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

A wedding at St. Peter Church takes you to Franklin Street in Butler, to the oldest Catholic parish in Butler County. It's a quieter church these days, part of All Saints Parish with Sunday Mass early in the morning, and that calm suits a wedding where you want your wedding photos and video to feel personal. Ask to see the church at the time of day your ceremony will start, so you and your photographer know what the light will be like.

Your wedding ceremony is planned through All Saints Parish at least six months before the date. You begin by calling the priest you'd like to officiate to set up a first meeting, and the parish shares written resources on its wedding policies and procedures. Diocese of Pittsburgh policy allows no weddings on Sundays, with no exceptions.

Marriage preparation is required for every couple. The parish runs a PreCana retreat over two Saturdays in the hall at St. Michael the Archangel on Center Avenue, 9:30 to 5 each day and ending with Mass, for up to 20 couples at a time. Sign up early, because the retreats fill. After the ceremony, your guests head on to your reception while you take pictures; since the parish doesn't publish its photo and video guidelines online, ask your priest how much time you'll have in the church and where your wedding videographer may set up.

• Call the parish at least six months ahead to reach the priest you want.
• Plan your wedding day for a Saturday or a weekday.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and register early for PreCana.

A little about St. Peter Church

St. Peter was founded in 1821 as the first parish in Butler County. The cornerstone of the present church was laid on August 6, 1848, and it was dedicated on October 14, 1849; it was enlarged in 1889 and received new glass windows in 1899. Since 2021 it has been part of All Saints Parish.