Stephanie & Mike’s skateboarding elopement at west end overlook

elopement
Written By Caroline Moore

My husband played baseball in high school. I know, this is about someone else’s wedding but I’m getting there. He was a pitcher, and he was really good at it. So when my dad was choosing music for our wedding, which I let him do entirely unsupervised, he decided that when the groomsmen all walked in, he would play “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” And we had an impromptu singalong. Later on at the reception, he went outside to play some catch with friends.

Where was I going with this? I am strongly pro finding ways to incorporate the things you love into your wedding day, so that you get to have beautiful memories like this, too. Mike and his crew happen to love skateboarding and rollerblading, so after the ceremony, that’s what they did.

West End Overlook Ceremony

a bride in a white jumpsuit and groom in a dark suit walk toward each other, hands in pockets. behind them is the city of Pittsburgh, at their elopement at West End Overlook
Elopement ceremony at West End Overlook, the bride and groom stand beneath a tree with their officiant
Bride and groom walk down the aisle at West End Overlook, groom is doing the hang ten hand motion

West End Overlook Skateboarding

Groom in a suit and dress shoes rides a skateboard away from camera at West End Overlook elopement
Groom and groomsmen in wedding attire rollerblade at a West End Overlook elopement
wedding rings rest on a skateboard
every guest at the wedding pose with the bride and groom at their west end overlook elopement, the city of Pittsburgh is visible behind them

One of my favorite things about having a smaller celebration is that you can get a group photo with everyone.

Caroline Moore
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