Secret Proposal at Christiansborg Palace

A few weeks ago, Jurgen contacted me to help him organize a secret proposal photoshoot in Copenhagen. I’m always thrilled by these requests, as I love to plan and photograph such special moments. After scouting a few locations, we decided to go for Christiansborg Palace, at a specific spot in a long corridor next to the Royal Stables. We were hoping for a sunny day so we could incorporate the shadows from the columns into the images. We set to start the engagement session at 1 pm as sunlight would be perfect at the chosen location. Also, this session took place in March, so 1 pm is a great time in terms of light. 

I think we can say that we nailed it! Everything went as planned and the photos look very unique with the patterns created by shadow and light. 

Where should I propose in Copenhagen?

Copenhagen offers a variety of beautiful places where you can ask for your loved one’s hand in marriage. But, and this is a big “but”, be aware that, depending on the time of the year, weather conditions might not be favourable for some ideas you might have in mind for this big moment. I’ll give you an example: I got an email from an American client in February excited to propose in Copenhagen at the beginning of March. He had seen some beautiful shots of other people proposing on a summer evening on a boat tour down Copenhagen’s canals and wanted the same thing for his photoshoot. The thing is, March is a tricky month. One minute, you’re dreaming about spring. The next minute, you’re pulling your snow boots out of the closet again!
I find the boat idea incredible, but in March this would be a huge gamble: you’d have to have a beautiful sunny day for a boat tour to be enjoyable at this time of year, and we don’t get many of those in Copenhagen during winter. We would need a plan B. In other words: we’d have to arrange two different proposal ideas in case your first option becomes unfeasible due to the weather. Can we do it? Yes! But let’s keep our expectations in check.
Just to wrap this story up, he couldn’t propose to his girlfriend on the boat because it was snowing that day, so we had to put plan B into action. We were happy we had another plan of action and that everything worked great.