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Diego and Judith before the gilded high altar of Saint Martin de Porres, Yorba Linda
Featured Wedding · Yorba Linda, California

Diego & Judith

Saint Martin de Porres Catholic Church · Diocese of Orange · Novus Ordo

Some churches announce themselves the moment you walk in. Saint Martin de Porres is white marble and gold, a towering high altar crowned with saints and stained glass. Diego and Judith were married beneath it.

Both were walked down the aisle by family. They knelt together under the lazo as the Host was raised above them. Then the drive south to Laguna Hills, for portraits by the fountain and a celebration in the Heritage Room.

Saint Martin de Porres · Yorba Linda

The Processional

A father's blessing for the groom before he ever reached the altar. Then Judith, escorted by her family, with a veil that followed her the length of the aisle.

Diego escorted down the aisle by his parents at Saint Martin de Porres, Yorba Linda
Diego's father blessing him with the sign of the cross before the Mass
Judith escorted down the aisle by her father and mother
Judith's parents giving her to Diego at the front of the church
Diego receiving Judith as her veil falls behind her
Diego waiting at the front of the church for his bride
Judith walking toward the altar with her cathedral-length train
The Word and the Vows

The Liturgy

A sanctuary of white marble and gold, beneath the saints of the reredos and the image of Divine Mercy. The readings, the homily, and then the vows, spoken before the high altar.

The couple and wedding party before the gilded high altar at Saint Martin de Porres
Wide view of the sanctuary and stained glass at Saint Martin de Porres
The priest with a reader at the start of the Liturgy of the Word
The homily from the ambo before the ornate high altar
Black and white detail of the bride's bouquet and veil beside the groom
Diego and Judith smiling together in the front pew
Black and white of the couple listening during the Mass
The priest reading before the image of Divine Mercy
Black and white of the homily from the ambo
Diego and Judith exchanging vows at the altar
Black and white of the couple and witnesses standing before the altar
O Memoriale Mortis Domini

The Eucharist

The words carved into the altar say it plainly: the memorial of the Lord's death. Diego and Judith knelt beneath it, bound by the lazo, as the Host and the chalice were raised above them.

The elevation of the Host above the altar inscribed O Memoriale Mortis Domini
The consecration seen over the couple's shoulders
Black and white of the elevation beneath the stained glass and reredos
The elevation of the chalice above the kneeling couple
Judith kneeling in prayer with her train spread across the sanctuary
Black and white of the couple kneeling beneath the lazo
Diego and Judith kneeling at the altar joined by the lazo
Wide view of the couple kneeling during the Liturgy of the Eucharist
At the Altar, then Laguna Hills

The Portraits

First, a few quiet frames before the altar as husband and wife. Then south to Laguna Hills: tiled stairs, a Spanish arch, and a fountain in the late afternoon light.

Diego and Judith before the high altar as husband and wife
Bridal portrait before the gilded altar at Saint Martin de Porres
The newlyweds on a tiled staircase in Laguna Hills
A kiss on the cheek beside a courtyard fountain
The couple seated on the fountain edge beneath a Spanish arch
Close portrait showing Judith's ring on Diego's shoulder
Diego dipping Judith for a kiss in front of the fountain and arch
The Film

Their day, in motion.

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