Lars Gode

In the high mountains of Koh Samui, Thailand, stands the so-called Overlap Stone. A bridge leads to this stone and takes a good portion of courage to go to this platform as a bride with the appropriate dress. Around the stone it goes frighteningly steep downhill. Special locations often result in special pictures.

Basically, getting ready is one of the most beautiful moments during a wedding. The transformation into a beautiful bride, with a professional make-up and a great hairstyle and of course the wonderful wedding dress, is unique. The moment when the dress is closed in the last step and thus the transformation is visually completed is always magical. I really enjoy and love this special moment.

Whether it rains and storms - what can spoil your wedding day? At least nothing for this couple. The dress was ruined, the suit wet.... and I was glad my camera was in a plastic bag :-)

Again and again I am allowed to shoot wedding couples around the world. This year I was able to accompany two couples in Thailand - one in Chiang Rai, where this photo was taken. Without wanting to advertise; the bridal couple shooting took place in a wonderful park. If you like to drink Thai beer, you will know very quickly where this photo was taken.

Another photo taken in Thailand during a wedding. This time on the island of Koh Samui. Meanwhile, I accompany quite a lot of weddings of European couples abroad, which is not much more expensive than when I accompany a wedding in Europe. My passion for special places is often reward enough.

One of my favorite photos; apart from the fact that the couple treated each other wonderfully, the location - an old factory - was just fantastic. I love the dilapidated nature of such an abandoned factory in contrast to the emergence of a new common path.

This wonderful moment was taken in Dubai, a few seconds before the bride stepped onto the wedding stage. She told me that she hardly noticed anything except her heart, which was beating up her throat. Wonderful words for a wonderful moment.

At least for me as a wedding photographer, there is hardly anything more beautiful than the contrast between a graceful bride and a rugged location.

I think the contrast between a dilapidated, vanishing location is very inspiring for many photographers.
On the one hand something slowly passes - on the other hand something new is emerging: a young family and everything that grows out of it. These opposites always give wedding pictures a little story.

What a look - and what a joy in the face of the bride's father. These moments make you forget for a brief moment that so much is going wrong in the world – it's just about that tiny moment.