A wedding at St. Joseph Lake Orion and Larsa Palace Banquet Facility in Warren MI…

This was a really nice wedding that needed a revisit on a blog post for a wonderful couple. We recently learned that the Royalty House of Warren had changed names to Larsa Palace Banquet Facility Warren MI and wanted to get a post up with the current name. We picked this wedding because it was so beautiful. We’re going back in time to look at and discuss this wedding again.

Bindu and Sean were married at St Joseph in Lake Orion. It is a beautiful old stone Catholic Church that has been one of our favorites over the years. We started out at the bride’s home close to the church for our getting ready pictures. Some people might be surprised to find out that South West India is largely a Catholic region. It was visited many centuries ago by some very early leaders in the Catholic church. I had the privilege of photographing a wedding some years back in Kerala India and learned so much about these ancient traditions. Often, the homes will have their own small chapel where services can be held.

Arrival at the church and the service…

As I am thinking back, I believe we spent about an hour at the bride’s house before we left for St Joseph Catholic church. When we arrived at the church, the groom was chatting with his family and friends but very close to lining up for the service. It was a decision the client made where pictures would be done with his guys afterwards when we went downtown Detroit. The service in St Joseph is always a beautiful Catholic Mass. The lighting and the architecture in this old stone church is absolutely incredible! After the service concluded, we took a few family shots and then went outside for a quick shot by the lake. Our goal was to head downtown Detroit for our next series of shots.