{"id":23682,"date":"2020-01-10T02:04:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T01:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/?p=23682"},"modified":"2026-11-08T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:09:25","slug":"couple-winter-holidays-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/couple-winter-holidays-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas Walk in Amsterdam Before the Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rpb rpb-story\" data-label=\"STORY | AMSTERDAM\"><figure class=\"rpb-lead rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-13481 skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-12.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"On their Christmas walk through Amsterdam, he smiles toward the camera as she laughs up at him, under a bare tree hung with lights\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-12-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-12-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>Zara and Kian grew up in South Africa and have lived in the Netherlands for a few years. They were planning their wedding back home, surrounded by family. First, though, they wanted a Christmas walk before the wedding, in the city that had become their second home.<\/p><p>They booked the Engagement Photoshoot, one of <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/couple-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">my couple photoshoots in Amsterdam<\/a>. I planned a short route: lit canal bridges, a Christmas market and the shopping streets nearby. All they had to bring was a warm coat.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-box rpb-card\"><dl><dt>Where<\/dt><dd>Canal bridges, a Christmas market and the lit shopping streets nearby<\/dd><dt>When<\/dt><dd>December, late afternoon into the evening<\/dd><dt>Session<\/dt><dd><a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/couple-photographer-in-amsterdam\/\">Engagement Photoshoot<\/a><\/dd><dt>Light<\/dt><dd>Gray winter daylight, then strings of lights after dark<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><h2 id=\"lit-trees-along-the-canal\">Lit Trees Along the Canal<\/h2><p>We met on a canal bridge on a gray December afternoon. Strings of lights wound around the bare trees, and the wet street shone. Zara wore a cream knit hat with a pompom, a long gray tweed coat and a big checked scarf. Kian had a flat cap, a camel trench coat and a patterned scarf. So, without planning it, they matched the season.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-13482\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-13.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Start of a Christmas walk on an Amsterdam canal bridge, she in a cream pompom hat and checked scarf, lit trees along the wet canal\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-13.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-13-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-13-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>By the bikes on the railing, they kissed under a tree full of lights. Then Kian leaned on the railing next to her, with the canal and a church spire behind them.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13479\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-10.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Kiss by the bikes on a canal railing under a big tree wrapped in Christmas lights, a white canal house across the street\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-10.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-10-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-10-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13494\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-25.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Leaning on a bridge railing during their Christmas walk, he in a flat cap and trench coat, she in a pompom hat, a church spire behind\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-25.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-25-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-25-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"mulled-wine-by-the-ice-rink\">Mulled Wine by the Ice Rink<\/h2><p>Next, we went to a Christmas market, where skaters circled an ice rink beside a tall tree. Zara and Kian bought <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mulled_wine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mulled wine<\/a> and sat on a wooden ledge by the rink. Afterward, they wandered under the big market tree, talking and laughing in the crowd.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13478\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-9.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Sitting together on a wooden ledge at the ice rink, she holds a paper cup as his gloved hands wrap around her, a small fir tree beside them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-9.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-9-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-9-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13475\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-6.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Laughing with cups of mulled wine under the tall tree of an Amsterdam Christmas market, strings of bulbs overhead\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-6.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-6-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-6-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Back at the rink, Zara leaned into his arms with her cup, while the skaters kept circling behind them.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-13476\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-7.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"She leans back into his arms with a cup of mulled wine by the ice rink, skaters and a Christmas tree soft in the background\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-7-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-7-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><figcaption>A Christmas market with an ice rink, in December<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>At a wooden stall hung with icicle lights, they stood close over their cups. I took a step back and let the warm glow of the stall frame them.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13471\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-2.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Close and laughing over two paper cups at a market stall, warm bulbs above them, her knit hat and his dark flat cap\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-2-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-2-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13472\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-3.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Sharing a warm cup in front of a wooden mulled wine stall hung with icicle lights, a small fir tree at the edge of the frame\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-3-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-3-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><h2 id=\"a-christmas-walk-before-the-wedding\">A Christmas Walk Before the Wedding<\/h2><p>From the market, we walked into the shopping streets, where strings of lights crossed above our heads. Kian told me about the wedding: a big day in South Africa, with friends and family from both sides. This Christmas walk before the wedding was just for the two of them.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13497\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-28.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"A Christmas walk hand in hand down an Amsterdam shopping street strung with lights, lit shop windows and bikes along the pavement\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-28.