Your Wedding at the Frick - The Frick Pittsburgh

Your Wedding at the Frick
Congratulations!
This is an exciting time for you as you begin to plan the details of your wedding ceremony and
reception. With elegance, sophistication and natural beauty, the Frick Art & Historical Center
provides the perfect setting for your important event, whether intimate or grand. There is no more
beautiful or romantic place to exchange vows or celebrate your wedding than the Frick’s unique
complex of museums, historic buildings and landscaped grounds.
Our preferred vendors will work with you to
make your event a memorable one, designed
with originality and style especially for you.
It is our desire to accommodate your individual
needs, and we will be as flexible as possible within
our historical setting. Please contact our event rental coordinator, Sylvia Ehler, to discuss your
plans and ideas and to arrange a tour of the site. You can reach Sylvia at 412-342-4070 or at sehler@thefrickpittsburgh.org.
You are welcome to visit the site on your own as well. We are open to the public Tuesday through
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and are located 20 minutes east of downtown Pittsburgh in the
Point Breeze neighborhood. Please visit our website at TheFrickPittsburgh.org for more information.
Venues for Event Rental
The Frick Art Museum and Its Terrace
The Frick Art Museum is an intimately scaled museum displaying an exquisite permanent collection
of Italian, French and British paintings, sculpture and decorative arts and hosting temporary
exhibitions several times a year. The rotunda, with its elegant Italian marble floors and classical teak
and mahogany columns, provides a spectacular setting for a small wedding ceremony, sit-down dinner
or a larger cocktail reception. The 160-seat auditorium, adjacent to the rotunda, offers an interesting
location for your wedding ceremony. Extend the celebration outdoors by adding a tent to the
museum’s terrace overlooking Frick Park.
Capacities and Rental Fees
Rotunda—$500/hour
Sit-Down Dinner: 55
Cocktail Reception: 150
(standing with some seating)
Seated Ceremony: 75
Auditorium (included in rental)
Seating capacity: 160
Terrace—$625/hour
Tent required (20 ft. x 100 ft. maximum size)
Sit Down Dinner: 125
Cocktail Reception: 200
(standing with some seating)
Seated Ceremony: 200
To preserve and protect our museum and its collections, we have certain restrictions on events held inside the
museum. Dancing, open flame, ice sculptures, flower petals, sparkles, confetti, mylar balloons, sequins, or
similar types of substances are not permitted. Beverages permitted in art museum are limited to:
Dry and sparkling white wines, including champagne
Colorless spirits like vodka and gin
Colorless mineral water (flat or sparkling)
Colorless soft drinks like Sprite and 7-UP
White grape juice and white cranberry juice
Beer—Iron City, IC Light, Bud Light, Yuengling, Yuengling Light
The Great Lawn of Clayton
For larger wedding celebrations, consider the Great Lawn of Clayton with music and dancing in
a tented setting on our gracious grounds, surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens and
towering trees.
Capacities and Rental Fees
Great Lawn—$625/hour
Tent required (60 ft. x 110 ft. maximum size)
Sit Down Dinner: 250
Cocktail Reception: 500 (standing with some seating)
Seated Ceremony: 250
The Community Center
For smaller wedding receptions and ceremonies, our new Community Room and Courtyard may
be the perfect fit.
Community Room- $500/hour
Sit Down Dinner : 55
Cocktail Reception: 125 (standing with some seating)
Covered Terrace facing Homewood Ave.- $350 /hour
Community Center Courtyard- $625/hour
Tent required (60 ft. x 40 ft. maximum size)
Seated Ceremony: 250
Sit Down Dinner: 125
Cocktail Reception: 200 (standing with some seating)
Discount when multiple venues are rented together :
Terrace + Community Room $700/per hour
Courtyard + Community Room $800/per hour
All three venues: $850/per hour
Additional Information Regarding Venue Rental
The Frick is available for rental 6:00–11:00 p.m., seven days a week.
 Rental fees include secure parking for up to 75 vehicles.
 Venues are charged at a minimum of two hours and in increments of 30 minutes
thereafter.
 Outdoor venues require tenting.
 Photography privileges are included in the venue rental rates, subject to the
Frick’s photography guidelines. No photography is permitted in The Frick Art Museum galleries, Car and Carriage Museum (except for bridal party photographs) or
Clayton.
 The site, including the first floor of Clayton, is accessible. Wheelchairs are
available.
 The site is a completely tobacco and smoke-free property.
 Maximum totals may fluctuate based on vendor table and seating layout.
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Other Options and Add-Ons
Private Photography Sessions
Private photography sessions are available on the Frick grounds by appointment. What a
unique setting for your wedding album!
