All About Mauritius Photography

I am Milya van Heerden, I have been a Wedding Photographer for 15+ years in South Africa. We recently relocated to the Wedding & Honeymoon island of Mauritius.

We are happy to capture Destination weddings: We have shot most weddings in South Africa, also many African countries, Venice Italy, Paris France and Mauritius.

What makes me different than ‘most’ photographers out there?

I start by doing a pre-wedding shoot for you – this could be a day or 2 before the wedding – we will during this meeting discuss the setup for the wedding and how I will plan my day to capture every moment for you. We will then have a photo session – this helps for us to get to know each other better – and for you to feel more comfortable with the photographer on the day rather than posing for a complete stranger… Lots of the posing we will be doing during this shoot will act as a practice run for the wedding so you know exactly what I mean when I pose you in a certain way. This saves lots of time during the actual wedding day.

During the time I spend at your wedding (from preparations to end of formalities at your reception) I take Unlimited photos. ALL of these taken will be edited within less than a week of your wedding. You receive ALL photos taken, as this is ultimately ALL you have left after the day is over. All will be hi-resolution with no watermarks (no company name on it) Should you wish to have a ‘Trash the dress’ or just a ‘get the dress wet’ shoot the next day (if you prefer not to do it on the actual wedding day) we will capture all of this for you to – we like to tell a story

With editing, I will do some special effects on some of the photos – but I do believe over edit is more for photos that need fixing… I rather shoot the photo right from the start.

I will also make a selection of photos – to tell a story – and add this into a slideshow for you with your choice of background music which can already be shared with family and friends within a few days of the wedding, who could not make the wedding

What equipment is in my bag:

• I shoot with only hi-end equipment
• Cameras:
• Nikon D4
• 2x Nikon DF’s
• Lenses: I use Sigma lenses
• 24-70mm F2.8
• 70-200mm F2.8
• 50mm F1.4
• Flashes:
• Nikon SB910’s
• And then a few other fancy photography toys

What do we capture on the day:

• Preparation:
• Bride & Groom Preparations (we normally start 1.5 – 2 hours before the ceremony starts)
• Ceremony:
• Guests Arriving
• Entire Ceremony
• Congratulations from guests
• Photo Session:
• Family, Retinue, Bride & Groom (1st Photographer)
• Guests while having welcome drinks (2nd Photographer)
• Reception:
• Decoration of Reception room
• Bride & Groom entering
• All formalities
• Table / group photos
• Special messages from guests (for DVD)
• Fun Props Corner (if time allows)
• Night shoot (if time allows)