Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a beautiful city with a variety of unique wedding venues to choose from. Whether you're looking for a grand ballroom or a rustic barn, there's something for every couple in the Steel City. While we can delivery to areas outside of Pittsburgh there are many popular wedding venues not far from us that are sure to make your special day unforgettable.

The Westin Convention Center: This elegant hotel is located in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh and offers a grand ballroom with floor-to-ceiling windows that provide stunning views of the city. The Westin also has a variety of other event spaces available, including a rooftop terrace and a salon that can accommodate intimate gatherings.

The Priory: This historic venue, located in the North Shore, offers a unique blend of old-world charm and modern amenities. The Priory's Great Hall is a stunning space with high ceilings, original stained glass windows, and a stage that is perfect for a grand entrance. The venue also has a variety of other event spaces, including a courtyard and a garden, that are perfect for outdoor ceremonies and receptions.

The Heinz History Center: The Heinz History Center is a unique and historic venue located in the Strip District. The museum offers a variety of event spaces, including the Great Hall, which is perfect for ceremonies and receptions. The Great Hall features high ceilings, beautiful chandeliers, and a stage that is perfect for a grand entrance. The venue also has a variety of other spaces available, including the museum galleries, which can be used for cocktail hour, and the terrace, which is perfect for outdoor receptions.

The National Aviary: Weddings and ceremonies in The Garden Room at the National Aviary are dazzling and memorable. This elegant and versatile space provides a stunning setting for your celebration, with expansive windows and doors made of bird-safe glass that provide generous sightlines to the historic Rose Garden, Lake Elizabeth, and the surrounding park. The Garden Room allows ample space with two large stone fireplaces bookending the room create a feeling that is cozy, yet elegant.

The Pittsburgh Opera: This stunning venue features a grand auditorium and a variety of other event spaces, including a rooftop terrace and a ballroom, that are perfect for both ceremonies and receptions. The Opera's historic architecture and beautiful acoustics make it a unique and unforgettable location for your special day.

When choosing a wedding venue in Pittsburgh, it is important to consider the size of your guest list, the style of your wedding, and your budget. These venues are just a small sample of the many beautiful locations available in the city. Be sure to visit them in person and speak to the event coordinators to get a better understanding of what they can offer and if it's the right fit for you.

Here’s a peek at the flowers for Bridget and Rory’s recent wedding at the Heinz History Center. Credits to Kristen Wynn Photography .

For her recent wedding to William, Hollynn chose to carry a hand-tied bouquet of white and ivory flowers, which included hydrangea, roses, lisianthus, stock and astilbe. The flowers were accented with seeded and silver dollar eucalyptus.Hollyn and William's reception was held at the Renaissance Hotel. Centerpieces alternated between tall and low arrangements. The tall arrangements contained mostly greenery with some white and ivory flower accents. The foliage included seeded eucalyptus, silver dollar eucalyptus and Italian ruscus.

The low centerpieces consisted of groupings of glass cylinders containing floating candles, white hydrangea and ivory roses.

 

Their wedding date is a palindrome (reads the same way backwards and forward!) Parva and Anastasia's wedding at the Hyatt Regency Airport was a vision of purple and lavender. Featured flowers include lavender roses, purple stock, purple hydrangea and misty blue limonium.

Ceremony archway

Chair decorations

Low table centerpiece

Tall table centerpiece

As a wedding trend for 2018, we are seeing a number of brides choosing bouquets which primarily feature a lush assortment of foliage. This was the case in one of our weddings last weekend, with the bride's attendants carrying bouquets consisting of mixed varieties of eucalyptus with an accent of baby's breath. The bride's bouquet harmonized with the organic attendant bouquets, but included white and ivory flowers. Here roses, spray roses, ranunculus, lisianthus and baby's breath are added to the greens. The foliage in the bouquet includes two varieties of eucalyptus. As a contrast, another bride this weekend chose a classically sleek and elegant bouquet with little foliage. The flowers featured are roses and mini calla lilies.  

Bethany and Ken were wed in a beautiful ceremony at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. Here are some photos of the lush greenery that made up the venue decor:

The aisle at the ceremony site was lined with fern plants, accented with stalks of white larkspur.

 

The easel with the seating assignments featured a garland made of eucalyptus, fern, springeri and limmonium, with white accent flowers.

