University Club at Pitt Wedding

Photos from Maria and Jonathan’s University Club at Pitt Wedding.

With a planter filled with hydrangeas in the foreground, a bride and groom embrace and share a laugh on the rooftop of the University Club at the University of Pittsburgh.

Getting Ready at the Club

Labor Day weekend is upon us and school has started. That means summer is winding down. I love this time of the year and it was the perfect setting for Maria and Jonathan’s wedding at the University Club at Pitt. Here are some of my favorite photos from their lovely wedding.

Maria checks her hair in a mirror.

A black and white image of a beautiful bride checking her hair in the mirror of a room at the University Club at Pitt that is illuminated by dramatic window light.

It was a hot one, but thankfully a helpful bridesmaid came to the rescue with a cold bottle of water.

A woman laughs as she holds a cold bottle of water on the back of the neck of her friend in order to cool her down. The friend is a bride who has a sun and moon tattoo on her shoulder.

Jonathan’s brother helps him out by adjusting his yarmulke.

The face of a handsome young man is framed by his arm as he adjusts the yarmulke on his brother's head.

First Look

The first look took place on the rooftop patio. A first look is a nice thing to do if you don’t have strong feelings about waiting until the ceremony to see each other. It gives you a private moment to share before the events of the wedding overtake you.

A groom smiles as he stands with his hands crossed in front of him just as his bride touches his shoulder during their first look prior to their wedding at the University Club at Pitt.

A bride smiles at her groom (seen from behind) as she shows him how beautiful she looks in her dress as they have their first look on the room of the University Club at Pitt before their wedding.

A bride and groom embrace on the roof of the University Club at Pitt prior to their late summer wedding.

The Ceremony

After the formal photos, the bridal party and families gathered to sign the ketubah.

A groom signs the ketubah at the left of the photo while his bride looks over his shoulder. Family members stand in the background at right as they watch what's going on.

Maria’s parents both walked her down the aisle. It’s something that I often see during Jewish ceremonies and I think it’s a lovely practice.

A view from behind as the parents of a bride walk her down the aisle during her wedding at the University Club at Pitt. The mother has her arm around her daughter and the daughter links her arm around her father's arm. Guests look on and take photos with their iPhones.

A bride and groom stand beneath a light colored chuppah as they exchange vows during their wedding ceremony. The officiant looks on at right.

Lighting the unity candle.

Illuminated by candle light, a bride and a groom use smaller candles to light a unity candle during their wedding ceremony in Ballroom A at the University Club at Pitt.

Jonathan makes sure that the glass is broken!

Framed by a chuppah, a bride looks on as her husband stomps on a glass to end their wedding ceremony at the University Club at Pitt.

After the ceremony, I found their handwritten vows on the table by the unity candle. They were elegant and meaningful promises.

Three candles, two small and one large, illuminate a table where a bride and groom's wedding vows sit after their ceremony.

Portraits of the Couple

Following the ceremony we walked over to the nearby Cathedral of Learning for some portraits while the guests enjoyed the cocktail hour.

A bride holds a bouquet of white and pink flowers in her left hand as she holds her groom's hand with her right hand while they walk down a concrete path in front of the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh.

The low-scooped back and short train of a beautiful bride's wedding dress feature prominently in a portrait taken outside of the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh.

That light! The paved courtyard between the Cathedral of Learning and the Stephen Foster Memorial is a great place for photos. We were lucky to have it to ourselves!

A bride and groom look at each other while standing in the middle of a paved courtyard. Their shadows are cast on to the patio by the evening sun.

Reception at the University Club

The first dance. I have a bunch of other photos from this, but I loved how they were framed in the light of the curtained window.

A bride and groom are framed in silhouette as they share their first dance during their wedding reception in Ballroom B at the University Club at Pitt.

The speeches were funny and moving.

In a black and white photo, a young best man smiles as he offers a toast to a bride and groom seated to his left. Another groomsman smiles as he looks on.

A black and white photo of a bride and groom laughing heartily at comments made during a toast at their wedding reception in Ballroom B of the University Club at Pitt.

A bridesmaid raises her hand above her head and points at a second bridesmaid as they toast a married couple seated in front of them at the University Club at Pitt.

Dancing!

A bride sings as she dances with her hands in the air in the middle of a circle of smiling wedding guests.

Wedding guests on the dance floor at a reception in Ballroom B of the University Club at Pitt are dramatically lit by a spotlight projecting the bride and groom's names.

While the dance floor is filled with guests a bride and groom dance close together, the bride with her hand on top of her groom's head.

A groom dances with his younger brother, who was the best man at his wedding at the University Club at Pitt.

A wedding guest on the dance floor at a wedding reception smiles and raises his hands shoulder high.

The hora! (Lisa’s photo).

Seen from above, men raise a couple up on chairs in the middle of a crowd of people as they dance the hora at a wedding reception at the University Club at Pitt.

A low angle view of a couple dancing during their wedding reception at the University Club at Pitt. They lean back as they join hands and swing each other around.

A woman in a bright red dress raises her hand in the air and sings along with the music during a wedding at the University Club at Pitt.

Jonathan’s dad owning the dance floor!

An older man takes a knee and raises his fist as he holds the hand of a woman while they dance during a wedding reception at the University Club at Pitt.

A portrait at the end of a lovely evening.

A silhouette profile of a bride and groom in front of a magenta light cast on the wall of Ballroom B at the University Club at Pitt during their wedding reception.

I hope you enjoyed this wedding – I know that I did! Here’s another wedding from that terrific area in Oakland that is filled with great venues.