Vi lovade på Bröllopsmässan att lotta ut en SecretBox® bland alla dem (nästan 300!) som skrev sin mailadress i vår lilla block. Och nu är det klart! Vill ni veta hur vi gjorde? Vi lade alla blad på golvet, sen släppte vi in Pärsson (vår hund) i rummet. Han stannade, sniffade, tog ett steg framåt, trampade på en av namnen och så var det avgjort! Vinnaren är: ANNIKA! Stort Grattis! Hon vet redan om det och är överlycklig att få fotografera en "SecretBox®" till sin blivande man. Deras bröllop är i augusti.

We promised to all our visitors who wrote down their mail addresses (almost 300!) at the Wedding Fair, that one of them would win a SecretBox®. And now it's done. Do you want to know how we did it? We put all the pages on the floor and opened the door for our dog Pärsson (sounds like "passion"). He stopped, sniffed, took one step forward, put his paw on a name and that´s it! The winner is: ANNIKA! Congratulations! She already knows and is sooo happy for the gift ske has for her future hubby. Their wedding is in august.

I år var jag som utställare på Bröllopsmässan i Grand Hôtel och på Bröllopsmässan i Nacka. Att göra en monter i en av Stockholms exklusivaste hotell och i en av de vackraste salongerna där var ett nöje! Det var inte lätt, men med lite fantasi och mycket hjälp av min man lyckades vi. Titta på bilderna så ser ni.

Ett stort tack också till min kollega Kate Gabor som hjälpte mig på Grand Hôtel under helgen och till min assistent (och dotter) Susanne som med inlevelse berättade om sin passion för fotografering. 

Vi hade otroligt många besökare och fantastiska brudar som ville skriva sina namn och mailadresser i vår lilla bok. Vi lovade att lotta ut en "SecretBox®" fotografering bland alla dessa (snart kommer vi att avslöja vem som vann).

Över 250 vill boka en fotografering! Som tack för det och som tröst för dig som inte vann, får du en GRATIS förstoring 20x30 cm till ett värde av 700 kr när du bokar en fotografering för "SecretBox®". Boka senast den 14 februari (fotograferingen sker sen under våren). Samma erbjudande gäller för alla som bokar nu en bröllopsfotografering innan Alla Hjärtans Dag, den 14 februari.

This year I had a both at the Wedding Fair in the Grand Hôtel and the Wedding Fair in Nacka. Creating a both i one of Stockholms most exclusive hotels and in one of the most beautiful salongs there was pure pleasure! It was not easy, but with a little fantasy and a lot of help from my husband we did it.

Another big "thanks" goes to my colleague Kate Gabor, who helped me in the both at the Grand Hôtel during the week-end, and to my assistant (and daughter) Susanne, who charmed everybody with her passion for photography.

We had incredibly many visitors and amazing brides who wrote their mail addresses in our little book. We promised to give away a "SecretBox®" session amongst them (soon we will reveil the winner).

More than 250 want to book a photosession! As a little thank-you from us we give away an enlargement size 20x30 cm worth 700 SEK to all of you book a photo session before Valentine's Day, 14th february (the photo session is during springtime).

The same offer goes to all our brides that book us before the 14th february! Hurry!!!

Om bara några veckor ses vi på Sveriges vackraste Bröllopsmässa på Grand Hôtel i Stockholm och på Allt om Bröllop Bröllopsmässan i Nacka. Vi (Kate, Susanne och jag) är där med sensuella bilder av fantastiska kvinnor som stod framför min kamera för SecretBox®. Kom förbi montern och låt dig inspireras!  

In just a few weeks I will see you at the Weddingfair at The Grand Hôtel in Stockholm and at Allt om Bröllop Weddingfair in Nacka. We (Kate, Susanne and I) will show you sensual pictures of some amazing women who enjoyed to be in front of my camera for the SecretBox® photosession. Come visit us!

Vem säger att SecretBox® bara är för blivande brudar? Den senaste tiden har jag haft en hel del sensuella fotograferingar med kvinnor som vill unna sig själv denna upplevelse. Boudoir bilder är här för att stanna och SecretBox® är originalet!

Who says that the SecretBox® is only for brides to be? Lately I have had quite a lot sensual photo sessions with women, spoiling themselves with this exciting experience. Boudoir pictures are here to stay and SecretBox® is the original!

