Bronx, New York · Archdiocese of New York
Our Lady of Refuge
A Gothic high altar beneath an apse painted as a night sky of gold stars. At the side altar, Our Lady holds the Child, and the Sorrowful Mother waits below her among the roses.
Every parish tells the same story in its own way: a gilded retablo, a starry apse, a simple crucifix on brick. Before I photograph a Nuptial Mass, I learn the church: where the light falls, where I can stand without distraction, and what the priest asks of photographers in the sanctuary.
Here are some of the churches where I’ve been blessed to photograph a wedding. If yours isn’t listed, I’d love to learn it.
A Gothic high altar beneath an apse painted as a night sky of gold stars. At the side altar, Our Lady holds the Child, and the Sorrowful Mother waits below her among the roses.
White marble and gold, a towering reredos with St. Martin and St. Rose of Lima on either side, and O Memoriale Mortis Domini carved into the altar.
Warm brick and long wooden slats rising behind a great crucifix, its shadow falling across the wall during the Liturgy of the Word.
A crucifix framed by arched windows, a statue of Our Lady crowned with flowers before the altar, and a rosary laid at her feet.
A warm sanctuary of wood beams and tall stained glass, with a hanging crucifix above the altar and musicians filling the church with music.
A golden Baroque retablo of saints, with Our Lady of Guadalupe at its heart and St. Francis watching over the Nuptial Mass.
Light pouring down beneath crossed wooden beams, a long cathedral veil down the aisle, and a father blessing his daughter before giving her away.
The Carmelite parish of Alhambra, with rose-colored marble, organ pipes and tall stained glass, and the vows exchanged before priests in red vestments.
The cathedral of the Diocese of Orange: a vast nave of glass and light, with bronze Stations of the Cross lining the walls.
The historic church of Guasti: a stone-textured sanctuary, six candles on the altar, and a round stained glass window of St. Secundus on horseback.
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