{"id":13588,"date":"2024-01-01T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/?p=13588"},"modified":"2026-11-08T16:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:08:22","slug":"december-engagement-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/december-engagement-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"A December Engagement in View of the Rijksmuseum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rpb rpb-story\" data-label=\"STORY | AMSTERDAM\"><figure class=\"rpb-lead rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62794 skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-25.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Just after their December engagement in Amsterdam, she leaps into his arms on a bridge, lit trees and the Rijksmuseum behind\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-25.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-25-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-25-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-25-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-25-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>Talia and Andre came over from the United States for a few days in December. She thought they were taking a short walk before dinner. Andre, however, had a ring in his pocket, and their December engagement in Amsterdam began on a bridge over the Spiegelgracht.<\/p><p>He had booked the Proposal Photoshoot, one of <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/couple-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my couple photoshoots in Amsterdam<\/a>, and planned the moment with me by email. Talia knew nothing. When they reached the bridge, I was already there, just another person with a camera between the bikes.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-box rpb-card\"><dl><dt>Where<\/dt><dd>A bridge on the Spiegelgracht, then the antique shops of the Spiegelkwartier<\/dd><dt>When<\/dt><dd>December, from dusk into the evening<\/dd><dt>Session<\/dt><dd><a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/couple-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">Proposal Photoshoot<\/a><\/dd><dt>Light<\/dt><dd>Dusk, then blue hour, with lights in the bare trees<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><h2 id=\"a-bridge-facing-the-rijksmuseum\">A Bridge Facing the Rijksmuseum<\/h2><p>In December, the trees along the Spiegelgracht are wrapped in small lights. When the two of them arrived, the lights were already glowing, and the towers of the Rijksmuseum stood dark against a soft gray sky. The name <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spiegelgracht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spiegelgracht<\/a> means mirror canal, and that evening the water held every light.<\/p><p>Then Andre stopped at the railing, turned to Talia and went down on one knee.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62788\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-23.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"A December proposal in Amsterdam: he kneels on a Spiegelgracht bridge at dusk, lit trees on both banks and the Rijksmuseum ahead\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-23.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-23-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-23-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-23-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-23-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><figcaption>The Spiegelgracht at dusk, the Rijksmuseum at the end of the water<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>I stayed where I was and let the moment run. Talia laughed before she could say a word, and then the ring went on.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62740\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-7.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"She laughs with one hand held out as he kneels with the ring, her quilted beige coat and long patterned scarf against the railing\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-7.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-7-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-7-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-7-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-7-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62743\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-8.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Engagement ring going onto her finger at the railing, December lights in the trees and the Rijksmuseum towers soft behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-8.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-8-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-8-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-8-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-8-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"the-first-minutes-of-a-december-engagement\">The First Minutes of a December Engagement<\/h2><p>After the yes, nobody needed directions. They kissed right there by the railing, her hand on his cheek, while the lights shone in the water behind them. That is the charm of a December engagement in Amsterdam: the city has already hung up its lights. I only asked them to stay a little longer, so the canal could fill the frame.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62746\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-9.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Kiss by the railing after the yes, her hand on his cheek and his on her back, the canal reflecting the lights of December\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-9.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-9-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-9-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-9-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-9-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62749\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-10.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Full-length kiss on the bridge, her quilted beige coat against his long dark coat, the glowing canal and museum towers behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-10.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-10-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-10-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-10-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"rpb-side\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62797\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-26.jpg\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Two hands resting together, a new ring with a single stone and pale nails with tiny painted leaves, warm lights blurred above\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 440px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-26.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-26-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-26-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-26-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-26-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><p>Up close, the ring caught the same warm light as the trees: a single stone on a thin gold band. Even her nails matched the season, pale with tiny dark leaves. I kept the lights behind her hand out of focus, so only the ring stayed sharp.<\/p><\/div><h2 id=\"engaged-among-the-antique-shops\">Engaged Among the Antique Shops<\/h2><p>From the bridge, we walked a few steps into the Spiegelkwartier. Its antique shops have deep windows full of small paintings, old vases and framed prints, and strings of lights hang across the street. At the first window, Andre kissed her under a striped awning.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62770\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-17.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Engagement kiss by an Amsterdam antique shop window under a striped awning, a box of old prints in front and lights behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-17.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-17-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-17-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-17-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-17-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>Next, Talia held out her hand for me, still a little surprised by it. Together, they looked straight into the lens, close and happy.