Heinz Memorial Chapel Reviews
Reviews
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Melanie Sent on 07/31/2023Breathtaking
Heinz chapel: Corinne Bechtel Heinz Chapel Coordinator (412)624-4157
Fantastic to work with, ask for Brynne Bashioum for your wedding coordinator the day of she was amazing. They block the road for parking and have police security as well. They have a bridal suit downstairs and a groom suit upstairs. -
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Holly Sent on 07/09/2021Amazing memory
As two Pitt grads, we have always dreamed of having our wedding ceremony at the famous Heinz chapel - and it truly lived up to the hype. During the hay day of covid, we were disappointed with how harsh the restrictions on capacity were and ended up changing to a later date. Thankfully in July we were allowed to have all the guests we wanted, no face masks when walking down the aisle, and an overall amazing experience. Melissa and her team were great to work with and ran our rehearsal and day of seamlessly. We are so glad we waited to have it at Heinz chapel because it really made the day special.
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Denalyn Sent on 10/17/2019Beautiful ceremony
I want to thank Corinne, Bill, and the rest of the staff for making my ceremony run perfectly. I was pretty stressed out and unorganized as the days inched closer to my wedding. Corinne was super patience, answered my questions, and provided feedback that helped me make decisions to make the day go smooth. Bill was also helpful with giving me suggestions with my music and coordinating with my pop pop's song for the wedding. I am forever grateful for their assistance.
My family and friends continue to compliment that my ceremony was beautiful. My husband and I are not big on decorating and heinz chapel was perfect for us. The chapel was absolutely beautiful. -
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Katy Sent on 05/28/2019Five stars!
The venue speaks for itself! I graduated from Pitt, so it was so special to have our wedding here! Most of our guests were from out of town and had never been to Pittsburgh and they were blown away by how beautiful the chapel was! I planned the entire wedding myself from California, where I now live. The staff made it so easy and were so well-organized. They stick to a strict time schedule and were very professional. Corinne was our coordinator and she was awesome to work with! She listed to all of our ideas and helped make sure everything ran smoothly during the rehearsal and on the day of the wedding. The organ music was incredible too! I really cannot say enough great things and couldn't be happier! What an awesome memory to be married in such a beautiful place! -
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Naomi Sent on 09/15/2018Our wedding ceremony at Heinz Chapel was truly stunning. The space is one-of-a-kind and spectacular, and from the moment we toured it, we knew we had to get married there! The planning process with Wendy was so easy, and Sharon, our ceremony coordinator, was so organized and enthusiastic. She made sure to deal with every single difference in our ceremony with grace and elegance – from uneven numbers of bridesmaids and groomsmen, to my brother (a groomsmen) escorting bridesmaids to where they would stand and running to the back of the church to walk me down the aisle, to an a cappella group singing in the middle of the ceremony. We are so pleased with our experience with their team. Our wedding was also on a Friday, so we did not feel rushed out of the space at all.
The best part of the whole day was that the garden right next to the chapel, which has been under construction since last year when we booked the space, opened specially on our wedding day. We were the first couple who was able to take pictures in the garden, which made it incredibly intimate. We loved our experience! Photo credit to Meredith McKee Photography! -
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Caitrin Sent on 04/27/2022Gorgeous Chapel but Tight Time!
As a Pitt alumni, I knew this was the chapel I wanted to get for my wedding day. My now husband and I were engaged in summer of 2019 and immediately called Heinz to book. However, their booking process is extremely competitive and unique. We were looking for November of 2021 (two + years in advance) and weren’t able to book until November of 2019 as they only book two years out. November 1st came and first thing in the morning when they opened (8AM) we called to a busy tone. We had a date and time in mind and once we finally got though, we were shocked to find out that the person before us actually booked the exact same date and time we wanted! We needed to modify to a new weekend so we could have the time of day we wanted and schedule. As the day came, they only give you a very short window of time to get in, get married, and get out. We were married at 2:30PM and had access to the chapel from 2-3:45. Thankfully we had a pretty short ceremony and didn’t need all the time and was still able to get ample photos around the grounds. The team and workers are extremely wonderful and helpful, even with covid restrictions in place and mask mandates. We went with their organist for simplicity reasons which was able to play most of the classic songs we wanted. We are so thankful to have this as a core memory of our special day and wouldn’t have changed a thing, just be prepared and be flexible when considering your day in mind! -
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Matthew Sent on 06/20/2011Heinz Memorial Chapel is one of the most magical places to get married. It is absolutely stunning inside, from the pipe organ to the stained glass to the intricate woodwork. We had a fantastic ceremony.
