Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. Peter Catholic Church, Archbold

A wedding at St. Peter Catholic Church in Archbold happens in a church that has stood in the village for more than a century, and the parish welcomes couples planning their day with a full set of wedding guidelines. Your wedding photos and wedding video will be made inside the church itself, since the parish does not permit garden, park or other outdoor ceremonies, so the aisle, the altar and the doors are where your photographer and videographer will plan their work.

Your wedding ceremony can be a full Mass with Communion or a Liturgy of the Word without it, and the pastor helps you decide. Ecumenical weddings are possible, and clergy of other churches are welcome to take part; a relative who is a Catholic priest or deacon may officiate and lead the rehearsal. Relatives who serve at the altar in their home parish can serve at yours. Dates and times are booked first come, first served, so call early.

The parish leaves several details to you and the priest. Ask the priest presiding about having a photographer, about your music, and have your florist talk with him about decorating the church, keeping the aisle clear for the wedding party. Bring your civil marriage license to the priest a day or two before the wedding. The parish also encourages the Sacrament of Reconciliation as part of your preparation, and ideally preparation starts a full year ahead.

• Schedule your date with the pastor at least six months before your wedding day; the parish lists 419-446-9288.
• Ask the priest about photography and video during the ceremony, and share the answer with your photographer and videographer.
• Be on time; other ceremonies may follow yours.

A little about St. Peter Catholic Church

Construction of the present church began on April 2, 1906, and it was dedicated on October 7, 1908. Its bell, cast in 1881, carries a Latin line about praising the Lord with clanging cymbals, and parishioners built an activities center in 2000.