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62728\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-3.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"She smiles into the lens while he holds her hand with its new engagement ring, a December shop window glowing behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-3-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-3-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-3-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62779\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-20.jpg\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Close portrait of the newly engaged pair at an Amsterdam shop window in December, her gray turtleneck and leopard-print scarf\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-20.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-20-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-20-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-20-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-20-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><figcaption>The antique shops of the Spiegelkwartier, minutes after the yes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>A moment later, Andre said something that made her laugh out loud. So I stayed at the window and kept photographing.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62773\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-18.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Laughing together by an antique shop window in Amsterdam, framed paintings inside and December lights strung across the street\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-18.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-18-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-18-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-18-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-18-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"rpb-side\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62725\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-2.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"She leans on the glass in sunglasses, her reflection beside small landscape paintings, while he looks down the shopping street\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 440px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-2-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-2-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-2-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><p>Talia, sunglasses on, leaned against the glass. Her reflection appeared next to the old landscapes in the window, while Andre looked down the street. It is one of my favorite frames of the evening: the two of them, the shop and the city in one picture.<\/p><\/div><h2 id=\"december-blue-over-amsterdam\">December Blue Over Amsterdam<\/h2><p>Back at the water, we found a bench beside an old street lamp. They sat with their backs to me and looked toward the Rijksmuseum. Then Talia turned around and smiled, her hand with the ring on his shoulder.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-62782\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-21.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Couple on a bench by an old iron street lamp, seen from behind, a canal, red-brick houses and the Rijksmuseum towers far off\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-21.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-21-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-21-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-21-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-21-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62737\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-6.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Sitting on a canal bench, she turns to the camera with a smile while he kisses her temple, a lit tree and canal houses behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-6.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-6-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-6-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-6-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62734\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-5.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Her hand with an oval engagement ring on the back of his dark wool coat, the quilted sleeve of her beige jacket against the dark fabric\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-5.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-5-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-5-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-5-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Meanwhile, they had been engaged for half an hour, and the sky had turned a deep blue. The lit trees looked brighter by the minute. On the bridge, Andre held out his hand next to a red bike. Under the biggest tree, they simply stood close for a while.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62755\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-12.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Reaching for each other&#x27;s hand on a bridge at blue hour, a red bike at the railing and trees strung with lights along the water\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-12.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-12-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-12-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-12-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-12-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62761\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-14.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Under a huge tree wrapped in lights, the couple close together beside bikes at the railing, canal houses glowing in the evening\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-14.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-14-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-14-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-14-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-14-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><figcaption>Blue hour on the Spiegelgracht<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"a-last-kiss-under-the-trees\">A Last Kiss Under the Trees<\/h2><p>For the last frames, I moved in close. Andre held her face while she laughed, and then he kissed her forehead. Behind them, the lights turned into soft gold dots. Back home, Talia later told me, it was the first photo she sent to her mother.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62764\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-15.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"He cups her face as she laughs, a lit branch curving above and a gabled house glowing behind them in the deep blue evening\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-15.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-15-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-15-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-15-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-15-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-62800\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-27.jpg\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Forehead kiss in the blue hour of a December evening, her eyes closed, the lights in the trees along the canal blurred to dots\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-27.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-27-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-27-675x900.jpg 675w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-27-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/couple-vacation-photoshoot-in-amsterdam-new-27-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Planning photos in the same season? My guide to a <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/christmas-photos-amsterdam\/\">Christmas photoshoot in Amsterdam<\/a> shows where the lights hang and when.<\/p><p class=\"rpb-closing\">Planning a proposal of your own? Discover how <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/couple-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my couple photoshoots in Amsterdam<\/a> work.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Talia and Andre came over from the United States for a few days in December. She thought they were taking a short walk before dinner. 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