Wedding Photographers & Videographers at St. Joseph Church (Jim Thorpe), Jim Thorpe

A wedding at St. Joseph Church in Jim Thorpe takes place on North Street, on the east side of town. St. Joseph's is still open and celebrates a Sunday morning Mass each week as a worship site of Immaculate Conception Parish, so the same parish office handles weddings for both Catholic churches in Jim Thorpe. Before your wedding photos and video are planned, bring your photographer and videographer to see the church, its light and the aisle for your processional.

Start with the parish office, at least six months and up to a year before your date, and before the reception or other social plans are final. The parish asks every couple to attend the Diocesan Marriage Preparation Classes, offered at locations around the Diocese of Allentown's five-county area, and you'll get the schedule when you meet with the pastor. Ask the pastor whether your wedding ceremony can be held at St. Joseph's rather than at Immaculate Conception on West Broadway, since the parish now cares for both churches.

Your music and readings, and whether the ceremony takes place within Mass, are worked out with the pastor. For your wedding videographer, ask where the musicians will be and whether a microphone can be placed for the vows, since the music and the readings carry your wedding film. Ask too about the parish's photo and video guidelines during the liturgy, and leave time on the wedding day for family pictures afterward. Because St. Joseph's has one weekend Mass on Sunday morning, a Saturday wedding there is worth asking about.

• Call the parish office six months to a year ahead and ask about holding your ceremony at St. Joseph's.
• Plan time for the Diocesan Marriage Preparation Classes.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines before your photographer plans the timeline.

A little about St. Joseph Church

St. Joseph Church in East Mauch Chunk, known as the German church, was established in 1871. In 2020 it became part of Immaculate Conception Parish, and the church remains open for worship.