Nikita and Stephen are two of the nicest people you’ll meet. The couple held their wedding ceremony at the stunning/majestic/elegant St Matthew-in-the-City, a church in the heart of the Auckland CBD. When Nikita arrived at the church, her excitement is obvious as she jumped out of the limo and had a huge smile on her face. During the bridal procession, I had goosebumps just looking at the beautiful bride walk down the aisle with her father.
We decided to have some photos done at Bastion Point where the couple really liked for its views, before heading over to the Auckland Botanic Gardens. One thing I was told was that Nikita and Stephen would really like a sunset photo together. We were all glad when the golden hour arrived and definitely got a good number of sunset photos!
As the sun went behind some clouds, we wrapped up the shoot and were about to leave the gardens. That was before a golden hue caught our attention (through our peripheral vision!). All of a sudden the skies went orange again. We stopped immediately, camera in hand, the couple embraced, and we ended the day with an incredible sunset photo.
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