ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH — Attraction in Atlanta

Pressure, pressure, pressure. I photographed a wedding at Antioch Baptist Church today. I was not allowed to shoot the wedding from the main floor during the actual wedding ceremony, but I was directed to shoot the wedding from the balcony. I was told that after the wedding, I could stage the wedding and shoot from the main floor.

After the wedding, I set up lighting, and we staged the significant wedding shots. However, the whole time, a lady kept telling me about every two minutes that I needed to hurry up and take shots with the pastor so he could leave. That's exactly what I wanted to do so she could leave me alone. I really wanted to skip all pictures that included the pastor so that I could work without interruptions. The wedding party wanted to finish taking their photos outside. During the shoot outside of the venue, a lady came outside with security, and told us that we needed to stop the shoot, come inside, and get our things. The groom asked if we could have 15 minutes to finish taking pictures. The lady responded that she was trying to be nice, but everyone needed to get their things out of the church immediately . The request was not unreasonable, but it could have been handled professionally.

She upset the bride and the groom on their wedding day, and as a professional, that is the absolute last thing that should happen.

I have worked in many venues over the years, but this was the most difficult to work with that I have experienced. It is a very nice church, but literally running up and down stairs to get my shots because of the their guidelines made my day physically difficult. And when we moved the shoot outside, it only became worse. Seeing how this situation was handled in front of the bride and groom showed everyone present that customer service is not a priority at this venue.

My assistants and I left this venue physically exhausted and stressed. Even worse, the bride and groom left frustrated on their wedding day. I have never experienced anything like it. There are too many very nice venues in the Atlanta area for me to recommend Antioch Baptist Church...

Love this church n the Pastor Alexander family has been in my memory from a small child, in Savannah, Ga. feels like blood kin. My bro. William Scott sings in the male choir. He n an usher walked me to the front n I joined Antioch. I'm very pleased as it is a well balanced n organized church. People are very friendly, accomodating n loving n makes you want to stay. If you don't feel family love in your family I dare you to go to Antioch Church, you'll get hooked n not want to leave. The spirit is high from choir n pulpit to the door. You are free to get on your feet. Antioch celebrate everyone birthdays, couple's anniversaries n I love they serve peoples needs even in the...

Best National Baptist Church in Atlanta-Bible based sermons and a SUPER CHOIR and if you miss Sunday come out on Wednesday night at 7pm for Great teaching/preaching in the bible class. Handed out over 1 million pounds of food to the poor (which is done weekly on Saturday) in 2018 with assistance from the Atlanta Food Bank plus Antioch was the only church in Atlanta that gave out food to the TSA employees during there...