Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Saltsburg River Hall, Saltsburg

A wedding at Saltsburg River Hall is all about the party. The banquet hall on Salt Street in Saltsburg was built for wedding receptions, showers and banquets, and it has a gallery of past weddings that shows how couples have set it up. For your wedding photos and video, the big open room means space to move: long tables or rounds, a clear dance floor and lighting your photographer can work with.

This is a reception venue. It recommends up to 250 guests and can seat as many as 300, at round or rectangular tables for six or eight. There's a full bar with soda and alcohol and bartenders to run it. For food you can choose the hall's catering partner or bring your own caterer, which gives you room to plan the menu you want. The building is handicap accessible, which matters to grandparents. The hall's website doesn't mention ceremonies, so plan your wedding ceremony at a church or another spot nearby, or ask the hall about it.

Setup is easy, too. You can start decorating on the Thursday before your wedding, and when you arrive your tables and chairs are already set, so there's no scramble on your wedding day. The hall has its own audiovisual equipment and lighting, which helps with toasts and slideshows, and your videographer can ask about plugging into the sound system so the speeches come through clearly in your wedding film.

• Call the hall to check your date and book a tour.
• Plan your decorating on the Thursday or Friday before.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and the sound system when you visit.

A little about Saltsburg River Hall

It began as an idea from the Saltsburg Volunteer Fire Department in 1995, as a way to raise money for the department while giving the town a place to celebrate. It was built in 1998 and is still tied to the fire company.