Longue Vue Club

I recently photographed a wedding at Longue Vue and left the day in awe of the venue.
When I say the view is stunning — I mean it. A gorgeous view of the beautiful hills in Pittsburgh and a winding river. The estate/​mansion itself is beautiful stone with slate tile roofing. It truly feels like a castle tucked away on a private villa.
I’ve photographed many weddings over the years but Longue Vue will go down in history as having one of the best staffs I’ve experienced. Any time myself or either of the other two photographers had a question — we were quickly given an answered and offered any additional help we’d need. And, a perk — we only had to ask about our dinner twice. (Wedding photographers know this is a game changer and a far cry from the usual 3 or 4 times I need to ask the staff for a plated dinner on any given wedding day.) After asking the second person about our dinner, we were served within one minute by an incredibly kind waiter with a smile on his face. We were also served drinks (seltzer for my second photographer, pop for me) during «non-​serving» hours by a nice bartender who immediately understood that we hadn’t been able to grab drinks earlier and knew how thirsty we must be. Both the bartender and server checked on us during our meal (which we were eating in the living room, away from guests) to ensure we had every single thing we could possibly need.
The gentleman who lead us around on the golf carts was also a stellar employee. I cannot say enough great things about him.
The ONLY downfall is that the archways are a really popular spot for portraits. (Rightfully so. They’re gorgeous!) But they are also the main entrance and exit from the parking areas, so there are regularly cars going through them. If you are a bride/​groom and want your photos specifically there — plan ahead. Plan for extra time for those portraits to allow for the time cars need to go through and then for your photographer to set up the shot again.
I look forward to visiting again soon.

I had my wedding at Longue Vue Country Club this past weekend. Lots to say about it! First off, and I have never heard anyone say this, our guests loved the food! We had 125 guests and all the good was delivered hot, and the presentation was great! I was very impressed.
The décor at Longue Vue is really classic and elegant. I loved it. I spent way less on flowers bc the rooms are so lovely they don’t need much. Center pieces with a few extra table arrangements was all I bought.
The service was excellent. Being the bride, I’m sure they spent extra time catering to me, but I also saw they did an excellent job with our guests.
For a corkage fee, they let is bring our own wine to the club for dinner, which was really important to us.
The next day when we went to collect our decorations etc, they had everything ready for us on a table by the door. Easy clean up!
The gardens and outdoor scenery is just amazing for pics! It is a golf club do be careful of golfers!
Overall I highly recommend the club to anyone looking for a venue!