Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer | Christina Montemurro

Wedding Details: Woodsy Wedding Theme

Christina — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:37:23 +0000

Katie Ann grew up on a picture-perfect organic herb farm just across the Ohio border. Her parents still live in this tranquil spot, and her dad still actually chops his own wood for their wood-burning stove. So choosing a woodsy theme for their wedding was a natural choice, especially given the dark wood walls and dark chairs of their reception room.

Katie Ann’s dad cut this wood board from his property, and she painted the date on it herself. And the logs holding the escort cards came courtesy of her parents’ farm, too.

The wood table numbers complemented the escort cards perfectly. I loved the blend of color, twigs and a few delicate roses.

Tasty Tuesday #8 + wedding details: lots of purple and green

Christina — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:10:08 +0000

For Liz and Ryan’s wedding at the Carnegie Museum last summer, they chose a purple and green theme. They did a fabulous job carrying that theme through all of their wedding details. Such creativity! There’s a lot to see, so I’m going to try to keep my commentary to a minimum. I’ll try.

Many of Liz and Ryan’s guests came from out of town. This bottle of yinzer blanc was just one of the items in these personalized gift bags waiting for each guest at their hotel.

The green they used was such a nice, light, summery green. Love the contrast between the light green hydrangeas and the deep purple bridesmaid dresses. A purple-and-green iced chocolate-covered pretzel awaited each guest at the reception. Who says the bridesmaids are the only ones to carry out the purple and green theme? The groomsmen sported customized Converse sneakers. And matching argyle socks, too. And finally, we get to the tasty part of Tasty Tuesday! This was an exceptional cookie table display. Can you see what that little mountain of cookies behind the sign is? Fortune cookies iced in purple and green! I loved these. So festive and fun.And more chocolate dipped pretzels. YUM. Last but definitely not least… these monogrammed sugar cookies. Look how perfect they are!

Reception Venue:
Carnegie Museum Music Hall Foyer

Caterer: Parkhurst

Flowers: Reed & Petal’s, Beth Soergel (Reception)

Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Priscilla of Boston

Silver/white flush mount wedding album

Christina — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:19:08 +0000

Ah, wedding albums… the possibilities are endless. One color, two colors, photo on the cover, no photo on the cover… it’s up to you.

I love seeing what my clients choose, and whenever possible, I try to shoot a few photos of albums before I send them on their way. In the realm of better-late-than-never, I’d like to share Katie and Chris’s album. This was delivered to them back in December, but with the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I didn’t get a chance to share. This one is stunning! The silver shimmers and is set off by the white accent strip, and I love how the lines of the convention center walkway complement the horizontal accent strip.

Wedding details: fall wedding theme

Christina — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:38:47 +0000

When medical students Amy and Andrew began planning their wedding, they knew they’d need some help coordinating the details. They wisely chose Shayla Hawkins to take care of all of their reception planning, giving her just two instructions. The first was that it should be a fall theme. Blooms created these gorgeous floral arrangements for the church.I couldn’t get enough of this bouquet! Love the deep, rich, intense colors. This pretty backdrop sat on the table with the escort cards at the reception. I love the attention to detail – even the votive candles here are a deep fall color. Amy’s second request: the centerpieces would be baskets of apples, which would be donated to an organization in need the next day. Festive and functional! And don’t overlook the stationery. Loved that the first course was butternut squash soup. Delicious! And even the desserts matched the theme! More photos of this cake here. More photos of this cookie table here.

Reception Venue:
Sheraton Station Square

Wedding Planner: Shayla Hawkins, Shayla Hawkins Events

Flowers: Blooms

Cake: Bethel Bakery