Michelle & Dan: Destination Wedding At The Iconic Vrtba Garden In Prague

Michelle & Dan’s unforgettable Prague wedding featured a beautiful ceremony at the iconic Vrtba Garden. The setup was designed with the help of Royal Weddings along with talented florists at the bequest of Michelle. After their ceremony – with Dan fist-pumping his success in marrying the beautiful Michelle, they had a portrait session at several of Prague’s stunning landmarks before heading to Villa Richter for an intimate dinner and heartfelt speeches.

A dramatic lightning storm with torrential rains cut their river cruise short, but the lightning streaks across the Prague skyline and especially behind Prague Castle added to the hot, steamy, and yes, spectacular atmosphere with lots of laughing, dancing, and partying. The festivities continued late into the night with live music aboard the riverboat as their guests celebrated this memorable occasion. A truly unique, love-filled wedding experience befitting two wonderful people.

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St. Nicholas Church wedding Prague / Sandy & Jimmy wedding photography

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St. Nicholas Church wedding Prague  / Sandy & Jimmy wedding photography

What a great couple! Sandy & Jimmy traveled over from Hong Kong to marry in Prague. But before we were to photograph their wedding we spent part of our day at Castle Hluboka nad Vltavou. This is a truly stunning castle for a portrait session as well as simply exploring the beautiful grounds before sunset. Afterwards we headed to Prague for one last evening out fit – and to say that Sandy looked stunning in her dress is an understatement.

The next day it was time to marry at the beautiful St. Nicholas Church in the heart of Old Town Square. With family members and friends in attendance it was a beautiful ceremony as the organist performed during the wedding vows.

Afterwards it was simply time to relax, enjoy a coffee and a cake or two at a local cafe.

I always enjoy having fun with our couples and Sandy & Jimmy are simply wonderful.  They really enjoy their time together and watching them explore the grounds of the castle or simply showing them around Prague (and of course there are always other photographers who must stop and take a picture of them) was a blast. We just had fun…

So a great start to the New Year (of the horse) with a great couple and a truly beautiful love story of their time here in the Czech Republic. Congratulations again to Sandy & Jimmy! It was a real pleasure and honor to get to know you two as well as capturing these beautiful mementos of your time with us.

Wishing you much love, happiness and prosperity in your new lives together as husband and wife!
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A special thanks to my kick ass assistant Johanna and to a wonderful hair & makeup artist  Jitka Novotna for doing a wonderful job! And a big thanks to Kathy Chu and Thelma Ward for organizing a truly beautiful session.

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Prague pre wedding / Jay & Ambrose / portrait session

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One of my favorite and very cool couples from last year – the lovely Jay & Ambrose.

Jay & Ambrose traveled over from Hong Kong to have their pre-wedding portrait session in Prague on a very special day: May 1st. This is usually a day where the city is filled with protests, marches and counter protests. So not wanting to be a part of that we headed to the Holešovice theme park that has been a local attraction for many years.

It is always fun capturing people not being concerned with being photographed – and you cant go wrong with the many rides, the cotton candy and of course my favorite: the bumper cars.

Holešovice was the site of the 1891 World’s Fair that was opened by Archduke Karl Ludwig when this land was originally a part of the Austria-Hungarian empire. Though many of these buildings that were created for it are in poor shape it is still a wonderful location to visit and experience the grandeur of its past.

For many Prague lovers, Petrin Hill is the location for an annual rite: a kiss underneath its Cherry Blossom Trees. Funny enough we were discussing this exact tradition when I spied Antonin Kratchovil. For those who know photography Antonin is one of the worlds greatest photojournalist and so seeing him again (he was actually a judge at Czech Press Photo when I was awarded a 1st Place for my News reporting)and photographing him participating in this Prague rite was a laugh. Not to be left out Jay & Ambrose stood under the very same tree and also participated in this wonderful ritual that many of us vow never to miss.

Later and after an outfit change, we jumped aboard David Cerny’s Baby’s for a quick snap as well as took in some other out of the way locations that make this city so special.

For many couples there is nothing more romantic than standing atop the world famous Charles Bridge and watching the sun set slowly behind Prague Castle – it is truly unforgettable.

 

To Jay & Ambrose, it was wonderful meeting the two of you as well as getting to know you a bit better. And the next time you two are here the round of Scotch is on me. BTW thanks for the brilliant book – he is one of my favorite authors!

Wishing you much love, happiness and prosperity in your new lives together as husband and wife!

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A special thanks to my kick ass assistant Johanna and for Jitka Novotna for doing a wonderful job!

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