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A sunny morning in the Swiss Alps photographing a lovely couple from Washington, USA. The skiing season has finished and the snow is quickly melting on Grindelwald First. (Elevation: 2,184 m or 7,165 ft.) The sunlight was strong and bounding off the snow back into their faces. It was a challenge for Sarah and Kevin…
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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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Angie and Seng from Singapore cancelled their photo shoot because of the bad weather. Then she contacted me again me after seeing my other photo shoots in bad weather! She wrote, “We’re good to photograph under rain. You’d shown the proven record of nice photos despite bad weather.” We met in Lauterbrunnen where the weather…
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This popular location with a restaurant and viewing platform that overlooks Interlaken. The viewing platform on the Harder Kulm is a busy place. The restaurant is also very popular. It is also exposed on a sunny day. It can be a challenge for a inexperienced photographer. Elevation: 1, 322 meters – 4,337 feet More on…
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A couple from Singapore photo shoot in bad weather. It is the 2nd April, 2022 and the snow has fallen overnight. This is not normal! Gary and Gail wanted to continue with their photo shoot. They are both big fans of the Netflix TV series “Crash Landing On You”. There was a cold wind in…
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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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Christelle and Jean are celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary with a holiday touring Europe. Christelle contacted me from Oklahoma in February to arrange a photo shoot in Iseltwald, Switzerland. Christelle and Jean’s (French for “John”) hotel was in Zürich and they were visiting the Interlaken region for the day. They had purchased a Swiss Pass…
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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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On the streets of Basel with the with the wonderful, one and only, super lovely Mikaela. A two hour photo shoot in different locations in the center of this beautiful Swiss city. We met in front of the city government buildings. The first stop was a nearby alley. Mikalea is a professional model with lots…
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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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Photographer for travel group visiting Interlaken from the Philippines. They planned a trip to Grindelwald First. Lovely day out with this group. It all started with me meeting them with at their hotel in Interlaken. We traveled to Grindelwald in a 40 seater bus. There was plenty of room for everybody! They put me in…
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Photographer on the 4th March for a pre wedding photo shoot in the Swiss Alps. The couple were part of a small group from the Philippines visiting Switzerland. I was booked to photograph the group on Grindelwald First (elevation: 2,167 meters 7,109 feet) by their tourist agent based in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. —-
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I met Peyo and Marina in March 2022 in a cafe in Interlaken. It was to talk about being their wedding photographer in July 2022. After the meeting we went to a location and we had a short 30 minute photo shoot. It’s not only clicking a button on the camera. The picture composition is…
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A meeting with Tom and Melanie in Interlaken followed by a short photo shoot in the English garden. Tom and Melanie were officially married the day before near Zug. They were in Interlaken to plan their wedding in June. They will have a blessing ceremony in a beautiful church in Grindelwald. Afterwards a celebration in…
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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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Family photo shoot in the snow on Männlichen mountain near Interlaken, Switzerland with the Casey family from the USA. The north face of the Eiger mountain in the background. It was nice to photograph a group of young adults. We made a video for TikTok! This is a nice location with the mountains in the…
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Photographer for a couples photo shoot on the pier in Iseltwald made famous in “Crash Landing On You.” The sun doesn’t always sink at this spot. During the summer months, the sun is higher. It goes does more in the center of the pictures. There will be more people around during the summer months. —-
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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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“First Look” moment when the groom sees the bride for the first time in her wedding dress. Photographer for a beautiful civil wedding in the Grandhotel Giessbach. A Swiss historic hotel overlooking Lake Brienz near Interlaken where the staff are very friendly and the service is excellent. This is a busy hotel during the summer…
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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…
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Alina and Deniz were married in Germany and they crossed the border to celebrate in Kartause Ittingen, near Frauenfeld, in the northern part of Switzerland. Saturday 19th June, 2021 was a very hot day in Switzerland. The photo shoot lasted one hour. Afterwards we joined the wedding guests for some candid aperitif pictures. I have…
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A lakeside surprise engagement by in Interlaken with a lovely couple from Singapore. A photo shoot afterwards on a cold winter’s morning in Switzerland. As normal, everything was arranged by e-mail. What could not be relied upon was the weather. The forecast was nice but the low cloud over Lake Thun didn’t want to move!…
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A surprise engagement with a lovely couple from Singapore. The had arrived in Switzerland on the same day, rented a car and headed for Interlaken. Jabez and I had arranged everything beforehand by e-mail. He had several ideas but most of them were not possible because of the weather. We were lucky the clouds cleared…
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Elevation: 2,320 m (7,610 ft). Temperature – 9°C. Janice and Jay enjoying the view of the Swiss Alps in the Jungfrau region. Fortunately we are not too far away from a warm building. Jay told me that he liked my pictures which featured a small person surrounded by mountains. The couple have decorated their apartment…