Baobabs and wedding bells in Kenya

I have just landed the assignment of a lifetime: a wedding in at the beautiful Mnarani Resort in Kenya – one of the most amazing places on earth. And the best of all is that I am going there for a whole 7 days to capture the couple as they spend time with family and friends before the wedding It is an opportunity that every wedding photographer dreams of. This will also provide me with a chance to capture images of Kenya – the people, the land and I will be in the midst of some of my all-time favourite things  -  Baobab trees. These trees evoke something emotional, spiritual in me that is hard to explain. I hope to get a few shots of Candice and Gary under one of these giants. That will make for a kick-ass image!

This photo was taken by one of my photography mentors: Dror Eyal, who has taught me an awful lot about marketing my business. Dror is, coincidentally, just as gaga about Baobabs as I am. Hopefully when I return from Kenya I can boast similar images on my blog

Did you know this about Baobab trees?

• Rafiki in The Lion King makes his home in a baobab tree.
• Ernst Haeckel mentions “monkey bread-fruit trees (Adansonia)” in his The History of Creation (Chap. 29), and claims that their “individual life exceeds a period of five thousand years”.
• The owners of Sunland Farm in Limpopo have built a pub called “The Big Baobab Pub” inside the hollow trunk of a 22 metres (72 ft) high baobab. The tree, which is 47m (155ft) in circumference, is reported to have been carbon dated at over 6,000 years old.
• Baobabs are cited in the The Little Prince as a tree that may “split” a small planet into pieces.

Thank you Candice and Gary for choosing me as your photographer. I am looking forward to spending an amazing few days with you and that you will have the time of your lives!