Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Wedding with Ireland and Scotland-Inspired Details

Natalie & Stefano enjoyed the most beautiful Pittsburgh Botanic Garden wedding this past Saturday; the weather was perfect, their family members & friends were so supportive and full of love, and everything around them was beautiful. Although the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden was an ideal venue that surrounded them by beauty throughout their wedding day, they could’ve gotten married in a back alley surrounded by garbage cans, and these two would not have stopped smiling and being joyful. That’s just who they are. They are so well-suited for one another & everyone around them can see that just by how they look at each other. Their love story is absolutely beautiful & we feel really blessed that we got to be the ones to photograph the first day of their marriage. Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden wedding Natalie got her Kenneth Winston gown at Bridal Beginnings. It was stunning on her.Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingYou lovely blog readers will know I always recommend Sin Pretty Beauty for bridal hair and makeup.Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingOh my goodness, Natalie radiates joy and love and beauty. I loved being around her on her wedding day and wish we could hang out more often.Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingNatalie & Stefano’s precious girl Cara had to make an appearance in wedding photos just like she did in engagement photos! Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingNatalie and her mama are so sweet.Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingThe guys were ready to go so Josh took a few groomsmen shots before the first look. Aren’t they looking great?Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingAnd then it was time for the first look! We LOVE first looks so much! Just look at how they look at each other & at all the emotion you can witness in these images. Just wow. I couldn’t love these more! Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingFlowers by Alex’s East End Floral Shoppe. Stunning!Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingI can’t get over these two! Josh said “They just go together.” They do! They have an easy, best friend vibe & it’s awesome! Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingGreat looking group! We really enjoyed hanging with these folks! Most of them were family members & a couple were great friends. All sizes of bridal parties are great, but we’ve found throughout the years that intimate bridal parties who are really, truly close to the bride & groom are usually the most fun ones! Of course, that’s a generalization and big or small bridal parties can both rock, but we’re just being honest in our 9 years of experience! Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingWhat a gorgeous wedding ceremony location that Pittsburgh Botanic Garden can boast! Love it!Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingAll the feels in this moment as she walked down the aisle. Their music on their wedding day was really personalized & meant so much to both of them as a couple. Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingTheir ceremony was also really personalized. Their officiant told anecdotes of how they met & fun things they love to do together. He also shared words from both Natalie & Stefano that they had written during premarital counseling. Almost every person in attendance at their wedding ceremony was teary-eyed. These two love each other & their future together is going to be beautiful.Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingStefano’s sister introduced Natalie & Stefano after meeting Natalie in college. Seeing her so emotional and happy to have her brother marrying Natalie was extremely sweet and heartwarming. Ahhh, the whole day was just wonderful!Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingTheir handfasting ceremony was also a beautiful thing- I’m sounding like a broken record at this point, but it’s true! This day was something special in so many ways.Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingAdorable nephew alert! Those thighs! Don’t we all wish our chunky thighs could look so adorable. lol!Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingAfter the ceremony, we took some relaxed and quick family photos. We love these moments between Natalie & her parents.Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingAnd what a beautiful crew! Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingThis space is lovely and Natalie and her bridal party did a great job with decorating.Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingNatalie & Stefano love Ireland & Scotland and Game of Thrones and so they went with it! Their wedding day details reflected their interests and was (Again! I know I’m being repetitive.) really personal and special. Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPastries A-La-Carte made their wedding cake. Don’t go to their website if you’re on a diet. ha!Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingAnd, of course, they had a Pittsburgh/Youngstown cookie table!Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingFireside Events did a great job with organizing the reception timeline and with DJing and MCing the event! The reception flowed nicely & they were really helpful to everyone else they were working alongside to make the event successful! Thanks, Fireside Events!Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingAfter they cut their wedding cake, they had a surprise cake for Natalie’s mom because it was her birthday. Everyone got to sing her happy birthday, which was super sweet.Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingAnd their first dance was über romantic, which was not a surprise knowing these two.
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingAs if we needed yet another reason to love Natalie & Stefano, they scheduled in specific time in their reception itinerary for sunset portraits! If you’re getting married & you want epic photos, DO THIS! You’ll be happy you did! Natalie & Stefano, you two are amazing!Pittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingPittsburgh Botanic Garden weddingNatalie & Stefano, thank you so much for trusting us with your wedding day memories & for choosing us! We are super excited to see where this life will take you both as you enjoy the adventure & the journey that is a lifelong marriage! Cheers & congrats again!

If you’re new to our blog, we’re Josh & Danielle Menning, a husband & wife wedding photography team based in the Youngstown, Ohio area. Thanks for checking out this Pittsburgh Botanic Garden wedding day! We’d love to chat with you about your engagement & wedding photography! You can see some more of our work, cute photos of our daughter and son, and also some of our two crazy pugs here, too:

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