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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. —-
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…
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…
Ashwin and his wife met me the day after they met Roger Federer outside his hotel in Interlaken. Roger posed for a selfie with Ashwin. The meeting of Roger outside of the Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel was one of the highlights of his visit to Interlaken. The viewing platform on the Harder Kulm is a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…