Some anniversaries deserve more than a dinner reservation. For this sunrise session, Vio took the couple from the empty Trocadéro esplanade to a quiet balustrade on avenue de Camoëns, with the Eiffel Tower standing guard in every frame. And then there is the dress. A blush ruffled ball gown is close to a cheat code for Paris photos: the soft pink lifts the whole image out of the grey-and-beige palette of the city, yet stays in harmony with it, and all that volume gives the photos movement and presence even when the couple stands small against the Tower. The long train fills the foreground, the tulle gloves carry the detail shots, and morning backlight turns every ruffle luminous. If you are planning your own anniversary shoot: book the first hour after sunrise for an empty Trocadéro, go dramatic with the outfit because the backdrop can take it, and keep the second spot a short walk away so you spend your hour posing, not commuting. Ten of our favorites below, from a 21-image gallery.
