Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Saint Mary Church (Nanty Glo), Nanty Glo

Saint Mary Church on Caroline Street in Nanty Glo has the warm feel of a parish that has always welcomed everyone, and a wedding here shows it. The church faces east onto Caroline Street, so a morning ceremony puts the front of the church in early light for your wedding photos with the family. Your photographer and videographer can catch the walk out the doors and down to the street.

Inside, the stained glass windows are the thing to notice. The lower part of each window tells the story of Mary, her life on the right as you enter and her appearances through the ages on the left, and the upper part shows a saint, each of a different ethnic origin. Your wedding ceremony takes place under those windows, and the church has two choir lofts, which gives a wedding videographer a choice of places for music and a high view of the aisle. The pews and altar came from the parish's original brick church.

For engaged couples, the parish spells out what it asks of engaged couples. Following diocesan directives, arrangements must be made at least nine months before your wedding day, and all couples attend diocesan Pre-Cana sessions and take part in the FOCCUS inventory. The parish also rents its church hall for showers and family gatherings, so it may suit a bridal shower before the big day.

• Call the rectory at least nine months before your date.
• Sign up for Pre-Cana and the FOCCUS inventory.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines, including the choir lofts.

A little about Saint Mary Church

The parish began as a mission in 1902, and a brick church went up on Caroline Street in 1915. After structural damage was found in 1984 the church was rebuilt, keeping the pews, altar and windows of the 1915 church, and the parish held its first Mass in the new building on Easter Sunday 1987.