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A bride and groom stand in a field next to a split rail fence. She hugs him from behind and bites his earlobe as he smiles.
A bride and groom stand face to face in a dark field of lights.
A man on a bicycle gestures to a bride and groom wearing a white scarf and a fur stole walk across the Hot Metal Bridge before their Andy Warhol Museum wedding.
A groom prepares to throw the garter while one of the men leaps high into the air to catch it at the Chadwick.
A groom holds his bride's hand to his lips as he kisses it before their Pittsburgh Athletic Association wedding.
A bride and groom kiss on the landing of the Grand Concourse at the end of their wedding ceremony as their guests and bridal party behind them applaud.
A bride closes her eyes as she faces the sunlight with a blue painting behind her before her Fairmont Hotel Pittsburgh wedding.
A groom carrying a red bag holds the hand of a small boy as they walk to Phipps Conservatory before his wedding. The setting sun casts long shadows on the path behind them.
A bride yells as she and her groom are lifted up on chairs during the hora dance at their Seven Springs wedding.
A bride holds her bouquet in her hand as she walks up the stairs before her wedding at Heinz Chapel.
A bride holds her bouquet with pink, red, yellow and green flowers to her nose at Point State Park.
A groom holds one end of a pink cloth in his mouth as another man ties his turban before his South Asian wedding at the Renaissance Pittsburgh hotel.
A bride and groom stand beneath a tree with twinkle lights and are reflected in the stream outside of their wedding at Green Gables in Westmoreland County.
A bride and groom stand together touching foreheads after their wedding at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh.
Mother of the bride cries as she hugs the bride before a Grand Concourse wedding.
A toddler reaches up for the groom's boutonniere as he changes his diaper before his wedding at the Twentieth Century Club.
A bride and groom grin as they ride a scooter past the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts after their wedding.
A bride and groom kiss beneath the twinkle lights in the tent outside of the Mansion at Maple Heights.
A smiling bride wearing a dress with lace sleeves is kissed on the cheek by her husband as seen through the waterfall across the street from the Omni William Penn.
A bride holds a champagne flute in one hand and raises her other fist in the air as she sings during her Lingrow Farm wedding.
A bride and groom stand facing each other with their arms on their hips and the sun setting behind them during their Lingrow Farm wedding.
A sikh bride and groom walk around the altar in front of a sheer curtain with a pattern during their wedding at the Renaissance Hotel Pittsburgh.
A bride with brown hair and long earrings looks at the camera at the Mellon Institute after her St. Paul Cathedral wedding.
A rim lit couple face each other and smile with a bunch of multi-colored glowing rose lights during their wedding at Lingrow Farm.
A bride holds on to her groom's neck as she brings him in for a kiss beneath a flowered arbor during their wedding at Chanteclaire Farm in Western Maryland.
A groom embraces his bride beneath the skylight at the Omni Bedford Springs resort at the first look before their wedding.
A bride in a dove grey dress sits and looks up at her daughter who is standing next to her before her Omni Bedford Springs wedding.
A bridesmaid in a light blue dress helps a flower girl with her bouquet in the back of Sacred Heart Church in Shadyside. The flower girl is wearing a white dress with a blue bow.
A bride is seated in a chair and is surrounded by her bridesmaids and her mother and mother in law during the bedekken at her Clay Center for the Arts wedding in Charleston West Virginia.
A bride laughs as she holds her veil up around her while a bridesmaid fixes it from behind before her wedding at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
A groom smiles at his mother as she smooths his tie as he gets ready for his Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Wedding.
A bride and groom hold hands and look at each other while standing in the stone arch at St. Mary of the Mount.
A rabbi holds the heads of a bride and groom as they pray with closed eyes during their wedding at the Pittsburgh Golf Club.
A bride smiles as she stands by a fire pit and her groom kisses her on the cheek after their Seven Springs Wedding.
As a bridesmaid fixes the bustle on her dress, a bride reaches up to pull her hair back while looking out of the window at in the cottage where she's getting ready for her Seven Springs wedding.
A smiling bride hugs her maid of honor while waiting for her wedding at the Fox Chapel Golf Club to begin.
