Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Saint Joseph Catholic Church (Hanover), Hanover

A wedding at Saint Joseph Catholic Church on Grandview Road in Hanover takes place in the parish's modern church, with a parish center and school beside it on the same campus. Your photographer and videographer can plan your wedding photos from the doors and the aisle inside to the grounds outside, so walk the property with them before the day and pick the spots that suit the time of your ceremony.

Your wedding ceremony is a Catholic one in the church. The parish asks couples to call the office at least ten months before the intended date, and to make arrangements with the parish before any other wedding plans, so the church and staff are free. After a first meeting with one of the parish priests or deacons, you choose a marriage formation program: God's Plan for Love, a one-day conference, or an Engaged Encounter weekend retreat.

The parish center next to the church holds a social hall, gymnasium and meeting rooms. Ask whether any of it can be used for a gathering around your wedding day, since the parish doesn't publish wedding reception details. Ask too about a room for getting ready, and where your photographer and wedding videographer may stand during the ceremony, so they can plan how the vows and the processional will look and sound on film.

• Call the parish office at least ten months ahead, before booking anything else.
• Choose your marriage formation program after the first meeting.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and walk the church with your photographer.

A little about Saint Joseph Catholic Church

Saint Joseph parish was established in 1864, and its first church on Baltimore Street was dedicated in 1880. That church was declared unsafe in 1963, and the present church on Grandview Road was dedicated in 1975. The parish center followed in 1996.