Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. Patrick Church (Newry), Newry

A wedding at St. Patrick Church in Newry takes you to, on Patrick Lane in this small Blair County borough. A bell tower forms a covered entrance at the front, a handy spot for your photographer to gather the wedding party out of the sun or rain, and the outdoor shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes on the grounds is a quiet place for a picture of the two of you. For your wedding videographer, the old church and its grounds give the film a sense of place beyond the vows.

St. Patrick is a church for your wedding ceremony. The parish also has Justin Hall, a full-size gymnasium with a stage, set among its own outdoor fields, with the parish school across the way; ask the office whether the hall is ever used for a wedding reception, because the website doesn't say. The parish is a close community that asks people to register as members, so ask how that applies if you are not a parishioner.

Weekend Masses are on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:00 and 11:00 a.m., and the office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Every couple getting married in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown takes part in marriage preparation, offered by the diocesan Family Life Office in person or online. Ask early about wedding photos and video during the ceremony, including flash and camera positions.

• Call the rectory at 814-695-3413 well before your wedding day.
• Register for marriage preparation through the parish and the diocese.
• Walk the church and grounds with your photographer and videographer, and ask about photo and video guidelines.

A little about St. Patrick Church

The parish dates to 1816, when a small stone church was built in Newry. The present church was blessed on August 11, 1833, and the bell tower entrance was added between 1907 and 1912.