Congratulations to Kathy & Eric, a wonderful couple who traveled over from Hong Kong to marry here in Prague!

Kathy & Eric were pleasantly surprised when they walked through the main doors of Prague’s Old Town Hall as newlyweds to hundreds of cheering people in the town square who had moments earlier witnessed the Astronomical Clock hourly show. It is always a nice touch when the crowd welcomes newlyweds into the world and as you can see from their reaction they and their family really enjoyed it.

As the weather was so beautiful we traveled around the centre of Prague for some sightseeing and some picture taking.

Kathy & Eric, like many of our couple’s – enjoy the idea of having pictures taken at the John Lennon Wall, so we decided to go there and have some fun at this popular Mala Strana spot.

Our newlyweds were the last couple that we photographed at the John Lennon Wall. That night someone defaced the entire length of the wall with a political statement. Sadly, it may take years before we go back there again as the slogan is too huge too ignore.

This being Prague with it’s beautiful architecture we wanted to create something special for Kathy & Eric. As we were taking a picture of them along the waterway in Kampa Park a tourist boat pulled along side us and naturally the tourists were also taking pictures of our newlyweds. I don’t know, maybe it is just me, but I really like the image of them along the waterway, it is a quiet moment that I think best sums up Kathy & Eric.

Congratulations to Kathy & Eric, I wish you both much love & success in your future together! And perhaps one day I will finally make it to Hong Kong and visit with so many wonderful couples from there like yourself.

One of our latest couple’s to come to Prague for an Engagement Portrait Photography Session (or E-Session): Cynthia & Michael.
Prague is quickly becoming a destination place for not only weddings (and stunning wedding photography) but also Engagement Portrait Sessions. It offers a truly stunning backdrop and unlike Paris (yes, I truly love Paris) it is very compact allowing young couples like Cynthia & Michael the chance to take in many of the sites in relatively short time.
Cynthia & Michael have traveled around extensively and are collecting E-Session photos for their album and I am quite pleased that we were able to create some stunning images on their behalf – and that they chose Prague and myself!

To Cynthia & Michael, I wish you both much love and success in your future together.

Carrie & Matt – besides being a very hot couple – are my kind of people: southerners.

Hearing their North Carolina drawl reminded me of home and it’s wonderful people. Yes, we Southerners like to take it easy, enjoy life and more importantly we know how to have Fun.

To say that we had a blast on their wedding day is an understatement. And when you see the small selection of photos their personality really shines through.

Carrie & Matt chose to wed at Prague’s Vrtbovska Zahrada. It was a very intimate ceremony accompanied by a solo violinist under the stunning baroque façade in one of the most beautiful gardens in Prague.

After some champagne toasting and a little dancing it was time to create some fun portraits of our fabulous couple – and did we ever. As you can see they really know how to let themselves loose and they had a great time in doing it as well.

We extended our portrait session to take in Prague Castle and Mala Strana at night and ended up with so many images we are still editing… As Carrie is a model, I believe we have a new book of images of her in her wedding dress on one of the most romantic, fun-filled days we have ever had in Prague!

To Carrie and Matt, I am looking forward to another round of beers when you two return to Prague.  It was a pleasure getting to know you two as well as creating some beautiful images on your behalf. I wish every couple were as fun and as daring as you two!  Wishing you both much love and success in your future together!

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A big thanks to Jan Prerovsky who was so happy he could smoke on this shoot. Jan is not only my assistant when it comes to the lighting but he is a damn fine photographer in his own right.

Nothing sexier than when two people who are in love have a portrait session together in a city they adore.  For Zoe & Tommy who came all the way over from California – the rules were simply: have lots of  fun creating a stylish portrait session (and with two outfits) in and around the city of Prague.

As you can see they really enjoyed each others company  – the hardest part was  selecting images to post here as there are so many beautiful portraits of them together… Plus the individual portraits of Zoe at Prague Castle left my assistant Martina breathless when she first viewed them. We also have a few other variations which we are saving as a surprise. So here is a small sample of images from their Prague Portrait Session.

