Africa Destination Wedding
Destination Wedding in Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa
I’ll never forget Brittany’s first email to me about her destination wedding. The destination wedding where she & Ray didn’t have a set destination. She loved my work & floated ideas like a European destination wedding, something in the United Kingdom, Iceland or perhaps a place with tropical weather. This was an especially unique situation that I found myself in, so I took a shot at my own suggestion. A country & place I have fallen deeply in love with due to it’s people, landscape & wildlife: Africa. Having been to South Africa then Kenya shortly thereafter, which left a permanent positive impact on my life, I sent her my idea: What if you got married in the Masai Mara, Kenya amongst the wildlife. To my complete surprise, the plan began formulating & quickly materialized. The next thing I knew, after multiple plane flights from New York to Nairobi then a final hopper to the plains of the Masai Mara, I met her & Ray at the AndBeyond luxury camp.
Their wedding day was not your typical wedding timeline. Game drives in Africa begin before sunrise as to catch the incredible light show you receive out in the wilderness as well as animals being more active during the cooler temperatures of early morning. My alarm triggered around 5:30am and by 6am we were loaded in the truck & on our way for some unforgettable portraits. Quite literally choosing the exact sunrise location we would capture photos of Brittany & Ray, I spotted my favorite feature of Africa safaris; the lone tree. After some one-of-a-kind portraits, we headed back for the midday break & reunited shortly before sunset. A ceremony was planned by the locals & the two were wed. To cap this dream off, a spectacular storm in the distance rolled in far enough away to keep us dry but while also delivering an unreal show of sunset light & clouds.
