Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Newark

A wedding at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament puts you in one of the East End of Newark's best-known parish churches. For your wedding photos and video, the long view down the center aisle to the sanctuary is the picture everyone remembers, and since a restoration of the church the tabernacle sits back in the center of the sanctuary, giving your photographer and videographer a balanced, centered frame for the vows.

The church is a place for your wedding ceremony; the reception will be at a hall or venue of your choosing. Catholic couples who would like to get married here should contact the parish office at least six months before the date they have in mind. That time gives you room for marriage preparation and for planning the readings and music with the parish.

On your wedding day, picture your guests filling the pews while you wait at the back, the doors opening and the walk toward the altar beginning. That processional is a moment your videographer will want to film from the front, so ask the parish where cameras may stand. Afterward, the church steps and the neighborhood outside are a natural place for a picture with everyone before you leave for the wedding reception.

• Call the parish office at least six months ahead to start planning.
• Plan time for marriage preparation with the parish.
• Ask the parish about photo and video guidelines before your photographer plans the timing.

A little about the Church of the Blessed Sacrament

Organized in 1904, the parish saw its present church finished in time for Christmas Mass in 1941 and dedicated the next January. After lightning struck and the church burned, the parish rebuilt it, and a later restoration returned the tabernacle to the center of the sanctuary.