Another sweet international couple! Jim is from Ireland and Julia ist deutsch! I was able to celebrate with them on two different weekends and two different types of ceremonies. It was a pleasure to be around them and their friends and family. Julia’s nephew was a sweetheart and is about the same age as my Ben. He thought I was a newspaper photographer the whole time and was excited that his photo would be in the paper!

During the reception, instead of having a guestbook for everyone to sign, they had two different canvases for people to paint on. Later on paper and pencils were handed out and guests were asked to sketch a portrait of the person sitting on their right. How creative and cool. You can see my attempt of my neighbor Elke below =)

Here are a few of my favorite images from our time together.

Locations: Historisches Rathaus in Köln
Auermühle in Ratigen
Cafe Lichtenberg

Jim poses in a dark suit and white shirt at the waterfront during his wedding weekend.

Julia and Jim hold hands walking in front of a vibrant mural during their wedding.

Julia and Jim share a tender kiss at their wedding while a crowd of guests blurs in the background.

Black and white wedding portrait of the groom smiling at his seated bride in a garden

Bride and groom share an intimate embrace on a white sand beach wedding with turquoise water.

Bride and groom share a tender kiss at their waterfront wedding beside calm blue water.

A woman poses with raised arms beneath geometric laser light lines in a dark blue studio.

Guests dine at candlelit tables under string lights during a nighttime wedding reception on the sand.

Bride and groom reach toward the camera laughing with guests at their wedding celebration.

A bride and groom touch foreheads and share a warm smile during their wedding.

A guest sketches a portrait drawing at a wedding reception table set with cutlery and wine glasses.

A hand-drawn pencil sketch of a smiling woman rests on a wooden table at a wedding.

A plated dinner course with cutlery and candlelight on a wedding reception table.

The wedding couple shares a kiss in silhouette against a banner at their nighttime reception.

A woman in a green dress stands before an ornate arched building at a wedding.

A wedding couple sits together at a table beneath tall stone Gothic arches.

A bride is silhouetted in profile against a backdrop of glowing blue geometric light lines at her wedding.

Hands attach a teal heart lock to a railing covered in colorful padlocks at a Montreal wedding.

A groom in a dark suit and pink tie walks down a city street during his wedding.

The bride strides across a sunlit city plaza before an ornate classical building on her wedding day.