Wedding Photographers & Videographers at 32 West Eighth, Erie

A wedding at 32 West Eighth in downtown Erie happens inside a grand old Masonic Temple, all columns, plaster ceilings and marble corridors. Couples here often find they don't need to go outside for wedding photos at all, because the staircases, the woodwork and the ballrooms give a photographer and videographer one setting after another under the same roof.

Your wedding ceremony takes place in the Lodge Room, with stately columns and a coffered plaster ceiling. Many brides make their entrance from the balcony and down the staircase while the wedding party comes in through two sets of double doors below, a processional worth planning with your wedding videographer. The Lodge Room seats up to 109, two dressing rooms sit on the same floor, and the Reading Room just outside is a comfortable spot for guests to gather or for a receiving line.

For the reception you choose between two rooms. The Grand Ballroom has two-story columns, a stage where the wedding party can dine, and a suspended hardwood dance floor, with room for up to 192 guests and the Fireside Room for cocktail hour. Arcadia Hall holds up to 230, with limestone tile, a terrazzo dance floor, open archways, the Peacock Fountain and a fireplace. Catering comes through the venue's exclusive partner, and an event coordinator helps with the timeline, floor plan and vendors. A parking garage sits just west on Peach Street, handy for guests on your wedding day.

• Schedule a tour and ask which reception room fits your guest count.
• Plan the staircase entrance with your photographer at the rehearsal.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and the 11 p.m. end time.

A little about 32 West Eighth

The building still has its original 1909 woodwork, and the Lodge Room remains the meeting place for Erie's Masonic organizations. The Grand Ballroom opened in 1910 and hosted tea dances in the 1920s, while Arcadia Hall began as a dining room in 1931.