Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Roseto

A wedding at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Roseto is a wedding in the church that a whole town grew up around. Roseto was settled by families from Roseto Valfortore in Italy, and this parish was their first great project. For your photographer and videographer, that sense of place is part of the story: the church on Ridge Street, your families on the steps, and the walk down the aisle in a building the community raised for itself.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is a Catholic parish of the Diocese of Allentown, and it still holds Mass most days of the week, with Saturday evening and two Sunday morning Masses. Its website doesn't have a wedding page, so details about the inside of the church, the music and decorations aren't published. Start with a phone call to the parish office at 610-588-2183 to check whether your date is open for a wedding ceremony, what marriage preparation the parish asks of couples, and how far ahead to book. Saturday afternoons are taken by confession and the vigil Mass, so ask which hours are free.

Ask about photography and video during the ceremony too. Many churches have guidelines about where a photographer may stand, whether flash is allowed and where a wedding videographer can place a camera, and knowing them early helps your team plan the processional and the vows. Ask whether you can take some wedding photos inside the church afterward. Your reception will be elsewhere, in Roseto, Bangor or another spot in the Lehigh Valley area, so plan the time between the church and the hall for pictures with your wedding party.

• Call the parish office early to check your date.
• Ask about marriage preparation and paperwork.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines before your wedding day.

A little about Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church

Immigrants from Roseto Valfortore built a small frame church on this site in 1893, and it had to be enlarged twice within a few years. The present church was built between 1923 and 1925, with the first Mass held in the spring of 1925. The parish's yearly Big Time celebration, with its program book and Celebration Queen, began during that same era.