När jag fotograferar för SecretBox® har mina modeller (ja, de är ibland som modeller) ofta med sig en hel del rekvisita. Vad sägs om en väska full av pärlhalsband? Pärlor och fjädrar kan man aldrig ha nog av ;-)

When I photograph for the SecretBox®, my models (yes, they sometimes are like models) often bring some props. How about a bag full of pearl necklaces? Pearls and feathers - you can't overdo it ;-)

När jag väntade på ett brudpar vid Stadshuset, såg jag bröllopsgäster som hade en bunt med helium fyllda ballonger med sig. De började skriva på kort som hängde på en tråd på ballongerna... jag frågade om jag fick ta några bilder för min blogg... inga problem! Kristin från Tyskland och Nisarg från Indien hade gift sig och nu skulle gästernas lyckönskingar flyga över Stockholm och kanske längre... och längre... Vilken härlig idé! Snart visar jag fler bilder.

One saturday, when I was waiting for my bride and groom at Stadshuset, I saw some other wedding guests with a bundle of balloons in the air. They were writing on cards, hanging on ribbons from the balloons... I asked if it was ok to take some picture for my blog... No problem! Kristin from Germany and Nisarg from India got married and now the guests' wishes should fly over Stockholm and maybe further... and further... What a great idea! More to come soon.

Jiyeon och Jyrki tog sina förlovningsbilder hos mig. Vigseln var i Jiyeon's hemland, Korea, men den stora festen för alla vänner var i Stockholm. Klänningen är från n'ästa års (2012) kollektion av Pronovias och var en dröm av tunnaste siden, fjädrar och Swarovski kristaller som Jiyeon hittade hos Milagro de Nahrin.

Det här är bara en liten försmak av en fantastiskt bröllopsfest som jag visar er lite senare!

Jiyeon and Jyrki had their engagement pictures taken in my studio. The wedding ceremony was in Jiyeon's home country Korea, but the big reception for all their friends was in Stockholm. Jiyeon's dress is from next year's (2012)collection of Pronovias and was a dream of silk chiffon, feathers and Swarovski crystals that Jiyeon found at Milagro de Nahrin, Stockholm.

This is only an appetizer from the fantastic reception that I will show you later...

Välkommen tillbaka!

Ja, jag vet, jag borde ha varit mer aktiv. Jag borde ha berättad att jag har varit upptagen med rehabiliteringen av mitt benbrott. Jag trodde aldrig att det skulle ta så lång tid... Äntligen, efter månader på gymet med en pt är jag nästan som ny och klar för er alla!

Om några dagar ska jag visa er en del av de senaste månaders bilder - otroliga bröllop, fantastiska SecretBox® och uttrycksfulla porträtt.

Vi ses snart!

Welcome back!

Yes, i know, I should have been more active. I should have told you that I was busy the last months with the rehabilitation of my broken leg. I never thought it would take that long... Finally, after months in the gym with a personal trainer I am almost as new and ready for you all!

In a few days I will start posting some of the work fom the last months - amazing weddings, stunning SecretBox® shootings and portraits full of life.

See you soon!

When Jyrki proposed to Jiyeon he wanted her to choose the ring - but at the same time he wanted to give her something that would remind her of the day. So...he bought a watch. Well, not just any watch...a Cartier! Haha, you never go wrong with something from Cartier. A few weeks later Jyrki & Jiyeon went to W.A. Bolin - Stockholm's finest jewellery store at Stureplan - to have them make a personal designed engagement ring. Look at the "K" that holds the diamond. Jiyeon's future familyname starts with a "K"... Can an engagement ring get more personal than that? 

And of course some v.e.r.y. personal engagement pictures!

Those loving eyes, that tender look were not ment for me but for Susanna's future husband. Isn't he a lucky guy? She even has breath taking legs!

Sometimes the most beautiful portraits are those that were not planned. Like when Susanna just relaxed a little after a session. Luckily the light still was where I wanted it!

Cold? Yes! But not too cold to sit down and have a little private chat.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue... look at the ring with a beautiful, blue aquamarine!

This is the location for the ceremony - quite a view, don't you think so?

After the ceremony the few guests were invited to have a glass of champagne in this cosy and romantic paviljon that Kristina had decorated and changed into a "1001-nights-fairytale" dream.

I just read on Allt om Bröllops blogg that the new trend is colour on the shoes! Didn't I tell you? And that is a reason to have a short dress. Okay, maybe not shortshort but short enough to show the goodies!

Only a few spotsleft! The nearer the summer season comes, the more bookings I get for the "SecretBox". Please give me a few dates to chose from when you mail me to book a session. Best days are mondays!

This winter the purse became an important detail at weddings. And tiaras are v.e.r.y. hot for all brides-to-be due to the royal wedding.

In a few days Daniella & Martin will for sure celebrate their 3 months wedding anniversary :) It was one of those incredible winter days with a perfect sunshine that made everyone smile.

The ship Af Chapman in the background is nowadays a hostel.

