Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg

A wedding at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral starts with a climb. The cathedral sits on a hilltop on North Main Street in Greensburg, an English Gothic church of sandstone with Indiana limestone trim, and it rises over the town around it. Your wedding photos can open outside with the whole party in front of that stone, then follow you inside for the long walk to the sanctuary. The parish sets aside designated areas for photographers and videographers during the ceremony, and a parish wedding coordinator oversees them.

Your wedding ceremony takes place in the church itself. If you are both Catholic it is normally celebrated within Mass; if you don't share the same faith, the parish uses the Rite of Marriage outside of Mass. Getting ready is easy, because Cathedral Hall has a bridal room next to the ladies' restroom. Weddings are usually on Saturday afternoons, one wedding a day, and the wedding party leaves the church within two hours of the start time, so plan your group pictures inside that window.

For your wedding videographer, music matters here: only the parish organist or someone they choose plays the organ, and all music must be approved, so the processional and recessional will be sacred music. Couples bring two flower arrangements for the sanctuary stands, and bubbles are allowed outside only. A small lot beside the church is kept for guests and handicapped parking, and limousines can use the street in front of the cathedral or the nearby lots.

• Schedule at least six months ahead, after meeting a priest; don't book a reception hall until the date is confirmed.
• Complete marriage preparation and paperwork at least two months before the wedding day.
• Download the parish photography and videography guidelines and share them with your photographer and videographer.

A little about Blessed Sacrament Cathedral

The parish was founded in 1789, and the present church was dedicated in May 1928. It became the cathedral of the new Diocese of Greensburg in 1951, and its stained glass was repaired during a restoration in 2010 and 2011.