favourite pastimes and something they could enjoy together while we captured their images. I hope with all my heart that your real story has been told here, Jared and Toni, and I can’t wait for our next session on your big day in November! All my love, Claire xxx