Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Holy Cross Church (Fairview), Fairview

A wedding at Holy Cross Church in Fairview sets your ceremony on a 16-acre parish campus along West Ridge Road, with outdoor statues and a patio on the grounds. The church was designed for a gathered congregation around the altar, so your guests are close to the two of you, and your photographer and videographer can capture faces in the pews as well as the vows. A walk outside after the ceremony, among the statuary, gives you a few quiet wedding photos before the rest of the day begins.

The church hosts your wedding ceremony. Next door on the campus is Reilly Center, the parish's older building with its own large hall and kitchen; ask the parish office whether it's ever used for wedding receptions or if you should book a hall elsewhere in the Fairview or Erie area. Ask, too, where the wedding party can get ready or wait before walking in.

Wedding planning starts with a call to the Holy Cross office; the parish shares its pastor with St. John the Evangelist in Girard. The parish asks couples to contact the priest soon after the engagement and at least six months before the wedding day, and all couples complete the diocese's Pre-Cana program. The parish has also updated its sound system, so ask your wedding videographer to check in about recording the vows and music during the ceremony.

• Call the Holy Cross office at least six months before your date.
• Plan time for Pre-Cana marriage preparation.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and which parts of the grounds you can use for pictures.

A little about Holy Cross Church

Holy Cross Parish was founded in 1963. The present church, dedicated in 1986, was the first church in the Diocese of Erie built after the Second Vatican Council, planned through two years of meetings with parishioners.