Paul HankewiczPhotography

First Communions

A first communion is a short, formal moment surrounded by a long, happy one. I start at home while everyone is getting ready, work quietly inside the church, and stay through the celebration afterwards.

Communion shoes, a beaded purse, a rosary and a white missal laid out together

The girl seated in her communion dress beside a bright window

The girl leaning down to put on her shoes, her tulle skirt spread around her

The girl standing in her full communion dress in the window light

A rosary and crucifix held in the girl’s cupped hands against her white dress

A silver crucifix and rosary resting on peach-coloured roses

The girl seated holding a small bouquet of white roses

The girl standing at the top of the staircase in her communion dress

The girl leaning in to smell a bouquet of red and white carnations

A small cross pendant resting against the lace of the communion dress

The back of the communion dress and its large bow, in soft window light

The girl and her mother seated together, the bouquet across her lap

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