{"id":293023,"date":"2026-09-24T14:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/293023\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:52:08","slug":"real-pittsburgh-weddings-when-patrick-met-jaden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/293023\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Pittsburgh Weddings: When Patrick Met Jaden"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Carr1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTOS BY LEEANN MARIE PHOTOGRAPHY<\/p>\n

Patrick Carr and Jaden Gage first met in 2017 in a class on Renaissance art during their time in Duquesne University\u2019s Study Abroad program in Rome. After returning to the States, the two found themselves together again and again at hangouts with mutual friends and in the classroom.<\/p>\n

In 2022, the two reconnected once more when they began working for the same company; the friendship soon turned romantic. That year, Patrick asked Jaden out to Stinky\u2019s, a dive bar in Lawrenceville. When it came time to pay for the drinks, Patrick\u2019s expired credit card was declined \u2014 and Jaden had to pay.<\/p>\n

She Said Yes. <\/p>\n

The couple got over the minor hiccup of their first date and soon moved in together. In January of 2025, they began designing an engagement ring; Jaden remembers doing some detective work to figure out when Patrick was going to propose.<\/p>\n

When Valentine\u2019s Day rolled around in 2025, the pair went out for a romantic dinner. Jaden thought that Patrick was going to pop the question and kept asking him if there was anything he had to say to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I just kept saying, \u2018Oh, you know, eventually,\u2019\u201d Patrick says.<\/p>\n

Eventually came on March 1 of that year. In the family room of their house, Patrick got down on one knee and asked Jaden to marry him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really sweet because it was actually in the room of our house where we decided that we were going to buy our house and start our future together,\u201d Jaden says.<\/p>\n

The Big Day. <\/p>\n

Faith and family are very important to the couple, so the two opted to have two ceremonies. The first was held on May 1 at Bethel Park\u2019s St. Thomas More Church, officiated by Bishop Mark Eckman.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was just important that we got married in the Catholic church for both of us and our families,\u201d Patrick says.<\/p>\n

The second ceremony was held on May 16 at Downtown\u2019s Omni William Penn Hotel with more than 150 of the couple\u2019s loved ones in attendance. Jaden, wearing an elegant dress with a basque waist and ballgown bottom, walked down the aisle to a string trio playing \u201cCanon in D.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving everyone that we loved in one room together and seeing all the little details come together [was really special],\u201d Jaden says.<\/p>\n

After the ceremony the couple walked out to \u201cThe Middle\u201d by Zedd; they continued the festivities with a reception at the Omni William Penn Hotel.<\/p>\n

Happily Ever After. <\/p>\n

Jaden and Patrick, both 28, live in Bethel Park with their dog, Harper Jean. They currently work at Fazio Mechanical Services, where Jaden is a senior staff accountant and Patrick is a union steam fitter. Together, they\u2019re planning their forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully in the next couple of years we will start a family,\u201d Jaden says.
\"Carr<\/a><\/p>\n

Vendors<\/p>\n

Bakery
Tasty Bakery<\/p>\n

cookie\u00a0 table
Here For The Cookie Table<\/p>\n

day of coordinator
Elizabeth Vranich<\/p>\n

DJ
Finest Events<\/p>\n

Dress Shop
Bridal Beginnings<\/p>\n

Florist
Community Flower Shop<\/p>\n

Hair
High Styled Hair<\/p>\n

Makeup
Dangerously Beautiful By AK<\/p>\n

Photobooth
Lux Photobooth<\/p>\n

Rings
JAB Jewelry<\/p>\n

Seating Chart Sign
Toasted Hostess<\/p>\n

String Trio
Radiant Strings<\/p>\n

Tuxedos
Men\u2019s Warehouse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOTOS BY LEEANN MARIE PHOTOGRAPHY Patrick Carr and Jaden Gage first met in 2017 in a class on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[17841,73,75,74,121417,16171],"class_list":["post-293023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-duquesne-university","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-real-pittsburgh-weddings","tag-weddings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}