Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Troy

A wedding at St. Patrick Catholic Church on East Main Street in Troy is a wedding ceremony in a church filled with stained glass, some of it older than the building itself. When your photographer and videographer step inside, those colored windows along the nave will be part of every frame, from the processional down the aisle to the moment you turn to face your guests as a married couple. Ask the parish where you can gather the wedding party for a picture as you leave.

The church hosts the wedding ceremony, either a wedding Mass or a service, and you plan the music with the parish's Director of Music and Liturgy. The parish also rents its Parish Center and Undercroft for receptions and special events, so ask whether either fits your plans before you book a hall elsewhere.

Planning starts early. The parish asks engaged couples to contact the Parish Office at least eight months before the wedding. One of you must be Catholic, and one of you must have been a registered member of St. Patrick for at least nine months before the wedding day; registered parishioners get first choice of dates, and Catholics who aren't registered pay a fee. No date is confirmed until you have met twice with the priest or deacon. Preparation includes a Pre-Cana program or an Engaged Discovery weekend, the FOCCUS inventory, several meetings with the celebrant and a natural family planning program.

• Call the Parish Office at least eight months ahead.
• Leave time for marriage preparation before you lock in other plans.
• Ask the parish about photography and video guidelines in the church before your photographer plans the timing for your wedding photos.

A little about St. Patrick Catholic Church

St. Patrick parish dates to 1858 and is part of the Our Lady of Fatima Family of Parishes in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The present church opened in 1917, and ten windows from the first church were moved into it alongside new ones.