Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Church of St. Edward the Confessor, Granville

A wedding at the Church of St. Edward the Confessor in Granville takes place in a newer parish church built for a growing community, with seating planned for 900 people. That size gives your wedding photos and video room to breathe: a long aisle for the walk with your father or your parents, space for a large guest list, and plenty of distance for your photographer and videographer to capture the whole church from the back.

This is a place for your wedding ceremony, with the reception elsewhere in Granville or Newark. Music is a real strength here. The church has an organ and a piano, and the director of music plays for weddings and arranges a cantor from the parish's regular weekend singers. With notice, the director can also look for flute, violin, trumpet or guitar players. If you'd like to bring flowers to the statue of Mary during the ceremony, a short piece of music usually accompanies it, a tender moment for video.

To schedule your wedding at St. Edward, contact the parish office at least six months before your date. Start planning music at least two months ahead and have every piece and musician settled one month before. The parish follows diocesan guidelines that call for sacred or classical music only, before, during and after the ceremony. Most couples print their own programs, and the music director can supply the details to include.

• Contact the parish office at least six months before your wedding day.
• Meet the director of music in person at least once, ideally together.
• Ask the parish about photo and video guidelines before your photographer plans the timing.

A little about the Church of St. Edward the Confessor

The parish began with Mass in the parlor of a house at Broadway and Pearl Streets, the spot that is now one of the Granville Inn's parking lots. The present church on Newark-Granville Road was dedicated on September 19, 2004.