Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Columbus Chapel & Boal Mansion Museum, Boalsburg

A wedding at the Columbus Chapel & Boal Mansion Museum in Boalsburg happens on a 48-acre historic estate with a stately mansion and a consecrated chapel, along with gardens around a Shakespearean amphitheater. For wedding photos and video, you have the front of the Boal Mansion, the grounds around the chapel and plenty of other outdoor backdrops across the estate.

There are a few ways to plan the day. The Columbus Chapel is a consecrated space for a small religious wedding ceremony of up to 25 guests. For a larger wedding, the Shakespearean amphitheater and the gardens around it host both the ceremony and the reception. The Great Room on the lower level of the Boal Barn Playhouse fits a rehearsal dinner or an intimate reception. Bigger parties put up a tent with tables and chairs, from a vendor you choose, on the green lawn between the mansion and the Barn Playhouse.

Guests can take tours of the museum, the chapel and the Columbus vault while you are away for pictures. The estate added outdoor Wi-Fi for sound and streaming, which helps if your wedding videographer is planning a livestream for family who can't travel. Parking and restrooms, plus electrical hookups, are at the neighboring Boal Barn Theater. Couples can tour the grounds in person or virtually to plan their wedding day.

• Contact the museum director to check dates and arrange a tour.
• Choose your tent and rental company early if you plan a lawn reception.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines inside the chapel and museum.

A little about Columbus Chapel & Boal Mansion Museum

The Columbus Chapel came from the Columbus family's castle in Asturias, Spain. It was inherited in 1908 by a member of the Boal family and brought to Boalsburg in 1909, and it holds European paintings and statues from the 15th through 18th centuries.