Prague wedding & portrait photographer Est, 2008

Elopement Wedding Prague / J&J (USA) beautiful Vrtba Garden wedding ceremony and portrait session

J&J traveled over from Miami, Florida to have their dream elopement wedding at Prague’s historic and stunning Vrtba Garden. It is without a doubt one of those architectural gems that lends itself to wonderful wedding photography and in fact it is one of my favorite wedding & portrait locations in Prague.

As J&J explained, their first and foremost goal when coming here was finding the right photographer as they envisioned having a day of wedding portraits after their short ceremony. After all it is not every day a young couple are able to travel to Prague and have a very intimate portrait session captured in this incredible city. They told me that they really wanted a mixture of styles: magazine styled portraiture (to ensure everything is picture perfect so the lighting & hair & makeup team was brought out), natural reportage styled images captured of the two during their day (not too many staged images) and of course a killer / stylish & romantic night time portrait session that would be the envy of their family & friends back home. Additionally, the bride-to-be had a surprise for her beau: a fireworks show that was to take place near the Charles Bridge.

Our bride also wanted to have a ‘first look’ captured of the two of them at their hotel, the Boscolo Prague Luxury Hotel – a former bank building where no expense was spared on its architectural and interior details.

On the day of, I was able to capture the lovely bride to be for a few minutes before heading downstairs where J was waiting patiently at the bar. Though we created some very stylish portraits there, I felt that the best ‘man cave in Prague’ aka the Cigar Bar with its red leather couches, dark wooden and an interior would be perfect for our very stylish groom. We were not disappointed- it is without a very manly place for portraits.

A few minutes later, the lovely and beaming bride made her grand entry under the painted ceiling and J was quite clearly smitten with his lovely bride-to-be and before we knew it – we were off to the Vrtbovska Zahrada for their destination wedding.

Though it did rain during their portrait session, we were rewarded with a beautiful rainbow and a stunning evening complete with a beautiful fireworks display for our newlyweds. In short, it was a very pleasant, fun filled day with two wonderful people who held their dream wedding & portrait session here in Prague. As a photographer it is sessions like this that make this ‘job’ all the worthwhile.

As a photographer I always feel that it is best to let the images speak for themselves as after all they should tell the story and not my personal reflections. The following collection of images is a small sampling of their favorites from their wedding day here in Prague.

destination weddings Prague / J&J wedding photos from Vrtba Garden / captured by American photographer Kurt Vinion

Prague wedding planners / J&J wedding photos from Vrtba Garden / captured by American photographer Kurt Vinion

Prague wedding photographers / J&J wedding photos from Vrtba Garden / captured by American photographer Kurt Vinion

To J&J thank you both once again for selecting my team and on behalf of all of us we wish you both much love, happiness and success in your new lives together.

Wedding Planning: Royal Weddings Hair & Makeup at the Boscolo: Portrait session Hair & Makeup: Eliska Matejkova

Wedding Location: Vrtbovska Zahrada / Vrtba Garden Wedding Dinner: Villa Richter Portrait Locations: Vrtba, Prague Castle, Charles Bridge

Lighting Crew: Zu & Kari

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Sometimes everything just comes together and when it does – you just have to smile and enjoy the moment. When I met the radiant and beaming Leslie & her very handsome fiancée Anthony, I knew we would end up having a wonderful day and without the rain that was threatening to come down.

As they traveled from New York City (Brooklyn) to have their wedding in Prague (and as a fellow American) I really wanted to showcase the enchanted beauty of this city. Obviously there is Old Town Square with the Astronomical Clock, Charles Bridge and of course the stunning architecture, but sometimes you want to escape the crowds of onlookers who also want their photographs of such a gorgeous couple and of course the many well wishers. So with my assistant, myself and a full video crew, we decided to head off for more intimate places so that these two could simply enjoy their first moments as husband and wife…

Our detour led to Vrtbovska Zahrada where the peaceful view of the city and of Prague Castle dominating the skyline would occasionally be broken by the sounds of the distant trams down below. The garden itself is simply stunning but when used as a backdrop for the Leslie & Anthony it seemed to pale in comparison. Later we head out and took in some more sites along the river as many happy snappers took photos of them as they walked around hand in hand.

Though times tends to go by quickly, in fact too quickly when you are having fun, what remains of that wonderful day: beautiful, striking & elegant images that capture not only what it looked like to be with them on their wedding day, but hopefully a small measure of what it felt like to be there with them too.
To Leslie & Anthony, it was a real pleasure getting to know you as well as sharing in this truly special day. I wish both of you much love, happiness and success in your new lives together as husband and wife!

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Many thanks to my assistant Cary for doing a great job with the lighting and a special thanks to the newest and one of the best wedding planning agencies in Prague Royal Weddings. Check them out as they are hot and in great demand!