Hong-Anh and Alan 01.16.09

I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Hong-Anh and Alan in Geneva, Switzerland. They'll also have another celebration in the summer in Scotland for the groom's family. At this celebration, guests of Hong-Anh and Alan experienced the Vietnamese traditions of the tea ceremony in the morning and then continued with the reception at a beautiful lakefront hotel in Geneva.

A pre-wedding cocktail...

 Here is one of Hong-Anh's friends whose beautiful dress brought out such bright colors against the background.

 

A stolen kiss...

When I saw this couple on the train platform, I knew I just had to take this photograph. This was taken at 2 a.m. while I was on the night train from Geneva to Venice. When the train made one of its stops, I looked out the window and saw this embracing couple. I quickly got out of my seat, stepped outside, photographed them, and rushed back into the train before the doors closed on me.
One of my favorite aspects of this photograph is the guy casually holding his cigarette. It adds such a romantic elegance. Amore!

A Wintery Lausanne (Switzerland)

While I was staying in Geneva to shoot a wedding, I took a short one-hour train ride to Lausanne, a gorgeous lakeside city with tree-lined promenades, steep hills, and Gothic monuments. On a clear day, one can see the views of the Savoy Alps. Too bad for the rainy weather.