From a winter wedding celebrated at the LeMont restaurant on Mount Washington to a summertime exchange of nuptials during a backyard ceremony in the South Hills, weddings were in abundance this past year, and we've brought you 15 that could provide inspiration for yours. Our photo gallery in the pages ahead is a candid portfolio captured by some of the region's best photographers: Richard Kelly, Terry Clark, Lynne and Michael Goldstein, Kathryn Welsh (A.T. Cameron Photography), Bea Nyilas (Photographic Excellence by Bea), Heather Lahtinen, and Cyndi and Tony Araujo. Contributing writer Lisa Kellar explains the who, what, when and WOW of all the divine wedding details.
lisA C. porter & john D. wErner
september 23, 2006
Parents' names
William Porter, Karen Porter; Bernie and Suzanne Werner
Ceremony
Lisa and John were married in the historic First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh (159
N. Bellefield Ave., Oakland; 412/621-0500, first-baptist-pittsburgh.org).
Flowers
Ken Milko of Flowers in the Attic (7505 Saltsburg Road, Penn Hills; 412/798-2200, flowersintheattic.com) paired dark violet hydrangeas imported from Holland with violet, burgundy and Mediterranean blue flowers to create the perfect complement to the all-black palette of the attendants.
Photographer
Heather Lahtinen (724/462-0407, weddingsbyheather.com)
Videographer
Jim Novosel from Novosel Productions (412/492-1139, Novoselproductions.com)
On the Bride
Lisa wore an elegant strapless gown by Lazaro (lazarobridal.com) with hand-beading and embroidered tulle over satin-silk organza. For her own personal touch to the already perfect dress, the bride added Swarovski crystals to the bodice. With the help of dressmaker Ninfa Massey (724/929-4671), Lisa designed her veil with silver edging and more Swarovski crystals.
On the Groom
John was dressed in a nontraditional, monochromatic, black-on-black Ralph Lauren tuxedo from American Commodore Tuxedo (various locations, actux.com).
Reception
The reception was held in the sumptous Carnegie Music Foyer (4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland; 412/622-3131, carnegiemuseums.org). Tables were adorned with violet cloths and large, square vases filled with hydrangeas in purples and blues, coordinated with the bridal bouquet and illuminated by votives.
Cake
The five-tiered white-chocolate-mousse cake with raspberry filling was baked using Marisa Guenther's (724/612-2677) secret recipe. The bottom two tiers were square, while the top three were round. All were decorated with violet and burgundy flowers from Flowers in the Attic.
Music
Before the ceremony, friends of the bride, Joy Sakonyi on the piano and soloist Heather Hines Semke, performed show tunes, including "All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera. String music for the ceremony was played by the Jennifer Fauvre Trio (booked through Steven Vance Strolling Violins; 724/444-8400, stevenvance.com). DJ Jason Hitt of Big Day Entertainment (412/566-2900, bigdayentertainment.com) kept guests dancing throughout the reception, playing every song on the newlyweds' play list including their first dance to "Deliver Me" by Sarah Brightman.
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