A bride holds hands and sings with her bridesmaids while they ride to a wedding at the Clay Center in Charleston, WV.
A groom cries as he exchanges vows with his bride in a pavilion during their wedding at the SNPJ.
Seen from above, a bride and groom hold hands and walk on the flagstone patio next to the fountain at Point State Park.
A smiling groom is reflected in a mirror with sunburst frame before a wedding at the Sheraton Station Square.
A bride and groom kiss as they walk through the arch in the field after their wedding at Lingrow Farm on a sunny summer afternoon.
A bride's eyes are reflected in the cake topper as a bride and groom cut their wedding cake during their wedding at Lingrow Farm.
A tear drips from the eye of a bride as she and her groom listen to the officiant during their wedding at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh.
A closeup of a bride and groom holding hands shows a tattoo on her wrist that says "I love you"
A bride laughs with her sister who wears a purple dress while standing under the veil before the bride's wedding at the Grand Concourse.
A woman with a gold garland in her hair is reflected in a mirror as she applies lipstick during a wedding at the Mansion at Maple Heights.
A groom smiles and holds his fist up while seated in the back of a limousine with his bride and her brother before their wedding at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
A bride looks over her shoulder and smiles at sunset after her wedding at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
A bride lifts her shoulder up as her mother kisses it before her wedding at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
A bride laughs as she and her husband reach out to cut their cake during their wedding at Pittsburgh's Grand Hall.
A bride and her sister hold hands and pray inside of a limousine before her wedding at Pittsburgh's Grand Hall.
A bride looks forward in concentration as seen through the line of bridesmaids and groomsmen at her wedding at St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh.
A bride and groom smile and kiss after their wedding at the Chadwick.
A bride looks down and smiles as she walks on a landing at her parents house with portraits of her and her siblings on the wall behind her.
A bride cries as she hugs her mom before her wedding at the Wyndham Grand hotel in Pittsburgh.
A bride and groom stand in the afternoon sunlight on the putting green outside of the Pittsburgh Golf Club before their wedding.
A bride smiles as her mother covers her mouth and cries upon receiving a gift from her before her wedding at the Pittsburgh Golf Club.
A bride and groom smile and embrace on a forest path after their wedding at the Succop Conservancy./
A bride smiles at her grandfather while her mother watches before her wedding at the Succop Conservancy.
Seen through a cloud of bubbles, a bride and groom exit a stone church after their wedding.
A woman dances with a knife and a ten dollar bill at a Persian wedding at Oheka Castle. The bride and groom smile and applaud behind her.
A bride stands in a floor to ceiling window at the Inn on Negley after her wedding.
A bride makes a funny face to her bridesmaid after looking out the window of her hotel room.
A bride and groom dance forehead to forehead beneath the painted ceiling during their wedding at Cafe Milano in Washington, DC.
A bridesmaid smiles and holds her hands to her face as she looks at the bride.
A very sexy bride dances towards her seated husband before he removed her garter belt during their wedding at the Mansions on Fifth.
A bride and groom embrace in the sunset after their wedding at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh.
A grinning flower girl and ring bearer run down the aisle during a wedding on the Gateway Clipper.
A bride cries as her smiling groom turns to look at her for the first time before their wedding at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh.
A bride and groom embrace in a hay wagon after their wedding at Simmons Farm near Pittsburgh.
A bride and groom stand on the steps in front of the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC.
A bride and groom smile and hold hands in the back seat of a vintage Bentley limousine after their wedding at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC.
Two grooms recline on a couch after their wedding at the Andy Warhol museum. There is a portrait of Andy Warhol above them sitting on the exact same sofa.
A bride and groom smile and touch foreheads as they walk between curtains put up in the synagogue in Charleston West Virginia.
A groom folds his hands in front of him as he stands for a portrait at the West End Overlook after his Omni William Penn hotel.
A bride smiles as she looks out of the window of a vintage Rolls Royce limousine before her wedding at the Omni William Penn hotel.
A groom looks to the right in a dramatic portrait before his wedding at the Renaissance Hotel Pittsburgh.
A bride has her dress buttoned up by her mother as bridesmaids peek through the doorway at the Renaissance Hotel Pittsburgh.
