On the shore of the sky
A beautiful, very tender, bright and touching wedding! Lots of smiles and tears of joy, warmth and love, plus a beautiful place, kind people and the enchanting atmosphere of St Petersburg!
The morning began in a luxurious suite of the AKYAN Hotel, located in the very heart of St Petersburg! It is a unique early-twentieth-century mansion built in the Art Nouveau style. Exquisite bas-reliefs adorn its façade, and the majolica that decorates the building was used for the first time in the city’s architecture here.
The bride was getting ready with her mum and three best friends who, completely by chance and without agreeing on it, all came dressed in black and white. Besides the interesting interior, the suite had a panoramic balcony where you could step out and admire the city! The weather that day was stunning: birds were singing, the sun was shining brightly and even the air felt special — it seemed the city itself was happy about this day! By the way, the day before and the day after there was a real storm outside, so considering the celebration took place in autumn, on 7 October, we were very lucky with the weather on the wedding day! And the date 07.10.17 reads the same both ways)
Around lunchtime we went to the Finnish Church of St Mary for the wedding service, where the guests were already waiting for us. The atmosphere was very kind and calm, everyone was sincerely happy for Karina and Mikhail, many could not hold back tears of joy, and it was truly touching to see these emotions! After the ceremony there was a little time for a walk, and we went to the nearby Mikhailovsky Garden.
“On the shore of the sky” — that is how you could describe the whole evening, which took place at the Nebesny restaurant, a very stylish place that harmoniously combines futurism with elements of classic design. It was a beautiful, heartfelt banquet with family and close friends who had come from all over the world to share the couple’s joy and happiness!
