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In 2012, after six years of running her own multi-service wedding business, Jodi Colella decided to close it to focus on her family. Little did she know that another business was on the horizon. She went to Facebook to look for a local wedding resale group to get rid of wedding items from her business (and her own wedding) – and was shocked to find that there wasn’t one. So, she created a group called Pittsburgh Wedding Flea Market. A place to buy and sell wedding decor from other couples. The group rapidly grew and became the place for wedding resale. The Facebook group is now called Pittsburgh Wedding Community and has over 30,000 members. It has transitioned into the leading social media wedding community in the tri-state area. The members consist of engaged, newlyweds, and wedding vendors.  It is the local hub for all-things-wedding, vendor recommendations, and more. A subgroup for the wedding resale was recently created to separate discussions from the resale.

However, Jodi saw the inconveniences of local meet-ups for buying and selling wedding items. She heard the complaints about people not showing up or backing out. Plus, the time and effort to meet at multiple places at different times for various items was hard for busy couples. In 2014, she began organizing an in-person event where engaged and newlyweds could buy and sell directly to each other under one roof. In January 2015, the first Wedding Flea Market took place with fifty sellers and over four hundred shoppers!

Each event became bigger than the last and quickly outgrew each venue. The events boast between 50 – 175 newlywed sellers and between 500 - 1,500 shoppers. 

Jodi is deeply passionate about the wedding community and continues to enhance her business to better serve them. In September 2019, Jodi opened Station House 7. A beautiful, historic venue is available for small showers, weddings, elopements, parties, photoshoots, and more. Additionally, DIY classes and fun events are offered.

She is honored to be working in an industry she loves and with customers that she adores. With these additional services, Jodi hopes that the journey before and after the wedding will be as smooth as possible.