Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Providence Presbyterian Church, Altoona

A wedding at Providence Presbyterian Church takes place at the corner of Broad Avenue and 24th Street in Altoona, in a church building that has stood there since the 1890s. The sanctuary has a pipe organ and a choir loft, so your wedding videographer can capture organ music for your processional, and your photographer has a traditional church interior for wedding photos at the front, where you'll stand.

The church doesn't publish wedding information, so the first step is a call to the church office. Ask whether the church hosts weddings for couples outside the congregation, what the pastor asks of couples, and whether the organ can be played for your wedding ceremony. Providence has an active music program with a choir and a bell choir, so it's worth asking about musicians too.

Before your wedding day, ask about guidelines for photography and video during the service, where your photographer can stand and whether you can take family pictures in the sanctuary afterward. Broad Avenue is a residential street, so ask about parking for your guests as well. The church doesn't list a reception hall, so plan on holding your reception somewhere else in Altoona.

• Call the church office to ask about weddings and available dates.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and the organ.
• Walk through the sanctuary with your photographer before the day.

A little about Providence Presbyterian Church

Built as Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church, the building was completed in 1897, with a new pipe organ installed in 1957. Providence was formed in 2007 when Broad Avenue and First Presbyterian merged, and the congregation kept the Broad Avenue church as its home.