STORY | ROTTERDAM

Wedding Portraits in Het Park and by the Maas

By Aleksandria Rudenko | Published 28 October 2026

Bride in a white jumpsuit kicking one leg up with her bouquet raised on a white footbridge in Het Park, the groom holding her

Lucía and Daan came to Het Park straight after their ceremony, on a July afternoon in Rotterdam. We made their wedding portraits in Het Park first, then walked down to the Maas. Her parents had flown in from Colombia, and both families wanted a photo with the newlyweds.

The park lies at the foot of the Euromast, a short walk from the river. It is one of the green corners I love for my photoshoots in Rotterdam.

Wedding Portraits in Het Park

We began on a gravel path under tall trees, where the light stayed soft. Lucía wore a white jumpsuit with a long train, a white jacket and pearls in her hair. Daan wore a navy three-piece suit, a pale pink tie and a rose on his lapel. Within a minute, she was laughing so hard that she leaned away from him.

Bride and groom standing close on a gravel path under tall trees in Het Park, her long white train trailing on the ground

Bride laughing with her head thrown back beside the groom in a navy suit, holding blush roses on a tree-lined path

Next, they held up their hands to show their new rings. Then Lucía lifted her blush roses high above her head, while Daan simply beamed. There was room for quieter frames too: a kiss with the roses between them, and a portrait of Daan on the path.

Newlyweds holding up their hands to show their new wedding rings on a path in Het Park, tall trees and a lawn behind them

Bride raising her bouquet of blush roses high beside the groom on a park path by the water, a wedding portrait in Het Park — A path by the water in Het Park, 15:26

Groom kissing the bride as she holds her bouquet of blush roses, a pearl comb in her dark hair and trees soft behind them

Groom in a navy three-piece suit with a pale pink tie and a rose on his lapel, smiling on a path in the park

Two Families in Het Park

A few steps further, beds of purple flowers lined the path. There I made Lucía’s portrait, pearls and all. After that, Daan pulled her in for a kiss, and she kicked up one heel. On the big lawn nearby, the Euromast rose above the trees behind them.

Bride in a white jacket with a pearl necklace and pearl hair comb holding blush roses in front of purple flowers in Het Park

Bride kicking up one heel as she kisses the groom behind her bouquet, purple flowers along the path in Het Park

Bride and groom on a wide lawn in Het Park with the Euromast rising above the trees, a wedding portrait in summer — The lawn below the Euromast, 15:41

Then the families joined us. Lucía’s mother, in bright fuchsia with a red wrap trimmed with feathers, laughed at everything her husband said. Daan’s sister came with her two little girls in blush dresses. Finally, everyone squeezed together for the big group photo, with the children in front.

Two families gathered around the bride and groom on a park path, children in blush dresses in front, a wedding group in Het Park

Bride with her laughing mother in fuchsia, her father in a navy suit and a young man in a dark suit, purple flowers behind

Woman in a blush satin dress holding her little daughter, beside a man in a gray suit and an older girl among purple flowers

Cheers on the White Footbridge

Over the pond, a white footbridge turned into a stage all by itself. Two men from the family joined the couple, and on three, all four threw their arms up. Next came the whole group, from two countries, on one small bridge. Meanwhile, Daan’s little niece refused to let go of him or of her toy bunny.

Bride and groom cheering with two family members on a white footbridge in Het Park, arms raised under tall trees

Big wedding group of two families lined up on a white footbridge in Het Park, tall trees and white flowers behind them

Groom holding a little blonde girl with a soft toy bunny, both smiling on the footbridge on the wedding day

On that bridge, Lucía also kicked one leg up with her bouquet in the air, and that frame opens this story. Before we left Het Park, we made one last wedding portrait by the water lilies, with the Euromast above them.

Bride and groom by a pond with water lilies in Het Park, the Euromast above the trees on a gray July afternoon

A Dance by the Erasmusbrug

Down on the Maas quay, the sun came out. Lucía took off her jacket, and the Erasmusbrug and the towers of the Kop van Zuid filled the sky behind them. Daan spun her around and then pulled her close, and both of them laughed out loud.

Groom gazing at his bride on the Maas quay, her back to the camera and the towers of the Kop van Zuid across the water

Bride kicking up a heel as the groom holds her close on the Maas quay, the Erasmusbrug and tall towers behind them

Groom twirling the laughing bride in her strapless white jumpsuit on the Maas quay, the Erasmusbrug against a cloudy sky

The families followed for one last group photo by the river. After that, the two of them walked on to the Veerhaven, where tall ships lie along the quay. Daan lifted Lucía off her feet with her train flying, and so the afternoon ended at half past four.

Wedding group of two families on the quay along the Maas, the Erasmusbrug and the towers of the Kop van Zuid behind them

Bride and groom smiling in front of tall ships with their masts and a Dutch flag in the Veerhaven on a sunny afternoon

Groom lifting the bride off her feet with her arm in the air and her train flying, tall ships of the Veerhaven behind them — The Veerhaven, 16:33

Wedding portraits in Het Park, a dance by the river and a lift among the masts: one afternoon, two families and a lot of laughter. For more places near the water, see my guide to photo spots in Rotterdam.

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