karen & nick: tustin wedding (part 1)

karen and nick are one of those couples that have been together for years and you can just tell when you are around them. this is what relationships are all about: people clicking and able to completely be themselves with and around each other. it was fun to see them with their friends and family as well. just so many positive and good vibrations going on this day. here is the first half of the highlights:

these two were so incredibly cute. the night before, at the rehearsal, they walked up to each other and held hands before going down the aisle and i think all of the adults’ hearts collectively burst at once. so adorable.

so, here is a little factoid or interesting detail about the church they were married in (red hill lutheran church). i noticed this during the rehearsal the night before the big day. this is regarding the altar bench that’s between the couple and their pastor in the photos above. i asked the women who worked there and were acting as the couple’s coordinators if they had ever noticed this. i said, “now, i’m no tom hanks… and i’m not on a search for some albino monk. but, i know as a fact from an old building that i used to work in as well, that sometimes architects can get kinda fancy schmancy with their designs.” i assume cathedrals and churches could very often have these little nuances to them that people maybe do not see right away.

so this may or may not mean anything to you, but i thought it was pretty cool. and it may just be the way my mind works, but it seems that the way the lighting and everything from the ceilings would hit this cross, it creates three shadows. thus, as you look below, there are now three shadow crosses. one larger one in the middle (Christ’s cross) and the other ones beside it (for the other crosses that were there when He was crucified). when i pointed it out, a few of us just stood there in silent awe for a minute.

because of the timing and location of the wedding / reception, we had arranged to do a TTD (trash the dress) shoot a few weeks later in the month. however, we still caught a few of the bride and groom together to celebrate their special day.

the second part will be coming soon (no need to check your local movie listings or anything like that… i will let you know).