Tag: surprise engagement


  • Surprise Engagement Bachalpsee

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement Above Wengen

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement Jungfraujoch

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement on Mannlichen Mountain

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement in the Swiss Alps

    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. —-

  • Surprise Engagement in Wengen

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement in Lauterbrunnen

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement on the Jungfraujoch

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement on the Jungfraujoch

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement in Lauterbrunnen

    Gonzalo’s plan was to propose marriage during a picnic with his partner. I was unknown to Cameron. They followed me on to the train to Wengen and along the trail to the location. I was set up as a photographer taking pictures when they arrived. I was waiting for Gonzalo to go down on one…

  • Surprise Engagement in Grindelwald

    We went up into the mountains that surround this Swiss alpine resort. There is still snow on the top but it is wet making it difficult to walk. But we made it! It was a lovely day and my favorite spot was being used by para-gliders. Normally they take-off further down the mountain. Alexis had…

  • Surprise engagement in the Swiss Alps

    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.…

  • Surprise Engagement in Iseltwald

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement in Grindelwald

    In the snow at 2,184 m or 7,165 ft. A lovely couple from Singapore tie the knot! We agreed that Kenneth shall follow me from Interlaken to Grindelwald. He shall lead Leng Wei through the streets. Follow me (at a distance) to the cable car to the top. They shall then follow me across the…

  • Surprise Engagement on a Stormy Day in Interlaken

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement in Iseltwald

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement in Iseltwald

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement in Grindelwald

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement in Iseltwald

    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…

  • Surprise Engagement on Grindelwald First

    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…