Although it doesn't seem like it to the casual observer, weddings are a lot of work for the clergy. From the paperwork involved to the pre-marital counseling to the stress of the wedding ceremony itself, it wears a person out. Don't get me wrong -- I love doing weddings -- it's just that they're a lot of work.
So this wedding was a pleasure for me because all I had to do was sit in the pew and enjoy the reception!
The groom looked dashing in his new dress uniform (he was just commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army), and the bride was gorgeous in her wedding dress. The soaring stone arches of the cathedral made an elegant setting, and the ceremony used the classic language of the Prayer Book: "For better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, until we are parted by death." May God bless their marriage and enrich their life together.
Here are a sketch and a few photos from the wedding. Click on the photos to enlarge them.
I made this sketch of the cathedral before the wedding started.
The bride and groom at the altar at St. John's Cathedral.
The newly married couple leaving the cathedral under an honor guard.
The bride and groom and the reception listening to the toasts.
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