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Timmy is a graphic designer, so when it came to wedding details, he and Shannon were a true DIY bride and groom.
All of the wedding details began with a logo of sorts combining a T and an S:
Timmy and Shannon’s aisle runner
The T and S designs with the antlers and swan were combined into a heart that Timmy had engraved into his wedding band.
The programs were also designed and made by the couple.
Their favors, which I assume were inspired by Mrs. Penguin’s, were boxes filled with candy, coasters and a note to share photos on Flickr.
Also on the tables were velum wrapped votive candles made by the couple:
The tables were named after bridges in New York and Pittsburgh. The signs, of course, were also made and designed by the couple:
For the escort cards Timmy and Shannon made a huge board with ribbon to hold the cards. Interspersed within the cards were wedding photos of their family:
During the cocktail hour, after guests found their card, they were instructed to take a Polaroid of themselves and tape it to the spot where their card used to be.
Everyone really seemed to have a blast with the photos.
And by the end of the night the board was completely filled:
Timmy and Shannon provided the alcohol served by their caterer. They had these adorable signs described the alcohol content of the different beers on hand:
They even made napkins with the logos on them, like several bees have shown us in the past.
The cake was an Almond Torte, the delicious specialty of Prentl’s Bakery in Pittsburgh.
The room was stunning. The tables were draped with black cloths and the addition of the all the little details made it really pretty and personal.
Are you taking on any similar projects for your wedding?
First things first - GREAT PICS!
Second, I love the Polaroid picture idea - I recently acquired a Polaroid Camera, do you know where they got all their film?
I really love all of the things he did with banners- very nice! I also love the polaroid / escort card swap! 
You did a great job with the photography!
Wow! Talk about details; they definitely weren’t lacking any. I love the polaroid photo board. And how his ring had thier wedding design engraved in it.
oooh - Prantl’s Burnt Almond Torte brings back happy memories of birthdays at CMU. Yum. Beautiful details!
Love the pix. and the polaroid wall. Will have to tell the fiance about that project. Yes, please tell us more about your DIY aisle runner! Thanks!
@ankile: It certainly is one of the most delicious cakes!!
Dogfish Head… That’s one delicious beer. At $12 a 4 pack, it’s not cheap either. One of them must be a beer officianado… because there are some really good beers on that list!
Can you tell us Pittsburgh Gals where the wedding was held? Great pics!
Hello everyone, I’m the groom! its so nice to hear such kind words! hopefully i can shed some light on some questions….
@Jenn: The wedding was held at Soldiers and Sailors in oakland. on the second floor they have a great ballroom with a huge balcony that wraps around the entire room. They are incredibly accomodating, its an affordable location and served as a great space.
@Doctorgirl: I love beer. and good beer at that. early on I knew i’d like to have draught beer at the wedding so with a little googling I found a very affordable, helpful distributor named vecenie. Luckily, they carred alot of my favorites so we loaded up. And apparently shannons grandfather is quite good friends with Mr. Vecenie himself so that was nice. We weren’t aware of how much to spend on beer, or how much to get, so we ended up overbuying, but the price was right and by doing our own bar we saved a good amount of dough.
@Miss Champagne: The aisle runner was def. D. I. Y. the trick was how do i paint such a large intricate logo on this? so i printed out portions of the logo in patchwork so when i completed i taped them all together in one big 36×24 inch piece. This i placed under the aisle runner and over a light box (we have a light box). the light box was not necessary but it was helpful. After that, I painted over the outlines, but had to separate the aisle runner from the paper logo it was sitting on from time to time b/c it would stick to the paper. The big downfall on the aisle runner is that I didnt’ think of which way to paint it and how we’d be unrolling it. I’m still not sure if i painted it correctly, but it did the trick.
Oh, and we were most definitely inspired by mrs. penguins favors! such a great idea on her part! we tried to emulate it and i was happy with the result. However, shannon stamped almost 1000 coasters and her arms were feeling it for sure. those are tedious.
any other Q’s, let me know!
That cake…..one of the best cakes ever. I love texture like that!
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Mrs. Pineapple, Pittsburgh Age and Occupation: 24, Graphic Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Student Affairs Administration Engagement Date: August 4, 2007 Wedding Date: October, 2008 Blogging Since: April 14, 2008 Venue: The Rivers Club About Me: Being a transplant from sunny south Florida I am learning to live with all four seasons while playing with our cat collective, line dancing, and doing a ton of DIY projects for our wedding (seriously, like a thousand)!
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