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

A wedding at Holy Trinity Church brings you to the corner of East 22nd and Reed Streets in Erie, to a Polish national parish that draws families from every part of the city. For couples with Polish roots, heritage is part of everyday parish life here, and your photographer and videographer can begin with wedding photos outside the church on that corner, where the parish waited decades to build the church that stands there now.

Before your wedding day, walk the church with your photographer and wedding videographer at the hour your ceremony will start. Notice where the light falls, how far you'll walk in the processional, and where cameras can stand during the vows without blocking your guests. Ask about the music too; the organ and the singing are part of what your wedding video will carry home.

Holy Trinity keeps its Polish traditions alive. The Wiwaty Dancers practice in the parish social center, the parish has its own polka band, and every August its Zabawa festival brings polka bands and homemade food. Holy Trinity is partnered with St. John the Baptist and Holy Rosary, sharing a pastor. Couples should contact the parish priest as soon as possible after the engagement and at least six months before the wedding, and a diocesan marriage preparation program such as Pre-Cana is required. The church hosts your wedding ceremony; plan the reception at another venue, and ask the parish what space it has, if any, for gatherings.

• Call the parish at (814) 456-0671 soon after your engagement.
• Register for Pre-Cana through the Diocese of Erie.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and parking before the day.

A little about Holy Trinity Church

Polish families founded Holy Trinity in 1902 and dedicated their first church, a used wooden building moved to the site, in 1903. They saved the corner lot for a new church, which was finally built in 1941.