Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Immaculate Conception Church (Washington), Washington

A wedding at Immaculate Conception Church on West Chestnut Street in Washington takes place in a Gothic church faced with limestone, with altars of Italian marble at the front. For your photographer and videographer, that marble and the church's stained glass windows, which tell the story of the Immaculate Conception, give your wedding photos and film rich color and detail from the aisle to the altar.

Your wedding ceremony is the focus here. Saint James Parish asks couples to contact the parish office at least six months before the proposed date, and to meet with the priest before a date is set. Every couple takes part in a marriage preparation program, which can be through the parish, the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Engaged Encounter or another parish. The parish website doesn't mention a reception hall for weddings, so plan your reception elsewhere unless the office tells you otherwise.

Picture walking up the aisle under the tall Gothic lines with the marble altars ahead of you, then stepping out onto West Chestnut Street as a married couple. Ask the parish office about its photography and video guidelines before your wedding day, including where your wedding videographer may stand during the ceremony and how much time you'll have for pictures inside the church afterward. The parish administration center shares the church's address, which makes it easy to drop off paperwork when you visit.

• Call the parish office at least six months ahead and meet the priest before setting the date.
• Choose a marriage preparation program that fits your schedule.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines, and visit the church with your photographer to see the light on the windows.

A little about Immaculate Conception Church

The present church was blessed and dedicated on September 1, 1930, and its stained glass windows were added in 1958 and 1959. The parish believes it was the first church in the country to bear the name Immaculate Conception after the doctrine was defined in 1854.