Venues

Exclusive Venue

The Mansion at Maple Heights

big Catering is the exclusive caterer for The Mansion at Maple Heights and part of the Mansion event network.

Elegant and stylish brides deserve an elegant and stylish wedding, and there's no better fit than The Mansion at Maple Heights. The gorgeous Jacobean mansion on a beautifully landscaped property nestled in Pittsburgh’s most prestigious urban neighborhood, Shadyside, provides a spectacular backdrop for the wedding of your dreams. Whether your personal style is romantic or classic, traditional or contemporary, the skilled professional team at The Mansion can create precisely the mood and theme that you desire for your special day.

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Preferred Venues

The August Wilson Center

The August Wilson Center is a world-class cultural center, housed in a 65,000-square-foot complex in the heart of the Cultural District in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a spectacular event venue for a wide range of business-related functions or social gatherings. They have the perfect space for your reception, dinner, conference or party. Whether you choose one of their unique spaces or reserve the entire attraction, your event will be memorable and your guests will be impressed.

Armstrong Farms

An award winning country Bed & Breakfast located 22 miles from downtown Pittsburgh in southeast Butler County. This beautiful farm is nestled in one of the last remaining pieces of the regional pie that is still rural. There are three farm venues offered at the farm for special events. Each setting offers very special amenities including a restored Pennsylvania bank barn built in the mid 1800's for the dinner reception. The original hand hewed broad-axed beams, wooden floors and fieldstone foundations are restored and provide a most creative and unique setting.

The Bigelow Conference and Reception Center

Designed by Ingham & Boyd for the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, this beautiful building has a unique Italian Renaissance style and the American woodwork of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The open style of the building structure offers the flexibility and easy flow for corporate and private events: Christmas parties, award ceremonies, weddings, anniversaries, graduations and more.

Bill Chisnell Productions

It's a florist, a gift shop, an event center -- Bill Chisnell Productions at the edge of the Strip consolidates all the interests that occupy its founder.

Formerly a head designer at designspace and Tim Condron Florist, and before that with Robert Isabel and Blooms in New York, Mr. Chisnell is known for his dramatic event decor for weddings, balls and benefits. His new 5,000-square-foot space is perfect for your next event. Behind the retail area is the work space where flowers are arranged, but the vast room is set up to be torn down for parties. It can hold 75 for a seated dinner or 125 for cocktails. The lower level boasts 2,000 square feet of rentable raw space that one client recently turned into a nightclub for a party.

Clear Story Studio

Clearstory is an innovative 6,000 square foot studio located in the heart of Pittsburgh's historic South Side neighborhood. Clear Story's flexible space and creative staff make the studio an ideal venue for private or corporate special events. The newly designed and renovated studio features a central gourmet kitchen, versatile open floorplan, unique works of art, dramatic ceiling heights, complete audio/visual services (lighting, sound, projection), billiard games, and a separate "back of the house" area ideal for catering operations. Clear Story can host a seated dinner for up to 100 guests, or cocktail parties for up to 300. For more information, contact Scott Nelson at 412.488.1931, or send inquiries See gallery photos here.

The Children's Museum

The expanded Children's Museum of Pittsburgh offers a unique venue for private, family and corporate functions your guests are sure to remember. Enjoy the magnificence of the Grand Hall of the Buhl Building or rent one or more of the Museum's exhibit areas, including Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the Studio, Garage and Theater. You can even host an event throughout the Museum and let your guests enjoy all of our exhibits and spaces!

Destiny Hill Farm

If you are looking for a truly memorable day Destiny Hill Farm is the perfect place for you and your guest to gather and celebrate. The moment you pass through Destiny Hill’s private gated entrance you will be treated to a serene setting for your unique event.

Edgewood Club

The Edgewood Club is an athletic, civic, and social club located in the heart of Edgewood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Now in our 106th year, The Club proudly remains a centerpiece of the Edgewood community and a gathering place for residents of Edgewood and the entire East End of Pittsburgh.

Engine House 25

Engine House 25 is beautifully renovated firehouse conveniently located two miles outside downtown Pittsburgh in the heart of Lawrenceville. The building houses a huge main room on the first floor, a large event space that doubles as a commercial photography studio on the second floor, an operational winery, a wine cellar and the Clemente Museum. Engine House 25 is the perfect venue for your rehearsal dinner, wedding reception, corporate event, product launch or party.

Fox Chapel Racquet Club

The Fox Chapel Racquet Club offers its members and guests an opportunity to rent the facilities for private functions. The Club has hosted anniversaries, graduation parties, baby showers, wedding receptions, dinner dances, business meetings, and other social events. The main room offers over 2,000 square foot space with a scenic view of the Club grounds and the surrounding park-like setting. A fireplace offers a cozy touch for a fall or winter event.