This is the spot from where Crownprincess Victoria and Mr. Daniel Westling will enter the boat on June 19th. It will bring them to the Royal Castle that you see in the background. Let's hope they get as beautiful weather as Daniella & Martin!

More to come in a few days...

Brigitte!

Ett stort tack till dig för att du var med och förevigade vår bröllopsdag! Det finns inte nog med ord… Bilderna är alldeles fantastiska och kommer verkligen för all framtid att återskapa den euforiska känsla som vi upplevde denna vackra dag.

Många kramar

Linda och Karl-Johan

If you plan to surprise your husband with a "SecretBox" then it's time to book a date for our shooting. There are only a few spots left in May...

I can't mention it enough: Have fun with your shoes! Skip the boring white satin pumps and be more glamourous. You don't have to buy a pair of Yves Saint Laurent shoes but you have to agree that they are the "icing on the cake" if you have a small wedding.

I do!

The dress from Hervé Legér, the suit from Hugo Boss and the shirt from Dior...

Daniel, the priest who held the ceremony, had a beautiful gift for the couple: A guardien angel made out of brons.

This is the view from the suite at Lydmar Hotel...not so bad!

What a perfect lunch! "Plateau de fruits de mèr" (or in swedish "platå med skaldjur") and lots of champagne. I promise you, everyone loved it!

When Ann & Cato decided to get married, they knew they wanted a small and intimate wedding, yet warm and exclusive for the few guests they had invited. They could not have chosen a more suitable place than the Lydmar Hotel in the center of Stockholm where they met a few years ago.

This hotel is a dream for photographers, designers, musicians... well, all artists! It is full of gorgeous art, sculptures, beautiful details and the atmosphere is so "family-like". Have a look by yourself and order a cup of tea or a drink when you pass it on your Sunday walk to Skeppsholmen.

In this breath taking hotelsuite at the fashionable Hotel Lydmar on Blasieholmen in Stockholm I had the honour and pleasure to photograph a small but v.e.r.y. exclusice wedding this saturday. I'll show you more soon.

Hei Brigitte!
Vi elsker galleriet du har gjort fra vårt bryllup! Det er så vakkert at vi får tårer i øynene - sukk! Er redd det kommer flere bestillinger på forstorningar etter dette :-)

Klem
M&M

Many years ago I had a delicious pre-wedding-dinner with my husband at the magnificent Operakällaren - they are now in charge for the memorable dinner at the upcoming Royal Wedding in June.

Without any warning Maria (the one with the blue Manolo Blahnik shoes) came to my studio with a gorgeous bouquet of lilies. I had to wait a few days before the buds turned into bloom. And now I know what she ment when she said: "same colour as a drink that is perfect anytime". I looked like a fool... of course PINK champagne! Thank you Maria, we share the same taste :)

The morning after Maria & Johan's wedding all the guests were up for a brunch. Not just any brunch. Or wouldn't you like to start with pink champagne?

Because of Valentine's Day a lot of heart shaped cookies, goodies and ballons were all around. And those macarons....yummie!

It was time to say good bye, write a thank-you-note into the guest book and enjoy the last minutes of a fabulous wedding weekend.

What a weekend! This was the first time for me in a dog sleigh, the first time on a snow scooter and the first time (and hopefully the last) that I dropped my camera, crashed one of my lenses and had a lingonberry drink right afterwards outside the chapel.

Thank you so much, Maria & Johan, for letting me be a part of your wedding - I enjoyed every minute and I am sure that all your guests will for ever remember your Valentine Weekend!

It's amazing how much a tiny flower arrangement can do to the whole atmosphere. There were generous flowerdecorations everywhere but all the  guests were touched by the violets in their little pots.

The dinner took place in the cosy and very relaxed mansion of Fjällnäs hotel. Instead of guest cards on the tables Maria & Johan had ordered linnen napkins that were embroidered with the guests names. Great idea!  

That was the tiniest wedding cake I have ever seen! BUT there were delicious cupcakes that tasted more like desert and there were enough for all those who had space left after the gourmet dinner with specialities from the area. 

As usual, the guys had plenty of time to get ready and suddenly everybody was in a hurry.

The "Aula Capella" where the wedding should take place, was just a a few minutes walk from the mannor. Johan - a true gentleman - helped Maria through the snow.

To honour their family members who no longer could be there, Maria & Johan had pictures of them placed on the "Stairway to heaven", which is a permanent sculpture in the chapel.

Maria's friend, the very talented Emilia de Poret, performed two lovely songs which moved half of us to tears - the other half had a hard time not to show the emotion.

Instead of any decorataions a devine view out into the nature was all. And when the ceremony was over and everybody should leave, one of the walls suddenly came alive and turned open.

