STORY | AMSTERDAM

A Summer Bachelorette in Pink and Red

By Aleksandria Rudenko | Updated 28 October 2026

Thirteen friends at a bachelorette lined up on a canal bridge in pink, red and white summer dresses, tall trees over the water

On a sunny summer day, a bride-to-be and twelve friends met me in Amsterdam, all dressed in shades of pink, red and white. I photographed their bachelorette in pink and red on the canal bridges and in the side streets around them.

With my group photoshoots in Amsterdam, a group this size is easy to guide. I plan a route with wide bridges and quiet corners, so all thirteen fit in the frame and nobody disappears behind someone else.

Pink and Red on a Canal Bridge

On a canal bridge under tall trees, the whole group stood in one long line. Pink tops, a coral dress, white lace and one bright red dress: together, their outfits turned thirteen people into a single palette. Against the green trees and the dark water, those colors glowed.

Then they walked toward me across a bridge, past tall gabled houses. A group in motion looks natural, so I rarely let a big group stand still for long.

Group of friends walking toward the camera across a canal bridge, tall gabled houses and a big tree behind them

Up close, there were sunglasses, a pink tulle skirt and a lot of laughter. That energy is exactly what a bachelorette in pink and red should feel like.

Friends in sunglasses laughing as they cross a bridge, a pink tulle skirt and a bright red dress in front of brick gables

Legs Over the Edge of a Bridge

Old brick bridges cross the Amsterdam canals everywhere, and their wide edges make a perfect bench. On a bridge with three arches, the friends waved from the railing, and they also sat on its edge in one long row with their legs stretched out. Seen from a distance, the bridge, its arches and the whole group fit in one frame. Boats pass all day in summer, so I simply waited until one slid under the arch below them.

Bachelorette friends in pink and red waving from the railing of a three-arched brick bridge, gabled canal houses behind

Friends sitting in a long row on the edge of an arched canal bridge, legs stretched out, under tall summer trees

Row of friends seated on a bridge railing as a canal boat passes under the arch, a domed tower in the distance — A canal boat passing under the arch

Arm in Arm in the Summer Sun

In a sunny side street, the group linked arms and walked toward me with their hair flying. With so many friends, the street was full from one side to the other. The sun came from behind them, so their hair lit up and nobody had to squint.

Twelve friends walking arm in arm down a sunny side street, hair flying, a red dress at one end of the line — A side street in full summer sun

In a big group, I also look for the smaller ones inside it. Three friends leaned together in the sun on a quiet street.

Three friends leaning together in the sun on a quiet street, in a pink dress, a floral dress and a pink tulle skirt

Five others stood close in front of a dark door, with ivy and warm light above them. Moments like these show the friendships inside a big celebration.

Five friends in white, coral and pink dresses standing close in front of a dark door, ivy and warm light above them

For one frame, I asked everyone to look up while I photographed them from above. A circle of pouting faces in pink and red became the most playful frame of the whole bachelorette.

Circle of friends pouting kisses up at the camera, seen from above, pink and red tops and sunglasses in their hair

A Bachelorette Lineup in Pink

A brick canal house with a tall stoop and a black bike in front gave the group a stage of its own. Some sat on the railing, others stood on the steps, and the whole group fit into the frame. Everyone found her own spot, from the top of the railing to the lowest step. It makes a fitting last image for this bachelorette in pink and red.

Bachelorette friends in pink and white on the stoop and railing of a brick canal house, a black bike parked by the door — The stoop of a brick canal house

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