Category: COUPLES
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A break in the weather and the possibility of a photo shoot in Iseltwald. It started to rain as soon as we started on the 10th March, 2023. We ran and sheltered in our cars. The rain and the wind stopped after 20 minutes and we managed to finish the photo shoot before it all…
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An early morning photo shoot with a lovely couple from Singapore. We were close to Wengen. The sun was behind the mountain peaks when we arrived. However, it quickly showed itself and warmed us up. Every visit can be a challenge. A photographer with local knowledge is important. This day in February 2023, the sun…
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A last minute photo shoot with a couple from Singapore. They wanted an early Sunday morning photo shoot in Iseltwald. Sunrise was a few minutes after 8 a.m. We got there at 8.20 a.m. hoping to avoid any tourists that would arrive on the bus service from Interlaken. We needn’t have worried. There was already,…
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Lucas surprised Kareen with a marriage proposal during a couples photo shoot in Iseltwald. A very nice couple from Brazil visiting Switzerland. It was raining at 7 a.m. but there was visibility. No low clouds like the previous weeks. They could roll in any minute as the day got warmer. Lucas decided to wait a…
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A surprise proposal of marriage on the Jungfraujoch on the 1st January, 2023 at an elevation of 3,454 meters (11,332 feet). You have to take it easy up here because you are going to feel the effects of the altitude. There were a lot of people on the “Plateau” and it went very quiet as…
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An early morning marriage proposal on the pier made famous in the Korean Netflix TV series “Crash Landing On You“. This location attracts everyday lots of people from Asia. In their bus loads! The tourists stand in line to use the pier for selfies. They don’t hurry! It hasn’t been possible to get their early…
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Another surprise engagement on Iseltwald Pier. As Jin Koi wrote afterwards, “You are truly the guy couples should go to if they want to have their photos taken in Switzerland.” I have a lot of experience with surprise engagements, couples photo shoots etc. I have photographed couples over the past 5 years on the pier…
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Photographer for a CLOY engagement on a rainy day. It’s the beginning of December 2022. Nice days are rare this time of the year. The temperature in the lake collides with the temperature from the mountains. The day warms up and clouds appear. Very quickly. This lovely couple from Singapore had the right idea. To…
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Liam proposed marriage to Danielle on Iseltwald pier yesterday. Nice weather and before the tourists arrived in their buses. The weather forecast was fine despite the forecast earlier in the week. As I keep saying, you can’t trust the weather forecast in the Interlaken region! I got the impression that Danielle is not a big…
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A surprise marriage proposal during a couples photo shoot with Suan Kian and Camy from Singapore. They arrived over 90 minutes late in Iseltwald. The Iseltwald Pier was already busy with tourists taking selfies. I counted 6 tourist buses arriving and leaving in Iseltwald as I waited for the couple. They didn’t want to stand…
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It’s the beginning of November 2022. Samuel proposes to Crystal on Iseltwald Pier. It’s Sunday, 8.40 am. and we are not alone! There are about 10 people here. A few are standing in line to take selfies. Nobody seems to be in a hurry which can be a little annoying because it is cold. It’s…
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Photographer for Stefan’s proposal of marriage to Jasmina. A cold and wet day in Iseltwald. At first Stefan didn’t want to propose to Jasmina on the pier (jetty, dock) in Iseltwald. But he changed his mind when he saw the location. Stefan told Jasmina that he had booked a photo shoot at the start of…
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Aaron was determined that the bad weather forecast was not going to stop him. He wanted to propose to Hannah on Saturday. Rain or shine. It was a surprise engagement proposal. Hannah did not know about me. Aaron and I made the final details over WhatsApp. We exchanged glances at Interlaken Ost railway station. They…
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Photographer for a surprise engagement on the Royal Walk. Michael asked Zoe to marry him high up on Männlichen mountain with the Lauterbrunnen Valley in the background. Elevation: 2342 m – 7,296 ft. Michael had chosen 2 days for the engagement. The Eiger mountain was covered in cloud on the first day. He chose the…
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Sharvin surprised Felicia with a marriage proposal on Grindelwald First. The weather forecast was bad. We managed to get everything almost done before the clouds blew in and covered the mountains. It started to rain towards the end of the photo shoot. There is a lot of “local weather” in the Jungfrau region. Both Sharvin…
