Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. Aloysius Church (Dunbar), Dunbar

A wedding at St. Aloysius Church in Dunbar comes with grounds most churches would envy. The church stands on Ranch Road on what was once a ranch property, and the parish has filled the land with landscaping, a shrine honoring Saint Pio and a pond with a fountain. For wedding photos and video, that means you can step out of the church and into a garden setting for portraits of the two of you and your wedding party, with the parish's permission.

Your wedding ceremony here is a Catholic one, and St. Aloysius is the Dunbar church of the Yough Catholic Community, a partnership of four parishes in Connellsville and Dunbar. The present church dates from the 1960s, with a modern layout that gives your photographer a clear view down the aisle to the altar. A quieter country setting also helps your wedding videographer, since there's less street noise outside when guests gather on the grounds after the ceremony. Ask the parish office which parts of the grounds you may use and whether the shrine area is open for pictures.

The partner parishes refer couples to their marriage guidelines, which aren't posted online, so the parish office in Connellsville is your first call. Ask about available Saturdays, marriage preparation through the Diocese of Greensburg, and whether couples who aren't registered here may get married at St. Aloysius. That call is also the time to ask about photo and video guidelines for your wedding day.

• Call the parish office early to check your date and the steps for getting married here.
• Ask which parts of the grounds, the pond and the shrine you may use for wedding pictures.
• Visit with your photographer at the hour of your ceremony to see the light on the grounds.

A little about St. Aloysius Church

Dunbar's Catholic community began in 1869 with a visiting priest once a month and now numbers more than 400 families. The present church was built in 1967 on the former Lazy Hour Ranch property.