Pre-Wedding Shoot At Lago Di Braies In The Dolomites

Pre-wedding shoots are becoming increasingly popular. I’ve read that the tradition started as Asian weddings often left little time for the couple to have pictures of themselves taken, so the couple would arrange to take their wedding photos before their wedding day so that they could display their photos at their wedding reception. This popular trend that started in Asia is now becoming more and more popular across the world. Couples are choosing to travel to epic destinations around the globe and spend a day with a photographer capturing themselves exploring these amazing locations.

Pre-Wedding Shoot At Lago Di Braies In The Dolomites

Christina & Ted travelled to Italy all the way from Hong Kong. Their decision to take their pre-wedding pictures in the Dolomites was a pretty spontaneous one – and in less than 48 hours my bags were packed and ready to go. They were staying in Hotel Lago Di Braies, a beautiful alpine style hotel right on the shores of one of the most beautiful lakes in the Dolomites.

On the morning of their shoot we woke up to light rain, so we started with some pictures of them getting ready in their beautiful hotel room. It didn’t take too long before the rain eased off, so we headed outside to explore the lake.

After a few hours of marvelling at the beautiful turquoise waters of the lake (and a break for some lunch), we jumped in the car and I took Christina & Ted to some of my favourite spots in this area of the Dolomites. Although the clouds hung around the mountains for most of the day, we managed to avoid any more rain. Right until the last location of the day, where, just as the sun finally came out, the rain started to fall as well.

The boathouse at Lago Di Braies by Wild Connections Photography View across Lago di Braies by Wild Connections Photography The sun hits the bride's rue de seine bohemian wedding dress in hotel lago di braies by Wild Connections Photography Christina prepares for their pre-wedding shoot at Hotel Lago Di Braies by Wild Connections Photography Christina uses the window light to put on her makeup at Hotel Lago Di Braies by Wild Connections Photography Christina embraces Ted as he sits on the bed at Hotel Lago Di Braies by Wild Connections Photography Christina & Ted are ready for their pre-wedding shoot at Lago Di Braies in the Dolomites by Wild Connections Photography Christina plays with her hair in the hotel room at Lago Di Braies by Wild Connections Photography Christina & Ted on their hotel room balcony at Lago Di Braies by Wild Connections Photography Christina & Ted take a walk around Lago Di Braies for their pre-wedding photoshoot in the Dolomites by Wild Connections Photography A pre-wedding shoot at Lago di Braies in the Dolomites by Wild Connections Photography couple walk in to the forest Christina holds up her Rue De Seine wedding dress as they walk through the forest by Wild Connections Photography Christina & Ted share a kiss in front of Lago Di Braies in the Dolomites by Wild Connections Photography Ted leads Christina through the pine forest at Lago Di Braies in the Dolomites by Wild Connections Photography Christina's engagement ring by Wild Connections Photography Close up of Ted's shoes as he stands on a log by Wild Connections Photography Christina & Ted stand on some piled up logs by Wild Connections Photography Christina & Ted hold each other close during their pre-wedding shoot in the Dolomites by Wild Connections Photography Christina strokes the collar of Ted's jacket by Wild Connections Photography Christina & Ted kiss in the misty Dolomite mountains by Wild Connections Photography A bohemian pre-wedding photo shoot in the Dolomites in Italy by Wild Connections Photography Christina twirls in her Rue De Seine wedding dress with the Tre Cime Three Peaks in the distance by Wild Connections Photography Christina & Ted hold hands with mountains behind them by Wild Connections Photography A picture of Christina & Ted through the branches of the trees in the Dolomites forest by Wild Connections Photography Christina & Ted embrace in the Dolomites for the pre-wedding photos by Wild Connections Photography Christina & Ted run down a mountain trail in the Dolomites by Wild Connections PhotographyHolding hands in the car on a Dolomites road trip by Wild Connections PhotographyA view of Ted in the mirror of the car by Wild Connections PhotographyChristina & Ted by a wooden hut in the Dolomites by Wild Connections Photography Christina & Ted find a wooden farmers hut in the Dolomites by Wild Connections Photography Ted softly kisses Christina's forehead by Wild Connections PhotographyChristina & Ted walk through the meadows in the Dolomites by Wild Connections PhotographyChristina & Ted sit on the grass and look at the sunset across the Dolomites by Wild Connections Photography Rain and sunset in the Dolomites for this pre-wedding shoot by Wild Connections Photography

Photos by Wild Connections Photography

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Editor of We Are The Wanderers Cat Ekkelboom-White at Lake Prags in the Dolomites in Winter

Author: Cat Ekkelboom-White

Cat is the founder of We Are The Wanderers as well as a photographer for Wild Connections Photography and mentor at the Adventure Wedding Academy.