Phakalane faces copyright infringement accusations

She said the bride in the picture alerted her of the infringement. She said the bride called to ask her if she had authorised the use of the picture because she herself did not. The Golf Hotel used the picture in question on flyers and Facebook last year to advertise the venue as the ultimate wedding experience. Apart from the main picture there is another image in the same flyer, which Loewen said is hers taken from a separate wedding that she covered. 

She said when she was first made aware of the alleged infringement, she was in Canada and could not address the issue until mid August last year when she came back. She said when she arrived she sought legal advice on how to handle the matter and was requested by the lawyers to prove that indeed the images are hers, which she did.