Associated Press staff photographer Gerald Herbert and Lucy Sikes kiss after being wed at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church ahead of Tropical Storm Barry in New Orleans, Friday, July 12, 2019. Originally scheduled for Saturday, the couple moved the nuptials up a day to avoid the arrival of Barry. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - As Tropical Storm Barry bore down on New Orleans, news photographers from across the city could be found together in a church, witnessing the wedding of one of their own.
Associated Press photographer Gerald Herbert and Lucy Sikes were supposed to get married Saturday night. But with the impending storm throwing a wrench in wedding plans, the couple decided after some "soul-searching" to move their wedding forward to Friday.
New Orleans rhythm and blues musician Deacon John Moore still performed at the ceremony. He was accompanied by his brother and another musician in lieu of the regular church musicians who couldn't make it.
Wedding coordinator Pam Eshleman says Sikes texted her proposing a change of plans that morning itself and the wedding "just all worked out so well."
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Associated Press staff photographer Gerald Herbert and Lucy Sikes smile after being wed at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church ahead of Tropical Storm Barry in New Orleans, Friday, July 12, 2019. Originally scheduled for Saturday, the couple moved the nuptials up a day to avoid the arrival of Barry. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)
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Associated Press staff photographer Gerald Herbert kisses his new bride, Lucy Sikes, after getting married at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in New Orleans, before Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall in Louisiana, Friday, July 12, 2019. The wedding was scheduled for Saturday, but with the impending storm, the couple moved the nuptials to Friday evening. (David Grunfeld/The Advocate via AP)
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As the ring bearer walks by with an umbrella, newlyweds Associated Press photographer Gerald Herbert, back left, and Lucy Sikes walk out of Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in New Orleans, Friday, July 12, 2019. Originally scheduled for Saturday, the couple moved their nuptials up a day to avoid the arrival of Tropical Storm Barry. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)
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Associated Press staff photographer Gerald Herbert looks for rain as he leaves Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church with his bride, Lucy Sikes, in New Orleans, Friday, July 12, 2019. Originally scheduled for Saturday, the couple moved the nuptials up a day to avoid the arrival of Tropical Storm Barry. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)
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Before Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall, Associated Press staff photographer Gerald Herbert, background left, watches his bride, Lucy Sikes, walk down the aisle at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in New Orleans, Friday, July 12, 2019. Originally scheduled for Saturday, the couple moved their nuptials up a day to avoid the arrival of Tropical Storm Barry. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)
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Associated Press staff photographer Gerald Herbert, second from left, and Lucy Sikes head for the limousine after being wed at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church ahead of Tropical Storm Barry in New Orleans, Friday, July 12, 2019. Originally scheduled for Saturday, the couple moved the nuptials up a day to avoid the arrival of Barry. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)
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