Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Holy Rosary Church (Erie), Erie

A wedding at Holy Rosary Church brings you to East 28th Street and East Avenue in Erie, to a big stone church built for a growing parish. It seats around 1,200 people, so even a very large guest list fits comfortably, and the stone front gives your photographer a handsome setting for wedding photos with the whole wedding party on the way out.

Its size means a long walk down the aisle, which is lovely for your processional on video, and plenty of room for your photographer and wedding videographer to find places to stand without crowding your guests. Big churches also carry sound, so ask how the music is planned and whether your videographer can place a small recorder near the front. Before your wedding day, visit with your photographer at the time of your ceremony to see how the daylight comes into the church and where it falls on the altar.

This church is partnered with St. John the Baptist and Holy Trinity, and the three churches share one pastor and parish office at 509 East 26th Street. Sunday Mass is celebrated here at 10:30 a.m. The parish asks couples to make arrangements at the rectory office at least six months ahead, as the Diocese of Erie requires, and Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter is required. The church hosts your wedding ceremony; you'll plan the reception at another venue.

• Call the parish office at (814) 454-2873 at least six months before your date.
• Walk the long aisle with your photographer and videographer.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and parking.

A little about Holy Rosary Church

The parish was formed in 1922 from families of St. John the Baptist, and its first wooden church held about 350. The present stone church, built just east of the old one, was dedicated on October 23, 1955.