Allegheny County Courthouse

lly booked the Grand Staircase for ceremony and the Family courtyard for the reception. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate, so everything was inside. Turns out, it was even better than planned. The courthouse staff is extremely patient and organized, I was constantly impressed. It was a bit hot at times, but they brought out some industrial fans for us. Plus they opened the fountain courtyard for us, and it was perfect for guest pics and our vendors had easy drop off.

urthouse wedding.' The vibe is romantic, urban and historical, and it can be decorated to match your personality. The ceremony on the staircase was breathtaking, and guests were able to explore the courthouse and courtyard with the fountain during cocktail hour and the reception. You can bring in whatever caterer you'd like, and also DIY the bar. Alex and Katie, the venue coordinators I worked with, were ON IT. It's rare I work with a venue who has event managers that are so detail orientated, and you can tell they really care. Between myself, Alex, and Katie, we had every base covered. My clients had the best day ever, and were so happy with how it went. I can't wait to work there again soon!

are a bit disjointed. It could be hard to get your guests to move back and forth from the dance floor location to the dinner location in either situation. No matter what it's breath taking and having Alex to work with is worth it!

atmosphere and architectural features -- it was the perfect place to hold our ceremony/cocktail hour. Furthermore, as we were having a December wedding, once we saw pictures of the Christmas tree they put in the courtyard and the garlands on the archways, we were 100% convinced that we wanted to have our wedding there. During our actual wedding day, our photographer found so many beautiful and unique locations to take wedding pictures at. The building just has such incredible character, it serves as the perfect backdrop for a ceremony. However, that was just the tip of the iceberg for what made the Courthouse so perfect. Truly, it was the various staff members that went above and beyond, treating our wedding day like it was as important to them as it obviously was to us. Most impressive of all was the event coordinator, Alex, who was quick to respond to every pestering question I sent to her (often within minutes of me sending her an email). Alex was always incredibly professional, friendly, patient and helpful. Furthermore, my husband and I were a tad clueless about how exactly we wanted the ceremony to go, but Alex provided the ideas and the expertise that resulted in a beautiful ceremony. Finally, Alex and her staff (including Katie who also did a fantastic job), made sure everything was set up and beautifully arranged for the day of the ceremony. Everything ran as smoothly and perfectly as I could have imagined during our wedding day, and I know it was because Alex and Katie were behind the scenes managing everything. One key concern I had when first considering the Courthouse for my ceremony was dealing with the logistics of having a downtown Pittsburgh venue. I thought parking and unloading/delivering alcohol, decorations, AV equipment and food might be difficult. However, this concern was completely unwarranted. Once again Alex and her staff made the process convenient and seamless. They were on the street, waiting in the cold Pittsburgh winter weather with carts to pick up all of our stuff right when we said we'd be stopping by. We were able to pull over our car in front of the courthouse archway and just drop things off the night before the ceremony and they had it all set up and ready to go the next day! TL;DR: If I could give the Courthouse a rating higher than 5 stars, I would. Our wedding day was absolutely perfect, and it was because Alex and the rest of the Courthouse staff went above and beyond to make it that way.

ceremony. The string quartet's music radiated throughout the space. Alexandria Delancey was incredible to work with, was responsive and answered all of our questions. While we had an amazing time at our reception, our ceremony on the Grand Staircase was one of the things so many guests commented on and was so special for us as a couple.