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Luxury Destination Wedding Photographers

Hello Darling!

We're thrilled you're here and considering us to be a part of one of the most important moments in your life.

Whether you envision a classic, elegant affair or an elopement deep in the mountain or forest, we're here to listen, offer advice, and tailor our services to perfectly match your vision and preferences.

Your wedding day should be everything you've ever dreamed of, and we're here to help make that happen. Let's chat, and start turning your vision into reality!

Luxury Destination Wedding Photographers in South Africa

True Stories About Real People

It isn’t perfect, not at all. It doesn’t need to be. It is, simply, what fills you up. - Roxane Gay

Your love is our greatest passion and our goal is to capture you as you are. With our contemporary fine art documentary approach, your photographs and film will be timeless and elegant, so that you can look back one day and remember the moments you shared with those you hold dear.

Love letters

THE most beautiful photos I have EVER seen!!!

Ronel van Niekerk

Wowieeee! Love love love! Thank you so so so much for the incredible video! 🤩 Thank you so much for the gorgeous photos and highlights video, Shanelle and Gita. We sincerely appreciate it.

Mia Spies

Really thank you so, so unbelievably much for everything you did - the video, the photos - it is so beautiful! My mom cries every time she watches it (I think Charl too, a little bit!) Really unbelievably beautiful. It was just really so great that you could do everything for us and we appreciate everything so much. We will contact you again if we want to have photos taken again and will definitely recommend you to anything who needs photos. Really, thank you so, so much, and it was so good to meet you and to share everything with you.

Richelle Swart

What a beautiful wedding and a fantastic couple. It was super working with you.

Tracy Branford

You truly are incredible!

SA Weddings

Heart people. They make you feel at ease and make your special day extra special as they capture every precious moment. I would recommend anyone to work with them.

Chané Wium

Shanelle and Gita are simply phenomenal wedding photographers! They have an incredible talent for capturing the most beautiful moments, all while making you feel so comfortable in front of the camera. Choosing them was easily one of the best decisions amidst the wedding planning whirlwind, ensuring that our photographs would be nothing short of perfect. They will definitely be my only call for the next big event (babies)

Jean-Mari Jordaan

Shanelle was amazing during our photoshoot. She managed to capture the essence of our feelings and turn those pictures into memories that we have only dreamed about. She brought out the best in us, one extrovert and one camera-shy introvert- that takes some skill! I would recommend her and Plain Blue Photography to anyone who needs to capture forever moments perfectly👌🏻👏🏼❤️

Mimi Deetlefs

Shanelle is the consummate professional. Lovely to work with and made communication easy. The end result is stunning and she has a great eye for natural photos. After the shoot we received the images in a timely manner with clear instructions. If there’s ever another opportunity for us to work with Plain Blue, we won’t hesitate to reach out!

Shanaaz Booysen

Thank you so much for capturing those special moments.

Wendy Smyth

THE most beautiful photos I have EVER seen!!!

Ronel van Niekerk

Wowieeee! Love love love! Thank you so so so much for the incredible video! 🤩 Thank you so much for the gorgeous photos and highlights video, Shanelle and Gita. We sincerely appreciate it.

Mia Spies

Really thank you so, so unbelievably much for everything you did - the video, the photos - it is so beautiful! My mom cries every time she watches it (I think Charl too, a little bit!) Really unbelievably beautiful. It was just really so great that you could do everything for us and we appreciate everything so much. We will contact you again if we want to have photos taken again and will definitely recommend you to anything who needs photos. Really, thank you so, so much, and it was so good to meet you and to share everything with you.

Richelle Swart

What a beautiful wedding and a fantastic couple. It was super working with you.

Tracy Branford

You truly are incredible!

SA Weddings

Heart people. They make you feel at ease and make your special day extra special as they capture every precious moment. I would recommend anyone to work with them.

Chané Wium

Shanelle and Gita are simply phenomenal wedding photographers! They have an incredible talent for capturing the most beautiful moments, all while making you feel so comfortable in front of the camera. Choosing them was easily one of the best decisions amidst the wedding planning whirlwind, ensuring that our photographs would be nothing short of perfect. They will definitely be my only call for the next big event (babies)

Jean-Mari Jordaan

Shanelle was amazing during our photoshoot. She managed to capture the essence of our feelings and turn those pictures into memories that we have only dreamed about. She brought out the best in us, one extrovert and one camera-shy introvert- that takes some skill! I would recommend her and Plain Blue Photography to anyone who needs to capture forever moments perfectly👌🏻👏🏼❤️

Mimi Deetlefs

Shanelle is the consummate professional. Lovely to work with and made communication easy. The end result is stunning and she has a great eye for natural photos. After the shoot we received the images in a timely manner with clear instructions. If there’s ever another opportunity for us to work with Plain Blue, we won’t hesitate to reach out!

Shanaaz Booysen

Thank you so much for capturing those special moments.

Wendy Smyth

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DANCING WITH HER
JUNEBUG WEDDINGS
SA WEDDINGS
BOWS & CHIC
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
KYKNET
ROOI ROSE
INTERNATIONAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
MEDIA24
BRITISH AIRWAYS INFLIGHT MAGAZINE
ART TIMES
WOMAN & HOME
CAXTON MAGS

This is us

We're Shanellé and Gita, and we're the faces behind Plain Blue Studio. Starting our careers as photographers in 2010 and 2008 respectively, we've been fortunate to have worked with couples from all across the world, and we absolutely love getting to know new love stories and helping preserve them for future generations. We truly love what we do. We've been married since February 2023 we have dogs and cats and kids, we are fanatic nature lovers, travel makes our hearts beat, music and art and literature are happiness, and is there anything better than discovering a new favourite restaurant or little eatery? Vibing to this? Let's work together!

OUR VALUES

LOVE IS LOVE

YOUR EXPERIENCE MATTERS

RESPECT FOR NATURE

H E Y D A R L I N G , L E T ' S M A K E M E M O R I E S

Let’s Meet

Planning your wedding is an exciting journey, and finding the perfect wedding photographers to capture your special day is key. We believe that chemistry between you and your wedding photographers is essential for creating stunning, authentic images that truly reflect your love story.

Schedule a complimentary consultation call with us, where we can get to know each other, discuss your wedding plans, and see if we’re the perfect fit.

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I live content and with my dreams
And in my heart
Thoughts of the peace of earth and the good tranquility
of plain blue skies,
thoughts of the far illimitable strength of lands
that stretch their boundless acres

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