Category: ENGAGEMENTS
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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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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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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…
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A lovely couple from England tie the knot in the Swiss Alps. It takes about an hour to get get to this location by train. You cannot get here by car here. Part of your journey will include a train ride from Lauterbrunnen. It was a glorious yesterday when Abhi asked Amrita to marry him.…
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Surprise engagement on the pier on Brienzersee lake on the 15th April, 2022. A lovely nice couple from Israel tie the knot! Barak asked Adi to marry him on the famous pier in Iseltwald (Wikipedia). Barak holds the record for the number of e-mails sent to me to organize a photo shoot. How many? Too…
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The bad weather didn’t deter Alex and Jazmin from getting engaged. Rain becoming sleet and a strong cold wind made life uncomfortable. Despite the weather, I had a great time with this couple from New York, USA. The photo shoot was in several locations. We stopped on the way for a hot drink before going…
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Fai asks Hayley to marry him on the Iseltwald pier. It was a day late because of the bad weather. This day was not perfect but the clouds created a beautiful light for pictures. Fai contacted me by e-mail from Singapore. I normally answer e-mails quickly including Sunday evenings. Hayley is a big fan of…
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Akshay proposes marriage to Kiran on Iseltwald pier by Lake Brienz near Interlaken. It was a beautiful sunny day in Switzerland and the original time for the photo shoot was changed until later in the day. I received a message that they would be delayed because they wanted to have a meal. (It was a…
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A surprise marriage proposal on Grindelwald First, high in the Swiss Alps above the alpine resort of Grindelwald. Elevation: 2200 meters. Joshua went down on one knee and proposed marriage to Ziyun. This lovely couple were visiting Switzerland from Singapore. Joshua had contacted me by e-mail to plan his surprise engagement. What we didn’t expect…
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A surprise marriage proposal on the pier made famous in the Netflix TV series “Crash Landing On You”. Art and Lindsey arrived in Zurich from California on Monday evening. They traveled to their hotel in Lucerne. On Tuesday they hopped on to a train to Interlaken and took the bus to Iseltwald. I had warned…
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Sean surprised Jess with a marriage proposal on the top of Grindelwald’s First mountain. She was very surprised! A lovely couple from Philadelphia, USA. The winter months are good for photo shoots. There is no haze between us and the mountains. Everything in the background is much clearer. In the summer the sunlight bounces off…
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Paul asks Mary to marry him on a cold winter’s day in January 2022. The surprise proposal happened in Lauterbrunnen. Afterwards, I took this lovely couple from South Dakota to the Staubbach Falls where we took a few photos. We went to another location before heading up the mountain to Wengen. I made eye contact…
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Tyler proposes to Kylie late in the afternoon by Lake Thun (Thunersee) near Interlaken. Another surprise marriage proposal where I had to become “invisible”. I am the first to congratulate them afterwards. There is a lot of work with surprise engagements. A lot of e-mails. After the initial contact, I offer suggestions with links to…
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Ripley said yes to Will marriage proposal on a busy street in Gstaad. It was the last day of 2021 and I was ready for this lovely couple from New York. I had agreed with Will to meet in front of the St. Nikauskapelle on the famous Promenade in Gstaad, Switzerland. “Fantastic, thank you so…
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Meng Siew goes down on one knee on an icy Iseltwald pier to propose to Nicole. What a lovely couple. I did enjoy my time with them. This location was featured in the Netflix TV movie “Crash Landing On You“. They sent me an e-mail afterwards: “Nicole and I have now arrived back in Singapore…
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This has become a popular location for couples wanting to get engaged. Made famous in the Netflix TV series “Crash Landing On You”. I have photographed a lot of couples on this pier in Iseltwald. In the winter and summer months. It can be a challenge because of the light. You have to be extra…