Tag: interlaken photographer
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Photographer for Jo and Mark’s Wedding in Interlaken. This is the official wedding ceremony in Schloss Interlaken. You cannot be officially married in a church in Switzerland. Here is a very helpful blog post on getting married in Switzerland. Official Wedding ceremony (Trauung) in Interlaken website. Jo and Mark also asked me to be the…
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An after wedding photo shoot with a lovely couple living in Scotland. Iseltwald was the first of two places we visited on the day. Afterwards we traveled to Lauterbrunnen. I took Caryn and Lee to three other locations in this Swiss lakeside village before we left for Lauterbrunnen. Photo tip: Try and keep the horizon…
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The couples photo shoot was planned for Grindelwald First. However, on the day, the location was covered in cloud. I have a lot of experience and quickly suggested an alternative location. Jessie thought it was a couples photo shoot. She didn’t know Ming was planning to surprise her with a marriage proposal. I arranged to…
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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…
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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…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Photographer for a pre wedding photo shoot in Iseltwald. A before the wedding photo shoot for a lovely couple from Singapore. They are big “Crash Landing On You” fans and wanted some pictures at one of the film locations in (Wikipedia). Something to remember – the sun is at different heights during the year. It…
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Photographer for a bridal photo shoot on a glacier in the Jungfrau region. Alexander and Rachael were not finished with me after the photo shoot in Bachalpsee. Read about it here. We came down the mountain on the Grindelwald First Cable Car. We had to be at the helicopter base at 16:30. It is situated…
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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 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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Luca organized a photo shoot for his girlfriend’s birthday. I met Luca and Janina early in Giessbach to avoid the tourists. It was their first time in Giessbach. I took them first to the waterfall. It is summer and there is less water flowing over this famous waterfall. However there was enough water for this…
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Photographer for a wedding in Grindelwald. The ceremony was in the church in Grindelwald. A bride and groom photo shoot before the ceremony near the church. Starting with a “First Look”. Tom and Melanie organized an Apero in Grindelwald close to the Gletscherschlucht. The evening festivities were held in a hotel in Interlaken. —-
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Photographer for a late afternoon family photo shoot in Bönigen, Interlaken. They wanted pictures with a lake and mountains in the background. They were meeting up in Interlaken for an 80th birthday celebration. I took some formal group pictures of the different families by the lake before moving to the beach. This is where I…
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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…