#CHRAXIECELEBRATION PRESENTS ‘THE 25’1 OF 25 BRIGHT LIGHTS

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‘the 25’ title photographer A twist on the typical photo booth tradition, our good friends Travis & Maike McNeill from welovepictures tore down our wedding table and set up shot in the midst of the Chraxie Celebration. What a stunning result!

STOLENMOMENTS

2 OF 25 STOLEN MOMENTSBOET VAN

DER MERWE

Imperfect Perfection was such a photogenic venue Travis had us traipsing all over the place during the ‘Golden Hour’ of light just prior to dinner. Maxie’s brother captured one of our many stolen moments!

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WHAT IS RASSIE DOING?

3 OF 25 WHAT IS RASSIE DOING?

BOET VAN DER MERWE

#Chraxie Celebration Wedding Party applying the Chaos Theory to perfection. I love how Brian Jones apparently is trying to stop our kiss!

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INSTAGRAM LOVESCHRAXIE

4 OF 25 INSTAGRAM LOVES CHRAXIE

ELANDRE MONTGOMERY

Instagram has revolutionized the creative limit of iPhone users worldwide. Elandre Montgomery, a friend from JoBurg, captured a timeless moment of our ceremony in a field, straight out of the ’70’s.

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SOMETHINGFUNNY

5 OF 25 SOMETHING FUNNY KIT RAE

Anytime a group of 120 of your favorite people get together, something funny is bound to happen. An exercise in missing the joke while our heads explode at the immensity of the moment before us!

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PENGUINGUARD

6 OF 25 PENGUIN GUARDJOHN-MARK WARKENTIN

More than 1,200 origami creations later, Colletta Rhoads and company filled our celebration with whimsy and wonder: Penguins guarding one’s place at the table, jumping frogs inviting a competition among friends!

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PAVAN DIE BRUID

7 OF 25 PA VAN DIE BRUID

BOET VAN DER MERWE

Everyone is invited into a story larger than themselves, to play the pro-tagonist of the story God is authoring with their lives. A creative thank you gift that carries a message Chraxie wishes to stamp in all we do!

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BLOWINGKISSES

8 OF 25 BLOWING KISSESBERDINE LE ROUX

Producer Extraordinaire Berdine Le Roux, one of Maxie’s closest friends, had everyone in step as if a massive conference at Moreleta Park was unfolding. A light snapshot of two amazing women!

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THESOWER

9 OF 25 THE SOWERBOET VAN

DER MERWE

Mark Thrash, Kit Rae, John-Mark Warkentin, and Brian Jones are family in the truest sense of the word. Leaving wives and children behind, they stood with Chris halfway around the world. General silliness resulted!

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SPONTANEOUSDANCE PARTY!

10 OF 25 SPONTANEOUS DANCE PARTY KIT RAE

Forever on the dance floor! Bursting out of the chapel ready to get the party started, a spontaneous dance party erupted! Joy and smiles all around...

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CELEBRITYPHOTO SHOOT

11 OF 25 CELEBRITY PHOTO SHOOT KIT RAE

We almost ran with the bulls. Less than 30 meters from this funky tree (which we love as well!) stood a group of young bull calves. Feeling inspired, we almost walked over..‘til we were told they were angry!

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FLOATINGSWANS

12 OF 25 FLOATING SWANSBERDINE LE ROUX

There’s something magical about a wedding celebration: The spontaneous joy, the union of two into one, everyone dressed in their Sunday best. Even the floating swans seemed to comply on June 4.

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BESTFRIENDS

13 OF 25 BEST FRIENDSBOET VAN

DER MERWE

Our entire Christmas holiday in Jeffrey’s Bay this past December was spent in the company of Oom Johan and Tannie Tertia , often getting schooled in the card game of Pitta. We already consider them family!

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PARENTALS, BUST A MOVE!

14 OF 25 PARENTALS, BUST A MOVE!

BOET VAN DER MERWE

Who knew that Ed and Nancy Kamalski could cut such a fine rug? My family is still shaking its collective head in wonder at the groove shaking freedom the parentals from America displayed!

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AN INCITINGINCIDENT

15 OF 25 AN INCITING INCIDENT KIT RAE

James Scott Bell writes, “An inciting incident is a doorway through which a protagonist cannot return.” We believe this literally!

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LET’S DO THIS!

16 OF 25 LET’S DO THIS! KIT RAE

I recently read about a Hebrew concept of time in which time is experi-enced as an intensity of experience as opposed to a length of time. Sec-onds before joining my bride, let’s just say it was time to get this on!

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CHRAXIECELEBRATION!

17 OF 25 CHRAXIE CELEBRATION!

JOHN-MARK WARKENTIN

Doodles rule! Janet Prinsloo, our good friend, scribbled over everything we wrote within our program, designing all things beautiful! We espe-cially love that apparently, Chris is a dead ringer for Abe Lincoln!

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PINKYLOVE

18 OF 25 PINKY LOVEWE LOVE PICTURES

An eye for the simple aesthetic details is what sets welovepictures apart from the rest of the pack. Travis mentioned at the last moment, “Hey Maxie, just slide that pinky over to touch Chris’ hand.” Pure magic!

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REFURBISHEDBEAUTY

19 OF 25 REFURBISHED BEAUTY KIT RAE

Pinwheels + Funky old doors + The Beer and Wine Cart filled with King Proteas: A pretty stunning backdrop for the Chraxie Celebration to take place!

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PASTORALMOMENT

20 OF 25 PASTORAL MOMENT KIT RAE

Rassie + Michele Fourie have fast become some of our closest friends in South Africa. We considered it the highest honor to have Rassie stand as a best man with the California boys!

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OUR 3RD PLACEFAMILY

21 OF 25 OUR 3RD PLACE FAMILY

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We are the church. This is our family, crazy uncles and all! Maxie and I are still kicking ourselves that we somehow missed this photo of our 3rd Place faith community! What a bunch of Jesus-loving wackos!

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IMPERFECTPERFECTION

22 OF 25 IMPERFECT PERFECTION

BOET VAN DER MERWE

Bulb lights have swirled in our dreams for many months as a symbol of the type of celebration Maxie and I wanted to host. When we found Imperfect Perfection (what a metaphor!), we knew we were home!

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WELCOMEMEN

23 OF 25 WELCOME MEN KIT RAE

Walking in to “The Adventure” by Angels and Airwaves, Chris and his best men got straight chills. I (Chris) found myself having to stop from involuntarily beginning to sprint down the aisle to await Maxie. Epic!

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SMILESALL AROUND

24 OF 25 SMILES ALL AROUND

BOET VAN DER MERWE

Maxie’s beautiful grin. Janet looking blind for some reason. John-Mark chewing his tongue. Mark posing gangsta’ style as always. What an amazing wedding party!

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JUSTMARRIED!

25 OF 25 JUST MARRIED!WE LOVE PICTURES

What smiles! Seconds after being pronounced “Mr. and Mrs. Chris + Maxie Kamalski,” the happy couple grins wider than ever. We made it!

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