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Page Last Updated April 9th, 2022

Outside wedding image from a Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, Pennsylvania Elopement Ceremony - Image by Veronica Varos
Elopement and Wedding Photographer: Veronica Varos, Pittsburgh, United States

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, Pennsylvania

The bride and groom look at their friend while he speaks at their wedding ceremony near the Lotus Pond.

Bry and Jon were married at a short, sweet, and incredibly intimate ceremony at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden in Pennsylvania. They had only their immediate family in attendance and it was a full family affair! Family members took turns holding and caring for the bride and groom's young daughter while the two were able to...

A backyard wedding image of the bride and groom dancing in Squirrel Hill, East End of Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania Elopement Photography by Kate Hagerty
Elopement and Wedding Photographer: Kate Hagerty, Pittsburgh, United States

Squirrel Hill, East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bruno's parents lecture Bruno on the finer points of romance during his and Agnese's first dance.

Bruno and Agnese met in Paris when they were both there completing their graduate degrees. They were both born in Italy, Bruno's family having emigrated to the United States when he was a young child. The two had planned to marry in Italy, where Agnese's family still lives, but before they could make the trip, Bruno was diagnosed with a recurrence of leukemia, which he had battled as a...

Pittsburgh, PA Energy Innovation Center Wedding Ceremony Image of the Bride and Groom - Elopement Picture by Kate Hagerty
Elopement and Wedding Photographer: Kate Hagerty, Pittsburgh, United States

Pittsburgh, PA - Energy Innovation Center | Merchant Oyster Company

Guests sit spaced six feet apart at Kristen and Ryan's wedding ceremony. The full guest count was under twenty people.

Kristen and Ryan met in Pittsburgh and later established themselves in the city's lively Strip District neighborhood. Their initial plan for their wedding was to have a big gathering at the nearby Energy Innovation Center, a certified LEED building that is also a historic...

Creative wedding image from a Backyard Ceremony in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA - Elopement Photography by Erica Dietz
Elopement and Wedding Photographer: Erica Dietz, Pittsburgh, United States

Backyard Ceremony - Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA

I wanted to shoot this wide enough to show the scene, but also the branches of the tree which gave the impression that it was "embracing" the chuppah which was "embracing" the couple. And that Clorox container stands out perfectly.

Jennifer "Frumie" and Steven were supposed to get married in New York but decided to instead have a scaled-back wedding on private property in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh where they currently live and work. They had an Orthodox Jewish...

Image from an intimate Backyard Garden Wedding Ceremony in Pittsburgh - Elopement Photography by Erica Dietz
Elopement and Wedding Photographer: Erica Dietz, Pittsburgh, United States

At-Home Backyard Garden Wedding in Pittsburgh, PA

This is actually a homage to the first photo assignment I was given as an intern during my newspaper days back in 2008. The assignment was to photograph a pond. It was super boring, and my boss showed me how to look for elements to make the pond a more interesting composition, such as shooting past a branch at the top of the frame, exactly like this. Also, I love that it shows the guests and that where I was positioned I could be a standing guest as well.

Alex and Beau were set to have...