Back to the recap... the ceremony
There were some things about our "traditional church wedding" that weren't all that traditional.
Rather than having another family member escort his mom into the church, Patrick and his dad walked her down the aisle and she and his father were seated. (My mom was escorted by my uncle--her oldest brother, who walked her down the aisle on her wedding day.)
Patrick then returned to the back of the church to meet his brother/Best Man and they walked in together, down the center aisle (I was hiding in another room until he was at the front of the church). I really liked this-- it made clear the fact that this was our day-- not just mine. He wasn't standing on the sidelines waiting while I was at the center, he was at the center, too. This way of doing things is more common in other religions, but I was really happy to learn that our parish has started doing things this way, too.
Our bridesmaids and groomsmen walked in together. This isn't all that uncommon, but up until recently it hasn't been done very often in Catholic weddings.
I walked in with my dad-- we stuck with tradition there. I know he's always wanted to walk me down the aisle, and it was a really special moment for us. We both thought we'd be a teary mess, but we were enjoying it all so much-- we were both all smiles. I'm really glad I got to spend those few minutes before going down the aisle (and those moments walking down the aisle, of course) with my Daddy-o.
It turns out both the groom and the best man were the criers! I love this photo.
I'll leave out the commentary on the rest of the ceremony photos-- they tell the story themselves.
As always, photos by Upstate Photographers. You can see more ceremony photos here.
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Got here through The Practical Wedding - had to tell you that your pictures are beautiful - I teared up at most of them - I hope my wedding is as much fun as yours looked!
Hi, I found a link to this through your comment on A Practical Wedding, and just wanted to let you know that this individualist hippie cried over your stunningly gorgeous wedding! Seriously, this is so beautiful... the groom and best man crying, you looking at his ring--all of these pictures speak to a very personal and meaningful ceremony. So... THANK YOU for posting this and linking to it and giving me some much-needed reassurance that just because my grandparents want certain elements of traditional Jewish weddings in there doesn't mean it'll be cookie-cutter and impersonal--and, in fact, might make it MORE meaningful than it otherwise would be! Thank you thank you thank you.