Our Story

So this is love

“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”
― Ansel Adams

The best thing about what we do is that we love what we do. We are Reinhardt & Melanie, visual storytellers and seekers of the elegance in the everyday. We originated from a husband and wife team based in Johannesburg. Our own love story began at university and we have been together now for fifteen blissful years.

In 2009, we decided to follow our passion for visually capturing the tender moments of life and started Creative Emporium as a wedding photography business. With our background in film and video production, Creative Emporium soon expanded towards design projects as well as corporate video production. In 2014 we decided to split our interests and AndStory came to life.

With AndStory we are focused on Bespoke Wedding Photography to give our couples the ultimate wedding photography experience. We have carefully selected our team to be part of AndStory to encapsulate your epic love.

Our whole team are passionate about these celebrations of love and we aim to document the raw beauty of intimate stories authentically. It is one of the most important days in your life, so we strive to give it all the proper creative attention that it deserves.

“Our aim as visual storytellers is to find the wonder and emotion of the intimate moment. We incorporate our modern yet romantic style with a natural curiosity for the human truth and the sometimes unexpected beauty of the ordinary.”