Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. Catherine of Siena Church (Duncansville), Duncansville

A wedding at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Duncansville is a Catholic wedding ceremony in the parish church on Old Route 22. The parish describes marriage as a sacrament and asks every Catholic couple to work with the Church on planning and preparing for the wedding. For your photographer and videographer, that means one thing: visit the church together well before the day, look at the aisle, where you'll stand and where guests will sit, and plan your wedding photos around what you see.

Your ceremony is what St. Catherine offers. The parish website covers marriage preparation, not a reception hall or bridal room, so plan your reception at another venue and ask the parish office whether there's a room where you can wait before the processional. Ask also where your photographer and videographer can stand during the vows and whether flash is allowed.

Plan early. The parish asks engaged couples to arrange things with the parish nine months in advance, and all couples take part in a Diocesan Pre-Marriage Preparation Program. Weekend Masses are on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday at 8:00 and 11:00 a.m., so ask which Saturday times are open for your wedding day. Your wedding videographer will want a plan for sound, so ask whether a small recorder can be placed near you so your vows come through clearly on your wedding film.

• Call the parish at (814) 696-4126 nine months before your date.
• Register for a Diocesan Pre-Marriage Preparation Program.
• Ask about the parish's photo and video guidelines before the rehearsal.

A little about St. Catherine of Siena Church

The parish celebrated its first Mass on July 7, 1963, in a building on Route 220 between Duncansville and Newry, and a chapel in Duncansville was blessed in 1964. Ground was broken for the current church in 1977, and it was dedicated on June 24, 1979.