Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. Ann Church, Waynesburg

A wedding at St. Ann Church brings you to East High Street in Waynesburg, the county seat of Greene County, to the parish's oldest church. St. Ann is one of four churches of St. Matthias Parish, and most couples who get married here are members of the parish. Your photographer and videographer can follow the whole Catholic ceremony here, from the processional down the aisle to your first walk out the front doors together as a married couple.

You can choose a Nuptial Mass or a wedding ceremony without Mass, and the parish has you pick the Scripture readings and the people who will read them. Music is planned with the parish organist, and only songs approved by the priest are used, so ask early what is allowed. Live organ music carries well on a wedding video, so it's worth telling your videographer where the organ sits and where a microphone could go.

Plan ahead, because the parish asks a lot of lead time. The bride or groom should be a registered member of St. Matthias Parish for at least six months before making wedding arrangements. If you aren't members yet, that's easy to fix: join the parish and call the office early, so the six months are behind you when you set your date. Contact the parish at least six months before your wedding day, meet with the pastor, and attend a Pre-Cana class, which the Diocese of Pittsburgh requires of every couple. Your reception will be somewhere else, so leave travel time in the schedule between the church and your wedding photos with family.

• Join St. Matthias Parish if you aren't a member yet, then call the parish office (at St. Hugh in Carmichaels) to talk about a date.
• Ask for Pre-Cana dates and your meeting with the pastor.
• Call the organist about music well before the day.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines during the ceremony.

A little about St. Ann Church

St. Ann was founded in 1839, when a brick church was dedicated in Waynesburg. The present church was finished and dedicated in 1871, and it has been renovated several times since. Since 2019 it has been part of St. Matthias Parish, along with St. Hugh, St. Ignatius and St. Marcellus.