Making It Legal

Before you head to the chapel, head to the courthouse. You may not need a designer wedding gown or elaborate reception to get married, but you most definitely will need a marriage license. Here are the marriage-license application requirements as well as a county-by-county guideline to making it official.

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Nicole Ann Kaplan and Graham Porter Fenton

Nicole and Graham, two professional performers, sang their vows in the grand marble lobby of Heinz Hall. Two hundred guests then dined on filet mignon and shrimp during the reception at the Duquesne Club.

Rachel Elizabeth Garris and Craig Paul Rogers

Rachel Elizabeth Garris and Craig Paul Rogers were wed at the Calvary United Methodist Church on the North Side then joined family and friends for a reception at the Renaissance Hotel, downtown.

Natalie Lauren D’Achille and Aaron Lee Price

Natalie Lauren D’Achille and Aaron Lee Price celebrated a beautiful wedding Mass in both English and Italian at Immaculate Conception-St. Joseph Church in Bloomfield. A reception with many Italian elements was held at Bella Sera in Canonsburg.

Keatyn Marey Jones and Charles William Landa Jr.

Keatyn Marey Jones and Charles William Landa Jr. were married at St. Barbara Parish in Bridgeville. Guests then gathered, danced and enjoyed a four-course meal at Bella Sera in Canonsburg.

Katherine Truver and Timothy Boylan

Katherine Truver and Timothy Boylan were married at at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland. Katie’s favorite part of the day was walking down the aisle with her dad, who married her mom 30 years before in the same spot.

Meredith Ann Hubbard and Timothy Justin Heusey

Meredith Ann Hubbard and Timothy Justin Heusey were married by the Rev. Robert Miller in a traditional Catholic ceremony held at St. Gregory Parish in Zelienople.

Brianne Lawry Crooks and Chris Angelopoulos

Shakespeare’s was the perfect location for Brianne Lawry Crooks and Chris Angelopoulos to host their wedding celebration.

Marissa Joyce Barr-Hartman and Michael Sandor Seamans

Marissa Joyce Barr-Hartman and Michael Sandor Seamans enjoyed an outdoor ceremony at Mellon Park, close to the site of the Ann Katharine Seamans Memorial, which is being created for the groom’s late sister.

Karen Elizabeth Kurey and Jeremy Ryan Rocco

A trumpeter supplied the music as Karen Kurey walked down the aisle of Mount Lebanon Christian Church to meet her groom, Jeremy Rocco.