Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the City of Champions. The city is known to have professional sports teams that boast some of the most rings and trophies in their respective leagues.
But sports aren’t the only thing that makes this city great. Situated at the center where three rivers meet, Pittsburgh also has some exciting waterside attractions and stunning cityscape views. You’ll still see hints of the city’s industrial past even as it looks forward into the future.
With charming neighborhoods and rich history, Pittsburgh is a great city to find a unique wedding venue in. The average cost couples spent on a wedding in Pittsburgh totaled around $27,243 in 2021. And as one of the more popular cities to get married in, that average cost feels like a steal.
So, what do you get for your money in Pittsburgh? Stunning views, unique experiences, and great venues that your guests aren’t sure to forget. Whether you’re planning a big ballroom event or an intimate affair, you can find the best wedding venues in Pittsburgh for you.
Le Mont
If views are what you’re after, then Le Mont is a must-have venue for your wedding. Located in the Mount Washington neighborhood, your wedding will have the whole skyline as the backdrop for your wedding.
Le Mont is an elegant restaurant venue that provides couples with a classic space for their nuptials. Chandeliers dripping with crystals decorate the lounge and dining areas so this is the ideal venue for formal or black-tie weddings. The space is especially great for large affairs. Le Mont can host other wedding events like your rehearsal dinner or bridal shower.
Outside of the wedding world, Le Mont is known for the delicious fare they serve. If you’re looking to wow your guests with unforgettable food, the Le Mont in-house chefs will prepare a menu customized to your taste or restrictions.
Venue Cost: $2,500-$26,250
Venue Capacity: 250 guests
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Mattress Factory
A unique wedding in the heart of Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. The Mattress Factory is an immersive art gallery set in three repurposed buildings. This venue provides multiple picturesque locations to host your wedding ceremony and reception.
The upscale urban garden is ideal for your ceremony or cocktail hour. You can also allow your guests to wander the halls of the museum as they sip on crafted cocktails. Inside has an industrial-chic aesthetic that’s the ideal canvas to transform into your wedding vision. A marquee tent is available for outdoor ceremonies.
The Mattress Factory Museum will provide a wedding coordinator to help plan your big day. The coordinator will help with selecting vendors, creating timelines and floor plans, and ensuring your wedding day runs smoothly.
Venue Cost: $10,000
Venue Capacity: 150 guests
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Mansions on Fifth
Historic and elegant, the Mansions on Fifth provide a unique venue to host your wedding and reception. Originally built in 1906, the Gilded Age home once belonged to attorney Willis McCook and had famous neighbors such as Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Mellon, and George Westinghouse. Your wedding is sure to feel luxurious and grand here.
The Mansion on Fifth has two houses to host all wedding-related events. Recite your vows on the oak staircase of the Grand Hall with guests watching in the foyer. You’ll have four side rooms including the dining room and library that can host cocktail hour and reception.
On-site chefs will work with you to create a custom wedding menu and accommodate any dietary restrictions. The venue also provides a full-service bar.
The Mansions on Fifth also have wedding packages that cater to every budget. This venue also has 22 guest rooms that can host the couple and their guests and a butler is available to assist with guests’ needs.
Venue Cost: $15,000-$20,000
Venue Capacity: 120 guests seated; 175 guests cocktail-style
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PNC Park
Baseball fans, rejoice! You can get married at the “Best Ballpark in America”. After the players, coaches, and fans leave, you can get the stadium all to yourself. A wedding at PNC Park will definitely have your guests talking for years to come.
You’ll have your choice of a few venues for your ceremony and reception. You can exchange vows right on home plate and have the views of Downtown Pittsburgh as the backdrop to your ceremony. Or, get up on top of the dugout and let your guests watch from the best seats in the house: VIP.
PNC Park offers an on-site coordinator who can help you find vendors, plan your wedding details, and keep your wedding day running smoothly. Have the mascot make an appearance and put a personal message on the scoreboard to make your wedding day even more special.
