Hamburg & St. Peter Ording After Wedding Session

I met Anni & Christian from Hamburg first at their friends wedding, which I photographed a year ago in Paderborn. they got married short time after I met them back then, so they already had a photographer booked for their wedding //

on their first year anniversary they decided to do a special after wedding session, which should end with a jump into the North Sea *spoileralert* & to book me for that //

I cannot tell you how nuts I went when they told me about their idea // I die for stuff like that & I knew they trust me 100% so I can shoot the hell out of this session // a whole day with them, different locations & no stress JUST FUN in my favorite city // I love everything about the idea of a relaxed & layed back after wedding session instead of having a rushing around session during your wedding day, while you would rather spend the time with the familiy & your friends //

after Anni got her make-up done by talented Elena, we drove to Övelgönne & started shooting in front of the old traditional captain’s houses // then we hit to the Elbstrand, Hamburgs most famous beach, where we took some pictures in front of the harbour & all the Hamburg ferries passing us by //

last spot on our list in Hamburg City was the old Elb tunnel // though I have lived in Hamburg for some time I have never been down there // it’s a tunnel beneath the river Elbe // capturing their love for each other down there, was like underwater love //

we left Hamburg just to be in time for sunset in St. Peter Ording at the North Sea // it’s an hour ride by car up the coast & I absolutely loved getting to spend a few more moments with Anni & Christian & getting to know them better //

St. Peter Ording is the most gorgeous place at the North Sea with a huge beach during low tide // we took advantage of the low tide & explored every inch of this lovely place // hard to explain how much I love this beach with it’s famous pier Strandbar 54 & all the typical beach chairs // the shooting day ended with Anni & Christian & me obviously, jumping into the cold North Sea // all worth it // I love my brave & crazy couples who break the rules & do crazy stuff like this // I would jump with y’all into every ice cold sea & mountain lake, if you would let me //