While the guests were waiting fot the newly wed couple, icecold drinks were served - no icecubes needed for that swedish speciality: "vargtass=wolf's paw" that is lingonberry juice with vodka. I guess it hits you like that when you have too much.

Can you guess how much fun we all had with this antque sleigh? Maria was a litte afraid her dress would get into the way so she simply "wrapped things together" and off they went.

To be continued... soon...

When Maria & Johan planned for their wedding they wanted to give their guests a weekend they would never forget. They decided to give all the guests the oportunity to have fun with different winteractivities. At Fjällnäs Hotel they have a spa that is breath taking!

I went on a dogsleighride and a skooter-trip along with others. During several hours, from breakfast untill lunch, everybody had so much fun with all the outdoor activities.

After the BBQ with grilled salmon, bratwurst and reindeer burgers everybody was in such a beautiful mood for the white wedding later in the afternoon.

Meet Maria! One of the most generous and warmhearted persons I've met. She is the co-owner of Spoil Concept and believe me, with her in the company your own company will be taken care of in the best possible way!

The bouquet was created by Tage Andersen who is a master of capturing a persons personality and re-creating it in a flower arrangement: feminine, curvy and a little unpredictable - that's Maria!

Ahhh...those shoes... Giuseppe Zanotti ! And I looove the hair piece!!! I promise to ask Maria who made it.

In the meantime Johan is taken care of by talented Jonas Wramell, who did a wonderful job with Marias hair and make-up.

The look of love.... Aren't they just a lovely couple?

This is another example för Maria's generosity: All bride's maids (she had three) and other "helping hands" got a pretty bag with a personal, hand written Thank-you-card and a present from Svenskt Tenn. Who would not have wanted to be her bride's maid?!

"To spoil is to care" is the motto of the company were Maria is the co-owner. To be sure to get a white wedding Maria and Johan decided to book Fjällnäs Hotell in Funäsdalen near the Norwegian border for the Valentine's weekend. They chartered a plane for the guests and instead of boring sandwiches all the guests received a goodie-bag from Blueberry that Maria had ordered. I can assure you, Maria really knows how to spoil the people around her!

After the guests had checked in at the hotel they found special Valentine's candy in their room as well as all necessary information for the weekend.

I have to admit - I am not a skiing person but I love wintertime.

Maria & Johan had decided that they wanted to have their photographs taken the day before the actual wedding. They knew it would be far too stressful with all the activities they had planned for their guests.

Maria's wedding dress was i a greyish lavender (?) with crystal embroideries. So the the Bottega Veneta Knot Bag in purple was as perfect as the silvergrey shoes from Giuseppe Zanotti's 2009 collection.

All flower decorations, inkluding the bouquet, were designed by the Danish flower and interior artist Tage Andersen, who also is a big fan of good wine.

Kjære Brigitte!
Tusen millioner takk for at du var med og gjorde dagen vår så fantastisk! Du fanget våre magiske øyeblikk og har gitt oss evige minner.
Vi vill alltid være deg takknemmelig!

Maria & Marcus

On one of my winter weddings this beautiful wedding cake was served. This was just one part of a three storey high cake, created by Daniel Roos, who is a pastry designer. And the cupcakes, that accompanied the cake, were made by Linda Nielsen

Vi har skvallrat ända till USA om våra bilder på din hemsida.
Du har fått stående ovationer..."FANTASTISKA", "UNDERBARA", "GLIMRANDE" och "Wow – what incredibly beautiful pictures and it looks like you had a perfect wedding!  Thank you SO much for sending the pictures along – we will forward them to Kurt so he can see them too.  Of course, I went totally nuts for the shoes!!! " var några av kommentarerna - Jättekul, verkligen. :))

Kramar Maria & Micke

I am on my way to a 3-days winter wedding in Fjällnäs,

near the norvegian border. This is going to be so much fun with outdoor BBQ, dogsleigh, cocktails in glasses made from ice... I have to hurry or I miss my plane!

Today they talk about "SecretBox" in Svenska Dagbladet! On of Swedens most respected daily newspapers has an interview with me in a special edition for weddings.

In the lastes issue of "GLAMOUR" magazine there is an interview with me about my SecretBox. It seems that more and more women can tell the difference between beautiful, sensual images that show the beauty of their bodies and tacky, boring pictures in underwear. Be sure to book a photographer who knows that difference too. 

Isn't this a beautiful vintage purse? It once belonged to Maria's grandmother and just needed a little bling.  

The latest trend in wedding photography is BLACK & WHITE!

After the last years digital colour explosion it seems that black & white pictures are hotter than ever. And I could not agree more - the power of a black & white image hits me everytime.