Storm doesn’t stop Alexandria wedding

William McLaughlin spins his new bride, Jenna (Hull), in the middle of a deserted street in Old Town Alexandria Jan. 23. The couple braved near white-out conditions during the height of Blizzard Jonas to attend their relocated wedding reception at the Hilton Hotel in Old Town.

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A statue of Mary is covered in snow at St. Mary’s Church in Alexandria Jan. 24.

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St. Mary’s Church in Alexandria is seen Sun., Jan. 24 after a blizzard covered the region in snow Friday and Saturday.

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Despite a record-breaking snowstorm last weekend, the wedding
of Jenna and William McLaughlin took place as scheduled at
St. Mary Church in Old Town Alexandria.

Father Gregory Thompson, chaplain at Bishop O’Connell High
School in Arlington and a cousin of the bride, officiated.

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