Last week, I decided to go back through our client records and pull some of our most frequented venues. These are venues where my team and I have worked over the past few years. This is by no means a complete list, but it does cover many. If we did your event, and for some reason I left your venue off the list, let me know so that I can add it.

Yep – I have the greatest job in the world! Look where I work every weekend:

(list last updated on 5/25/2010 / listed alphabetically)

• Alpine Club
• Armstrong Farms
• Atrium, The
• Bella Sera
• Best Western Greentree
• Bradley House, The
• Broughton Fire Hall
• Candlelight Room, The
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Carnegie Music Hall
• Carnegie Science Center
• Chadwick, The
• Chartiers Room
• Clever Recreational Park
• Cranberry Highlands Golf Course
• Crowne Plaza Hotel
• David L. Lawrence Convention Center
• DiSalvo’s Station
• Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh
• Duquesne University
• Edgewood Club
• Fez, The
• Fort Cherry Golf Club
• George Washington
• Harmar House
• Heinz Field
• Heinz History Center
• Highfield Hall
• Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe
• Hilton Pittsburgh Hotel & Towers
• Holiday Inn Greentree
• Holiday Inn Meadowlands
• Holiday Inn North Hills
• Holiday Inn Oakland
• Holiday Inn Pittsburgh South
• Holiday Inn Uniontown
• Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport
• Lakeside Party Center
• Le Mont
• Library Fire Hall
• Lindenwood Golf Club
• Longview Country Club
• Marriott Greentree
• Marriott North at Cranberry
• Nevillewood Club
• Oakmont Country Club
• Omni William Penn
• Peter’s Place
• Peterswood Park
• Pittsburgh Athletic Association (PAA)
• Phipps Conservatory
• Pittsburgh Cathedral Hall
• Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
• PNC Park Home Plate Club
• Priory, The
• Ramada Inn & Conference Center Pittsburgh
• Renaissance Hotel
• Rivers Club, The
• Riverside Landing
• Rolling Hills Country Club
• Salvatore’s Banquet Halls
• Seven Springs Mountain Resort
• Shannopin Country Club
• Sheraton at Station Square
• Springwood
• Soldiers & Sailors Banquet Hall
• Southpointe Golf Club
• South Hills Country Club
• St. Vincent College
• Station Square
• Temple Emanuel
• Trio’s Banquet Hall
• Twelve Oaks Mansion
• Twentieth Century Club, The
• Upper St. Clair Country Club
• University Club
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
• Valleybrook Country Club
• Willow Room, The
• Winsor Court Hotel of Pittsburgh
• Wyndham Garden Hotel
• Wyndham Pittsburgh Airport

I wanted to post a couple of photos from a recent private event that I worked at the Andy Warhol Museum. This was the first time I’ve ever worked at the Warhol, and I was really impressed by the setup. Apparently, the Warhol is now booking weddings!

If you’re a sushi fan, like myself, you’ll like what they did:

Well, 2009 has come and gone… onward to 2010!

We will be heading out shortly to Julie & John’s New Years Eve wedding tonight at Bella Sera, but I wanted to take a moment to make a quick post to wish you all the very best New Years Eve tonight.

I’ve had the pleasure of planning of what’s going to be a very fun evening with Julie and John’s friends and family. I’ll be sure to get up the blog post on their wedding asap.

Have a wonderful, safe and happy New Years Eve.

It’s hard to believe that another year has already passed and here we are again, at this wonderful time of the year we all know as Christmas time. We’ve truly had a wonderful year here at Zini Productions, and we look forward to working with all of our 2010 clients!

Make sure you take a moment to set aside some time from the holiday hustle and bustle to relax. We’re going to do the same.

The following is our upcoming holiday office schedule:
Wednesday, December 23 – Office closing at 4pm.
Thursday, December 24 though Sunday, December 27 – Office closed.
Monday, December 28 through Wednesday, December 30 – 9am to 7pm.
Thursday, December 31 through Sunday, January 3 – Office closed.
Monday, January 4 – Normal business hours resume at 9am.

We look forward to hearing from those of you who will be getting engaged over the holidays in early January! On behalf of the entire team here at Zini Productions, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

One more thing – a quick update on 2010 dates: They’re going fast, but we still have openings. Call us asap for availability information.

Today, we’re very excited to unveil the new design of our website. Our web presence is very important to us, so we’re constantly looking for ways to improve and polish the experience that our clients and visitors have when they’re on our website.

We believe that our new design freshens things up a bit. More importantly, navigation will be easier, photos will be more vivid, and the text will be cleaner.  We also have some exciting additions to the website that we will be making in the near future, and this design will suit these additions much better.

If you haven’t check it out yet, head on over to our main page. Let us know what you think!

And, we hope you enjoy the “holiday cheer” that we’ve added.

Normal business hours will resume on Monday morning.

Have a very happy Thanksgiving and a great weekend!

We’ve recently made some exciting new changes here on our website, and the addition of this new blog (located at blog.ziniproductions.com) is part of it. I’ve blogged in the past, but I’ve never had a blog dedicated solely to my involvement in the wedding and event entertainment industry here in the wonderful city of Pittsburgh. Well… I’ve decided to start!

Personally working with each of my clients to plan the big day of their dreams is not just my job, it’s my passion. And I hope you’ll check back frequently on this blog to check out what’s going on here at Zini Productions. There are many exciting things ahead of us.

And to all our past, present, and future clients – thank you for giving us the opportunity to provide classy, unforgettable, and fun entertainment at your weddings.

We look forward to serving you all for many years to come.  And as always, please don’t hesitate to contact me personally at our office, at anytime, if I can be of help.

Best,

Mark Zini