Summer Wedding

I got to attend a very fun wedding back in June.  Angela is on staff at my church and one of her primary roles has been coordinating all the children's programming.  As one of the lead teachers for the past 4+ years, I've gotten to serve alongside her.  She is wonderful at what she does and it has been both a pleasure and a blessing to get to work with her in this capacity.  Sadly, she will be replaced soon and she will be taking on another role serving our pastors.  Anyway, Angela got married in mid-June and it was such a perfect celebration and it was all SO very "Angela".  The wedding had a very homemade feel to it, yet everything still came across as professionally done.  The couple was also extremely resourceful...which is a little easier to do when you work for a church in Manhattan and have access to quite an incredible pool of talent.  The music, cakes, and photography were all done by church members.

The ceremony was held at the church where I attend on Sunday nights...St. George Episcopal church.  St. George isn't my church, just owns the building we rent for our Sunday night services.  It is a beautiful space and this was my first wedding to attend there.

The bride wanted everyone to go barefoot, if they wanted!

The bride/groom and their wedding party were all sans shoes.

Angela has explained to me before that she feels more

comfortable and free to worship when she goes barefoot.

And she references Exodus 3:5, where God asks

Moses to take off his sandals in His presence.

After the ceremony, there was a break before the reception, so

I joined some friends for a drink at a bar where you get a WHOLE

pizza (albeit a small one) with every drink purchase.  Crazy!

And they had an outdoor patio, which was nice on this hot summer day.

The reception was a bit of a trek out in Brooklyn, but it was at the Brooklyn Historical Society which had a gorgeous outdoor space that was so perfect for this occasion.

Is the groom's cake not the best you've ever seen?!

It actually looks like the groom himself!

Mason jars for everyone, with attached tags and markers

provided to claim you jar

Most of these ladies are in my Community Group

and they are such amazing people to know!