Fifteenth Collection

This image was taken in Shoreditch, London - one of the coolest places on the planet! There was something interesting about this dead-end alleyway with its pockets of light which I thought needed to be captured and the couple in their bridal, almost evening wear juxtaposed it perfectly. I love putting couples in unusual places when shooting and making it look beautiful - it challenges what we think of as typical wedding photos.

This picture is made in a prestigious hotel in Barcelona “Rey Juan Carlo´s Hotel”. The groom has a group of rock music, which name´s Long live the bride! At the time of the dance they surprised all your guests, playing live! The bride had prepared a couple of songs to surprise the guests and without thinking she grabbed the microphone and began to sing. She´s very shy but in front of the microphone seemed a real singer. I could achieve catch the moment where the groom is behind her with the guitar and the bride in the foreground with the microphone. It really was a great party!

The wedding of this lovely couple, Devid and Marjolein, started rainily. We planned to shoot the wedding in the park in Rotterdam. Because of the weather we went out to the beautiful location Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam. This location looks like a tremendous ballroom with big windows and beautiful chandeliers on te ceiling. This was the first room we visited. On our way to the next room, we took the elevator and the second time this stairway. I rushed up the stair, hopefully, to take a picture of the couple climbing the stair hand in hand. It really went differently: Devid and Marjolein were going their own way on the stair. And as you see, Devid was a lot quicker. I looked through my camera from above and asked them to stop and look to each other on the other floor when I saw this composition. This result we all liked!

I had a chance to shoot this wedding at Lugano & Locarno, Switzerland near Italian border with a local renowned photographer. While she took the forefront, I was comfortable shooting from a distance. This magic moment happened just after the wedding when the couple was proceeding for their reception party. Love and happiness floated in the air as the happy crowd and blessed couple let the colorful balloons uplift in the vast sky. The perfect upbeat frame was shot from afar.

When Samuel and Alba told me they wanted a post wedding session in Madrid, I couldn't be happier. To work with such a nice couple and in the city where I was born is a privilege, but a challenge too. This photo was taken in one of the main streets of Madrid, in fact its name is "Gran Via" - great way - we had to deal with the traffic and the people, but luckily everything worked fine and I could capture a beautiful look and smile that reflects their love in a great scenario.

This photo was taken outside Fyvie Castle in Scotland, as Lauren and Peter were waiting to greet their evening guests. Lauren's nieces absolutely loved playing with the train on her wedding dress and kept asking her to go for a walk so they could carry the train of her dress. The little girl on the left kept singing a traditional Scottish song called Mairi's wedding, but replaced the name Mairi with Lauren, as they were walking she was singing at the top of her voice "Step we gaily on we go, Heel for heel and toe for toe, arm and arm and row on row, all for Lauren's wedding" every time I see this photograph I can hear the little girl proudly singing this song!

I travelled up to Scotland for Lucy and Dougie’s wedding and this shot was taken around the impressive Linlithgow Loch. All the elements just seemed to align when I pressed the shutter - the clouds, the bird in the centre of the frame, the light and, most importantly, the couple! Such an amazing location with a pretty awesome couple - I’m glad this shot does it all justice!

Like a dream within a dream, it was a scintillating experience to orchestrate this silhouette shot of the lovely couple Karthik & Shravya, with Sony A7 II. It is always intriguing when we place art on the center stage and take time to bring out the best of the moment. We were at the ITC Grand Chola. Surpassing the normal spots, I found a passageway to a cellar/bar that had all the ingredients for a dramatic image—symmetric, lit arches, patterned walls and a mysterious glass door with patterns at the far end. I could have settled for a “well-lit” image with the couple properly exposed—but that wasn’t my vision. I wanted to make a breathtaking image that highlighted the beauty of the walls, the lights and the arches, and the interesting door—besides drawing interest to the couple. With a single speed light and lots of excitement, I tried this shot. I wanted to bring out the mystic feel of love. It did come out well in the end.

I took this image at Clemence and Nicolas’s wedding. It was the second time I came to this venue and had noticed the 1st time this big room in the chateau, with these orange lights on the ceiling. At night, I ask the couple to come with me to make an indoor night picture. I exposed for the highlights, flashed the couple with 2 strobes and use my phone to create the reflection of the ceiling. And that’s it ! 2 minutes later they were back with their friends and family in the diner’s room. This represents the kind on image I really like to make : playing with the available lights to create something that looks unreal and magical.

