Imagine a long tree-lined drive winding up a hill to a stately mansion hidden at the top.

A circular drive takes you right to the front doors, and encircles a small seating garden.

You enter through large wooden doors, into an oval foyer.  The floor is black and white marble, and your wedding cake greets you and your visitors, lit by a crystal chandelier from above.

Passing through the foyer and out the doors, you enter into one of several outdoor gardens, perfect for appetizers, cocktails or the ceremony itself.  Imagine the colors in the fall from the wooded grounds surrounding the manor house.

Steps lead down to a small sculpture garden, perfect for mingling and unique photographs of your bridal party.

Above the main entrance is a spiral staircase.  The bridal party's dressing room is on the second floor, and you'll begin your walk down the aisle by descending this staircase.  It's also a perfect setting for more photographs.  Our bride said she wanted to be on our website, so here she is, with her bridesmaids, and a little flower girl trying to peek over the railing.

From the entry foyer, hallways lead you and your guests to dining rooms at either end of the house.  At one end are a trio of smaller dining and serving areas, with one of the bars.

At the other end if a large banquet riim, lit with crystal chandeliers and paneled with antique wood.  The woodwork accents in this room are the kind they just don't make anymore.  The patio bar is behind the majestic fireplace, and doors lead out to another small patio.

The formal dining room also leads you to one more dining room, similar to the ones at the other end of the house.  Two smaller libraries, also paneled in dark wood, are used for mingling and serving cookies and beverages.

Our bride today chose a hand tied bouquet of two dozen Sweet Unique pink roses, finished with braided ribbon and pearl accents (approx. price, $110-$125).  Her bridesmaids carried hand tied bouquets of white and blue hydrangea, pale pink roses, pink spray roses, lavendar stock, pale blue delphinium and greenery, wrapped with periwinkle ribbon to match their dresses (approx. price $80-$95).

Our bride's cake was a beautiful multi-tier cake with tiny rosettes and draped fondant ribbons, accented with the same flowers used in the bridesmaids' bouquets.  The cake was made by Autumn Bupp, from Autumn's Cakes.  For her centerpieces, our bride rented our metal wire stands, and we created arrangements with the same flowers we used for the bridesmaid bouquets--white and blue hydrangea, pale pink roses, pink spray roses, lavendar stock and pale blue delphinium (approx. price $115-$130).

If this sounds like your idea of a dream location for your wedding, then you can make it a reality at The Mansion.  We've done a number of weddings at The Mansion, and it's simply one of the most beautiful wedding settings in the north Pittsburgh area.  The Mansion is located a few miles south of Butler, PA, approx. 20 min north of the Butler Valley Interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.  Earlier this year, The Mansion was for sale, and it looked like 2007 might be their last year.  The sale was not completed, and they are happily booking weddings and other events for 2008 and beyond.

To contact The Mansion:

Donna Mullan, Manager
The Mansion
141 Mansion Lane
Butler, PA 16002
724-586-6171 (leave message if no one answers)