From Steeler Nation….


I just wanted to say congratulations to Ben and his bride Ashley. May you both have a long and happy life together and have lots of babies. God Bless you both. — Debi Mackey


Just wanted to say we saw the picture of Ben and Ashley on the website and wanted to tell them they make a very lovely couple. Best of wishes for a happy marriage. — The Rodriguez family


Ben and Ashley: A marriage can be a love affair…a friendship…a journey….a partnership. And the family it creates will be the best part of your lives. “This Day I Will Marry My Friend, Whom I laugh With, Cry With, Live For, Love”. I wish all of that and more for the two of you as you are beginning your life together. Best wishes, be happy! — Jan Banko, Nescopeck PA


Ben and Ashley, I wish you both the best throughout your lives together. I hope its full of happiness and joy. I couldn’t be any happier for the both of you. — Kayla Levers, Akron Ohio


Congratulations Ben and Ashley on your marriage. May God bless you and guide you through life’s road together, may the love that you two share grow deeper every day. — Love, Billie Jo and Greg Yakubik, Pittsburgh, PA

Ben and Ashley, CONGRATULATIONS to you on your marriage. I wish for you a lifetime of love and happiness. Your rehearsal dinner and wedding pictures are fantastic. Thanks for sharing them with the public. You make a beautiful couple, and your smiles are contagious! God bless you. — Karen, Wheeling, WV

Congratulations to Ben and Ashley on their marriage!! What a beautiful bride! Beautiful dress! Lovely couple! May our Father in Heaven bless your marriage and give you a long and happy life together! — Regards, Anita Doddroe, Canal Winchester, OH


Just wanted to wish Ben and Ashley the best of luck and happiness!! Go Steelers!! Can’t wait for the season!! — J.P. Grey, Duryea, PA


Ben and Ashley, “Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry.” ~ Tom Mullen. Here is to a wonderful life […]

From Dan Majors and Ryan Brown, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Ben Roethlisberger is no longer the single best quarterback in Pittsburgh.

On a hot but clear Saturday afternoon, Mr. Roethlisberger, 29, and New Castle native Ashley Harlan, 26, exchanged wedding vows before an Ohio Township church full of family and friends — as well as Steelers officials, coaches and players.

After the ceremony at Christ Church at Grove Farm, the bride and groom were whisked by limousine to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown, for a reception in The Spirit of America Ballroom.

More than 600 guests gathered for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the convention center’s Concourse B, overlooking the Allegheny River, then went into the ballroom for dinner and dancing. And, of course, to toast the newlyweds…


You can read more about the wedding here.

The wedding planner shares more fashion, music and reception details here.

More wedding coverage from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review here.

Photos from Ben & Ashley’s wedding here.

From Jason Cato at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today:

Ben Roethlisberger and his bride-to-be made it known to guests they don’t need a Cuisinart food processor, a set of 700-thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets or Mikasa place settings.

They’ll forgo the typical wedding gifts in favor of charitable contributions.

Steelers quarterback Roethlisberger, who has an eight-year, $102 million contract, today weds Ashley Harlan, a New Castle native who works as a physician’s assistant at UPMC Presbyterian in Oakland. The couple plans to distribute guests’ contributions to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

“I have quite a few things here at my house,” Roethlisberger recently told the Tribune-Review. “Rather than get a bunch of wedding gifts, I figured why not do something that’s kind of fun and unique, and she was absolutely all for it.”

“We are thrilled,” said Eleanor Reigel, executive director of the Ronald McDonald House, which provides housing and support for families of children undergoing medical treatment.

This is the first time the local organization has received donations from a charitable wedding, Reigel said. Roethlisberger helped the charity financially with a move from Shadyside to Lawrenceville and sometimes visits families or serves meals, she said.

The wedding money will help cover expenses for families, Reigel said. “We would never, ever turn away a family who needed to stay here. Ben and Ashley’s generosity will help us with that. … I hope it’s a trend.”


You can read more here.

Another fun video from Nick Sampson at Quest for the Continent Productions:





We’ll be posting a “Behind the Scenes” video as well as a “Bloopers” video next week!

From Nick Sampson at Quest for the Continent Productions today:

Watch the fun….





Check back for more videos from Ben’s Camp!

From an article written by JoAnne Klimovich Harrop at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today:

It is not uncommon to see Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and fiancee Ashley Harlan stay after Sunday service at Christ Church at Grove Farm in Ohio Township, mingling with parishioners where the couple will marry this weekend, a pastor at the church said.

“Ben and Ashley have been very consistent and genuine in their worship,” the Rev. Bruce Cote, senior associate pastor and interim lead pastor, said Sunday. “I often see them talking with other people before and after services.”

The couple joined the church about a year ago. After they did, a letter was sent to parishioners asking them to treat Roethlisberger like any other member. Cote said it is hard to know what Roethlisberger goes through, being such a popular sports figure, but added he and Harlan have embraced the church community.

“That is refreshing,” Cote said. ” ‘Good job’ I say to how they handle themselves.”

One of the greeters said yesterday that Roethlisberger and Harlan are a wonderful couple who attend service weekly when they are in town and that both come from Christian households from which their foundation of faith was formed.


You can read more here.



Quote of the Day:

McCoy was encouraged by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after the game, won by Pittsburgh, 28-10.

McCoy writes that Roethlisberger said, “Great job. I thought you played well today. Keep your head up. You’re going to be a great player.” — From the Cleveland Plain Dealer‘s Tony Grossi, on his book review of “Growing Up Colt — A Father, a Son, a Life in Football.”