Laughing couple standing beside a large weathered tree with exposed hollow trunk in a misty outdoor setting.
Couple sharing a romantic moment on a lush green hillside with misty Alpine village in background.

A Decade of Love in the Swiss Alps — 10 Year Anniversary Session

 

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Van and Dat travelled halfway across the world for this — from the busy streets of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, all the way to the Swiss Alps. Not for a vacation. For a milestone. Ten years of marriage, a family they built together, and children they are raising with the same love they have always given each other. This trip was their moment — just the two of them — to breathe, to remember, and to celebrate how far they have come.


Ten years is not a small thing. It's a decade of choosing each other — through the ordinary Tuesdays, the hard seasons, the moments that tested everything, and the quiet ones that made it all worth it. It's school runs and sleepless nights, inside jokes and growing pains, and somehow through all of it, still reaching for each other's hand.

Some anniversaries deserve more than a dinner table. They deserve mountains.


We spent eight hours together across four villages, and the Alps gave us every kind of sky — soft clouds wrapping Wengen in stillness, warm sun flooding the valley in Lauterbrunnen, mist rolling over the peaks in Mürren, and gentle rain falling over Gimmelwald as the day came to a close. It was as if the mountains already knew their story.


As a photographer, I've witnessed a lot of love. But there's something different about a couple ten years in — the way they move together, the way they laugh, the way he looks at her when she isn't watching. It doesn't perform. It just is.

Every kind of weather found us that day. And every single moment was beautiful. Just like ten years together should be.


Swiss Alps, Switzerland

Wengen · Lauterbrunnen · Mürren · Gimmelwald


Young couple holding hands outside a vintage homesty shop with striped awning.

Wengen (9:30 – 11:00)


The day began in Wengen. Clouds sitting low, yellow wildflowers spilling over old stone walls, the village quiet and unhurried. There's something about a soft morning light that makes people open up — and Van and Dat were already at ease with each other in the way only ten years can bring. We wandered, we laughed, we let the village set the pace. The perfect place to begin.

Couple on wooden staircase with scenic Swiss Alpine village and waterfall backdrop.
Woman in white skirt poses on wooden stairs with snow-capped Swiss Alps behind her.
Couple sharing a tender moment on wooden stairs in a charming Swiss mountain village.
Young man in black blazer walking down wooden stairs in picturesque Alpine village.
Woman in yellow sweater and white skirt standing on stairs with colorful garden backdrop.
Young woman in yellow sweater and white skirt sitting by yellow wildflowers on a stone wall outdoors.
Woman in yellow top and white skirt standing near railway tracks beside a Swiss chalet and lamppost.
Couple dancing near railway tracks with a traditional Swiss chalet and green hillside in the background.
Laughing woman in yellow sweater and white skirt leaning against a large hollow tree with a man nearby.
Man standing on a path in a Swiss alpine village with snow-capped mountains and wooden chalets nearby.
Man leaning against a large pine tree on a misty green hillside beside a Swiss alpine chalet.
Couple posing on either side of a large weathered tree with exposed wood on a green hillside.
Couple dancing together on a foggy green hillside with misty mountains in the background.
Couple holding hands and walking through a lush green meadow with misty Swiss village behind.
Couple facing each other on a green hillside with traditional Swiss chalets in foggy background.
Couple playfully reaching toward each other on a green hillside with misty village backdrop.
Couple standing apart on a foggy green hillside with traditional Swiss village in the background.
Couple sharing a tender embrace and kiss on a misty green hillside with village in background.
Man gently fixing womans hair while she smiles on a green meadow with misty village backdrop.
Couple sharing a romantic kiss in a lush alpine meadow with yellow wildflowers and snow-capped mountains in Switzerland.
Man in black jacket standing on alpine meadow with snow-capped Swiss mountains and valley backdrop.
Woman in yellow sweater sitting peacefully in Swiss alpine meadow with Lauterbrunnen valley backdrop.
Woman in yellow outfit sitting in green alpine meadow with Swiss mountain valley and waterfall view.
Smiling woman in yellow striped sweater holding wildflower in Swiss alpine meadow with mountain backdrop.
Couple standing together in Swiss alpine meadow with stunning snow-capped mountain valley behind them.
Young woman in yellow cardigan sitting in alpine meadow smelling flower with snowy mountains behind.
Man placing jacket on womans shoulders in flower meadow with Swiss Alps and waterfall behind.
Couple holding hands facing each other in Swiss alpine meadow with dramatic mountain valley backdrop.
Man standing alone in a green meadow with dramatic snow-capped alpine mountains behind him.
Romantic couple embracing in Swiss alpine meadow with Lauterbrunnen valley and snow-capped peaks behind.

Lauterbrunnen (12:30 – 13:40)


Then the sun came out. We took the train down into the valley and Lauterbrunnen opened up before us — towering cliffs on both sides, a glacial river running cold and fast, and that warm afternoon light that makes everything feel a little golden. Van in her pink dress by the water. Dat watching her like no time had passed at all. After a morning in the clouds, this felt like stepping into a painting.

