Tag: engagement session
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Kyle proposes to Audrey in the Swiss Alps. A lovely couple from the USA visiting Grindelwald for the first time. It was the last week of the season and the Jungfraubahn had decided to close the top part a week early. I had to quickly improvise. Fortunately, I know the area well. It’s one of…
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A really lovely couple from the USA get engaged to be married in Interlaken. Spencer proposed to Mary at the end of October in poor weather conditions. The viewing platform of the Harder Kulm was in the clouds. It was also early evening with poor light. I asked Spencer to change the date and the…
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Fahim surprises his girlfriend with a marriage proposal. He had hidden the ring in the cowbell! This was an early morning photo call. The couple had breakfast in the Berghaus Männlichen before coming out to find me. His girlfriend Salem, didn’t know about me! As we had planned, Fahim came over to where I was…
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Photographer for a surprise marriage proposal at Bachalpsee Lake with an awesome couple from North Carolina, USA. It was a really big surprise for Cody when Austin asked for her hand in marriage. A early morning hike in the Swiss Alps following Austin and Cody to Bachalpsee Lake. A lot of the trail is uphill…
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Craig proposes to Khaing in Iseltwald near Interlaken, Switzerland. It was on the dock or jetty or pier made famous in the Korean Netflix TV series “Crash Landing On You”. Khaing told me that Craig got her out of bed early to drive from Zürich to Interlaken. I had arranged to meet Craig and Khaing…
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A breathtaking surprise engagement photo shoot unfolded atop a stunning mountain in Switzerland, perched at an elevation of 2,343 meters (7,687 feet) in the heart of the Bernese Alps, Canton of Bern. Dustin and Katy, who had flown in from the USA on Sunday, began their Swiss adventure in the most unforgettable way—Dustin proposed the…