Early last Saturday was the day for our engagement photo session, I had my alarm set for 6 am to leave the house by around 8 am latest, I know you guys probably are thinking why would she get up that early. That’s basically because I hate to stress in the morning and want to be able to get ready slowly with a good breakfast and a fresh coffee. If you want to impress me show up with a fresh coffee, hihi.

It was the day of Prince Philip’s funeral so we had to change our schedule a little, to make sure we would make it perfect. We met at Westminster bridge to start the session. The weather was perfect we had the blue sky with the good morning sun looking over the bridge and London eye. We started off with some simple poses and then went on dancing and twirling for a little. Which turned out amazing, what a beautiful couple Christa and Juan are.

They have lived in London for a few years now, Christa is from the USA and Juan is from Nicaragua, they have a connection that Christa’s mother is from Nicaragua too, which is fantastic. They meet up on a Friday for drinks and it quickly extended to a whole weekend and they haven’t looked back since that day. I can honestly understand why they really suit each other and we had lots of fun. Christ is a very funny girl with lots of character. Juan a little harder to get smiles from him but we managed to get a few.

Because they are leaving London to move to Nicaragua the session we planned the session after a few of London’s landmarks. Not Big Ben because of the renovation that makes it look so sad. We choose London Eye, a red telephone box, St James Park, Buckingham Palace, we accidentally passed one pub that their friend owns and we snapped a few photos there and at last at Albert bridge.

It was a really good day and I loved the time spent with them, I hope that I will keep in touch with them and get to see how their future is going.

They won because that they wanted a more different shoot due to leaving the country and I saw the opportunity to shoot the landmarks and make it a bit more touristy but fun. We had some good chats and a coffee on the journey and it was one of the best moments that weekend.

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I thought that we never would make this session happen, the weather was so bad, windy and a rainy day. We took the chance and risk to make it happen anyway and wow we were lucky and made it happen. I am so blessed and happy that it didn’t rain. Yes it was cloudy and the wind made her legs have goosebumps.

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We were walking the streets of Oxford and found a few places to capture their love in a city that they live in and are studying in. It’s a place close to their hearts and will always be special. Ellen did so great in her heels walking over the bumpy roads and doing what she could to get those perfect images which was amazing. I am so grateful for hearing their love story and getting to know them better. They are a very cute and stable couple who have the whole future ahead of them and I wish them all the luck in the future.

The pose above is one of my favourite poses, imagine yourself on your wedding day in your beautiful dress and your husband is lifting you up and you can give him that passionate kiss and having it all captured is the icing on the cake. Also a great way to show off the shoes you are wearing and making them shine, especially if you are wearing a long dress. Let the shoes stand out for a moment.

Out of these images which one is your favourite pose? Keep that one in mind for your session.

Ellen and Joe are both vegetarian or should I say Joe is vegan to be 100% correct so we had some good conversations about food and of course their wedding. He told me how his life changed drastically from when he started his new diet and from being sick now healthy and can skip his old medications. How wonderful and I am so blessed to be hearing this story and to believe that what we eat can have a lot to do with our health. I wanted to point out to take care of your health and keep an eye on what you are eating and drinking. Oh well enough about that.

It’s less than a year until they will get married on a little island outside France, named Herm Island. Check it out if you want. It’s a stunning wedding location if you didn’t know about a beach, yes a beach and a church, so romantic and dreamy. I can’t wait for their wedding to happen. They said that the biggest challenge is to find overnight places for all the guests, but if there is a way there is a will so they have solved it by booking a late night boat taxi to take a few guests back to mainland to stay there for the night. How clever of them, I just hope the people that need to catch that boat do, or if not the beach will be your bed for the night, hihi.

Are you planning your wedding abroad? If so please share your story, planning and ideas with me by email to info@veroj.com
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Have a great day and Speak soon, stay tuned for more. xx

Hey again!

I have another sneak peek for you to enjoy and get inspired by, I know he did a great job making that lift look easy. The whole album will be with you shortly so stay tuned. xx