The price is steep, and you absolutely need to call as soon as they're open. I suggest having you and a few friends call to up your chances. Also, don't plan on anything long and involved; they have a strict time schedule, and you need to be out by their allotted time. This means, no receiving lines, although the pictures are more than worth it.
You won't need ribbons for the pews or extensive flower arrangements; everything is perfect as-is.
The coordinators are very nice and make the rehearsal and day-of process go smoothly. They were willing to work with us about setting up a webcast feed for my in-laws who unfortunately couldn't make it, although we weren't able to get good wireless web reception inside.
Make sure to make arrangements for parking. I suggest just making people use the meter parking; it's only $0.75 an hour, and they won't be there for longer than 2 hours. If you have a ton of people coming, you can rent parking space along the one avenue there, but if it's a regular moderate wedding, let them fend for themselves. Soldier's and Sailor's Hall is just up the street.
Overall, if you have the money to spend (and are from Pitt, or have a relative from there), this is more than worth it. -
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Amanda Sent on 01/06/2019Beautiful ceremony site
My husband and I met at Pitt and wanted our wedding to take place on campus. I had always thought Heinz Chapel was so beautiful and couldn't imagine getting married anywhere else. The pictures of the day are amazing, the organist was very talented, and the music was breathtaking. It is very unfortunate that you have a limited time at the chapel and everything is rushed. We were lucky enough to get a good time (330) but other ceremonies are at such awkward times that your reception will either be before a normal dinner time or late in the night. If you are not concerned with the length and flexibility of your ceremony and want somewhere beautiful, Heinz Chapel is perfect! -
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Brooke Sent on 04/18/2019Uptight with Time/Parking
Beautiful place to have a wedding, but very strict with time and parking. There is very limited time to take photos in and outside the chapel, which can add some stress to the wedding day. I did not appreciate being told in the middle of pictures that my family memebers had to move their cars when they were parked along the street reserved by the chapel. I understand we were allotted a certain amount of time, but it was completely rude to interrupt the family photo to announce we needed to move cars immediately. I would be more understanding if there was another wedding after ours, but we were the last wedding of the day. Also, because we were the last wedding of the day they could have at least allowed our elderly grandparents to sit inside away from the chilly weather during pictures, but instead they shut the doors on us. I hope in the future Heinz Chapel will consider allowing some negotiation when it comes to how long you can use the chapel for and be a bit more courteous and flexible when it comes to accommodating guests. -
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Hannah Sent on 06/03/2021Horrible experience
Our videographer went above and beyond dealing with unresponsive and rude staff at Heinz Chapel, and did his best despite their incompetence and lack of planning regarding wifi and audio. However, Heinz refused to work with us for live stream audio and it ended up being completely inaudible. The chapel director, Karen, refused to work with us to find creative yet covid-safe solutions. I even followed up to provide feedback after the wedding to protect future brides from a similarly horrible experience, and she was incredibly dismissive. Our day-of coordinator, Sharon, was the rudest person I've literally ever met. She tried to change our widely-publicized ceremony time during rehearsal the night before the wedding, made me send information 3 times because she couldn't figure out how to open a spreadsheet, and even locked us out of the chapel before our time was up for pictures after the wedding!! They disallowed aisle runners, programs, pew bows, unity candle ceremony (even told us we couldn't use those flame apps to do it on our phones), bridal party processing 2 by 2...so many rules that they said were due to covid but seemed more intended to force brides to find another venue. If you are booked with Heinz Chapel, I strongly encourage you to reconsider. I deeply regret staying at that venue and believe that the stress they caused me and my family ruined the entire wedding experience (I was so stressed out by their last-minute attempt to change plans that I threw up so violently that I popped the blood vessels in my eyes...I didn't even know that was physically possible)!! The beauty of the space is not worth it and interior photos do not really capture the beauty of it anyway due to the strange lighting. Seriously, if you are still dealing with them, it's NOT WORTH IT!!!!
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