Couple sharing a tender embrace on rocky riverbank with Swiss alpine village and mountains behind.
Smiling woman in elegant pink off-shoulder dress posing by wooden fence overlooking charming Swiss mountain village.
Man in black jacket and sunglasses standing on scenic path with picturesque Swiss alpine village in background.
Elegant woman in pink dress standing gracefully by wooden fence on scenic path in lush Swiss mountain village.
Woman in pink dress walking joyfully along path with stunning Swiss village of Lauterbrunnen in the background.
Tourist in black jacket walking on path overlooking charming Swiss mountain village with church steeple.
Smiling Asian woman in pink off-shoulder dress standing by fence with Swiss village church and green hills behind.
Person standing on scenic overlook path above picturesque Swiss valley village surrounded by mountains.
Man in dark blazer and jeans standing by rocky river in green Swiss mountain landscape.
Woman in pink dress holding white parasol smiling by rocky river in Swiss alpine village.
Couple embracing romantically on rocky riverbank with rushing alpine stream and stone wall backdrop.
Happy couple holding hands and laughing together on rocky shore beside a swift mountain river.
Young woman in pink dress holding white parasol smiling beside a mountain river in Swiss village.
Man in black shirt standing on path beside rocky wall with Swiss alpine village in background.
Smiling woman in off-shoulder pink dress holding white parasol beside a scenic mountain river.
Man in black shirt and jeans posing on bridge with charming Swiss alpine village hillside behind.
Man in black shirt and jeans posing on road with scenic Swiss chalet village on hillside behind.
Young woman in flowing pink dress strolling along bridge in picturesque Swiss village of Lauterbrunnen.
Woman in pink dress leaning on wooden railing overlooking Lauterbrunnen village church and alpine scenery.
Smiling woman in pink dress resting on wooden fence with Lauterbrunnen church and blooming trees behind.
Woman in pink dress posing by wooden fence with Staubbach waterfall and Lauterbrunnen village in background.
Woman in pink dress sitting on stone wall with Swiss Alps, waterfall, and Lauterbrunnen valley behind her.
Woman in pink dress touching blooming cherry tree with Swiss Alps and Lauterbrunnen valley in background.
Woman in pink dress admiring Staubbach waterfall and Lauterbrunnen village church amid spring blossoms.
Woman in off-shoulder pink dress standing in Swiss alpine meadow with yellow wildflowers and mountains.
Young man walking on path through lush Swiss valley with dramatic snow-capped mountains and green meadows.
Woman in elegant pink off-shoulder dress standing in Swiss alpine meadow with mountain valley backdrop.
Smiling young woman in pink dress sitting on path surrounded by yellow wildflowers in Swiss alpine valley.
Young woman in pink off-shoulder dress sitting on garden path among dandelions with bow hair accessory.

Mürren (15:00 – 15:50)


No roads reach Mürren. You take a cable car up and leave the world behind. By the time we arrived, the clouds had rolled back in — draping the peaks in mist, cooling the air, turning the old timber chalets into something out of a fairytale. The parasol came back out. The light went soft and cinematic. Some places don't need sunshine to be beautiful. Mürren is one of them.

Stylish Asian man in black polo leaning against rustic wooden building wall in Swiss mountain village.
Woman with clear umbrella stands on green alpine hillside surrounded by evergreen trees and snowy peaks.
Person photographing dramatic snow-capped Swiss Alps landscape with alpine chalets and misty mountain peaks.
Young woman sitting on alpine hillside holding transparent umbrella with snowy mountain and pine trees behind.
Woman in plaid skirt walks alpine path with snow-capped mountains and wooden chalet in Swiss Alps.
Young woman in white sweater and plaid skirt strolling along a scenic Swiss alpine village street.
Smiling woman in white sweater and plaid skirt poses on lush green alpine meadow with snowy mountains.
Young Asian man in black sweater walking on path before traditional dark Swiss chalet with forest backdrop.
Woman with transparent umbrella poses on green alpine meadow with snow-capped mountains and pine trees.
Lone woman stands on gravel alpine path with dramatic rocky mountain cliffs and wooden chalets below.
Young woman poses with outstretched arm on green alpine meadow with mountain backdrop and wooden cabin.
Woman with umbrella checking for rain on alpine meadow with snow-capped mountains and pine trees in Switzerland.
Smiling Asian man leaning on wooden fence beside traditional Swiss alpine chalets with dense forest behind.
Stylish Asian woman in white sweater and houndstooth skirt posing on charming Swiss village street.
Smiling woman holds clear umbrella on alpine meadow with snow-capped mountains and pine forest backdrop.

Gimmelwald (16:00 – 16:50)


The rain found us in Gimmelwald — and honestly, it was perfect. This tiny village, barely on the map, has an honesty shop with no shopkeeper and a mountain hostel that feels frozen in time. We shot in the drizzle, laughed between drops, held hands in front of a striped awning. It was unhurried and unguarded and completely real. The best kind of ending. The Alps said goodbye in the gentlest way — quietly, softly, and with rain.

Couple holding hands outside The Honesty Shop vintage storefront with striped awning.
Person standing with white umbrella near Mountain Hostel wooden chalet in rainy alpine village.
Woman walking past Mountain Hostel sign with snowy peaks and alpine chalets in background.
Couple holding hands posing in front of The Honesty Shop rustic vintage storefront.
Smiling woman lifting white umbrella joyfully in green alpine meadow with mountain backdrop.
Woman with white umbrella standing beside Mountain Hostel sign in misty alpine village.
Couple laughing together outside The Honesty Shop vintage store with striped pink awning.
Couple resting on bench outside rustic alpine wooden building with mountain mist backdrop.
Woman posing with white umbrella near Mountain Hostel sign beside log cabin in alpine setting.

It's a privilege to witness love like this. Not the kind that performs for the camera, but the kind that just exists — quietly, warmly, through every kind of weather. Van and Dat, thank you for bringing me along on this journey. I hope these images remind you, always, of the day the Alps celebrated ten years of you.