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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…
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Photographer for a Civil Wedding (Zivile Trauung) in Interlaken. The formal ceremony took place in the Schloss Interlaken. Afterwards, some group photos in front of the main building. Afterwards a bride and groom photo shoot nearby. I had to arrange a “First Look” before the wedding ceremony. It can be a challenge. People were walking…
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Photo shoot early this morning (April 12, 2023) with two sisters visiting Switzerland from the USA. A visit to the Iseltwald Pier, made famous in the South Korean TV series “Crash Landing On You“. Part of it was filmed in Iseltwald. Afterwards a walk through Iseltwald to my other locations by the side of Lake…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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An outdoor fashion shoot on the streets of Basel city. It’s something we can’t do in the Interlaken region. We need some tall office buildings. Ana was in Switzerland again and got in touch. We met in Basel, her favorite Swiss city for a couple of hours. Our first photo shoot was in January last…
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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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The cable car from Wengen to Männlichen mountain is open again. I took a ride up to the top and the Royal Walk. I went in the afternoon and it was -15 centigrade. My fingers quickly became numb with the cold. Fortunately the cable car station was close. I also had a vacuum flask with…
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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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For the first time in a long time I arrived in Iseltwald and there was nobody at the famous pier. Not surprising really. It was 6.45 a.m on a Sunday in November 2022. Everywhere was dark…and it was cold. Sunrise was at 7.15 a.m. and Zack and Shirley arrived on the first bus from Interlaken…
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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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A wedding on a sunny day in Zermatt in November. Olympia and Dominic posed outside the Gemeinde for some pictures with the iconic Matterhorn mountain. Afterwards they went inside to be officially married in Switzerland. (You cannot be officially married in a church in Switzerland.) After the informal ceremony the couple rode a horse carriage …
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Photographer yesterday for a wedding in Zermatt with a lovely couple from Singapore. First there was the official ceremony in the Gemeinde building in Zermatt. Afterwards we travelled by taxi up to Winkelmatten. Here we had another ceremony in the Catholic church built in 1604. Afterwards, I had a slow walk down to the railway…
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Photographer for an elopement in Switzerland. Debbie and Marcus are a lovely couple from Australia. They contacted me earlier in the year for help with their elopement. They planned to stay in Interlaken and ended up renting a chalet in Iseltwald. Debbie wanted a spectacular location in the Swiss Alps. Everything went like clockwork. Hair…
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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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I am in Tromsø Norway from the middle of October. Here are some landscape pictures. I will be back in Switzerland from the 1st November 2022. I am answering e-mails. It is taking a little longer that usual. —-
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Photographer for a before the wedding photo shoot in Iseltwald with Amelia and Shawn from Singapore. We had to get there early. It is advisable these days. The Iseltwald pier has become a popular tourist destination. Bus loads of people arrive hourly. The pier became popular when it was featured in a Netflix TV series…
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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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I have found it very difficult to predict the weather in the Interlaken and Jungfrau regions using weather apps. The lakes and mountains create local weather conditions. The forecast on the 30th September was rain. There are dark clouds over Interlaken but no rain. In Brienz, the weather is okay. (See picture.) What you cannot…
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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 wedding photo shoot with a lovely couple from Japan. Saoria and Daichi contacted me for a photo shoot in Iseltwald. This was an early morning photo shoot. Before the tourists arrived in their buses. The weather was perfect. You can see the sun was rising in the sky. We managed to finish…