The first time I saw a photo taken through a crystal ball I knew - I have to implement it in my wedding photography work. It was so darn cool and gives a whole new perspective to the world! I had Hilla's dad hold the ball for me, which I find symbolic because it's as though he is carrying her to her wedding ceremony. With a gorgeous bride and backdrop to go along it all came together!
P.S. No manipulation was done in post processing.

Love is a feeling too difficult to define. When it’s true, it is one of the most powerful things in the world. It seemed only fitting that we portrayed this at one the most powerful decors of the earth. We took it at Skogafoss in Iceland on a very cold, but beautifully sunny morning. I love how the colors of her jacket, the waterfall and the snow comes back into the rainbow we had due to the mist of the waterfall.

Rebecca & Paul decided to have their photos taken in the morning before their ceremony at the Perth registrar's office. We went to Perth's gorgeous Kings Park and I captured this sweet moment as the sun filtered through the trees to bathe the couple in gorgeous rays of light. They were such joy to work with, bubbly, relaxed, excited and comfortable in each others presence.

This photo was taking at a wedding reception in Boca Raton, Florida. The groom is a huge fan of Michael Jackson and at the ending of the wedding reception he put on a great show of his Jacksonesque dance moves wowing all of his guests. I jumped inside the circle of people, laid down on the floor and snapped this shot with my 10-20mm Sigma lens. The wide angle really adds the icing on the cake of the moment.

This Picture was taken in Geelbek Nature Reserve in the beautiful Western Cape of South Africa. It was late December and a beautiful sunset displayed the perfect backdrop to capture the love of this special newlywed couple. The little sea breeze just complimented the wedding dress.

The location for Lauren and Nic's wedding was at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, UK. I had never shot a wedding there before and was really looking forward to it. On the roof of the building, there are glass panels that I knew would make some nice reflections. For this image, we had just started a portrait session inside as the weather wasn't great. Then the weather broke and a beautiful sunset started to show. We went straight onto the roof and the timing was perfect. The sun was just showing between two buildings as it set. The reflections and the stunning sunset almost makes you feel like we had left the UK for some tropical destination. The way the couple is looking at each other really shows their love in this beautiful image.

When Sean met Ashley, it started a life of adventure and love. They wanted to carry that excitement into the wedding of there dreams in Kona, Hawaii. As a photographer who embraces personal traits about couples and lives with a huge drive for travel I was over the moon to join them in paradise. We explored all over the island, photos on cliff sides, in the rainy hills, then it came time to shoot in the lava fields. The thrill of climbing into a collapsed lava tube looking up into the sky at that beautiful couple was a highlight of my shooting career. It was the greatest day of all our lives!

A beautiful couple, Sanna and Daniel, celebrated their wedding in the lovely Small Palace in Tampere, Finland. The wedding day was beautiful and the guests spent time in the garden as well. I took a picture of a little girl and her father going down the stairs into the garden. I fell in love with the picture, and suggested we take a similar picture with the newlyweds. They were excited and that is how this picture came to life.

This photo was taken at Ca’ d’Zan in Sarasota FL. Nataliya is the ‘ideal’ bride for a photographer. She was always so completely trusting in our ability and in our creative visions, in fact she often referred to us as the ‘visionaries’. Living up to such expectation is a challenge that is very rewarding! When we found these banyan trees at Ca’ d’Zan, we knew that it would be the perfect setting for our couple! Nataliya and David are incredibly elegant and sexy people and we wanted to show that in the picture. What better setting for such bride and groom than the look of a 'deep jungle'!

The País Vasco (Basque Country) (Spain) is a place where a good picture is always guaranteed.
Sandra and Josean decided to have their post-wedding pictures taken here because their wedding was held in a small village in Catalonia, this way, they can share images of their homelands, since the bride is Catalan and the groom is Vasco (Basque). Perfect weather, where the soft light leaves us an image full of detail. I will certainly keep it in my collection of best photos.

The photo shows the beautiful dance of the bridal couple. Tatiana Bride flies into the arms of her Michael. Sunset sky and wonderful nature of Crimea are the perfect backdrop to this action! Their love is full of vivid colors and aromas of wild flowers!

The photo reflects the love of newly-weds',joining hands and aiming at common goal.
Obviously,the mirror image of the glasses is the key in here but let's not forget that while camera has to be as close as possible to take the shot, the trick of not having camera being filmed and adopting the idea of vignette, are also vital in the outcome of this photo.

Wedding couple Mikhail and Tatiana. Intricate geometric designs in white create the unearthly mood in the photo. The newlyweds are now converging towards each other, now they are more interested in nothing. They are already in their space!