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Varun and Zeel must have caught one of the very early trains from Zürich to Interlaken. (Change at Bern railway station.) They took the number 103 bus from Interlaken Ost to Iseltwald. I was unknown to Zeel and I had arrived early and set up my two cameras and iPhone to video the ceremony. However,…
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Photographer for a surprise marriage proposal by Bachalpsee lake. Jonathan asked Shannon to marry him. A lovely couple from Canada got engaged in the mountains above Grindelwald. Jonathan and I made eye contact by the Grindelwald-First gondola station at 8.30 a.m. This was when it opened. I recommended an early start. Bachalpsee has become a…
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Photographer for a marriage proposal on Harder Kulm. Ngijol proposed to Keyera on the viewing platform overlooking Interlaken. We agreed that we should meet at the top at the earliest possible time. To avoid the viewing platform being full with tourists. The agreed time was 9.10 a.m. They were over an hour late. I had…
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Photographer for an early Sunday morning engagement by Lake Brienz (Brienzersee). In the picturesque village of Iseltwald. Somehow I managed to get out of bed and make it to the location. Maggie is a big fan of “Crash Landing On You.” Part of it was filmed on Iseltwald jetty. An early morning photo shoot at…
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Photographer for a surprise marriage proposal at Bachalpsee lake. Eric asks Emily to marry him on what was suppose to be a stormy day. The weather forecast had predicted rain, thunder and lightning. I told Eric that I wasn’t going to walk for one hour on top of a mountain in a thunder and lightning…
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Photographer for a surprise wedding proposal on Männlichen mountain. At an elevation of 7,572 feet (2,308 meters) Evan proposes to Tina. She said yes! A handful of passing hikers stopped and clapped their hands. A couple of them shouted out “congratulations”. I arrived early and set up my camera on a tripod. Pretending to be…
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Photographer for a surprise marriage proposal at an altitude of 3,571 m (11,716 ft). In the snow! In July! The temperatures in Interlaken are over 30 centigrade but there is snow on the Jungfraujoch. This is not the place for anyone looking for a quiet place for a marriage proposal. The Glacier Plateau area of…
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Arjun proposed to Alisha whilst walking on the trail between Mürren and Grütschalp. Afterwards, they joined me by Lake Brienzersee for a photo shoot. It was late afternoon and impossible to use the famous pier in Iseltwald. People were sitting on it and there was a boat moored to the pier. I took them to…
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Luca organized a photo shoot for his girlfriend’s birthday. I met Luca and Janina early in Giessbach to avoid the tourists. It was their first time in Giessbach. I took them first to the waterfall. It is summer and there is less water flowing over this famous waterfall. However there was enough water for this…
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Surprise Engagement on the “Royal Walk“. This is the trail from the Wengen-Männlichen cable car to the summit of the Männlichen mountain. Elevation: 2,224 m (7,296 ft.). It’s a 20 minute walk from the cable car up to the Royal Walk. All uphill! A photo shoot will take over an hour if we meet at…
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Sasha surprised Julie with a marriage proposal whilst hiking along the trail from Mürren to Grütschalp. There are some nice locations along this trail with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains in the background. Wengen can also be seen on the other side of the valley. —-
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Photographer for a Surprise Engagement in Wengen. Once again everything went well including the weather. The night before the weather looked cloudy. I was uncertain about clouds covering the location. There is no point in going up the mountain if we couldn’t see anything. I had arranged for Joshua and his girlfriend to follow me…
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Ashwin and his wife met me the day after they met Roger Federer outside his hotel in Interlaken. Roger posed for a selfie with Ashwin. The meeting of Roger outside of the Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel was one of the highlights of his visit to Interlaken. The viewing platform on the Harder Kulm is a…
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The second visit this week to the Jungfraujoch for a surprise engagement. Vincent proposed marriage to Sarah. They are from Singapore and this was their first visit to the Switzerland. It was the hottest day ever for May in Switzerland. Summer in Interlaken. We found the snow on the Jungfraujoch! Once again, I was to…
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Jun Yin proposes to Shweh Fern on the Jungfraujoch. Elevation: 3,463 m (11,362 ft.) Snow all the year. It’s nice to photograph couples without their sunglasses but it can be difficult on the snow. They cannot open their eyes! Jun Yin contacted me a little while back to photograph this special moment in their life…