Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Transfiguration Church (West Hazleton), West Hazleton

A wedding at Transfiguration Church brings you to West Green Street in West Hazleton, to one of the two churches of St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish. The parish hasn't published a wedding page or a photo tour, so the best way to picture your day is to go and see it. Come to a weekend Mass, sit where your guests will sit, and notice how the light falls on the aisle at that hour. If your photographer and videographer can come along, they'll see what you see: where the two of you will stand, how much room the aisle gives for the processional, and whether the front of the church works for a group picture after the wedding ceremony.

What the parish offers here is a Catholic wedding ceremony in its own church. Masses at Transfiguration are celebrated in both English and Spanish, which can mean a lot to families who pray in different languages. It's worth asking the parish office whether your ceremony can be in the language your families share, or in both, and how that might shape the readings and music your wedding video will capture.

Start with the parish office, which is open on weekdays, before you book a reception hall. Ask how far ahead to call, what preparation the parish and the Diocese of Scranton ask of couples, and whether you need to be registered in the parish. Ask about photo and video guidelines too, so your photographer knows where to stand for wedding photos and your videographer knows where a camera may go during the vows.

• Call the parish office early to ask about dates and preparation.
• Visit at the hour your wedding day ceremony will start to see the light.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines before your vendors plan the timing.

A little about Transfiguration Church

Transfiguration Church is a worship site of St. Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, which also celebrates Mass at St. Gabriel Church on South Wyoming Street in Hazleton. One parish office answers questions for both churches.