Three flower girls have very different reactions as they sit on the altar during a wedding.
A smiling bride is hugged by her smiling bridesmaids after her wedding at St. Stanislaus church in the Strip District.
A bride wipes tears from her eyes as she is surrounded by bridesmaids before her wedding at St. Stanislaus church in the Strip District.
A bride and groom relax in the back of a limousine and hold hands after their wedding at Heinz Chapel.
A profile of a smiling bride before her Heinz Chapel wedding.
A bride and groom hold hands and look at each other as they stand on a hill high above the Allegheny River at twilight after their wedding at Longue Vue country club.
A bride looks up at her groom and laughs as they are surrounded by guests on the dance floor of their wedding at Pittsburgh's Grand Hall.
A puggle yawns as his owner scratches the top of his head.
A bride and groom in traditional Indian outfits laugh and dump rice on each other during their wedding at the Wyndham Grand hotel in Pittsburgh.
A south asian bride is illuminated by the tray of candles she holds while being escorted by a group of women wearing saris during her wedding at the Wyndham Grand hotel in Pittsburgh.
An Indian groom dressed in traditional garb is held in the air by his guests before his wedding at the Wyndham Grand hotel in Pittsburgh.
A bride and groom stand beneath a lighted chuppah in the art deco Urban Room at the Omni William Penn Hotel.
A bride closes her eyes and puffs out a breath as worried looking women stand around her before her wedding at Duquesne University Chapel.
A bride dances at her wedding at the Twentieth Century Club with streaks of light on the ceiling in the background.
A bride and her father dance while the groom watches in the background as his happy parents embrace him.
A bride laughs as she kneels next to a young ring bearer who has his tie adjusted by his mother at St. Stanislaus Church in the Strip District.
A bride and groom laugh as they are held aloft by their wedding guests at The Grand Concourse.
A group of children run down a grassy hill during a wedding at Chanteclaire Farm.
A bride reaches her hands up for her groom who is carried to her by two wedding guests during their reception at the Duquesne University Power Center.
A bride and groom walk down the steps of the Mellon Institute in the rain. He holds a pink and white umbrella over them.
A bride in profile holds her bouquet with her cathedral veil over her shoulders at the Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh.
A bride smiles as her groom kisses her cheek in a window during their wedding at the Hyeholde in Moon Township.
A bride squats low and laughs on the dance floor of her wedding reception at Stonewall Resort in West Virginia.
A bride and groom hold their hands out as they are lifted upside down by their guests during their reception at The Barn at Gibbet Hill.
A bride twirls her dress as her groom spins her on the dance floor during their wedding at the Marriott City Center in Pittsburgh.
A silhouette of a bride and groom against a bright pink light shined on the wall at the University Club in Pittsburgh.
A bride and groom smile at each other as they lean on a pool table with a red felt top at the Grand Estate at Hidden Acres.
A bride and groom are silhouetted against the deep blue twilight sky as they stand on a balcony during their wedding at the Omni Bedford Springs resort.
A bride and groom walk along an s-shaped pier after their wedding at Stonewall Resort in West Virginia.
A bride laughs as she and her groom stand in the late afternoon sun after their wedding at Armstrong Farms.
A bride sits forehead-to-forehead with her sister next to a window during a wedding in Washington, DC.
A bride and groom share a first dance at the Omni William Penn hotel by candlelight.
A bride munches donuts from their donut bouquets with two of her bridesmaids after her wedding at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.
A bride and groom stand face to face and embrace in a field with light blue flowers after their Seven Springs wedding.
A groom carries his bride across the threshold of their home in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, DC.
A bride smiles and looks back at her red-headed groom as he holds her from behind and kisses her on the cheek during their wedding at the Montour Heights Country Club.
A bride looks back over her shoulder as she stands on a path with her veil and dress train spread out behind her.
A groom looks back as he leads his bride through a field of tall grass in front of a sky filled with wispy clouds.
A bride with flowers in her hair holds a large bouquet in front of a concrete wall.
A bride and her bridesmaids hold hands and stand in a circle as they pray in a hotel room before the wedding.
A bride and groom embrace on the paving stone path behind the Schenley Park visitor's center as seen from above.
