A few thoughts
for your day
Here you will find ideas for planning your wedding and for feeling comfortable in front of the camera. Take what feels right for you. We will plan the details of your day together.
Getting married at Bruchsal Palace
At Bruchsal Palace you can have a civil or a celebrant-led ceremony, with a church wedding right next door, and there are so many lovely corners around the palace that you will not need to travel far for your couple portraits. I live in Bruchsal and have photographed weddings here. This post covers where you can get married at the palace, what it costs, which spots are worth it for photos and what your day could look like.
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Getting married at the Markgräfliches Palais
Since 10 October 2026, civil weddings in Karlsruhe no longer take place at Haus Solms but at the Markgräfliches Palais on Rondellplatz. So far I have photographed all my civil ceremonies in Karlsruhe at Haus Solms, but my first wedding at the Palais is already in my calendar.
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Wedding at Seehaus Forst by the Walthersee
Seehaus Forst sits right on the Walthersee, just next to Bruchsal. During a shoot there I photographed from broad daylight into the night. Here I show you where by the lake the most beautiful pictures happen and when the light is at its best.
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Planning lesbian and queer weddings
From the outside, a lesbian or queer wedding looks much like any other. The small things make the difference: how you arrive at the ceremony, which music plays and who belongs in your family photographs. Here is what has worked well for my queer couples.
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First look: see each other beforehand or wait for the ceremony?
A first look is the moment you see each other for the first time on your wedding day. Michelle and Marlene saw each other in the garden of their hotel before the ceremony; other couples wait until the ceremony. Either can be exactly right, and here is how to plan it.
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Couple photographs without disappearing from the party for long
You do not have to take your couple portraits in one go. At the weddings in my stories, couples were usually away from their guests for ten to thirty minutes. Here is when those minutes are most worthwhile.
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And what does
a whole day look like?
In my wedding stories you will find real weddings in the Westerwald, at Galanthus near Munich, at Lake Starnberg and in Berchtesgaden, plus an elopement on Ærø. The photos and the story of each day take centre stage there.
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