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Couple from Japan

Pre-wedding session in Paris, a couple from Japan

Couple from Japan, Pre-wedding session, Paris

Espresso and croissants

We started at a café terrace with red wicker chairs: espresso, croissants and no need to pose. Sitting down first helps a couple settle in front of the camera, and some of the most relaxed, natural frames of the day came from that table.

A cyclist blurring past the café terrace where the couple sit at a red table
The couple sipping espresso with croissants at a red café table in Paris
The bride-to-be laughing with a croissant in her hand at the café
The couple kissing among red wicker chairs on a Paris café terrace
The couple seen from behind, walking away between the iron pillars of the Bir-Hakeim bridge

Bir-Hakeim bridge

From the café we walked to the Bir-Hakeim bridge, under the long iron colonnade and out to the railing with the Eiffel Tower across the river. He works long hours, and every minute with her makes him happy. That is what I wanted these photographs to show.

The couple walking hand in hand along the colonnade of the Bir-Hakeim bridge
The groom-to-be adjusting his jacket on the bridge with the Eiffel Tower behind
The bride-to-be smiling on the bridge with the Eiffel Tower blurred behind her
The couple by the railing of the Bir-Hakeim bridge, the Eiffel Tower above the trees
Her ringed hand resting on his shoulder, the Eiffel Tower soft beyond, in black and white
The bride-to-be resting her hand on his shoulder near the Eiffel Tower, in black and white

Along the Seine

Below the bridge the riverbank was quiet: cobbles, willows, boats moored along the quay and the tower always in view. Her dress caught the breeze as she turned, and they sat together on the railing by the water.

Her white dress swinging as she turns on the riverbank below the Eiffel Tower, in black and white
The couple on the riverside railing below the arches of the Bir-Hakeim bridge, in black and white
The couple on the Seine railing in front of moored boats and the Eiffel Tower, in black and white
The couple sitting on the railing by the Seine under a willow, the Eiffel Tower behind

The Trocadéro

We finished at the Trocadéro, first in the gardens and on the steps, then up on the wide esplanade where the whole Eiffel Tower stands in front of you. The light was soft and clear, and there was room to walk, sit and simply be together.

The couple walking through the Trocadéro gardens towards the Eiffel Tower
The groom-to-be holding her close on a curved stone path in the Trocadéro gardens

What couples say

“Dina was our Photographer in June '25 in the Dordogne, and she was amazing. So easy to meet her online, organise all of the details easily, and then send her photos we wanted in preparation. She also worked really well with our videographer, and made sure we got every photo we needed. Highly recommend!!”

Hannah and Guy, wedding at Château d’Oche, DordogneSee wedding
The couple embracing by the Trocadéro fountain basin with the Eiffel Tower across the river
The couple walking up the long Trocadéro steps, the Eiffel Tower to one side
The bride-to-be with her arms raised on the Trocadéro steps as he sits below her
The couple lying along a stone wall at the Trocadéro, the Eiffel Tower behind
The groom-to-be kissing her hand in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadéro
The couple sitting on a stone wall at the Trocadéro with the Eiffel Tower to one side
The couple standing small on the Trocadéro terrace below the Eiffel Tower as a bird flies past
The groom-to-be and the bride-to-be turned apart on the Trocadéro, the Eiffel Tower between them
Portrait of the bride-to-be in white lace at the Trocadéro, the Eiffel Tower soft behind her
The couple walking apart across the Trocadéro esplanade, her dress in the wind
The couple embracing in the middle of the patterned esplanade beneath the Eiffel Tower
The couple standing close on the Trocadéro esplanade beside the full height of the Eiffel Tower
The couple sitting together on the Trocadéro paving, facing the Eiffel Tower
The couple walking hand in hand across the esplanade, framed by the legs of the Eiffel Tower

Questions

What does an engagement session include?

Four hours, two locations and 150+ edited photographs, with travel within France included.

How far ahead should we book?

Most couples book six to eighteen months ahead. Summer Saturdays go first.

I’m excited to go wherever your love story is taking me and looking forward to hearing from you!

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Couple from Japan

Pre-wedding session in Paris, a couple from Japan

Couple
From Japan
City
Paris
Season
Early autumn
Session length
Four hours
Locations
A café, Bir-Hakeim bridge, the Seine, Trocadéro

This couple came from Japan to Paris in early autumn, when the sun was still out and the heat of summer had gone. It was not their first visit: they love how romantic the city feels, and so do I. They told me they had loved my photographs from the first look, which is the best start a session can have.

We had four hours. We began with espresso and croissants at a café, then walked to the Bir-Hakeim bridge, down along the Seine and up to the Trocadéro, with the Eiffel Tower in almost every view.

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