Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Holy Rosary Church (Hazleton), Hazleton

A wedding at Holy Rosary Church in Hazleton comes with something many parishes never put in writing: professional photographers and videographers are welcome during the ceremony here, as long as they follow the parish's guidelines. That makes planning your wedding photos and film on South Poplar Street simpler, since your photographer and videographer can go over those guidelines with the parish before the day.

Your wedding ceremony is a Catholic one, and the parish publishes clear steps. Contact the office nine to twelve months before your date, and settle the church plans before the social ones. Every couple completes a Pre-Cana course, with a certificate dated within six months of the wedding, and baptismal records are needed for both of you if you were baptized. If you aren't registered here, the parish considers each request case by case, and you'll need a letter of permission from your own parish priest before a date is reserved.

Music matters to the parish, and to your wedding video. It must be liturgical, so popular and secular songs aren't used during the ceremony, and recorded music generally isn't allowed. The parish musicians lead the music, and any other instrumentalists need approval. Ask your videographer to plan for the organ and cantor, since that's the sound guests will hear on the wedding day. Your reception will be at another venue, so give guests time to travel.

• Call the parish office nine to twelve months ahead.
• Sign up early for a Pre-Cana course.
• Have your photographer and videographer review the parish guidelines before the ceremony.

A little about Holy Rosary Church (Hazleton)

Holy Rosary is a parish of the Diocese of Scranton on South Poplar Street in Hazleton. It describes its mission as living the Gospel through the Eucharist and serving the poor, needy and troubled, and it runs a free clothing van from its Family Center.