Undine's Russian Orthodox Wedding

I was introduced to Undine by a previous Bride I photographed last year named Charlene.

When Undine tolde me that she and Terrell were going to be married in her small Russian Orthodox Church I was so excited.

I have had the honor of photographing Jewish,Hindu,Catholic,

Non Denominational,Civil,Tea Ceremonies

and more in my career as a wedding photographer.

But I had only seen a few images from what appeared to be such a beautiful ceremony.

St. Nicholas Church has such a wonderful sense of family and their wonderful choir
that sang during various parts of the ceremony.

The Priest shared the several stages of the marriage rites, which was a little different from what some of the guests may have been used to.

The rite of Marriage contains two parts:
the Betrothal, and the Crowning. At one
time, it was common practice to perform
these two rites separately, the betrothal being
the "engagement" service, and the
Crowning being the actual wedding.
Today,these two rites are celebrated together as
one whole rite of matrimony.

Look for more images from this wedding on my web site soon.