Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. John the Evangelist Church (Everett), Everett

The bells come first at a wedding at St. John the Evangelist Church in Everett. The bell tower on East First Avenue is the first thing you notice when you pull up, and it makes a fine frame for wedding photos of the two of you outside. Inside, the parish has spent years adding to the church: a marble sanctuary, new windows and sacred art on the walls, so your photographer and wedding videographer have rich color around the altar where you'll stand.

Your wedding ceremony takes place in the church itself. Outside there's a meditation area the parish built on the grounds, a quieter spot for a few pictures before or after the ceremony. In the colder months the bell tower is lit at night, which is worth remembering for an evening portrait in late fall or winter.

Couples are asked to contact the parish office nine months before the expected wedding date. That time covers the Church's marriage preparation and planning the ceremony with the parish. Everett sits close to the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Breezewood, which helps guests driving in from out of town on your wedding day. The parish doesn't list a reception hall, so plan your reception elsewhere.

• Contact the parish office nine months before your wedding date.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines inside the church.
• Walk the church and the grounds with your photographer to plan pictures by the bell tower.

A little about St. John the Evangelist Church

Catholics in the area once had a church in Clearville in the 1850s, and an Everett mission church opened in 1965. St. John the Evangelist became its own parish on September 1, 1971, and the present church was consecrated on November 12, 1989. The bell tower was added later, and the bells ring each day at noon and 6:00 p.m.