Anna Jarske and I had the privilege of photographing Päivi and Jukka’s Wedding which took place at the famous landmark, Helsinki’s Lutheran Cathedral. After trying to avoid the tourists (it was a beautiful summer’s day) we were able to take some photos around this spectacular building. The reception was held at Katajanokan Kasino and had a lovely outdoor entertaining area and cosy room for dining. All the guests were in great spirits, partying inside and outside as the night progressed. Päivi’s beautiful dress was made by Swedish company, Nixa. If you are interested in seeing their engagement session we photographed before the wedding day please visit my blog post here.

In the suburbs of Paris we took photos of Laetitia and Cedric and their bridal party in their wedding attire a few days after the wedding. The session was done at the Chateau d’Auvers Sur Oise in the Val d’Oise in the north of Paris where they had their reception. The property is now a museum for the Impressionists period. The Trash the Dress session was done at a nearby river. Thanks to Laetitia and Cedric for being so much fun and also for the yummy iceblocks by Mr Freeze …it was hot hot hot!! And a special thanks to Emilie Gerard for asking me to come along to take photos

Laetitia’s dress was by Spanish designer Pronovias and her pink shoes are Aurelia from Cosmo Paris.

Finland is an incredibly beautiful country in summer with lots of green and bright yellow fields and wildflowers everywhere. There are many potted colourful flowers everywhere – in the town centres and on window sills so you can’t help but smile when you are in Finland

I met with Nina and Timo the night before there wedding at 11:30pm and because of all our emails it felt like we already knew each other. Nina told me she was nervous about the photos and couldn’t see how they could look like the couples from my previous work. I told her all we needed to do was to relax and have fun and that is exactly what happened! There was so much laughter and romance that I wondered seriously what Nina was worried about. I am sure you will be able to tell from the photos that they both look great!

The ceremony and reception were held at Katajiston Kartano which had incredible service and food – I highly recommend it to anyone wanting a beautiful location and great entertaining for any special occasions!  They also have cabins that your guests can stay at which remind me of the traditional Finnish Summer Cottages.

We did the portraits before the ceremony at the incredibly beautiful Aulanko Park which has its own castle and is only just across the road from the reception. The bride stayed at the Rantasipi Spa Hotel which is also just across the road from the park and the castle!

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And lucky me, Nina and Timo surprised me with a kiss

For the past 4 weeks I have been in Europe photographing 6 weddings and 3 portrait sessions. The experience was incredible and I love seeing how celebrations differ in other countries. My first wedding in France was held in the Normandy area where the bride, Charlotte grew up. Emilie of AmyPunky Photography invited me to shoot this wedding with her and we had such a great time! Charlotte and Thomas were great in front of the camera and planned a gorgoeus wedding at Caudebec-en-Caux City Hall and a reception at a renovated barn. Portraits were done before the ceremony and I was whisked away before that to photograph Thomas getting ready. Please enjoy this fairytale wedding and the French countryside!