Rene Maritz Photography

Family Shoot – Borchards Family

June 28, 2017/0 Comments/in Family /by admin

A family
is made of love and tears,
laughter and years.
It grows stronger
with the passing of time.
More precious
with the making of memories.

sometimes a family is made of ones
you don’t like for a while…..
But you love for a life time.
It’s a gift whose value is found
Not in numbers but in its capacity
to love.

It’s the place you find
someone to encourage you.
believe in you.
Celebrate with you and comfort you.
A family is where your heart
feels most at home because you’re
Always wanted, always welcomed,
Always needed,
Always Loved.

Author: Unknown

BIG thank you to Annique for affording us the opportunity of meeting your family and capturing some precious memories!

Newborn – Tristan

June 13, 2017/0 Comments/in Births, newborns /by admin

It is just 2 months over a year – – where has the time gone! I decided to update the blog post of Tristan’s birth. Here we go!

The day had dawned – 4 April 2016 at -01:30 – the day that baby Tristan arrived.

On a Saturday morning, seven days later, my assistant Mikki and I headed out to visit Sonja and her lovely family and to meet Tristan for the very first time.

After taking a few photos of Sonja at 8 months, we were excited to see the new addition to the family.

We had followed this lovely couple…from their wedding through Sonja’s pregnancy, to the birth of little Tristan – such joy!

Big thanks to Sonja for allowing us to share in their special moment of Tristans’ homecoming. We pray God will bless your family with every blessing!

If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite,
something that makes one feel aware of God,
one need not go far to find it.
I think that I see something deeper,
more infinite, more eternal than the ocean
in the expression of the eyes of a little baby
when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs
because it sees the sun shining on its cradle.
-Vincent van Gogh

Homebirth of Samuel Jesse Hess

June 12, 2017/0 Comments/in Births, newborns /by admin

Tuesday, 30 May 2017, was the day chosen for little Samuel Jesse Hess, to enter the world.

I felt truly honoured and privileged to have been part of something so big – my small mind could hardly comprehend something so great.

It was beautiful to witness your courage and strength, Deanna – your pain and joy. You were so calm and serene – God heard your prayers and held you in the palm of His hand.

When Samuel cried his ‘first cry’, I saw contentment wash over both you and Cheslyn. I take off my hat to you Cheslyn; you took everything in your stride – Deanna, Cheslyn sat by you, watched you, touched you, massaged you…. waiting. The bond between you was felt.

Thank you Deanna and Cheslyn, I will never be the same again, my life was touched deeply and profoundly !

Special mention must be made to Sandy Standish, the most amazing woman, who made everything run so smoothly – well done on being such an incredible midwife!

Psalm 139: 13-14

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.