Katie & Joshua’s Winter Wedding

Katie and Joshua’s Winter wedding took place at Huber’s winery on a cold snow covered day.  Katie looked simply elegant against the icy cold background. Her beautifully modest gown was graceful and sophisticated and her pearl necklace made an excellent finishing touch. Katie is a family friend and it was and honor to photograph her lifelong marriage vows to Joshua. Their excitement and affection for one another was enjoyable to watch. She had been hoping for snow on her wedding day and it did not look like it was going to happen even earlier in the week, but then just two days before the wedding the forecast changed and indeed it snowed all night before the wedding day. She could not have been happier. Of course all the festivities were held inside, but they both wanted to venture out into the cold for their first look and to take some beautiful pictures against the snow covered landscape. The ceremony was distinctly Christian, honoring God and proclaiming the distinctions of Christian marriage. It was a celebration of the union of Katie and Joshua, but also there was a clear recognition that this wedding, and marriage in general, is a symbol of the much greater union between Jesus Christ and His bride, the church. The reception was an enjoyable time with food, laughter and dancing that kept going long into the night. I’m so happy for them and also glad that they got to go warm up in Palm Springs for their honeymoon.