Swiss Alps Wedding
January saw me heading to Switzerland for a two-day wedding in and around Zurich and the Swiss Alps.
As is often the norm on the continent, the civil (legal) ceremony occurred separately (and is a much smaller event) than the first celebrational day.
In this case, the civil wedding was at a beautiful town hall in Baar, just outside of Zurich.
The bride being Iranian meant there was a beautiful mixed cultural element to both.
The Wedding Photofilm
Just below, you can see the wedding Photofilm of both days.
Some of my favourite stills follow after.
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Some of my personal favourite photographs
Here I present many of my personal favourites from this wedding in Switzerland.
As a multi-day wedding, there are plenty of images to take a look at.
Thanks so much to Alex Wales for all her support during the weekend.
Day 1 - The Legal Ceremony, Baar, Switzerland
As mentioned, this is often a much smaller event and usually includes just close friends and family.
However, this is the legal element of the bond, and technically marks the start of married life.
It was a beautiful ceremony, reminiscent of the typical registrar led wedding we might have here in the UK.
Although the weather was bitingly cold, it was a gorgeously sunny Swiss morning in Baar.
The groom’s best man (you’ll see a lot of him in the photofilm and below) is a Buddhist Monk, and he recited a beautiful chant during the ceremony that I won’t’ ever forget.
Day 2 - The Wedding, Grandhotel Giessbach
For the first wedding day, we headed high up into the Swiss Alps to the fairy-tale Grandhotel Giessbach perched on the side of Lake Thun.
A long but beautiful day. The ceremony was a blend of traditional Christian and Iranian elements with some very poignant moments.
If you have ever attended a Swiss wedding, you will know there are a lot of pop-up speeches, dances, quizzes, and all kinds of other events unknown to the bride and groom.
After a beautiful wedding breakfast, the dancing went on late into the night. And what a night!
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