Castles, Carriages and Fairy-tale Wedding Charm

Have you ever dreamt of a true fairy-tale wedding? The idyllic romance of Baroque castles, horse-drawn carriages and a touch of magical scenery? Well, radiant newly weds Martina and Matej were lucky enough to experience their big day within the warmth of a magical fairy-tale setting tucked away in renaissance-like beauty of northern Croatia.

Our excited couple simply wanted to grasp a timeless setting for their album. Somewhere which blends together a touch of history and classicism. A place which adds a sense of character and ambiance. The charm of the Trakoscan castle and the baroque town of Varaždin, known as the ‘Little Vienna’, certainly ticked all the boxes.

As soon as the day began and the reality of the day started to absorb – Martina and Matej literally became a prince and princess for the day! The dreamy hilly landscape becoming the backdrop for many of our shots gave us all original and charming results.

We simply loved the natural wooden bridges and the cream-stoned castle walls which really added a noble feel to the images. Matina and Matej rode away in a magical horse-drawn carriage just as if they were royalty celebrities – which is certainly how they felt!

Allison Larman - March 18, 2014 - 11:53 am

This is absolutely a fairy tale wedding — great imagery!

Amrit - March 20, 2014 - 2:08 am

Fairy tale indeed! I did get a chance to shoot a dream like wedding in a palace turned resort in India. Here is the link – hope you like them: http://shaadigrapher.com/indian-destination-wedding-photographers/

Belinda Mango - March 21, 2014 - 1:00 pm

Beautiful, romantic and dreamy!

Teresa Beklamy - March 25, 2014 - 1:50 pm

Gorgeous wedding story.

Dani Meadows - May 2, 2014 - 12:56 pm

That first photo is breathtaking!!

Dani Meadows - May 22, 2014 - 7:52 pm

Damien — I follow and love your photography — such beautiful wedding stories.

Chandan - May 12, 2017 - 2:13 pm

A dreamy article! Fairytale indeed!

Deep Dhiman - July 13, 2019 - 4:47 am

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V. C. Pramod - February 6, 2020 - 2:25 am

Such a beautiful collation of wedding photography…
and nice post

Timo & Susan – Wedding on Festung Königstein

Timo & Susan. Some images from beautiful Wedding in Germany on Festung Königstein.

Gerry - March 15, 2014 - 9:08 pm

These shots are absolutely breathtaking!

Where exactly is this? I would love go there just based on your photography alone, my goodness!

You are very talented!

Please let me know where this was.

Regards,

Gerry

Dane - March 17, 2014 - 9:46 pm

Great work! Wow what a beautiful teal sea. I love the castle background! It’s like a fairy tale.

Shauna Dallamsphum - March 18, 2014 - 11:55 am

That first photo just takes my breath away. Gorgeous!

German Levitsky - March 18, 2014 - 12:10 pm

Thank you very much!

German Levitsky - March 18, 2014 - 12:15 pm

Hi Gerry,
Thank you very much!
This Location in Saxony Swiss in Festung Königstein (Germany).
This is really beautiful place.
But the first Photo have little bit manipulation with background. 🙂
The weather was not so good, because that i have change the background. The background from Cuba-Varadero.

Thanks.

José Carlos - March 20, 2014 - 5:06 pm

Increíble ! Toda una fuente de inspiración

Anabelle Morris - March 21, 2014 - 1:02 pm

Awesome and gorgeous photos!

Bernadette Kashuba - March 25, 2014 - 1:52 pm

Beautiful imagery.

Darrell - April 2, 2014 - 1:56 am

Just love your style, absolutely breathtaking!!

Alexander & Karina – Wedding

Alexander and Karina. Beautiful couple from Dresden. It was very pleasant to work with them. With all the heart I wish you to keep that feeling of love till the end of days! Be happy, my friends!

Abigail Winters - March 11, 2014 - 11:25 am

I just love your large photo – beautiful.

German Levitsky - March 12, 2014 - 3:38 pm

Thank you :)!

Dani Meadows - March 18, 2014 - 11:56 am

Awesome, awesome photographs.

German Levitsky - March 18, 2014 - 12:09 pm

Thank you very much!

oriana - March 18, 2014 - 4:28 pm

All the photos are stunning! love them

classicimpressions - March 19, 2014 - 4:48 am

photos are really very nice and nice blog.

Amrit - March 20, 2014 - 2:25 am

These pictures are out of this world. But a lot of them also look too unreal (the colour tones, the sky). Do you think you go overboard at times? Or is that your style?

Anabelle Morris - March 21, 2014 - 1:03 pm

These are breathtaking too! I enjoy your work.

Anto Johns - March 23, 2016 - 5:30 am

Great work.. Each image has unique identity.

Cyriac - October 5, 2016 - 1:37 am

Stunning pictures

Sandeep Mohanan - March 2, 2018 - 12:53 am

Really love the way you capture the life with real blood and flesh in them…

Vijesh - July 12, 2018 - 12:39 pm

awesome photos.. keep clicking..

Vijesh - July 12, 2018 - 12:42 pm

Yeah I agree to Amrit.. there are slight variations between images.. overall great photos..!!

Wedding Trends for 2014

Dawn from Invitations by Dawn put together this infographic showing the most common wedding trends for 2014. We hope you enjoy it while prepping for your 2014 weddings.

2014 wedding trends infographic

Bernadette Kashuba - March 7, 2014 - 1:23 pm

Great Idea!

Alexandria Kokostatis - March 11, 2014 - 11:26 am

This is very helpful.

Foto Excellence - March 18, 2014 - 11:57 am

This is an excellent guide for engaged couples. There are so many details and this organizes it well.

Teresa Beklamy - May 22, 2014 - 7:54 pm

Thanks so much for sharing this. I’m getting married in 2016 and this will definitely help with my planning. 🙂

Shane O’Neill – Irish Wedding photographer – My favourite images of 2013

Images by Shane O’Neill www.aspectphotography.net

Cynthia Blackstone - March 7, 2014 - 1:24 pm

Love the shoes in your large image!! And all of your photos are beautiful.

Candice Springgay - March 11, 2014 - 11:28 am

You portray a beautiful wedding story.

Teresa Beklamy - March 18, 2014 - 11:59 am

Such vibrant and beautiful pictures. Nicely done.

Jacqui Jagt - March 21, 2014 - 1:05 pm

Fabulous imagery — it would be really hard to pick a favourite among your favourites. 🙂

Jeremy Buck - May 22, 2014 - 7:56 pm

Shane .. your imagery in one word is ‘outstanding’. I have been following for years!