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What God Has Joined Together....

Posted by Mandy Provan (Johannesburg, South Africa) on 20 September 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

....Let man not seperate.~ Mark 10:9

A light moment after all the legal happenings of the ceremony!! Just behind the happy couple are the very proud parents of the bride. :)

Our church has just finished building this chapel, so this was one of the first weddings to be held there. The first one was actually the brides cousin, two months earlier!!

It is so beautiful with stone cladding and wooden pews.....really romantic.
I told my husband that I wanted us to renew our vows there next February as we will be celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary......Needless to say, he is not as taken with the idea as I am!!! hahaha

Thank You all, once again, for your encouraging comments on yesterday's picture of my emotional groom...I'm so glad you were all moved by it! You are all a real blessing!!! Have a splendid Thursday.

God Bless, Mandy. X

" Everything will work out in the end. If it's not working out, it's not the end." - Max Lucado ~ Fearless.

Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog!! It is greatly appreciated.

Comments (16)

Keneth from Singapore, Singapore

Wonderfull PP. The gradual B&W works perfectly and the grains are actually good too!

20 Sep 2007 7:24am

@Keneth: Thank you Keneth!

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

A beautiful photograph Mandy, gosh! you can really see the love between them. What a beautiful church too!
I wish I had someone like you to take my wedding photographs :)

20 Sep 2007 9:01am

@MaryB: Hahaha - thanlks for the compliment Maryb!!! You'll have to make a truip over...or I could even come there!!! hahah :) I would be honoured....pity we're so far apart.

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

CUTE COUPLE, WISH THEM ALL THE BEST

20 Sep 2007 11:48am

@Dimitrios: Thank You D.

Rags from Plano, United States

I hope your husband becomes taken by your idea coz that is a lovely place. I find this shot to be warm and joyful. Good job.

20 Sep 2007 12:05pm

@Rags: Thank You so much Rags!

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Such a beautiful chapel; from the look of the window arches, it looks like it could be quite historic for such a new place. Somebody had a very good architect and a pretty good budget to work with. I'm curious as to what church this is.

And the couple is just bubbling all over with joy. A great combination.

And in advance of next Feb, happy tenth anniversary. And many more blessings in years to come.

20 Sep 2007 12:35pm

@Viewfinder: Hey VF. Thanks as always for your very encouraging comments.

The church I attend is called Trinity Community Church. We used to be Trinity Methodist but the leadership decided that the name kept people away because they thought they needed to be methodists to join!! :) We actually use a lot of Material from the Willow Creek Church in CHicago.

We were blessed to have a great architect and a good budget....members of the congregation donated money for the gardens and we got the pews from a 2nd hand place that refurbished them. Congregation members also donated the stained glass windows......so we were really Blessed.

And thank you kindly for the well wishes for my upcoming anniversary - greatly appreciated. I can't believe it's already been 10 years! :)

Hans from Heiligeneich, Austria

nice view...an not a usual weddingpic...love it!
best whishes to the couple...
hans

20 Sep 2007 12:53pm

@Hans: Thanks very much Hans

rainsocks from Singapore

You captured a great moment there!! Priceless to the couple!

20 Sep 2007 1:07pm

@rainsocks: Thanks Rainsocks....I'm sure you have plenty of these special shots!! :)

Babul Bhatt from Bombay, India

Wonderful moment! Congrats...

20 Sep 2007 1:13pm

@Babul Bhatt: Thank YOU!

alex from United States

a great capture, I am sure the couple will treasure this image forever...

20 Sep 2007 1:57pm

@alex: Thank You Alex , I really hope so! :)

Katie from Nashville for now..., United States

MANDY...Bravo! I really like this shot, the smiles on their faces shows the joy in their hearts, so lovely! And not to mention the processing job...I think I need some tips from you on that;)

Great work!

20 Sep 2007 2:21pm

@Katie: hahaha - Thanks Katie...... I'll gladly tell you how I did it.....Picasa......Google's wonderful free download, has an effect called focal black and white. WOrks wonders every time!!! :)

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

So very beautiful...you know how to capture those treasured moments...they won't forget you :)

20 Sep 2007 3:47pm

@Lorraine: Aaah ,Thank You Lorraine. That means so much to me!!! :)

Amir from ?, United States

good work my friend. Very beautiful.

20 Sep 2007 6:17pm

@Amir: Thank You so much Amir!!! I'm glad you like it!

Brian from United States

Lovely wedding pic--wonderful spontaneity! Thanks for the kind comments on my pic today, too. I'd be happy to email you a full-rez copy, if you'd like. Just let me know on my blog page.

20 Sep 2007 6:50pm

Walt from Scarborough, Canada

What an obviously overjoyed couple - how perfect to go to one like that, rather than where a member of the wedding party is so scared they're making a mistake they look like they could keel over any time...

20 Sep 2007 7:46pm

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

Oh wow, Mandy, I love this one too!! So joyful and full of fun, yet so rich in meaning and warmth as well. This is an absolute gem! :)
May I also say thank you so much for all your most kind and affirming words at my site in the past several days. I deeply appreciate all that you’ve said and all that you are, dear sister and frend. Your photos, posts and visits are among those that I most look forward to on Am3! :)

20 Sep 2007 9:36pm

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Lovely shot Mandy! A happy moment captured.

21 Sep 2007 2:02am

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