Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. Paul Church (Butler), Butler

A wedding at St. Paul Church puts you on North McKean Street in downtown Butler, in a church whose stained glass windows were designed through a studio in Munich, Germany. Those windows are the color in your wedding photos and the light in your wedding video, so it's worth visiting at the hour of your ceremony to see how they look. St. Paul is one of five churches of All Saints Parish, and it's the busiest of them, with Mass every day and Sunday Masses shown on local cable and livestreamed on the parish website.

Your wedding ceremony is arranged with the parish at least six months ahead. You start by calling the priest you'd like to officiate and scheduling a first meeting; the parish has prepared written resources on its wedding policies and procedures. One rule to know early: Diocese of Pittsburgh policy allows no weddings on Sundays, with no exceptions, so plan for a Saturday or a weekday.

Every couple completes marriage preparation. The parish's own PreCana retreat runs on two Saturdays, 9:30 to 5, in the parish hall at St. Michael the Archangel on Center Avenue, and both days end with Mass. Each retreat is limited to 20 couples and fills quickly, so register as soon as you have a date.

• Call the parish office at least six months before your wedding day to reach the priest you want.
• Register early for a PreCana retreat.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines, and visit with your photographer and videographer to look at the light through the windows.

A little about St. Paul Church

St. Paul Parish was founded in 1867 by the English-speaking members of St. Peter's. The cornerstone of today's church was laid on September 19, 1909, and it was dedicated on September 10, 1911. Since 2021, St. Paul has been part of All Saints Parish.