Wedding Rehearsal and Dinner

Monterey Pub

Party at the Pub

National Aviary

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

I met Jamie during our sophomore year at Duquesne University. We both took a night class on Tuesdays called the Psychology of Nature. That class lasted nearly 3 hours each time, and I took every chance I could get to talk to her during the break in the middle of class, plus before and after if I could... eventually finding a way to get her phone number (although she might argue that she got mine). From there, we spent the spring semester going on countless study and Starbucks dates across campus, meeting each other’s friends, and finding nature spots to sit in and explore around Pittsburgh (it would’ve been a tough start to a relationship if one of us would’ve failed the class we met in, after all). We spent a lot of the next few years in the South Side of Pittsburgh, where we had both ended up moving while we finished school. Every one of my favorite places in Pittsburgh has a memory with Jamie tied to it: we saw a lot, we laughed a lot, and we fell in love with each other and our city. When Jamie started dental school at Boston University in 2021, and when I moved there to be with her in 2023 after finally finishing at Duquesne, we had a new city to fall in love with. Boston is where we were constantly running along the Charles River, we lost track of all the restaurants we became obsessed with, and we developed muscle memory for the hustle needed to catch the bus home from church to make it in time for the Steelers kickoff. It was also the city where we got engaged! On August 26th, 2024, I made a dinner reservation in East Boston under the pretense of celebrating a new job. Against all odds, Jamie thought that all of my nervousness and awkwardness that night must have been related to that and not all part of a proposal plan, and she was really surprised. Later that week, we flew back to Pennsylvania, where both of our parents were there to throw Jamie another surprise party (not calling her gullible, but that was two surprises in one week). In June 2025, we moved back to Pittsburgh, the city where we’ll get married!

Where it All Began

Our Story

Photos

Miranda Waters

Kara Homyak

Leah Ahdoot

Lauren Bell

Ellie Dario

Sarah Ferko

Jake Johnson

Rob Dickinson

Billy Heintz

Graham Nesselrode

Ryan Sheaffer

Max Turner

Wedding Party

Q + A

Wedding Room Blocks:

We have a hotel block from May 29-31 at this location in downtown Pittsburgh, and reservations can be made through the link below. Discounted rates are available until April 30.

Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown

We have a hotel block from May 29-31 at this location in the North Shore of Pittsburgh, and reservations at the block rate can be made through the link below. Discounted rates are available until April 30.

Residence Inn Pittsburgh North Shore

Other Area Hotels:

Holiday Inn Express

SpringHill Suites North Shore

Travel

Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Our favorite local coffee shop right in our home neighborhood of the Mexican War Streets; Jamie drinks the matcha, Jack drinks the coffee

Commonplace Coffee

Our neighborhood pub and our most frequent night out

Enjoy this original Strip District location (or any of the many others) of a Pittsburgh institution

Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar

Jamie’s favorite chai and brunch in the city

Lola's Eatery

A Bloomfield restaurant that has hosted our dates as far back as 2019

Lot 17

Our favorite Italian for before a race weekend, found in Market Square

Alta Via

Activities & Attractions

The Pirates are in town all week at the best ballpark in baseball; we recommend the view from the upper deck down the third base line

Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball

The most unique way to find the view of the Pittsburgh skyline from the top at Mount Washington

Duquesne Incline

A classic Pittsburgh neighborhood filled with food, grocers, and local shops

Jamie & Jackson