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-28-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-28-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13486\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-17.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Holding hands on their Christmas walk along a wet canal street, looking back, bare trees with lights and an arched bridge ahead\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-17.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-17-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-17-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>For a moment, Zara rested her head on his shoulder and laughed at something he said. Quiet frames like this one often end up on wedding invitations, and theirs did too.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-13498\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-29.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Her head on his shoulder as he kisses her hat, both smiling, Christmas lights strung across the street behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-29.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-29-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-29-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"sparklers-at-a-shop-door\">Sparklers at a Shop Door<\/h2><div class=\"rpb-side\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13488\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-19.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Hug in an Amsterdam shop doorway framed by lit stars and small Christmas trees, a wrapped gift box on the red carpet beside them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 440px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-19.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-19-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-19-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><p>Further on, a shop door glowed with lit stars, small Christmas trees and a wrapped present on a red carpet. They stopped there for a hug. Then Kian pulled a pack of sparklers from his coat pocket.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13492\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-23.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Two sparklers throwing bright sparks in the foreground, the couple soft and smiling behind them, her knit hat and his flat cap\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-23.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-23-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-23-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13493\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-24.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Sparklers in hand under lit stars at a shop front, cheek to cheek and smiling, small Christmas trees glowing by the door\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-24.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-24-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-24-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>A sparkler burns for less than a minute, so we worked fast. First I focused on the sparks, then on their faces, and I let the lit stars melt into soft dots. The last sparkler ended in a kiss.<\/p><div class=\"rpb-pair\"><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13490\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-21.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Kiss behind a sparkler, her pompom hat against his flat cap, golden stars made of lights glowing over the shop door\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-21.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-21-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-21-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><figure><img class=\"wp-image-13502\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-33.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"From behind, her hands with dark red nails and a ring wrapped around his neck, strings of lights blurred across the street\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 445px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-33.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-33-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-33-53x70.jpg 53w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Between the stars and the brick wall, Zara held his face and laughed.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-13489\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-20.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"She holds his face and laughs against a brick wall, a lit star and a small Christmas tree glowing behind them\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-20.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-20-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-20-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>Up close, I also caught her ring, her dark red nails and their two watches side by side.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-13483\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-14.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Her ring and two watches up close on their Christmas walk, his arms around her tweed coat and checked scarf\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-14.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-14-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-14-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><h2 id=\"a-last-christmas-walk-into-the-evening\">A Last Christmas Walk Into the Evening<\/h2><p>By then it was dark, and the streets were full of people heading home. Arm in arm, they walked past a caf\u00e9 and under the lights.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-13499\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-30.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Arm in arm past a lit caf\u00e9 in the dark, a Christmas walk under strings of lights, a cyclist passing in the street\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-30.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-30-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-30-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><\/figure><p>At a quiet corner, Zara stepped ahead and reached back for his hand. That was the last frame of their Christmas walk before the wedding: the two of them, a lit street and a city they will always come back to.<\/p><figure class=\"rpb-col\"><img class=\"wp-image-13506\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-37.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Last frame of the walk: she reaches back for his hand at a dark street corner, Christmas lights strung between the houses\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 700px\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-37.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-37-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media.rudenko-photography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/kellyashley-37-70x53.jpg 70w\" \/><figcaption>A shopping street after dark, lights strung across it<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Planning winter photos of your own? My guide to a <a href=\"https:\/\/rudenko-photography.com\/en\/christmas-photos-amsterdam\/\">Christmas photoshoot in Amsterdam<\/a> covers the season, the lights and what to wear.<\/p><p class=\"rpb-closing\">Engaged and planning the next step? 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":"Zara and Kian grew up in South Africa and have lived in the Netherlands for a few years. They were planning their wedding back home, surrounded by family. 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