A few weeks ago iaan and I flew over to Münich, Germany to shoot Hendrik & Frauke’s wedding. The spring just arrived and Bavaria was covered in yellow flowers. The grass and trees looked like someone took a green paintbrush in Photoshop and swiped it over all the leaves. It was soooo beautiful!

Before the wedding, iaan and I met Hendrik & Frauke for a beer (because that’s how they do it in Germany) As they say, there is a first time for everything :)

Hendrik and Frauke told me a bit more about themselves, as well as the wedding. Hendrik works for a television company and Frauke is a full time mom and they have the cutest little one, Lotte. They then also explained that the wedding ceremony was going to be a combination of Lotte’s baptism as well as their wedding. They also showed me a brochure of the estate & I when I saw the pictures I got really excited :)

The next day iaan and I were off to the countryside. Approximately 1 hour outside of München, we arrived in the cutest town, Benried, right next to the Starnberger See (The Sarnberger Lake). In the middle was the old Bavarian church that (if I remember correctly) dated back to the 1200’s.

The ceremony took place in the church and after the service all the guests moved over to the Höhenried Castle for drinks and snacks. I loved the relaxed way in which they spend time with their guests. Even some of the speeches were done outside, while guests were having drinks and enjoying the sun. The couple then went off with me for a small photo shoot and later everyone gathered again for the dinner. I think I’m definitely making a few notes from this one for my and iaan’s wedding :)

While going through all the photos I realized how many small details I loved about this wedding, so this is only part 1. More photos coming in part 2…