Marieke and Mo love adventure. Traveling and experience freedom, place your camper on a quiet spot and just enjoy each other and all the beauty of nature.

I got in touch with them because they planned their trip to Norway. Marieke has her own bridal boutique called

Japon vintage trouwjurken. 

She would love to do a wedding photo shoot in the mountains of Norway in one of her dresses.

In June they came to our region. The night is hardly dark then and so we could enjoy a long summer evening during the adventure I had planned for them.

We started preparing, in a very idyllic spot near the water.

Because their van found the mountain a bit steep, we continued in our car. I had come up with a nice mountain road where we would encounter both high mountains with a view and a beautiful lake. Here I had arranged that we could also use a fishing boat. This couple was brave enough to enter the boat, even though they had no experience with a rowing boat at all!

Thanks to:

boat: http://www.skff.no/

Dress and styling of the guys: Marieke van Japon vintage trouwjurken

Flowers: Nature

Photography and planning: Marije Baan

Welcome to the wedding of Olivia and Aden. An american couple, living in Norway.

They invited their family and friends from America to celebrate this day with them.

We were so glad to hear that Olivia and Aden only needed to see one website to already be sure that they wanted us for their wedding day. And the whole experience has been such a pleasure. During their engagementsession we met them and their dog-child Loon.

We found out that they love adventures and nature and of course we wanted to include this on their wedding day.

When we first spoke they told me, the whole experience of their day was the most important for them and they were not that much into couple images. But after talking to them about what kind of an experience this could be, they were even looking forward to these hours; Spending some time alone in nature and having fun together.

Their day started with a hike to a waterfall. Unfortunately we weren’t there yet, but of course I had the engagementphotos that we took near a waterfall as well.

I felt a small bit of stress when we only had 45 minutes before the ‘first look’ and Olivia hadn’t even started with her hair and make-up yet.

But she knows herself very well and honestly, I have never seen anybody do their make-up this fast. 🙂

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After a special moment with their parents it was time for the first look outside the church where the ceremony would be, later that day. 

And then it was time for their couple-photo’s in nature. The wind was blowing like crazy and yes it was cold. But who cares when you see these images?

We had such a great time, but after imagining warm beaches, we really had to go back and warm up a bit before the ceremony started.

All the family, friends and Loon, were now dressed up and ready for the ceremony. 

Outside the church there was a surprise, because a horse and carriage were waiting to bring them to Lundes, to celebrate the rest of the day. A great surprise for animal-lovers like this couple.

This is not an elopement but it sure looks like it.
Stefan and Michelle have been crazy about Norway for years.
When their wedding plans accelerated due to private circumstances, they thought it would be nice to get married in an intimate setting in the Netherlands and then go on an extensive trip through Norway.
While planning this trip, they looked at the possibilities to include ‘our region’ in their route. Because they wanted their wedding photos to be taken in Norway.
We reserved 3 dates on our calender. In this way we could choose the best day on which this adventure would take place.
Because it had to be an adventure. A cool experience on cool locations, which they can look back on for years to come.
During our honeymoon conversation, I asked them what area or type of nature they really like. Norway is incredibly versatile and in ‘our region’ we also have plenty of opportunities to do a varied shoot.
On their list were woods, mountains with a view and maybe a waterfall too.
In the week before the shoot, I started scouting locations more intensively. This is because nature was just starting to sprout during this period. Then it makes a huge difference at what height you are. Of course I also wanted to find locations at a reasonable distance from each other.
When all this was arranged, all we had to do was wait for the weather app to predict good weather. This turned out to be a challenge…

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On the evening we chose the weather was beautiful, although it had just rained. Of course you will get dirty a little sooner, but the advantage of these ‘after-wedding’ photos is that that is no longer a bad thing. And this after rain hour  created a very nice atmosphere, which I was very happy with.

We started in the valley, after which we drove up the mountain. At the cabin area with nice typical Norwegian cabins, we still had very nice light.
Of course I also wanted to work with their cool roof tent and Stefan unfolded it with love. So cool!! Gerben was immediately inspired and wanted one as well.
In the meantime we already saw hard blowing clouds passing by, but I kept hoping that they would blow over soon.

The final amazing spot would be on top of the mountain, at sunset. At least, that was the idea… Unfortunately, the further we drove up, the more we ended up in the fog. We decided to wait. It started to rain very hard and our car shook from the wind.
When I asked if they were doing well in their own car, they sent me a picture of them watching Netflix.

“Ohhh, that’s nice. They have patience”.

So we also waited patiently. But it was still gray. Nothing 2 see.

In the end, things seemed to get a little better on the weather forecast app.
It was now or never because it was getting late.

I’m so glad we waited and still managed to get these photos. The weather gives a powerful, dramatic effect, which I really like.