Mantells summer wedding: Julia & Michael {Auckland photographers}

Im so excited to share with you recent Mantells summer wedding, when Julia and Michael celebrated their special day with their close friends and family. It was a honour for us Auckland wedding photographers to document special for couple moments with getting ready, church ceremony, photos at Cornwall park and reception at Mantells {Mt Eden}, place to be!

Couple shared their story: “We've known each other since Year 9 in high school and had a lot of mutual friends, but we never actually got together until third year of uni when we reconnected through our mutual friends. That was almost 7 years ago, and we've been together ever since :)”. Proposal: “Julia proposed - we were reminiscing one night while parked by our high school, then she proposed with a paper fortune cookie (alluding to an old inside joke) which said "Will you marry me?"

Great creative team:

Flowers: Poppies in May Florist Makeup and hair: Shine by Jessica Dress: Hayes Bridal Bridal shoes: Forever New Jewellery: Gracious and Auckland wedding photographers - L & L {Levien & Lens photography}.

Enjoy highlights in wedding gallery:

Everybody's - Auckland City {New Zealand wedding photographer}

I’m so excited to share with you highlights of recent gallery: Claire & Scott get married at Everybody’s - industrial venue in the heart of Auckland City {New Zealand}. Im so glad to be their wedding photographer and capture so many beautiful, emotional and real moments!

Couple shared their love story: “We met up for a drink at Shanghai Lil’s. Scott was the only person in the bar so it was easy to spot him despite him not wearing the party hat he had promised. The bar was odd. It eventually filled up with urban hipsters and lost tourists in sensible hiking boots. About 10pm a 70 year old piano singer came out wearing every string of beads she owned. The date was fun. Scott was chatty and friendly and I was struck by how normal he was. Scott proposed on a weekend away in Taupo. We were having the most beautiful dinner in a private dining room with an open fire. We were a little tipsy and started chatting initially about nothing much but it progressed to how lucky and happy we were to have each other and then Scott got down on one knee and proposed. I burst into tears and instantly said yes. Scott didn’t have the ring on him. It was in the room. He had everything planned to propose the following day.” Such a romantic story!

Great Creative Team:

Becks - Envy Events dress: Anna Schimmel suit: Ted Baker from Life for Men, Hurstmere Rd, Takapuna flowers: Becks shoes: Badgley Mischka jewellery: Diamonds on Richmond; Fifth Avenue makeup: Beauty by Alexandra hair: Amanda Peston Peirce celebrant: Penny Ashton - Hot pink celebrant coordinator: Becks - Envy Events MC: Andrew Reding band: The Gramaphones Dessert table: The Shamrock Cottage

and New Zealand wedding photographer - Olga Levien at Levien & Lens photography {L & L}

Enjoy these photos - highlights of couple wedding day: