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Rick and Janella's Catholic wedding in Winters, California
Newest Wedding · Winters, California

Rick & Janella

A Catholic Nuptial Mass in Winters, California · Reception at Park Winters

A small-town parish wrapped in coral silk, a Victorian house for a quiet hour between Mass and the reception, and a wall of classic Mustangs at golden hour.

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Vincent and Ginger kissing in the wind at Winters Creek Lodge after their Catholic wedding at St. Albert the Great, Reno
Featured Wedding · Reno, Nevada

Vincent & Ginger

St. Albert the Great · Nuptial Mass

Stained glass, October color across Reno, and a first dance on a cloud at Winters Creek Lodge on Mt. Rose.

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Enrique and Daniela's engagement session at Vasquez Rocks
Engagement · Agua Dulce, California

Enrique & Daniela

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area

Tilted sandstone, golden desert brush and late-summer light, an hour north of Los Angeles.

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The gilded retablo of Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano during a Catholic wedding
The Parishes · Southern California

Churches I’ve Photographed

Christ Cathedral · San Juan Capistrano · St. Therese · and more

Ten parishes, two photographs each, from the Bronx to Ontario, plus every other church where I’ve photographed a Nuptial Mass.

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Francis and Aubrey kissing at sunset above Wooten Canyon at Aspen Falls Venue, New Mexico
Destination · High Rolls, New Mexico

Francis & Aubrey

Aspen Falls Venue · Wooten Canyon

Cabins, a tree swing in the meadow, and sunset at the overlook above the canyon. A destination wedding in the Sacramento Mountains.

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Joe and Victoria's Catholic wedding at St. Charles Borromeo in North Hollywood
Sneak Peek · North Hollywood, California

Joe & Victoria

St. Charles Borromeo · Nuptial Mass

A carved walnut altar, a classic Chrysler, and portraits at Mission San Fernando. Full gallery and film coming soon.

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Andrew and Candice's Catholic wedding at St. Therese in Alhambra
Sneak Peek · Alhambra, California

Andrew & Candice

St. Therese · Nuptial Mass

The nuptial blessing beneath the Agnus Dei, then portraits in the Langham’s Japanese garden. Full gallery and film coming soon.

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Diego and Judith's Catholic wedding at Saint Martin de Porres in Yorba Linda
Featured Wedding · Yorba Linda, California

Diego & Judith

Saint Martin de Porres · Novus Ordo

A Nuptial Mass beneath a gilded high altar, the couple kneeling under the lazo as the Host was raised above them.

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Isaac and Brittany's Catholic wedding at Saint Anne's in Santa Ana
Featured Wedding · Santa Ana, California

Isaac & Brittany

Saint Anne’s · Novus Ordo

An engagement at the Mission Inn, then a Nuptial Mass with Our Lady of Guadalupe, mariachi on the patio, and golden-hour portraits.

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Eric and Cristina walking across a sunlit meadow at Oak Glen Preserve
Engagement · Oak Glen, California

Eric & Cristina

Oak Glen Preserve · Ahead of a Novus Ordo Nuptial Mass

An early-morning engagement session among the oaks and pines above Yucaipa, finished in a film-inspired edit that let the greens carry the frame.

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A catechist-priest elevates the consecrated Host at a Neocatechumenal Way wedding
On Photographing the Way

Why Hire a Photographer Who Walks in the Way

Neocatechumenal Way weddings · Southern California & nationwide

A photographer can be reverent and still miss the weight of a Neocatechumenal wedding — the community, the catechists, the Danza. Here is why it matters to hire someone who lives it.

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Auxiliary Bishop Timothy Freyer processing into the Nuptial Mass at Christ Cathedral
Neocatechumenal Way · Garden Grove, California

Ismael & Esme

Christ Cathedral · Celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Timothy Freyer

A Neocatechumenal Way Nuptial Mass celebrated by a bishop — what it takes to photograph a pontifical Mass without missing a step.

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Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Fullerton, California
Novus Ordo · Neocatechumenal Way · Fullerton, California

PJ & Sarah

Saint Mary's Catholic Church · Reception at the Woman's Club of Orange

A Nuptial Mass in Fullerton, quiet portraits tucked away in the city afterward, and a celebration at a classic Orange County clubhouse.

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A priest at the altar during the consecration at a Catholic nuptial Mass
For Engaged Couples

Pre-Cana: preparing for the sacrament

A guide to Catholic marriage preparation

What Pre-Cana is, when to begin, what it covers, and how to choose between a parish program and an online course — with 10% off a priest-led online course.

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Manny and Lauren's Neocatechumenal Way Catholic wedding at St. Jane Frances de Chantal in Valley Glen, California
Neocatechumenal Way · Valley Glen, California

Manny & Lauren

St. Jane Frances de Chantal · Neocatechumenal Way

A Nuptial Mass in the Neocatechumenal Way — both fathers cantoring, the whole community singing, and the Danza before the altar when the Mass had ended.

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Matthew and Maya's Catholic wedding at St. Mary's Star of the Sea in La Jolla
Featured Wedding · La Jolla, California

Matthew & Maya

St. Mary's Star of the Sea · Novus Ordo

A Nuptial Mass at a Spanish Colonial parish above the La Jolla coast, with a Byzantine mosaic apse rising over the altar.

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Luis and Amy's Catholic wedding at Old St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco
Featured Wedding · San Francisco, California

Luis & Amy

Old St. Mary's Cathedral · Novus Ordo

A Mass beneath the brick walls of California's oldest cathedral, before an altar that holds the weight of more than a century.

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Ben and Vivian's Catholic wedding at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Pomona
Featured Wedding · Pomona, California

Ben & Vivian

Saint Joseph Catholic Church · Novus Ordo

A nuptial Mass in a parish thick with history, where the family carried Vietnamese tradition alongside the liturgy.

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Guillermo and Annie's Catholic wedding at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in San Diego
Featured Wedding · San Diego, California

Guillermo & Annie

Our Lady of Mount Carmel · Novus Ordo

A Nuptial Mass at a warm San Diego parish, where two families gathered to see their love made a covenant before the altar.

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Brett and Kristen's Valentine's Day Catholic wedding at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Hermosa Beach
Featured Wedding · Hermosa Beach, California

Brett & Kristen

Our Lady of Guadalupe · Novus Ordo

A Valentine's Day Nuptial Mass on the coast, golden-hour portraits along the King Harbor breakwater, and a joyful celebration at the Sonesta.

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