Weston & Erica
Things To Do
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
This is the wedding venue! Guests attending the wedding can explore the botanic garden grounds for free the day of the wedding during operating hours (starting at 9AM). Photo: Weston and Erica visiting the garden the day they decided this would be where they'd get married <3
Bar Botanico
This is one of our favorite places to grab a cocktail. Our favorite drink is the "Spirited Away", which gets bonus points for being a pun and a great movie. Bar Botanico is in Lawrenceville where there are plenty of other things to do too! Photo: Erica and her mom, Kristen, enjoying the aforementioned favorite cocktail.
National Aviary
Whether you are a bird fan or not, this place is worth a trip. Make sure you sign up for a Lorikeet feeding! Photo: A small burrowing owl perched in its habitat at the aviary.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
This is not where we are getting married, but another spectacular botanical garden in the Pittsburgh area. Who knew the city of Steel would have so many ways to appreciate nature?! Photo: Weston and Erica posing in the greenhouse.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
The Carnegie family had $$$, which means this museum is absolutely stacked. Erica's favorite section is the rock exhibit and Weston's favorite is the dinosaur exhibit. Photo: Bridesmaid, Lamia, and Weston posing with a lion at the museum.
Duquesne Incline
Not recommended if you have a fear of heights. If you make it to the top, be sure to head downstairs to see the machinery that runs this historic hillside elevator. Photo: Weston and Bridesbro, John, appreciating the drive wheel of the incline.
Monongahela Incline
This incline is a bit closer to the hotel than the Duquesne incline. While it is Erica's second favorite (since it lacks the machinery museum that the Duquesne incline offers) it is a great way to get the incline experience! Photo: Erica and bridesbro, John, on the incline. (Yes we did ride both inclines in one day!)
Orbis Caffe
Erica and Weston's home coffee shop. They do great brunch on the weekends, and have night time cocktails. If you're a coffee connoisseur, this is the place for you! You can drive there or take the red line T from Station Square to Mt. Lebanon. Photo: Bridesmaid, Eva, and Erica waiting for their espresso martinis at Orbis one spring evening.
ShadoBeni - Trinidadian Vegan Cuisine
We cannot stress enough how delicious this food is. This is near the Mattress Factory, a really cool contemporary art museum in Pittsburgh's North side. Photo: This is a photo of the inside from google. We've always been too hungry to pause to snap a photo when we've visited.
Carnegie Coffee Company
Great stop going to/from the airport! Photo: Erica and her bridesbro, John, wearing their matching flannels at Carnegie Coffee Company.
APTEKA
Vegan Eastern European food, cooked with a lot of love. If you don't feel like waiting in line, go right when they open or closer to closing time! Photo: Erica at Apteka for Weston's 27th birthday dinner after attending an exciting Penguin's hockey game.
Las Palmas Tacos
This is a taco stand outside our local grocery store. The best tacos in the Northeast. Photo: Weston, Erica, and their friend Chris at Las Palmas enjoying some succulent tacos.
Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark
We went here for the annual Festival of Combustion, which celebrates Pittsburgh's steel-making heritage. Needless to say, we had a blast. You can reserve tickets for in-depth historical tours of the facility on their website. Photo: Fireworks at the blast furnace during the Festival of Combustion.
Fallingwater
Pittsburgh's go-to department store in the early 20th century was Kaufmann's. The owner of Kaufmann's wanted a weekend retreat and hired Frank Lloyd Wright to design Fallingwater. Erica, Weston, and his parents visited Fallingwater last spring and then spent the rest of the day walking around Ohiopyle just down the road. It's a beautiful part of the state and about an hour and a half drive from Pittsburgh. Photo: THE picturesque view of the Bear Run stream that made the Kaufmanns want to build there.