Tag: surprise engagement
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Chris surprised Nina with a proposal of marriage in the mountains high up above Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. A lovely couple from California. I’m certain they will have a lovely life together. The weather forecast was very uncertain leading up to today. However, it was okay. I had a client cancel a booking two days ago. He…
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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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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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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 surprise engagement on the Royal Walk. Michael asked Zoe to marry him high up on Männlichen mountain with the Lauterbrunnen Valley in the background. Elevation: 2342 m – 7,296 ft. Michael had chosen 2 days for the engagement. The Eiger mountain was covered in cloud on the first day. He chose the…
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Sharvin surprised Felicia with a marriage proposal on Grindelwald First. The weather forecast was bad. We managed to get everything almost done before the clouds blew in and covered the mountains. It started to rain towards the end of the photo shoot. There is a lot of “local weather” in the Jungfrau region. Both Sharvin…
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Varun and Zeel must have caught one of the very early trains from Zürich to Interlaken. (Change at Bern railway station.) They took the number 103 bus from Interlaken Ost to Iseltwald. I was unknown to Zeel and I had arrived early and set up my two cameras and iPhone to video the ceremony. However,…
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Photographer for a surprise marriage proposal by Bachalpsee lake. Jonathan asked Shannon to marry him. A lovely couple from Canada got engaged in the mountains above Grindelwald. Jonathan and I made eye contact by the Grindelwald-First gondola station at 8.30 a.m. This was when it opened. I recommended an early start. Bachalpsee has become a…
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Photographer for a marriage proposal on Harder Kulm. Ngijol proposed to Keyera on the viewing platform overlooking Interlaken. We agreed that we should meet at the top at the earliest possible time. To avoid the viewing platform being full with tourists. The agreed time was 9.10 a.m. They were over an hour late. I had…
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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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Surprise engagement Bachalpsee 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…
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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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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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Photographer in Lauterbrunnen for Kyle when he proposed marriage to Mary Jane. The first picture is when Mary Jane found out about me! I arranged to meet them at Interlaken Ost railway station. Unknown to Mary Jane, they followed me to the next train in Lauterbrunnen and along the trail to the location. Mary Jane…
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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…