Venue Cost: $500-$7,650
Venue Capacity: 250 guests
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Roxian Theatre
This historic theatre offers a versatile event space to host a show-stopping wedding. You don’t have to be actors to take advantage of the grand theatrical setting. Couples will have use of the multi-level space and can use it as a backdrop to create highly customized events.
All eyes will be on you when you exchange “I dos” centerstage. You’ll have the theatrical sound and lighting to truly give your guests a show. Rent out the whole venue, and you’ll have access to the music hall, lobby, and VIP lounge for all of your wedding events.
Couples will have use of private rooms to get ready right at the venue. The production team will take care of light and sound for the ceremony and reception. The Roxian Theatre has a bar staff that will serve guests drinks of your choosing and organizes a champagne toast to celebrate your love.
Venue Cost: 10,500
Venue Capacity: 1,400 guests
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Phipps Conservatory
Take your garden wedding to the next level at Phipps Conservatory. Every moment of your wedding will feel magical among the lush foliage and exotic flowers. Originally opened in 1893, this historic museum has been a favorite destination for locals and visitors to the city.
Phipps Conservatory has both indoor and outdoor locations to host your ceremony and reception. Outdoors features a four-tiered garden with almost an acre of greenery and flowers that’s ideal for both your ceremony and reception.
Or, get married indoors in the Tropical Forest, surrounded by tropical flowers and a majestic waterfall. Choose views of the city in the Special Events Hall, which features floor-to-ceiling glass walls. Phipps Conservatory has fourteen rooms to accommodate events of any size.
This venue offers wedding packages that include a ceremony, reception, and photo session. There’s also an intimate wedding package for smaller affairs. Phipps Conservatory will also provide a day-of coordinator to ensure your day runs smoothly.
Venue Cost: $750-$15,000
Venue Capacity: 300 guests
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PointBreezeway
Intimate and charming, PointBreezeway is the perfect escape from the bustling city right in the middle of it! The venue is a historic barn surrounded by greenery that will be the perfect backdrop to a laid-back and casual wedding.
Originally built in 1880, as a utility barn, PointBreezeway was once a tavern, speakeasy, and tea room. You can see the history of the venue with its original wood beams and brick fireplace. You’ll have use of the inside and outside to host your ceremony and reception.
PointBreezeway has an all-inclusive package called The Little Wedding that takes care of everything from catering to flowers to photos. You’ll also have use of PointBreezeway’s Coffee Bar.
Venue Cost: $4,975-$8,000
Venue Capacity: 60 guests
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The Terrace at HYATT House
You’ll get gorgeous city views from The Terrace because of its prime location right on the waterfront and elevated on the rooftop. The Terrace offers couples a sophisticated space to put their mark on.
Couples can choose from three venue spaces for their ceremony and reception. The Terrace is an indoor-outdoor space that offers a tented patio, set along the Monogahela River. The Open Patio is chic and upscale, perfect for your ceremony. And Gathering Room 1 is a charming space for a ceremony and reception combination.
The Terrace offers a complimentary room for the couple to stay in and room blocks for guests’ stays. You’ll also have the use of an on-site coordinator to take care of the day and three beverage packages to choose from.
Venue Cost: $5,000-$6,500
Venue Capacity: 175 guests
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Heinz History Center
If you’re looking for a non-traditional wedding venue, the Heinz History Center will provide a cool atmosphere with exciting exhibits as the backdrop to your nuptials. Your guests are sure to be wowed by the unique experience this venue provides.
Couples will have four locations to choose from for the ceremony and reception. The Great Hall shows off vintage vehicles, the Mueller Center is a contemporary ballroom, Campbell Gallery is a unique loft space, and the Detre Library & Archives Reading Roof is an intimate rustic space. Or you can rent the entire facility!
Heinz History Center has an exclusive on-site caterer, an event coordinator, and a bridal suite to get ready. You and your guests will also be able to tour the museum on your wedding day.
Venue Cost: $1,300-$4,200
Venue Capacity: 325 guests
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Gateway Clipper
Sail away and enjoy gorgeous city views as you cruise down one of Pittsburgh’s three rivers. The Gateway Clipper offers a fleet of boats for couples to host a unique and romantic wedding ceremony.
