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Vincent and Ginger kissing as the wind lifts her gown at Winters Creek Lodge on Mt. Rose
Featured Wedding · Reno, Nevada

Vincent & Ginger

St. Albert the Great Catholic Church · Diocese of Reno · Nuptial Mass

An October Saturday in Reno, with the cottonwoods turning gold. Vincent and Ginger were married at St. Albert the Great, a parish of stacked stone and stained glass, surrounded by family, flower girls and friends who had traveled to be there.

After the Mass came portraits in the stained glass of the church, then the gardens of Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, and finally up Mt. Rose to Winters Creek Lodge, where the wind caught her veil and the celebration went on behind floor-to-ceiling windows, 4,000 feet above the Washoe Valley.

St. Albert the Great · Reno

The Church

Stacked stone, tall stained glass and a green reredos behind the crucifix. Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Immaculate Conception keep watch from the side walls.

The St. Albert the Great Catholic Church sign in Reno, Nevada
The bell tower of St. Albert the Great against a blue Reno sky
The crucifix above the tabernacle against green and stacked stone at St. Albert the Great
The Immaculate Conception statue with flowers at St. Albert the Great
The sanctuary of St. Albert the Great Catholic Church, Reno
Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Albert the Great
The celebrant's chasuble embroidered with the cross and wedding rings
A gilded Gothic candlestick on the altar
Before the Mass

The Morning

Flower crowns for the little ones, boutonnieres for the men, and a bride smiling through the doorway.

A flower crown placed on a flower girl's head
Vincent waiting with his groomsmen beneath the stained glass before the Mass
Family gathered in the narthex before the Mass
Ginger smiling in the doorway before the ceremony
The Nuptial Mass

The Sacrament

The flower girls led the way, her father walked her to Vincent, and the two of them exchanged their vows before the altar. Then the Eucharist, received together.

A groomsman guiding the flower girls down the aisle
Ginger escorted down the aisle by her father
The full church from the back as the bride reaches the altar
Vincent and Ginger exchanging vows before the priest
The exchange of rings at St. Albert the Great
The couple presenting the gifts to the celebrant
The priest at the altar during the Eucharistic Prayer
The elevation of the chalice above the altar
Vincent and Ginger standing together during the Liturgy of the Word
Black and white of Vincent and Ginger walking down the aisle as husband and wife
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park · Reno

The Portraits

First, the stained glass of St. Albert's. Then the gardens of Reno in full October color: a mosaic tunnel, a dragon, roses and golden aspens.

A veil kiss before the altar at St. Albert the Great
Ginger beneath the veil in front of colorful stained glass
Vincent and Ginger silhouetted against the stained glass window
Vincent and Ginger on a garden path in Reno
Ginger leaning on a wooden rail beside Vincent
Ginger's arms around Vincent's neck holding a white rosary
The white rosary hanging down Vincent's back
Forehead to forehead beneath an autumn tree
A kiss among red roses in the garden
Vincent and Ginger beneath a giant dragon sculpture
The couple inside a mosaic glass tunnel in the park
Vincent and Ginger under the veil
Running hand in hand through golden autumn brush
Laughing together on a white gazebo bench
Winters Creek Lodge · Mt. Rose

The Overlook

Up Mt. Rose to Winters Creek Lodge on the edge of Slide Mountain, where the wind caught her veil and Washoe Lake opened up far below.

Vincent and Ginger on a mountain overlook with autumn color behind them
The wind catching Ginger's veil on the mountain
A close kiss in the mountain wind
The couple above the lake from the mountain overlook
The view of Washoe Lake and the valley from Winters Creek Lodge
Winters Creek Lodge · Mt. Rose–Ski Tahoe

The Reception

Floor-to-ceiling windows above the Washoe Valley, toasts and laughter, a first dance on a cloud, and a dance floor that never emptied.

The floor-to-ceiling windows of Winters Creek Lodge on Mt. Rose
Vincent and Ginger cutting the cake by the windows
The first dance on a cloud of fog above the lake
The first dance at dusk with the lake behind them
The whole wedding party gathered together at the reception
Ginger dancing under blue lights at the end of the night
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