On a sunny day in May, I'm all a'twitter because we are going to the wedding of one of my very special favorite students.............Jesusita.....................

Dwight is anxious to go as well. Most men like weddings almost as much as women do--especially if there is an open bar.......................

So we're off to the Cathedral for the long anticipated occasion...................

All it takes is a beautiful Bride..................

A handsome groom,...............

And a whole lot of other people--like the mother of the groom, who served as the Wedding Planner.......................

This is the mother-of-the Bride--my friend and former SFHS colleague, Virginia. She is escorted by her Son who is a former World Champion in some form of Brazilian Martial Arts..........................

I guess I zoomed in too closely for this shot of her coming down the aisle....................

Waaaaay too close...............................

This is the Father-of-the Groom........................

The flower girl and ring bearer................ (Very cute!, but what's up with the couple making out in the back of the church in the background)......................

And the graceful Maid of Honor...................................

All approach the altar. This long center aisle was much more impressive before it was broken up midway for a swimming pool.......................

In a very dramatic move, the Bride was secreted away (no pre-nuptials photos) and after the last of the wedding party reached the altar, the back doors were shut and were not reopened until a particular point in the music announced her presentation. Very cool! I guess the hot couple in the ante-church went across the street to get a room at La Fonda...................

Here comes the Bride!......................

And there she goes..................

The Bride and Groom are united before the altar........................

And before all their friends and family..................

Father John, who is the very definition of enthusiasm, gives a very spirited sermon about love and commitment..................

That is appreciated by the Bridal Couple................

One nice change that I appreciate, is that the Bride and Groom faced the congregation for the actual ceremony instead of the usual shots of their backs.................

A deacon even held up a microphone so that they could be heard.............

As they become man and wife..................

"You may now kiss your Bride!"................................

Presenting......................

On their way to forever together..........................

The happy parents of the bride...................

One very HAPPY Bride, I might add....................

The Bride's brother with one of his twins. Besides having thirteen extra people sleeping at her home, Virginia is shuttling back and forth to the hospital as another grandchild got sick with pneumonia......................

Dwight waits in the new Passion garden of the parish hoping that a receiving line might be in order......................

But since the Cathedral put them on a strict time limit, they marched back in to the church for formal photos. This will give us a few hours before the reception, and since I have three more weddings this summer, I will break here and mix and match the reception photos with all four weddings as the summer progresses.

AND A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!