First Communion Portraits

I love all the sacraments that we hold so dear and precious in our Catholic Faith Tradition. Obviously as a Catholic Wedding photographer, the sacrament of Marriage is the sacrament I photograph the most.

While spring is most often a popular wedding season, it is also well known for another special day for many seven and eight year olds. I have the honor of photographing these children as they are preparing to receive their First Holy Communion. I delight in their innocence, their excitement and joy as they are often just a week or two away from receiving our Lord in the Most Holy Eucharist.

I remember my First Communion. I remember that my mom made my dress, and that I accidentally wore her white tights on my special day, causing them to bunch at my ankles as I walked up to receive Communion. I also remember her taking my pictures in front of our family piano, and that I had on red nail polish that day.

The church that I made my First Communion in, while it is still a parish up in Wisconsin, the original church at St. Bernadette’s is not there anymore. I wish I would have had professional pictures taken of me in the church in that special dress that my mom made, on that very special day.

This is why when I take the portraits for my First Communion clients at our area churches, I take them in the church itself. I believe it is important to have the background of this sacred space also captured to be held in memory of each child as they look back on this sacramental day.

Our Lady of Grace: Nobelsville, IN

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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: Carmel, IN

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St. Louis de Montfort: Fishers, IN

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Holy Spirit at Giest: Fishers, IN

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