Cathedral of Christ the Light Wedding, Oakland CA

The story

This wedding is Oakland at it's best. the couple got ready at the Waterfront Hotel, a maritime themed hotel in Jack London Square (Oakland's historic waterfront district). The Ceremony was held in the Cathedral of Christ the light, one of the most architecturally ambitious church we've ever seen. Their reception was at the Oakland Aviation Museum, complete with an epic golden hour portrait session in an airplane yard, and shots in and out of the aquatic plane from the first Indiana Jones Movie.

Cathedral of Christ the Light Wedding, Oakland CA — part 3 of the story

Cathedral of Christ the Light Wedding, Oakland CA — part 4 of the story

Cathedral of Christ the Light Wedding, Oakland CA — part 5 of the story

In their own place

What made this one specific.

the couple created some exceptional DIY elements for their wedding. To list a few: one partner did her hair and makeup herself. the other partner and one partner designed the paper invitations, escort card table, guest book, table decorations, and a gold jet cake topper. They even bought flowers at the flower market and arranged all the florals themselves.

Cathedral of Christ the Light Wedding, Oakland CA — location and atmosphere

The complete sequence

A real story needs the parts between the portraits.

This wedding story in Oakland · East Bay is shown as a sequence: the people arriving, the setting taking shape, the ceremony, the reactions around it, and the way the celebration changed afterward. The photographs stay together so the day reads as more than a short highlight reel.