Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Uniontown

A wedding at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church begins on a hilltop above East Main Street in Uniontown. The parish picked this rise as a fitting place for its church, and it still lifts the building above the street, so your photographer and videographer can catch guests climbing toward the doors and the two of you coming back out as newlyweds with the town below. The front of the church is the natural spot for wedding photos with your families and your wedding party.

Inside, your wedding ceremony follows the Byzantine Catholic tradition, in which the sacraments are called Holy Mysteries. If one of you grew up Roman Catholic, ask the parish how a Byzantine wedding unfolds, so your videographer knows where the vows take place and where to stand for the processional and the recessional. The parish also has a smaller chapel, used for its weekday liturgies.

Receptions are not mentioned on the parish website, so plan your wedding reception at a hall or venue elsewhere in Fayette County, about an hour south of Pittsburgh. Saturday liturgy is at 4:30 pm, so a Saturday wedding day needs a ceremony time that fits around it. Like any Catholic parish, St. John's will want to talk with you before you set a date, and the parish office can explain marriage preparation and what it asks of couples.

• Call the parish office at (724) 438-6027 well before your date.
• Ask about marriage preparation and any parish requirements.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines inside the church.
• Walk the hilltop with your photographer to plan your family pictures.

A little about St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church

Rusin and other Eastern European families who came to work in the coal fields and industry around Uniontown founded the parish in 1911. The church and rectory on East Main Street were completed in 1918, and the parish has broadcast its Divine Liturgy on local radio since 1973.