Two-hour use of grounds—$100
No charge for a session if you are having your
wedding at
The Frick Pittsburgh.
Docent-Led and Self-Guided Tours for Your Guests
Fee: $500/hour
Clayton
The turn-of-the-century residence of industrialist Henry Clay
Frick, featured on A&E’s America’s Castles, is one of the
nation’s most perfectly intact Victorian homes. Helen Clay
Frick, Mr. Frick’s daughter, carefully preserved the magnificent paintings, decorative arts and furnishings of the home
that have remained in Clayton since the Fricks were in residence over one hundred years ago.
Car and Carriage Museum
Curious visitors and automobile enthusiasts alike will take
delight in our collection of vintage carriages and automobiles, including Henry Clay Frick’s magnificent 1914 Rolls
Royce Silver Ghost Touring Car.
Approved Caterers and Rental Equipment
These companies have been carefully selected
for their high standards, quality and elegance of service.
CATERERS
Big Burrito Catering
Contact: Danielle Cain
5740 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412-361-3272 x209, dcain@bigburrito.com
THE COMMON PLEA
Contact: Donna and John Barsotti
2945 Smallman Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15201 • 412.281.5140 •
www.commonplea-catering.com
THE FLUTED MUSHROOM, LTD.
Contact: Lee Deiseroth
109 South 12th Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15203 • 412.381.1899 • www.flutedmushroom.com
RANIA’S CATERING
Contact: Rania Harris
100 Central Square • Pittsburgh, PA 15228 • 412.531.2222 • www.rania.com
RENTAL EVENT EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE
PARTY SAVVY
Contact: Dan Skena
4315 Old William Penn Highway • Monroeville, PA 15146 • 412.856.8368 or 1.800.479.7202 •
www.partysavvy.com
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in a rental contract?
 Venue rental.
 Two Frick staff members whose function is to protect Frick property and to be available to answer questions and
assist in an emergency. We do not provide party planning or wedding planning services.
 Security staff.
 Restrooms in The Frick Art Museum, and in the Haller House administration building. The location of the restrooms
you will use depends on the location of your event.
 Private parking in our secured lot, which includes 75 spaces and 5 handicap-accessible spaces.
 Water and electricity.
Is the Frick accessible?
Yes, all grounds, museums and restrooms are accessible with the exception of the second floor of Clayton and the public
restrooms in the lower level of the Haller House administration building. We do, however, have an accessible restroom in
this building at walkway level.
Are wheelchairs available for guests’ use?
Yes, there is a wheelchair located in each museum and at the Visitor Center. Please let us know in advance if wheelchairs
will be needed.
Is there an area for the bride to get dressed prior to the wedding ceremony?
We do not have a specific area for this purpose. However, the bride and her bridesmaids can use the waiting room of the
Visitor Center or the ladies’ restroom in The Frick Art Museum. Please let us know in advance if you would like to do
this.
May I use a caterer or equipment vendor other than those listed?
No, we use these caterers and equipment vendor to assure that you are afforded quality customer service and products.
Are guests permitted to take part in traditional wedding rituals like throwing rice at the bride and groom?
We do not permit throwing birdseed or confetti, blowing bubbles, etc. at ceremonies or receptions. These types of materials cause damage to the grounds and could be hazardous to guests walking throughout the site.
Is the use of candlelight permitted during ceremonies and receptions?
We do not permit candlelight or open flame inside our buildings. Fireworks and any kind of sparklers are prohibited due
to the potential fire hazard to grounds, buildings, museums, and guests. Outdoor candle arrangements are permitted but
must have fire retardant globes.
Does the Frick provide kitchen facilities with catering equipment and refrigeration?
No. All equipment must be rented by the caterer or the client from Party Savvy.
Are large floral arrangements, trellises and chuppas permitted at the Frick?
Yes, as long as they comply with floral guidelines provided to each client and florist.
Does the Frick provide audio-visual equipment?
No. Clients must contact a professional audio-visual company to provide this equipment and these services. Arrangements and costs for this equipment and services are the responsibility of the client and must be approved by the Frick in
advance of the event.
What are the rental client’s responsibilities?
 Tenting for outdoor events.
 All catering services including wait staff and bar staff.
 All equipment and supplies including tables, chairs, glassware, linen and cooking items, which are rented from Party
Savvy, our equipment supplier.
 Outside vendor purchases and services including flowers, photography, musicians, bakery, etc.
 Event planner or coordinator. You must designate a “go to” person in your party for the day of your event. This person may be a hired professional, family
member, friend, yourself, or anyone who you designate