A bride and groom laugh as they hold champagne flutes for a toast on a patio after their wedding at the Omni Bedford Springs resort.
A bride stands in front of a barn with her hand on her hip and her veil blowing in the wind.
A bride in a white dress laughs as she rides a zip line through a forest.
A bride reclines in a chair as the sunlight streams through a window in the lobby of the Omni William Penn hotel.
A bridal party stands in silhouette at the bottom of the pedestrian walkway beneath the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
A bride and groom cuddle as they ride a ski lift chair after their Seven Springs wedding.
A smiling bride and groom walk down the aisle to the applause of their guests on a perfect summer afternoon at the West End Overlook. The skyline of downtown Pittsburgh is behind them.
A bride grits her teeth as she tries to push the wedding band on to the finger of her smiling groom at the West End Overlook during their wedding.
A bride and groom smile and stand to the side with the bride's father as three rabbis sign the documents that make their marriage official during their Seven Springs wedding.
A bride and groom embrace in a stone archway during a chilly winter evening. The bride is wearing a fur stole.
A bride smiles and lifts her bouquet in the air as she and her husband walk down the aisle after their outdoor wedding at the Omni Bedford Springs resort. Their guests are waving American flags because the wedding is on the fourth of July.
A bride smiles as her husband-to-be kisses her hand from around the corner of a door because they didn't want to see each other before their wedding at the Embassy Suites near the airport before their wedding.
Two brides cut a pie during their wedding. One of the brides kisses the cheek of the other.
A bearded man adjusts his tie in a mirror as his husband-to-be looks from behind.
A bride and groom stand face-to-face in front of three tall arched windows in an old room with peeling paint.
A silhouette of a bride and groom standing in the doorway of Sacred Heart Church in Pittsburgh. The groom kisses the bride's hand.
A bride sits on the edge of a daybed as she slips her Jimmy Choo shoes on before her wedding at the Omni Bedford Springs resort.
A bride leans on her elbows as she talks with two flower girls before her Seven Springs wedding.
A bride and groom in silhouette between the columns at the Mellon Institute.
A groom grins as his bride holds his head in her hands before their Seven Springs wedding.
A bride smiles while having her veil adjusted by a bridesmaid. A woman standing next to the window at right clasps her hands together and laughs with her head thrown back.
A bride pauses by the long, skinny tall window on the circular stone staircase coming from the basement of Heinz Chapel before her wedding.
Seen from behind the bride, bridesmaids smile as they see a bride walking down the stairs before her Seven Springs wedding.
A bride holds her hands in the air and laughs as her mother buttons up her wedding dress. The mother laughs too, as do the two bridesmaids behind them.
A beautiful young brunette bride with a strapless dress looks off to the left of the frame.
A bride and groom hug on the rooftop of the Renaissance Hotel Pittsburgh.
A bride and groom stand in an archway inside of the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh. The groom holds the bride's hand up and kisses it.
A bride and groom clasp hands and laugh as they stand on a footbridge during their first look at Seven Springs.
A bride looks at the camera and laughs as her groom whispers in her ear. They're seen through a plant with red flowers as they stand on the rooftop of the University Club.
A bride in a strapless dress looks at the camera and smiles. Her brown hair is in an updo.
A smiling bride stands in front of her bridesmaids as they applaud in a room at the Omni William Penn Hotel.
A bride and groom wipe tears from their eyes after having their first look.
A bride seen from behind as her smiling parents embrace and look at her in her wedding dress.
A bride looks over her shoulder and smiles as her bridesmaids stand behind her and laugh as they try to figure out how to lace the dress up.
A man looks into a mirror as he uses a straight razor to shave his beard.
A bride pats the head of her small dog as she sits on a bed. A bridesmaid in a blue dress kneels on the floor putting the bride's shoes on.
A bride smiles broadly as she sees her husband-to-be walk into the door of a room for their first look. The smiling groom is seen in the mirror behind her.
A couple sits at a table at the Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh in front of green painted cabinets with owl decoupage decorations. The couple looks at each other and smiles.
reflected in a mirror, arms holding up a wedding dress helping a bride get into it at the renaissance hotel pittsburgh.
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