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Charles Bridge surprise marriage proposal

C+M lifestyle photo session that became a surprise marriage proposal near the Charles Bridge.

Sometimes life throws you something totally unexpected and you just have to rise to the occasion. These two globetrotters met the previous summer on one of those hot, humid nights where the right music and crowd was happening. They spied each other, smiled and they knew that there was something very special unspoken between them. They met, shared lots of laughs, stories and enjoyed the evening where time simply stood still and ended up taking a long walk that night in the early hours on the Charles Bridge. As they live on different continents it was one of those affairs where they really became close even though they were so far apart physically. And then a year (and a few months later) they decided to meet up and celebrate where they first met – here in Prague. Her idea was to have a small intimate lifestyle session in the early hours before the city awoke. She was far more interested in the photos than he was (typical guy thing) but that was most likely a ploy as he had something he had been holding on to for quite some time.

On a surprisingly chilly fall morning, we met up under the Powder Tower on the Charles Bridge for a very intimate lifestyle photo session. As expected, they had a great time. After some time we headed to the riverside as it was still quite early and then as they were taking it all in – he quickly dropped to his knee with his hand held out and her smile was all you needed to know.

It was that fantastic, totally unexpected and it was beautiful.

I asked if they wanted to see something quite special and then I took them up to my favorite place – above the city. The sun came out at just the right time to provide us all with some much needed warmth and as it was that nice, they decided to take one of those long unforgettable walks – just like that first night in Prague.

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{pre wedding photo Prague} our latest couple from Shanghai China R&F

Our latest couple Rebecca and Frank hail from Shanghai, decided to have a photo session in Prague after traveling around Europe. Unbeknownst to Rebecca, Frank also had a surprise engagement ring – and what followed was a wedding proposal that was live streamed to the world.

Rebecca & Frank also had a bit of a dilemma, they waited to nearly the last minute (they are very busy & successful people) and not only did they wish to have a European pre wedding but they also needed to have the entire session edited, retouched and files sent within two weeks. Of course when money is not an issue anything is possible. The other issue, Frank wanted to share his surprise marriage proposal to friends and family from around the world. What follows is a wonderful autumn morning (minus the sun…sometimes we have bad luck with the weather here), two outfits (that red dress is amazing) and a surprise that caught Rebecca totally off guard.

Photo shoot locations: Prague Castle, St. Vitus, Castle Steps, Charles Bridge, Nove Mesto, Old Town Square, Astronomical Clock, Mala Strana, Riverside and the finale at the Charles Bridge.

Special thanks to the team for doing a kick ass job (Linda, Cary & Dorota).

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An elegant, classy, photo shoot in Prague

An elegant, classy photo shoot in Prague

the very elegant and classy Catherine & Cedric.Son (South Korea) chose Prague for their very modern styled pre wedding portrait session

a morning kiss as the sun rises over the Old Town Square

To be honest, this is such an incredible portrait session and in so many ways: the splendor of Prague during the most beautiful parts of the day, a reportage / posed / natural style portrait session taking in many locations and of course the lovely Catherine and her husband Cedric.Son who are great fun to be around.

As they are both very busy and successful business people, they really did not have the time to travel to Europe and have a proper ‘pre wedding portrait session’ prior to their wedding. So on a wonderful day last autumn we met them at the Charles Bridge for their sunrise & sunset post wedding portrait session in Prague.

The following is a small sample of the collection of images we created on that unforgettable day. A big thank you to Eliska for providing the beautiful hair & makeup, the lighting and production crew: Cary, Kari (our fabulous intern from Seattle) and Zu.

The sky begins to flare as the morning sun crosses the horizon with C&C sharing a moment on the world famous Charles Bridge

a mixture of reportage styled portraits (with a beautiful back light of course) and a stylish portrait against the morning sky

the beautiful Catherine strikes a pose against the morning sky over Prague

{Prague Portrait Photographer} C&C traveled over from South Korea to have a very stylish, elegant and classy post wedding portrait session in the Czech capital. Photography by Kurt Vinion — The very stylish Catherine & Cedric.Son on the Charles Bridge

as a photographer if you cannot create a relaxed and easy going atmosphere you will never be able to create images like this

just chillin against one of the most beautiful backdrops in Europe: Mala Strana & Prague Castle with St. Vitus dominating the skyline

going super wide with C&C in the historic Old Town Square in Prague at sunrise

the beautiful bride at the Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square

having fun underneath one of the worlds most beautiful astronomical clocks in Prague

our very stylish couple captured against the rising sun in the Old Town of Prague

natural light (with a kiss of flash) and lens flare – at the Old Town Square in Prague

with sunlight like this and two people having fun on their session how can you not create beautiful portraits

a lit portrait and a natural light portrait of the lovely Catherine

lens flare and our gorgeous couple

sharing a laugh in the morning sun (these are truly my favorite kind of images)

the opposite angle and with the help of a flash kit

the absolutely stunning diamond engagement ring at a place where many wishes come true

the story goes that if you place your hand (and more importantly your foot on the brass pin) your wish will come true

sharing a quiet moment and making a wish

The incredible St. Nicholas Church in Mala Strana

one of those rare occasions where the photographer relies on a kissing photo to tell the story

one of my favorite portraits (and theirs too) at Na Plavka

our stunning couple enjoying their moment in the sun at Na Plavka

at the Letna overlook on a beautiful autumn day

the wonderful bling (earrings, shoes and those wedding bands) from Catherine Cedric.Son

our awesome crew member and Prague hair & makeup artist Eliska Matejkova

the lovely bridal portrait of Catherine in her hotel suite

the very stylish Catherine & Cedric.Son enjoying a walk around Prague Castle at sunset

one of my favorite places to capture portraits at Prague Castle

sometimes a bit of direction is best utilized to capture very fashion oriented portraits enjoying the evening as St. Vitus towers above them

stylin at Prague Castle

the stunning St. Vitus

the incredible St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle provides the dominating backdrop

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