Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington

A wedding at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington gives your photographer and videographer something no banquet hall can: vintage streetcars. The museum invites couples to exchange vows beside, or even inside, one of its historic cars, and guests can take private trolley rides during the celebration. Picture your wedding photos with a row of vintage streetcars behind you, and your wedding video rolling along the museum's track.

Everything can happen on site, from a micro-wedding to a celebration with up to 180 guests. Your wedding ceremony can be held beside a streetcar or inside one, cocktails can be served in the museum setting, and the museum has three event rooms for the rest of the day. Its event team prepares custom floor plans, provides banquet equipment and a catering prep area, and shares a list of trusted vendors.

For your wedding reception, guests can wander through the Trolley Display Building, home to the museum's collection of more than 50 streetcars. A ride on a moving trolley makes a fun stretch of film for your videographer, and the cars make a colorful backdrop for pictures of the wedding party. Parking is free, and the museum is fully accessible, although only some of the streetcars are wheelchair accessible. It sits about 28 miles south of Pittsburgh and 3 miles north of downtown Washington, close to both I-70 and I-79. For wedding pricing, the museum asks couples to start the conversation through its listing on The Knot.

• Reach out early to check dates and ask which streetcars and rooms suit your guest count.
• Plan the trolley ride into your wedding day timeline with your photographer and videographer.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines around the cars and the track.

A little about the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

The museum came to Chartiers Township in Washington County in 1954 with three trolleys, the result of a dream that began in 1941. Today its collection has grown past 50 cars, kept running by volunteers and staff.