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Shopping Spree: Smooth transitions e.b. Pepper, 5411 Walnut St., Shadyside. 412.683.3815. ebpepper.blogspot.com. Footloose at the Galleria, 1500 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon. 412.531.9663. shopfootloose.com. Grove City Premium Outlets, 1911 Leesburg Grove City Road, Grove City. 724.748.4770. premiumoutlets. com/grovecity. Kristi Boutique, 345 Freeport Road, Aspinwall. 412.782.2033. kristiboutique.com. Littles Shoes, 5850 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. 412.521.3530. littlesshoes.com. One Brilliant, 12 Brilliant Ave., Aspinwall. 412.781.3443. onebrilliant.com. The Picket Fence, 5424 Walnut St., Shadyside. 412.246.0350. picketfenceshadyside.com. Yeni, 5411 Walnut St., Second Floor, Shadyside. 412.687.9364. yenijewelry.com.
Downtown. 412.575.5858. ilpizzaiolo. com. Andrew’s Steak & Seafood, 777 Casino Drive, North Shore. 412.231.7777. riverscasino.com. SAVOY, 2623 Penn Ave., Strip District. 412.281.0660. savoypgh. com. Seviche, 930 Penn Ave., Downtown. 412.697.3120. seviche.com. Rumfish Grille, 1155 Washington Pike, Bridgeville. 412.914.8013. rumfishpgh.com. Social at Bakery Square, 6425 Penn Ave., Bakery Square. 412.362.1234. bakerysocial. com. Eddie Merlot’s, 444 Liberty Ave., Suite 100, Downtown. 412.235.7676. eddiemerlots.com. Sonoma, 947 Penn Ave., Downtown. 412.697.1336. thesonomagrille.com. Vallozzi’s Pittsburgh, 220 5th Ave., Downtown. 412.394.3400. vallozzispittsburgh.com. Six Penn Kitchen, 146 Sixth St., Downtown. 412.566.7366. sixpennkitchen.com. Walnut Grill, 12599 Perry Hwy., Wexford. 724.933.8410. 911 Freeport Road, Fox Chapel. 412.782.4768. 660 Washington Road, 412.668.0951. 1595 Washington Pike, Bridgeville. walnutgroverestaurant.com. The Porch at Schenley, 221 Schenley Drive, Oakland. 412.687.6724. theporchatschenley.com. Casbah, 229 S. Highland Ave., Shadyside. 412.661.5656. bigburrito.com/casbah. Shady Grove, 5500 Walnut St., Shadyside. 412.697.0909. eatshady.com. Bistro 19, 711 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon. 412.306.1919. bistro19.com. Eleven, 1150 Smallman St., Strip District. 412.201.5656. elevenck.com.
The 5-tier cake by Rania’s Catering was one of Gina’s favorite parts of the day. “Cutting the cake, I really felt like a bride,” she remembers.
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Road, Gibsonia. 724.625.3252. thepinestavern.com. Grit & Grace, 535 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 412.281.4748. gritandgracepgh.com. Kaya, 2000 Smallman St., Strip District. 412.261.6565. bigburrito.com/kaya. BRGR, 5997 Penn Circle South, East Liberty. 412.362.2333. 20111 RT. 19 & Freedom Road, Cranberry. 724.742.2333. PNC Park, 115 Federal St., North Shore. The Galleria of Mt. Lebanon, 1500 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon. 412.561.4000. brgrpgh.com. Il Pizzaiolo, 703 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon. 412.344.4123. 8 Market Square, 118
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Courtney Brennan & Mark Ambtman Succop Conservancy , 185 Airport Road, Butler. 724.586.2591. aswp.org/locations/ succop. Atria’s at PNC Park, 103 Federal St., North Shore. 412.322.1850. atrias. com. Medure’s Catering, 2500 New Butler Road, New Castle. 724.654.5465. medures.com. DJ Sam Crawford, djsamcrawford.com. ShutterBooth Pittsburgh, shutterbooth.com. Maggie Horvat & Dan Conti J. Verno Studios , 3030 Jane St., South
Side. 412.381.5350. jvsevents.com. Flowers in the Attic , 7505 Saltsburg
Road, Penn Hills. 412.798.2200. flowersintheattic.com. Yes, We Cater, 2326 Mosside Blvd., Monroeville. 412.373.9322. yeswecater.net. DJ John Wiggins of FlipSide DJs , 315 Newbury Drive, Monroeville. 412.841.5449. flipsidedjs.net. McKeesport Candy Co., 1101 5th Ave., McKeesport. 412.678.8851. candyfavorites.com. deStefino Southside, 2751 Sidney St., SouthSide Works. 412.488.4418. destefinosouthside.com.
Gina Desko & Bill McManamy Dianne Adrian Photography, 412.215.5296. adrianphoto.net. Caribbean Vibes Steelband, 6 Mckelvey Ave., Edgewood. 412.241.4812. The Pennsylvanian, 1100 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 412.391.6730. thepennsylvanian.com. Grey Box Theatre, 3595 Butler St., Lawrenceville. 412.586.7744. greyboxtheatre.com. Hepatica, 1119 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square. 412.241.3900. hepaticapgh.com. Rania’s Catering, 100 Central Square, Mt. Lebanon. 412.531. 2222. rania.com. Lendable Linens, 3253 Old Frankstown Road, Monroeville. 724.325.5555. lendablelinens.com. Go Organic, 724.328.2211. bethanymontecalvo.com. Sognatore Salon, 1100 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 412.391.1181. spasalon.com/ sognatore. MB Bride, 123 S. Urania Ave., Greensburg. 724.836.6626. mbbride.com.
Photographs by Michael Fornataro, from Dianne Adrian Photography, J. Verno Studios