Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. John’s United Church of Christ (Boalsburg), Boalsburg

A wedding at St. John's United Church of Christ in Boalsburg happens in a village church whose sanctuary and narthex are lit by restored stained glass windows. Its pipe organ was the first in Centre County, which gives your wedding videographer real organ music for the processional, and the colored window light is something your photographer will want to plan around for your wedding photos.

You can hold both your wedding ceremony and your reception here. The church welcomes non-members, and it rents its reception hall for weddings, so your guests can go straight from the pews to the party without getting back in the car. The building fee covers cleaning, a sound technician and the elevator, which is helpful for older guests and means someone is on hand to manage the microphones, something your videographer will appreciate when it's time to record the vows.

Every wedding here is led by the church's pastor, and your first meeting with the pastor should be at least four months before your proposed date; that meeting is when your date goes on the church calendar. Weddings aren't scheduled on national holidays or Christian holy days. The church's organist is available for the rehearsal, the ceremony and a planning consultation. The building fee is due when you reserve and is refundable up to two weeks before the wedding, and the rest of the fees are due two weeks ahead of your wedding day.

• Meet with the pastor at least four months before your date.
• Ask about the reception hall and what it includes.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines before your photographer and videographer plan the day.

A little about St. John's United Church of Christ

The congregation was organized in 1822, and the present church next to the old Union Church site was dedicated in 1862 and enlarged around 1902. Its Durner pipe organ arrived in 1868 and was restored during a 1971 renovation.