Tag: surprise wedding proposal
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An early marriage proposal in the Swiss Alps. William proposes to Olivia on Grindelwald First. Elevation: 2,184 m or 7,165 ft. They stayed at the mountain hostel overnight. Earlier in the morning they had hiked to Bachalpsee. I arrived on the first gondola from Grindelwald and Oliver quickly found me. The early morning harsh sunshine…
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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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Ed goes down on one knee and proposes marriage to Amanda. An early morning surprise engagement on the Iseltwald Pier. They had a car and were able to be at the pier at 8 a.m. We were lucky with the weather! The early morning sun can be a challenge. It is low in the sky…
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Photographer for a surprise engagement proposal in Lauterbrunnen. A lovely couple from the U.S.A. tie the knot in Switzerland. I was a little concerned as I left home. There were a lot of low clouds hanging over Interlaken. However, they all cleared away during the drive through the valley to Lauterbrunnen. I arrived early at…
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I met this awesome couple from Texas at the railway station in Interlaken. We traveled on the train together to Grindelwald. A 15 minute walk to the Grindelwald First gondola. I was surprised to see that it was quiet. The skiing season must be nearly over! (March 23, 2023.) Grindelwald First: Elevation: 2,184 m or…
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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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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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An early morning marriage proposal on the pier made famous in the Korean Netflix TV series “Crash Landing On You“. This location attracts everyday lots of people from Asia. In their bus loads! The tourists stand in line to use the pier for selfies. They don’t hurry! It hasn’t been possible to get their early…
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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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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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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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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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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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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…