Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church (State College), State College

A wedding at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on West Foster Avenue in State College means walking down the aisle under windows made by Willet Studios of Philadelphia, leaded and hand-painted. Colored light from that glass is what your photographer will notice first, and it changes through the day, so a morning wedding and a late-afternoon one will look different in your wedding photos and film.

Your wedding ceremony follows the Episcopal service in the Book of Common Prayer. Look for the Te Deum window in the south transept as you come up the aisle, and listen for the Schantz pipe organ, which gives your wedding videographer real music to record for the processional rather than a speaker in the corner. The parish also has a parish life center on site; ask the office whether it can be used on your wedding day.

Both members and nonmembers are welcome to ask about a wedding here, as long as at least one of you is baptized. Couples meet with a priest for at least three premarital counseling sessions, and the clergy will tell you whether they can perform your ceremony under the church's guidelines. Weddings happen year-round, though the parish generally avoids Sundays and the seasons of Advent and Lent. The clergy share the current wedding fees, and the parish asks you to get in touch as far ahead as you can.

• Call the church office as early as possible to check dates.
• Plan time for three premarital sessions with a priest.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and organ music before your photographer and videographer plan the day.

A little about St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

St. Andrew's began as a mission church in 1908. The cornerstone of the larger church was laid in February 1928, and the building was finally completed in 1998 with the Te Deum window.