You’ll enjoy panoramic views of the city as you recite your vows to each other aboard the upper deck. The Gateway Clipper is perfect for hosting intimate micro weddings and large parties alike. The fleet of boats provides a simple backdrop that you can dress up to fit your wedding design and style.
The Gateway Clipper Fleet has an on-site staff to provide a coordinator and cruise director to ensure the event runs smoothly and assist with rentals. There are three packages that include dinner service, an open bar, a wedding cake, DJ services, and a champagne toast.
Venue Cost: $19,500-$75,000
Venue Capacity: 350 guests
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The Foundry Table & Tap
A modern and stylish restaurant and event space, The Foundry Table & Tap is the perfect location for a laid-back reception. If you’re looking for a space where your guests can relax, dance, and enjoy good food, then this is the reception venue for you.
The Foundry Table & Tap has indoor and outdoor space to host your reception, including two dining rooms and two bars inside, and a spacious patio outside. Couples will enjoy a cozy and contemporary space with exposed brick, wood finishes, and warm lighting.
An on-site event manager will ensure your day runs smoothly. The executive chef will provide a range of dining options and customize the menu to suit your tastes. You and your guests can also enjoy craft beers and delicious cocktails.
Venue Cost: $4,000-$16,250
Venue Capacity: 250 guests
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Carnegie Museums
Surround yourself with history, art, and beauty with a wedding at one of Pittsburgh’s famed Carnegie Museums. You’ll have the option of four world-class museums, each offering stunning backgrounds for your ceremony and photos.
The foyer of the Carnegie Music Hall offers gorgeous green marble pillars. The Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History offers the Grand Staircase Mezzanine, Hall of Architecture, Hall of Sculpture, and much more space for grand or intimate weddings.
You can also marry at the Carnegie Science Center and the Andy Warhol Museum.
The Carnegie Museum on-site coordinator will ensure your day runs smoothly and assist in the planning process by recommending top vendors for all your wedding needs. These venues provide on-site catering and have packages for every budget.
Venue Cost: $1,500-$10,000
Venue Capacity: 300 guests
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Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh
In the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh, the Wyndham Grand Hotel offers a sophisticated venue to host all of your wedding events. You’ll have gorgeous views of the city and be near Point State Park, where the three rivers meet.
With over 62,000 square feet of event space, you can create the wedding of your dreams. The Grand Ballroom is ideal for large affairs, while The Commonwealth provides a space for more intimate gatherings.
You and your guests can stay at the hotel’s luxury accommodations to be close to all of your wedding events. Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh offers all-inclusive packages to make planning easier and on-site event planners to assist with all the services you need.
Venue Cost: $6,650-$82,500
Venue Capacity: 500 guests
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Slate Studio
If you want to create your wedding from scratch and design every detail, then Slate Studio is the venue for you. Located in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, State Studio provides couples with a blank canvas to design to fit their exact wedding dream.
This chic and intimate space allows the flexibility to choose your own vendors so your wedding is highly customized. But the staff at Slate Studio are happy to recommend their favorites.
Slate Studio also offers full planning services and day-of coordination to assist with all your wedding needs. There is also an on-site coordinator who will manage all the details and logistics of your event.
Venue Cost: $3,500-$6,500
Venue Capacity: 100 guests
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The Pennsylvanian
Once a train station, The Pennsylvanian still boasts some of the most beautiful architecture in Pittsburgh. Your guests will have their breath taken away by this stunning Beaux-Arts event space.
Couples will have two choices for the location of their ceremony and reception. Have your ceremony outdoors under the Rotunda, which offers a romantic dome structure with intricate glasswork. Indoors, the Grand Hall is elegant with vaulted ceilings and marble flooring.
The Pennsylvanian has two exclusive caterers to choose from and an extensive list of preferred vendors that can handle all the details of your event. A day-of coordinator will manage even the smallest details.
Venue Cost: $3,500-$5,500
Venue Capacity: 800 guests
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