Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Christ Episcopal Church (Stroudsburg), Stroudsburg

Memorial stained glass and a pipe organ are what you'll find at a wedding at Christ Episcopal Church in Stroudsburg, a downtown church on North Seventh Street. If you're picturing your wedding photos with colored glass behind you and your wedding video with organ music carrying the processional, this is a church to ask about. Guests reach the church along a covered entrance porch and a cloistered walkway from the street, a sheltered path for pictures of your bridesmaids and groomsmen coming and going, even on a rainy day.

The parish doesn't publish wedding information on its website, so start with a call to the church office. Ask whether the church hosts weddings for couples who aren't members, what preparation the clergy ask of couples, and what is possible for music, flowers and the timing of your wedding ceremony around Sunday worship and the midweek healing service. The church has an undercroft and an office wing, but the website doesn't say whether either can be used on a wedding day, so ask about getting-ready space and a place for guests to gather.

Plan your reception at another venue. When you meet with the church, bring a list of questions from your photographer and wedding videographer, such as where they may stand during the service and whether flash or video is allowed.

• Call the church office at (570) 421-7481 to ask about weddings and available dates.
• Ask about preparation, music and the organ, and any fees.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines, and walk the church with your photographer before the day.

A little about Christ Episcopal Church

Christ Church was organized in June 1898, and the cornerstone of the current building was laid on June 8, 1904; the church was consecrated in November 1905. Renovations in 1959 extended the narthex and added the covered porch and cloistered walkway, a new pipe organ came in 1969, and memorial stained glass windows were installed beginning in 1973.