Sahr & Becky's West African Inspired Wedding

Happy New Year!! It's been a long time coming (not to mention that this is my first blog post for 2017!) - I'm really delighted to share with you photos from Sahr & Becky's wedding who exchanged their vows on 25th September 2016 at the Anglican Parish of St Stephen and St Mark Lewisham before holding their wonderful reception in Tudor Barn in Eltham. An interesting fact: Tudor Barn dates back as far as the 16th century - so when Sahr & Becky told me their wedding was going to be a fusion of West African tradition meets traditional English (more specifically, South London), they were pretty much spot on!

The fab couple wanted a wedding that represented their background which I think they captured very beautifully (Sahr originally from Sierra Leone and Becky from South London). Becky was inspired by the West African tradition where the traditional fabric would normally form part of the wedding celebrations.  The couple picked out a vibrant fabric and they asked their bridesmaids, groomsmen, including guests to take part (if they so wished) by getting creative making dresses, shirts and skirts using the chosen cloth. I thought the whole concept was such a thoughtful idea and very different!

(c) 2016-2017 Photography by Kimberley Sta-Maria.
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A day trip in Teramo, Italia!

At the latter end of last year I took a day trip to visit my very best and long time friend, Maria in Italy (I know, it's quite a late post! I'm slowly catching up!). She and her husband live on the east coast of Rome in a small town called Teramo which is located in a region called Abruzzo.  It was my first visit and it was lovely getting the opportunity to spend quality time with them. We packed in quite a lot in less than 12 hours and they kindly showed me around their beautiful hometown which included Atri where we visited Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta (13th Century Cathedral), Pineto beach, the small village of Montepagano and a stroll along Roseto beach before heading back home. Here is a lil' glance into Teramo :)

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Nephew Love

Here are candid photos I took of my nephews on my trip to the Philippines in January 2015. Meet Daniel, 4 and Gabriel, 7.  

Daniel was just a wee 6 months old baby and Gabriel was 4 years old when I last saw them back in 2011.  My how times fly by so fast, Daniel is now a non-stop talker (literally) and Gabriel transitioned from a talkative infant to a mature and studious young adult, at 7 years old! The brothers are so sweet, extremely sociable, lovable and I already miss them dearly.

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