To Zoe & Tommy, all I can say is WOW! You two are gorgeous and it really was magic creating some of these images on your behalf. I really look forward to meeting you both again and soon. Wishing you both much love & success in your future together!

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And a special thanks to Jan Prerovsky, the best assistant (and a great photographer himself)  who gave me the idea for one of the images presented here. Thanks man!

Congratulations to Heidi & Frank who traveled down from Norway with their family & friends to marry here in Prague.

I met up with the beautiful Heidi as she was getting prepared at the Hotel Savic in the middle of Old Town. Heidi is quite stunning so after some reportage images we quickly grabbed a few bridal portraits before embarking to St. Nicholas Church in the heart of Old Town Square.

Frank was eagerly awaiting his bride and beamed with pride as Heidi made her way down the aisle with her father.  After a beautiful ceremony we headed out to capture some nice wedding pictures of our lovely couple on the very busy streets of Prague before heading up to the very peaceful Letna Park where the wedding party was waiting  at the Restaurant Belcredi.

If you have never visited Letna Park’s famous beer garden or the restaurant, do yourself a favor and check it out as the views are simply stunning. For those looking for a relaxed atmosphere where you can enjoy a wonderful dinner with family & friends as well as see a stunning panoramic of Prague – there are very few places such as the Restauraunt Belcredi.

Congratulations to Heidi & Frank – I wish you both much love and future success.

A special thanks to Andrea Hamanova of Bohemia Events who always puts on wonderful weddings for her clients and a big thank you to Jan Prerovsky – the best assistant in Prague.

If I had to use only one word to describe Christine & Stephen’ wedding it would be: romantic.

With their church ceremony at Prague’s historic St. Nicholas Church and their reception and dinner at the Mandarin Oriental it was a truly unforgettable wedding day for the lovely couple who traveled over from Chicago with their family & friends. Everything about this wedding was well thought out down to the last details. And yes ladies – those are Manolo Blahnik, the same shoes worn by Carrie in ‘Sex and the City’. Though I have to say I am more of a fan of Christine’s very stylish wedding dress  – but that is purely a guy’s perspective.

Stephen is quite an accomplished composer – he created a beautiful piece of music ‘Our day in Paris’ that was performed during their wedding ceremony and later during the reception. Seeing them both standing there and watching their reaction to the music he scored was priceless.

Knowing their love of music it was truly fate that a gorgeous (and valued at six figures) baby grand Petrov was available near the ballroom. After speaking with Lucie Hola, truly the best banquet manager in Prague – we were able to move it for a memorable photo. I always strive to create something a bit special for each of our couples and I truly appreciate the staff at the Mandarin Oriental – they are always open to my ideas! Being able to create some stylish images of Christine & Stephen at a piano such as that one was simply too much to resist. Thanks again to the Mandarin Oriental, truly the best place in Prague to hold a wedding reception.

Later after a wonderful dinner and some dancing we stole away some time from the guests to create some portraits around Charles Bridge and Prague Castle. And just when you thought it could not get anymore romantic – a dazzling fireworks display lit up the night as we stood atop the castle steps. Truly a wonderful way to top off a stunning wedding day for two very deserving people!

To Christine & Stephen, thank you both for choosing me to be your wedding photographer – I truly hope you enjoy the small sample of images presented here. I wish you both much love and success in your future together!  And I look forward to meeting you both again.

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I would like to thank Andrea Hamanova of Bohemia Events, who is the best wedding coordinator in Prague. Andrea not only creates personalized & beautiful weddings for her clients but also allows enough flexibility for us to create some beautiful photography – something I cannot stress enough. And a big thanks to my trusty assistant Jan Prerovsky.

Congratulations to our latest young & hip couple to marry here in Prague, Yuka & Gerald who both traveled down from Dublin.

Yuka & Gerald chose to marry at the stunning St. Ludmila with close family & friends in attendance.

After some group pictures, we headed off to Prague Castle to create some very contemporary as well as traditional styled portraits amongst the cobble stone streets. It was quite a lot of fun with Yuka posing for Gerald atop the castle steps as literally a hundred people were standing behind us taking it in as well as creating their own portraits.

