Category: COUPLES


  • Marriage Proposal on Iseltwald Pier at 7 a.m.

    A surprise engagement early this morning. Chris brought his girlfriend to Iseltwald on the very first bus from Interlaken. I was up at 5.30 a.m. He was texting me at 6.00 a.m. I was in my car driving to Iseltwald at 6.15 a.m. We had to do it early because we are expecting a lot…

  • Marriage Proposal in Bad Weather

    Photographer for a surprise marriage proposal on May 14th. The couple were visiting Switzerland from the USA. They based themselves in Zürich and used Swiss Pass to get around Switzerland. The weather isn’t great at the moment. Jose’s first location choice was to propose on the Harder Kulm. My advice might have sounded a negative…

  • Marriage Proposal on Iseltwald Pier

    Ed goes down on one knee and proposes marriage to Amanda. An early morning surprise engagement on the Iseltwald Pier. They had a car and were able to be at the pier at 8 a.m. We were lucky with the weather! The early morning sun can be a challenge. It is low in the sky…

  • Marriage Proposal in the Swiss Mountains

    Christian goes down on one knee and proposed to Erika in the Swiss Alps. Spectacular landscape that is ideal for a surprise engagement in Switzerland. I was at the same location a few days earlier with a couple from Japan. Unfortunately it was raining. Pockets of cloud hung in the air. It created a mystical…

  • Iseltwald Pier Turnstile

    Iseltwald Pier Turnstile It will cost CHF. 5.- per person to stand on the Iseltwald pier. I visited the pier today, (27th April, 2023). The local workmen were taking away the barriers and ramp. The pier became popular after it was featured on a Netflix TV series. The name of the TV series was “Crash…

  • Surprise Engagement Proposal in Lauterbrunnen

    Photographer for a surprise engagement proposal in Lauterbrunnen. A lovely couple from the U.S.A. tie the knot in Switzerland. I was a little concerned as I left home. There were a lot of low clouds hanging over Interlaken. However, they all cleared away during the drive through the valley to Lauterbrunnen. I arrived early at…

  • Marriage proposal in Lauterbrunnen

    Photographer for a surprise engagement yesterday (2023.04.19) in the Lauterbrunnen – Wengen area. A Marriage proposal in the Swiss Alps with an awesome couple from Chicago. It is best to use a local photographer (like myself) who knows the area for the best locations. Not only the locations but the weather conditions. The position of…

  • Iseltwald Pier Couples Photo Shoot

    A last minute booking with a lovely couple living in England. “Are you available tomorrow?” wrote Jordan in his e-mail. I was available due to a last minute cancellation. Jordan wanted to meet me at the Iseltwald Pier at 1 p.m. (13.00). I was concerned about other tourists. Waiting in line for a half hour…

  • Grindelwald Engagement

    I met this awesome couple from Texas at the railway station in Interlaken. We traveled on the train together to Grindelwald. A 15 minute walk to the Grindelwald First gondola. I was surprised to see that it was quiet. The skiing season must be nearly over! (March 23, 2023.) Grindelwald First: Elevation: 2,184 m or…

  • Surprise Engagement in Interlaken

    Jonathan surprised Becca with a marriage proposal in Interlaken in March 2023. She said yes by Lake Thunersee. Then their families came from behind the hedge row and surprised them with a bottle of champagne. It was Jonathan’s sister, Alaina, who had arranged everything with me. Contacting me by e-mail from the USA. She wrote…

  • Wengen Photo Shoot

    Lucas surprised Lydia with a marriage proposal yesterday high up in the mountains that surround Lauterbrunnen and Wengen. Afterwards a photo shoot. The weather had been bad the day before. It was unsettled at the beginning of the day of the engagement. I arranged a new time to meet Lucas at Lauterbrunnen railway station. It…

  • Honeymoon Photo Shoot in Iseltwald

    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…

  • Honeymoon photo shoot in Lauterbrunnen

    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…

  • Honeymoon Photo Shoot in Iseltwald

    Honeymoon Photo Shoot in Iseltwald 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…

  • Surprise Marriage Proposal in the Snow

    Alberto asks Ilse to marry him on a very cold morning in the mountains above Lauterbrunnen. What a surprise! I arranged to meet Alberto at the railway station in Lauterbrunnen. Isle didn’t know anything about our plan. He kept an eye on me as we traveled on the cog railway towards the Kleine Scheidegg. He…

  • Surprise Engagement near Interlaken

    A marriage proposal during a photo shoot in the mountains near Interlaken. We were lucky with the weather. The forecast was rain and little visibility. It was wrong again. However, there was a cold wind. We didn’t hang around! This is a difficult location to get too. There is no bus service. The nearest bus…

  • Surprise Engagement in Iseltwald

    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…

  • Engagement on the Jungfraujoch

    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…

  • Wengen Engagement

    A surprise engagement in the mountains above Lauterbrunnen. Another one of those days where there was low cloud everywhere. I decided to visit the location an hour before we had planned to meet. It didn’t look good. The low cloud was everywhere. However, it cleared very quickly closer to the time I had agreed to…

  • Surprise Engagement on Iseltwald Pier

    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…