Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Kentuck Knob, Dunbar

A wedding at Kentuck Knob near Dunbar takes place on a hillside 2,050 feet up in the Laurel Highlands, at a celebrated mid-century house that is open for tours. The house is built from native sandstone and red cypress under a copper roof, with walls of glass and long overhangs, and just past the back patio the land opens to views of the Youghiogheny River Gorge. That mix of stone and wood against a mountain view gives your photographer and videographer something few venues can offer.

The estate hosts wedding ceremonies and drinks in its Pavilion, and its event spaces include the pavilion, an overlook and the Woodland Walk. The walk runs nearly a mile through the woods, past more than 30 sculptures set around the house and along the trail, so your wedding photos can move from the overlook to a quiet path under the trees. The terrain is uneven, so plan shoes for the walk and leave time in your wedding day timeline for it.

For your wedding reception, Amongst the Trees seats up to 60 guests, with room for 80 in all, which suits a smaller wedding with everyone at one long celebration. An outdoor ceremony on a hillside can be breezy, so talk with your videographer about microphones for the vows and the toasts. Kentuck Knob is in Fayette County, south of Pittsburgh, and its event team plans each celebration by phone.

• Call the events team to check dates and talk through ceremony and reception plans.
• Ask which parts of the grounds and Woodland Walk you can use for pictures.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines around the house.

A little about Kentuck Knob

Kentuck Knob is a Usonian house completed in 1956 and designed on a hexagonal plan so it seems to grow out of the hill. It is open for guided tours most of the year.