Yuka & Gerald wanted to have many portraits in and around various locations of Prague and as you can see they really enjoyed themselves – and we always enjoy showing young couples the most beautiful city in Europe to wed in!

To Yuka & Gerald, I enjoyed being a small part of your wedding day and I hope you enjoy the photos! Wishing you both much love & future happiness together!

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A special thank you to Jan Prerovsky, the best assistant (and a damn fine photographer in his own right) for helping me on this shoot. And a big thank you to the best wedding coordinator in Prague: Andrea Hamanova of Bohemia Events who always creates wonderful weddings for her clients.

When I first met Katie & David you could really tell they were excited about their wedding here in Prague. With family & friends coming down from the UK they arrived in Prague at just the right time: Spring!

Katie & David chose to marry at one of my favorite locations here in Prague, St. Nicholas Church. It is located in the heart of Starometske Namesti and as you can see it is a truly stunning place to not only marry but to create some beautiful images. After two years of taking pictures here I am still finding new angles or trying a new look as it is simply the most beautiful church in Prague to marry in.

With their beautiful ceremony over we headed off for a short time to create some portraits of them in and around Mala Strana (or the little quarter as is commonly known). Prague is always full of tourists so we decided to head off the beaten track a bit and walk around some of the smaller less crowded streets and as you can see we stopped along the way to capture some really sweet images of them as they were really enjoying themselves.

As their wedding reception was at the Bellevue (http://www.bellevuerestaurant.cz/) – a restaurant I can highly recommend  – we decided to poke our heads into the Pachtuv Palace (http://www.pachtuvpalace.com/) next door where the friendly staff is always willing to accommodate my wishes to create some stylish portraits on their staircase. There is something quite beautiful about the image of Katie & David in that staircase.

To Katie & David, a wonderful couple and I really enjoyed getting to know,  I wish you both much love and success in your future together! And perhaps one day we will meet again along the cobblestone streets of Prague!

When I met Nataliya & Aleksandr at a local café before their wedding day, they told me how much they really enjoy the reportage feel of my images and how they can appreciate B+W and Sepia type of imagery. With that in mind I was hoping to create something a little bit different for them.

It is not often that when I sit down and look at a body of work that a whole edit comes into place that simply works in a different way and on a different level. For Nataliya & Aleksandr their wedding images simply take on a life of their own when presented in this warm tone Black & White.

Though all of my images are captured in color – I simply feel that Nataliya & Aleksandr’s wedding images speak to me much more profoundly when presented in this way. There are many images that may not work in B+W, such as those taken at the John Lennon Wall, but this edit works beautifully and I hope it truly captures a part of their personality.

But the true question is what does one see when you look at the images? When I look at these images of Nataliya & Aleksandr the true feelings that stand out is of two people who are tender, caring, and simply in love, eagerly awaiting the start of their new lives together as husband  & wife.

As a wedding & portrait photographer in Prague, I can honestly say that the reward is not entirely financial – no the reward is in creating beautiful, timeless images that will be cherished for generations to come! That was something that my previous work in journalism lacked – until now!

Thank you Nataliya & Aleksandr for choosing me to be a small part of your wedding day here in Prague. It was a pleasure getting to know you. I wish you both much love and future success in your life together! And I hope to see you both soon either here in Prague or in Israel!

What can I say except – I love the new direction I am going as a photographer! And why not! I meet interesting, wonderful, happy people who come in from around the world and best of all we have fun creating images together on their behalf! I am lucky, I thoroughly enjoying creating beautiful images of people who are truly in love!

Eva & Ji Gang are my latest fantastic couple from China who chose Prague to have their Pre-Wedding Portrait Session. They wanted a more laid back, casual style and really made me smile when they pulled out many print outs of the locations and work I have done previously. Though the weather was not great that certainly did not stop us from having fun. And for the ladies out there, yes, I really encouraged Eva to leave her boots on with some of the images as I felt she really rocked with her wedding dress ensemble!

And as this blog is now fully utilized feel free to leave some comments about not only our lovely couple but the work too!

To Eva & Ji Gang, I had a great time getting to know you two and I look forward to meeting you both in Shanghai one day! Wishing you both much love and success in your future together, Kurt!