The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Last weekend, we went to my cousin's wedding at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, Georgia. These are some of the photos I took while we were there. (Follow this link to see more photos and to take a virtual tour.)

Outside the cathedral on the evening of the wedding...

Grace, in awe of the ornate sanctuary...

Looking towards the front of the sanctuary...

Looking to the right of where we were seated...this area is labeled "BVM" (the shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary) on the floorplan of the church at this site. During the ceremony, the bride and groom walked over to this area and placed a bouquet of flowers on the small bench you can see at the bottom center of this photo. (This was the first Catholic wedding I have attended, so I had to look for information about this. Follow this link or this link to learn a little more about this part of the ceremony.)

Looking to the right of where we were seated...

These next three photos didn't come out well at all, but I'm including them anyway to let you see how there were beautiful paintings and carvings throughout the sanctuary.

The pipe organ, which was above the rear doors of the sanctuary...

You can see some of the many columns in this other shot of the pipe organ.

Husband and wife!

I took this shot as we left to go to the reception. You can get a glimpse of the immense size of the sanctuary.

If you ever have the chance to go to Savannah, you're going to have to tour this cathedral! I plan on talking Jason into touring it the next time we are in the area. Because, really, I didn't take nearly enough photos... ;)