Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. Mary Church (Vermilion), Vermilion

A wedding at St. Mary Church in Vermilion puts you on Exchange Street in the Lake Erie town of Vermilion. Your photographer and videographer will start with your arrival at the church and the walk down the aisle, and with Lake Erie only a few blocks away, you might ask your photographer about a few wedding photos near the water after the ceremony. The parish is a growing one, with about 1,200 households, a school and a Family Life Center.

Your wedding ceremony begins with preparation that must start at least six months before your proposed date. Contact the parish office to set up an appointment and a meeting with the pastor. Note that St. Mary belongs to the Diocese of Toledo, not Cleveland, so the parish will guide you through Toledo's marriage resources. Weekday and weekend Masses are on the parish website, so you can visit on a Sunday and see the church full.

For your wedding video, ask where cameras can stand and how the music works, and invite your videographer to the rehearsal so the processional and exit are planned. Plan the reception elsewhere, and leave time on your wedding day for pictures around town before guests arrive.

• Contact the parish office at least six months before your wedding date.
• Schedule your first meeting with the pastor.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines during preparation.

A little about St. Mary Church

Priests passed through Vermilion to offer Mass as early as 1843, a small frame church went up in 1862, and St. Mary received its first pastor in 1871. The church was renovated in 1930 and again in the 1970s, the school dates to 1957, and the Family Life Center was built in 1990.