Wedding in September 2026

Wedding photographer at Galanthus by Bisteria · Piusheim Leah and Sina

Leah and Sina were married in Glonn and Baiern: getting ready at the hairdresser in the morning, a ceremony in the open air and a celebration in the glasshouse at Galanthus by Bisteria that went on into the night.

The couple kiss in warm backlight with a bouquet between them.

In the morning

Getting ready at empl.friseure in Glonn

Leah and Sina’s day began in the back house of empl.friseure in Glonn. The team is incredibly sweet, went to a huge amount of trouble and laid out snacks and bubbly, so the morning could start completely relaxed.

The back house is really bright, with lots of mirrors that are wonderful to photograph with, and a pretty little balcony for the first pictures in the dress. For the detail shots I was even allowed to use the wall mirror as a surface. On it lay the rings next to perfume, stationery and a bouquet in yellow and pale violet, while the hairstyle came together next door.

We photographed Sina getting ready very briefly in the hotel next door, together with his best mates.

If you are planning your bridal hair in the area, you can ask empl.friseure directly about styling and appointments, and about the salon's Refugium for your wedding morning. You decide together with the team what your morning there looks like.

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The wedding dress hangs ready in front of a light partition.

Wedding rings and stationery lie next to perfume and a yellow and violet bouquet.

Flowers, perfume and rings are reflected on a dark tabletop.

A perfume bottle and a hair accessory lie in front of a bright window.

Two gold wedding rings lie in front of a bouquet with yellow and pale purple flowers.

The bride is visible in the mirror while her hair is being styled.

The bride's face is visible in the mirror during styling.

Champagne glasses stand ready next to a bottle in a cooler and a vase of flowers.

The bride opens a bottle of sparkling wine while getting ready.

Four women laugh together as the bottle is opened.

Sparkling wine is poured into the waiting glasses while getting ready.

The bride toasts with three friends while getting ready.

A hand straightens the fabric of the light grey wedding suit.

Close-up of hands and a wristwatch while getting dressed.

A bow tie is adjusted on a light grey suit while getting ready.

The bride stands by an open window with her long veil.

The bride stands on a balcony in her dress with a long train.

The bride laughs as she looks over the balcony railing.

A hand fastens the back of the wedding dress.

Three women laugh together outside, the bride holding her bouquet.

The bride sits smiling in the car, her veil falling over her shoulder.

The ceremony

Getting married at Galanthus by Bisteria

The ceremony took place at Galanthus by Bisteria in Piusheim, part of Baiern. The chairs stood on the meadow beneath a large, light sunshade, so nobody had to sit in the sun.

Friends of Leah and Sina gave the ceremony speech, and that is exactly what made it such a special, personal moment for the two of them. It was emotional, there were lots of tears, and at least as much laughter. For the kiss, I brought the guests into the frame.

Inside, a glasshouse with long tables is waiting, a lovely combination for a ceremony outside and a celebration indoors.

Weddings at Galanthus by Bisteria

The bride walks down the light carpet to the ceremony with a companion.

The bride comes through the rows of chairs to the ceremony with a companion.

The couple meet at the front beneath the sunshade.

The bride stands with her bouquet in front of her waiting partner.

Leah and Sina hold hands during the ceremony, the bouquet beside them.

A person speaks into the microphone at the lectern during the ceremony.

Leah and Sina sit beneath the sunshade in front of their guests.

The couple laugh during the ceremony beneath a sunshade.

A side view of the seated couple and the guests during the ceremony.

A view from above of the couple's hands during the ceremony.

A view through the rows of guests to the couple standing at the ceremony.

One person speaks into the microphone while the other holds a hand to their face.

The bride reads her words with a microphone and a sheet of paper in her hands.

The bride reads from the page while her partner laughs.

Leah and Sina stand facing each other and read their personal words.

The guests watch the couple as they speak beneath the sunshade.

A wedding ring is taken from a small glass ring box.

The couple hold the wedding ring between them, the bouquet beside them.

Leah and Sina kiss beneath the sunshade in front of their wedding guests.

Leah and Sina kiss in front of their guests.

The couple leave between applauding guests.

The couple laugh as they leave through a line of guests.

Couple portraits

A fountain, stone steps and a little shade

The whole place was beautifully decorated, so there were countless options for photos. For the couple portraits we were away for only twenty minutes in total: a two-minute walk to the back of a school building, with a fountain, stone steps and a little shade.

Leah and Sina toast outdoors with glasses of sparkling wine.

Leah and Sina stand close together between trees and planters.

A couple portrait in the greenery with a long veil and a bouquet.

Close-up of a touch on the chin and two smiling faces.

The couple lean together against a light-coloured wall surrounded by greenery.

The couple sit together in front of a light facade beneath trees.

A veil held up in the air flutters beside the couple across a paved square.

Leah and Sina stand on a stone staircase in front of a large house.

A view from above of the couple on a paved staircase.