 

The head table held a runner made of eucalyptus, salal and fern.

 

A guest table is adorned with a runner made of eucalyptus, fern and white accent flowers.

 

The wedding cake is surrounded by eucalpytus and fern, and topped with roses and larkspur.

Dan and Sarah were recently wed in St. Paul's Cathedral and enjoyed a fabulous reception at the Duquesne Club. Of course, if it was a Ludwig wedding, the flowers had to be exquisite!

White flowers adorned the sanctuary of St. Paul's Cathedral, with white hydrangea marking the front pews.

Here's a close up of the flowers carried by the bride. Sarah's bouquet featured White O'hara garden roses, white ranunculus, White Majolica spray roses and silver dollar eucalyptus. The flower stems were wrapped with tulle from Sarah's Mom's wedding veil.

Half of the table centerpieces were tall, and contained white hydrangea, White Chocolate roses, spray roses and silver dollar eucalyptus. Eucalyptus lined the table.

Low table centerpieces were clear glass cylinders filled with white hydrangea, White O'hara garden roses, spray roses and seeded and silver dollar eucalyptus.

The bridal bouquet for Ruth and Michael's recent wedding featured shades of pale purple and lavender roses, lisianthus, and limmonium, accented with white roses, white hydrangea and grey dusty miller.

Bride's bouquet

Congratulations to Megan and Jacob on their recent marriage! The bride carried this stunning cascading bouquet of hot pink peonies, mini calla lilies, and tulips, accented with lime green hanging amaranthus.

For this weekend's featured wedding, this lovely bridal bouquet contains deep red roses and ranunculus, white spray roses, white stock, and both spiral and seeded, eucalyptus.

BW-184 Bride's Bouquet

BW-183 Bride's bouquet

Our wedding season is winding down! This weekend we have only two weddings on our calendar, with two entirely different looks. Our Friday wedding features a bride's bouquet that is lush and organic. It contains red and ivory roses, blush spray roses, blush astilbe, pink ranunculus, burgundy hypericum and seeded eucalyptus.Saturday's wedding features a bride's bouquet that is sophisticated and elegant. It contains ivory roses and white hydrangea, and is accented with metallic silver and gold foliage and curly ting.Two entirely different looks, but both beautiful!

BW-182 Bride's bouquet

Wedding centerpiece

Right now in Pennsylvania the peaches are in season. This wedding palette of peach colored blooms is a stunning choice for late July. The bride's hand-tied bouquet included peach Juliet garden roses, peach dahlias, pink carnations, white ranunculus, peach hypericum, pink carnations and silver dollar eucalyptus. The bride wanted to incorporate white anemones into the bouquet, so we used silk flowers for the best show and value.Centerpieces for the reception followed the same color theme with white and light peach hydrangea, peach spray roses, peach hypericum, pink carnations and silver dollar eucalyptus.

BW-180 Bride's bouquet

Our bride last weekend wanted a bouquet that was lush, organic and very romantic. This exquisite bouquet captured the feeling exactly! Included in the bouquet were red dahlias, red mini calla lilies, blue eryngium, peach hypericum, pink ranunculus, brilliant cherry brandy roses, green sunflowers, purple wax flowers and seeded eucalyptus, with a touch of curly willow.

BW-179 Bridal Bouquet

One of our recent weddings featured this bride's bouquet with a very organic, "fresh picked from the garden" look. It is composed of medium pink roses, dark pink spray roses, light pink carnations, pink sweet pea, light blue delphinium, green hypericum and seeded eucalyptus.

BW-167 Bridal bouquet

It's been a whirlwind wedding season here at the Blumengarten! Frankly, what with attending to multiple weddings each weekend, there never seems to be enough time to take photos and write blog posts.In November the wedding season quiets down a bit. The cooler weather brings out looks for our brides that are quite different from the lush garden flowers of summer.This bridal bouquet is a fabulous choice for the winter months. It features white hydrangea, roses, limmonium and star of Bethlehem.  Frosty, glittery accents are added with the addition of silver seeded eucalyptus and frosted pine cones. Beautiful!

Christina Montemurro from Christina Montemurro Photography recently interviewed Tim and Jim for her blog, which features some of Pittsburgh's best wedding vendors. The questions and answers give a "behind-the-scenes" peek at the wedding floral business. Check it out here.Christina also featured beautiful photographs of our flowers!