Wedding Photographers & Videographers at The State Theatre, State College

A wedding at The State Theatre puts your celebration inside a restored downtown theatre on College Avenue in State College. The theatre rents its spaces for private events and names weddings among them, and for wedding photos and video, a historic performance hall gives your photographer and videographer something very different from a banquet room.

The theatre's rental form lists three spaces: the Friedman Auditorium, The Attic and the Lobby. Its website calls the theatre perfect for private gatherings, benefit events, concerts and weddings, but it doesn't spell out how a wedding day works here, so ask how your wedding ceremony and reception could be laid out, which spaces fit your guest count, and whether catering is brought in.

Lighting and sound are worth a conversation too. Rental rates and technical costs are worked out after you send in the request form, so ask what lighting and sound support comes with each space. Good stage lighting and a proper sound system can make a real difference to your wedding video, especially for the vows and the toasts.

• Send the rental request form on the theatre's website to check dates.
• Visit with your photographer and videographer to see the auditorium and lobby.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and any rules about decorations.

A little about The State Theatre

Warner Brothers opened The State Theatre on October 15, 1938, as a movie house. After years of decline, the community took it over as a nonprofit arts center and reopened it on December 14, 2006, after a restoration that uncovered and preserved parts of the original building.