The couple look at each other beneath the slightly translucent veil.

Leah and Sina kiss beneath a veil filled with light.

The reception

Arriving in the Beetle

Afterwards Leah and Sina pulled up in the Beetle and were welcomed by everyone. There were congratulations and snacks, then the group photos, and finally the two of them cut their raspberry cake.

Group photos go quickly when it is clear beforehand who should be in them. I gather people and sort them so that nobody waits long in the sun, and then everyone is back with their bubbly.

For the big picture with everyone, I took the drone up. From there everyone fits in the photo, including the back rows, and the glasshouse is in it too.

Leah and Sina greet their guests outdoors with raised arms.

A close view of one partner laughing while talking with guests.

A guest takes a small canapé from a round wooden board.

The couple laugh while talking with their guests.

Leah and Sina stand with four guests for a group photo in a meadow.

Leah and Sina stand with their guests for a group photo in front of a meadow.

The bride laughs between two women leaning towards her.

A bride stands before the assembled wedding guests on the terrace.

Guests sit and stand together in a circle outdoors.

The couple cut the raspberry cake together.

Close-up of the couple cutting the raspberry cake.

A view across the meadow of guests, standing tables and parasols at the reception.

A hand helps the bride out of the open vintage car.

Leah and Sina kiss in the front seats of the vintage car.

The couple can be seen together in the rear-view mirror of the vintage car.

Leah and Sina laugh in the front seats of an open vintage car.

Leah and Sina walk hand in hand in front of the black vintage car.

The couple stand at the edge of the meadow in front of the mountain panorama.

The Ape

Their own APE-ritif Bar München

The small white Ape in these pictures belongs to the two of them. Under the name APE-ritif Bar München Leah and Sina rent out the Piaggio Ape as a mobile bar, an idea they had while planning their own wedding. Here they stand in their wedding outfits next to their own project.

On the meadow the Ape was decorated with flowers and wood, the counter open, the lettering above it and the mountains behind. For couple portraits an object like this is worth a lot: it gives you something to do, keeps your hands busy, and it belongs to you instead of just being a backdrop.

If you are looking for a mobile bar for your drinks reception, get in touch with the two of them. Everything from self-service to a staffed bar is possible, and you discuss drinks and decoration directly with them.

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Leah and Sina stand beside their white Ape with its open side and wooden details in a meadow.

The wedding couple lean against their white Ape in front of the Baiern landscape.

Evening light

Out into the evening light once more

The photos in the evening light took us just ten minutes. Right at the venue there was a field with beautiful backlight, and Leah and Sina simply walked hand in hand.

A kiss in the backlight with the bouquet between them, and shortly afterwards just two silhouettes against the evening sky. The same ten minutes, two completely different pictures.

Leah and Sina walk laughing between flowers and a glass facade.

Leah and Sina stand among violet flowers next to the glass facade.

The couple spin in silhouette on a path in backlight.

The couple stand in silhouette against the evening sky, holding up a bouquet.

Leah and Sina walk hand in hand across a meadow towards the sunset.

Leah and Sina walk towards each other across the meadow at sunset.

The evening

At the table and on the dance floor

In the glasshouse, Leah and Sina were warmly welcomed by their guests. Then came dinner, speeches and the first dance. The long wooden tables stood beneath fabric drapes and fairy lights, and evening light was still coming in through the windows.

Later everyone gathered around the dance floor. Leah and Sina danced in the middle, then it filled up, and at some point there were only raised hands and colourful light. The last picture of this day is the party, reflected in a window pane.

I like to stay a while in the evening. By then the quiet morning at the hairdresser has become a whole night, and you only see that arc when both ends have been photographed.

The guests greet the couple with raised arms in the glasshouse.

Long laid wooden tables stand beneath white drapes in a room with glass walls.

The guests at the long tables can be seen through the glass facade.

A full plate is passed along the wedding table.

Leah and Sina clap and laugh with their guests in the warm evening light of the hall.

Leah and Sina dance among their guests beneath strings of lights.

During the dance, one person lifts the other up in front of the guests.

A person claps with raised hands on the dance floor in colourful party light.

The couple celebrate with their guests in blue and violet party light.

Dancing wedding guests are reflected in a window at night.

What you may want to know

Where is Galanthus by Bisteria?

In Piusheim, part of Baiern in the district of Ebersberg, south-east of Munich. At Leah and Sina’s wedding the ceremony took place outside on the meadow beneath a sunshade, and the celebration was held at long tables in the glasshouse.

What is it like to photograph a glasshouse wedding?

Lovely, because the glass walls let in plenty of light all day and you look out onto the greenery from inside. For couple portraits in the evening light, a short walk outside is all it takes. With Leah and Sina there was a field in the backlight right at the venue, and ten minutes were enough.

Will you travel to Galanthus for our wedding?

I would love to. Munich is my second home base, and Baiern lies within the 100 kilometres around Munich that are included in the travel for full-day coverage.