Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, State College

A wedding at St. Paul's United Methodist Church puts you in a stone church on East College Avenue in downtown State College. Inside, the sanctuary has a balcony, which gives a wedding videographer a high spot to film the whole processional, and the Dobson pipe organ, with its 1,543 pipes and oak case painted red, blue and green with gold leaf, gives your wedding photos a colorful wall behind the music.

Two spaces could suit a wedding ceremony, so ask the church office about both. The main sanctuary, with its stained glass along the Calder Way wall showing scenes from the life of Christ, suits a larger guest list. The Frank Chapel, on the lower level, is smaller, with stained glass windows that tell the story of the United Methodist Church, a quiet choice for a small wedding. For a family picture on the way out, the big stone step at the base of the tower, under the rainbow window, is a spot with a story.

St. Paul's website doesn't publish wedding guidelines, so call the office to ask who may get married here, what the church asks of couples, and whether rooms such as the Social Room, next to the kitchen, can host a wedding reception or a rehearsal dinner. Ask about photo and video rules too. On parking: the church lot is for staff on weekdays until 5 pm and open to church events after that, and street parking and nearby garages fill the gap, so plan ahead for a weekend wedding day downtown.

• Call the church office early to check dates and ask about the sanctuary and the Frank Chapel.
• Ask whether a reception can follow on site.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines before your photographer and videographer plan timing.

A little about St. Paul's United Methodist Church

The congregation has worshipped at this corner since the late 1880s. After a fire destroyed the sanctuary in November 1987, members voted to rebuild inside the surviving historic stone walls, and the new sanctuary was dedicated in 1990.