Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Watson-Curtze Mansion (Hagen History Center), Erie

A wedding at the Watson-Curtze Mansion feels like a party in one of Erie's grand old homes, because that is exactly what it is. The Victorian mansion on West Sixth Street, on the stretch locals call Millionaire's Row, is full of stained glass, hand-painted friezes, ornate mosaics and carved fireplaces, so your wedding photos and video can move from room to room without ever repeating a background.

You can hold an indoor or an outdoor wedding ceremony here. Outside, a tented patio and garden space take up to 350 guests; indoors, the mansion holds a smaller group of up to about 120 to 150. The house has 24 rooms, 12 fireplaces, a ballroom and a solarium, and the museum galleries stay open to you and your guests on your wedding day, with the Hagen History Center happy to see photos taken there. For a wedding videographer, the staircases and the solarium are natural places to slow down and film.

Your wedding reception is catered by one of the History Center's catering partners, and the staff can coordinate tent, table, chair and linen rentals and handle setup and teardown. Off-street parking holds about 50 cars, with street parking nearby, and the mansion is close to downtown hotels and the Bayfront. For a small rehearsal dinner, the President's Room next door in the Wood-Morrison House seats up to 40.

• Book a tour through the History Center's events team.
• Walk the rooms you want for portraits with your photographer.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and the decor rules (no confetti, petals, sparklers or open flames).

A little about the Watson-Curtze Mansion

The mansion was built in 1891 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and covers 15,000 square feet over three floors. Today it is a working museum run by the Hagen History Center, with exhibits that change every few months.