I glorify God always for the opportunity to praise God & honour Him with this gift that He has put in my hands. I pray that I will always use this gift for His glory and that people will see this good work and glorify our father who is heaven.
Today I am really excited to share with you Sankeita & Charles’ love story. I met Sankeita a few years back when I shot her sister’s wedding, she then contacted me late 2016 and told me that she was getting married and would love me to document her wedding. Her & Charles were not around but they planned every detail of their wedding meticulously with the wonderful help of Alfred & Dorothy from House of Dotty.
Sankeita informed me that they dated for 2 years before they got engaged on her birthday in 2015. They got married 2 years later in a beautiful white wedding on the luscious lawns of Limuru Gardens. Here is the story of their wedding day
Ceremony:: The Limuru Gardens
Reception:: The Limuru Gardens
Photo-session::The Limuru Gardens and Sankara Nairobi
Bridal Gown:: I designed my own gown and which was put together by HelenManuell (Australian Designer of the Year Award Winner, 2017)
Bridal Shoes:: Custom made by Shoes of Prey
Wedding Coordinator:: House of Dotty
Design & Decor:: Infinite Planners
Flowers: The Flower people
Bridal Jewellery:: Ted Baker
Groom’s Outfit:: MJ Bale
Maids’ Outfits:: Nobert Ochieng
Makeup Artist:: Studio Pretty Faces-@naserian_mpeeyia
Hair:: Amadiva Salon (@Priscahthehairstylist)
Cake:: Cake Couture
Catering:: Anez Catering
Entertainment/ DJ:: Silver Strings and DJ Kamjo
Cinematography :: Alko Films
MC: Dan Obwatho, Silver Strings
Sankeita & her girls just before we started the morning prep. Absolutely loved their custom Tees. Always good to go the extra step on your wedding and Sankeita nailed it with her intricate details
The girls had some awesome white slippers with the personalised messages
The guys too on the other hand had their personalised cufflinks
Charles’ shoes had a mini Paris stop over in the morning 🙂
Charles’ best man, helps him suit up
Some portraits with the guys before we head out
Sankeita’s host of fine intricate details.
How cool are Sankeita’s shoes for the day
The team at Studio Pretty Faces get the girls all glammed up
Naserian putting the finishing touches on ou gorgeous bride
The kids share some good times, wonder what the joke was 🙂
The bouquets were a splash of living colour courtesy of The Flower people
Most gorgeous sisters ever, Semerian & Sankeita
Sweetest image ever shot, don’t you think?
Someone famous once said that Selfies are a girl’s best friend 🙂
The girls slaying with their wedding outfits
I love it when brides make enough time for pictures, our reward is gorgeous pictures such as this
Mama & her two pretty daughters
Sankeita had some amazing gifts for each of her bridesmaids to thank them for standing with her
Too much beauty crammed up in this one picture…
This is us just acting silly in the bathroom…good times these were
Priscahthehairstylist worked her magic with these hairstyles
And then we got dressed and the girls were just breathtaking in their outfits
Let’s just say Sankeita’s custom gown stole the show hands down
Yes, Charles this message was meant for you…I am pretty sure it was well worth the long wait
Cuteness overload!!!
This dress is just #BridalGoals!!!!
Sankeita’s Maasai roots were well represented
Sankeita & her girls absolutely slayed that stair-case!!!! Nothing but fire!
Mama & her girls Semerian, Sankeita & Sanaipei
Being handed over to Charles’ mum
Goodbye 🙂
Ceremony set up
The bridal team strides in
And finally it was time for Sankeita to walk in
The two angels were her little cute out-riders 🙂
When wind & cathedral veils meet you get art 🙂
And then she finally was united to her husband to be
The great unveiling!
Charles gets emotional as he goes through the motion of his vows
And with these rings they did wed. The sun that day was unforgiving, but in all circumstances we thank God
The proverbial kiss of life!
Charles must have seen a bug try to crawl up his wife’s dress 🙂
The girl Vs the guys who slayed it more? My vote is with the guys 🙂
Finally legally husband & wife…loved the way Charles holds Sankeita’s hand…may this trend never end
Half of the gang from Australia
Time for the grand recessional
The cocktail set up was out of this world, courtesy of Anez Catering
Professionalism at its very best
We took some portraits at the grand entrance of the Limuru House
This is how you walk to your happily ever after
Photobooth awesomeness…so much fun we had here
Coolest gang ever
Their reception set up was something straight from a dream…fantastic work Infinite Planners & The Flower people
Cuteness overload!!!
The high table looked simple & exquisite
His & hers
Shot from the tent entrance
The beautiful view that welcomed us from the outside
Again Anez Catering wowed us with their amazing set up for the food
And then it was time to go back to the reception where we were met with much song & dance
Silver Strings were here to entertain & thrill us
After the dancing we went straight to cake cutting
Kudos to Cake Couture for always bringing the house down with their amazing cakes
Charles & Sankeita get to cut their very 1st cake as hubby & wife
Cheers to a happily ever after & to the awesome road ahead
The best couple got to play the shoe-game quiz on behalf of Charles & Sankeita. The responses were pretty hilarious
The best couple got to propose a toast to the couple
Cheers to the newly weds
Charles & Sankeita did their 1st dance during the reception which I thought was pretty cool
And afterwards we had a free for all session of dance and loads of fun
It was time to showcase your best dance moves that you had been saving for the wedding day
And then it was time for the single ladies to attempt to change their social status 🙂
And the lucky girl was…
And then we headed out for the evening shoot
The sunset was so beautiful we captured amazing images
This image is just too gorge
Loved the guys suits
We stepped in doors for some images by the grand staircase
And then back outdoor just as the sun was dipping into the horizon
As long as you are in Limuru you know you will get lots & lots of tea
Charles and the bevy of beauties
Really awesome bridal team they were. Such a joy to work with
And with these last images we headed out of Limuru. The cold was too biting!
And then we stopped by Sankara Nairobi in Westlands for some last look portraits
The team stunning as always despite all our fatigue
The change of outfit was very welcome. We took some final images in their suite
Hahahahah some good times we had here
And finally we headed for their evening party, lets just say the party was jumping…the wedding guests were really excited to have us arrive
Good times we had here
Before we left them to party on, we had their 1st dance
Would love to end this post with their wedding trailer courtesy of Alko Films
Thanks & God Bless!
Ben Kiruthi