Alexa & Ryan | The Jaxson, New Orleans, Louisiana

Alexa and Ryan were married in early December, with a ceremony at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, and the reception following at The Jaxson.  These two are the cutest, I loved the way they looked at each other, and how sweet Ryan is to Alexa. And, they are both doctors!

There were a lot of logistics to work out for this wedding. Guests were staying in the French Quarter, and their wedding ceremony was in Lakeview. There was a Christmas parade going on in the Quarter that blocked in the Sheraton Hotel, where the bride was staying, for part of the day. In addition to getting all the guests to Lakeview, we also needed to get the large bridal party to City Park for pre-ceremony photos. With a little extra planning, all the transfers happened smoothly! I’m always excited when we make time in the wedding day to take photographs in City Park; they always turn out so well!

Alexa wanted a lavender color palette, and I loved the color of her bridesmaids’ dresses-kind of a smoky lavendar-gray. The bouquets by Leaf + Petal were perfect, and the pale lavender and dark smoky silvers worked beautifully at The Jaxson.

This group was ready to party. Swarma Entertainment was such a fun DJ! Kinfolk Brass Band kept the party going with a secondline at the end of the reception, which took guests out into the French Quarter. Congratulations to Alexa & Ryan!

Vendor Credits

Planning, Design, and Styling | Satchel Planning & Design

Photography | Eau Claire Photographics  

Prep Location | The Sheraton Hotel New Orleans

Ceremony Venue | Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral

Reception Venue | The Jaxson

Videography | OLP Videography

Florist & Candles | Leaf + Petal Nola

Cake | Swiss Cakes

Cocktail Music | Dr. Jazz

DJ | Sawma Entertainment

Linen & Other Rentals | Event Rental

Transportation Companies | Louisiana Coaches & American Luxury Limo

Hair & Makeup | Glam Nola

Secondline Band | Kinfolk Brass Band

Kathy & Brian | The Chicory, New Orleans, Louisiana

Kathy and Brian and were married on November 5, 2016, at the Chicory. Kathy was one of the first full service planning brides I booked back in 2015, so after over a year of working together, it was really special to see these two get married! Kathy is one of the most genuine people I’ve had the chance to work with. She was very conscientious about the details, and always made each decision carefully; I loved helping guide her through the planning stages.

Early on Kathy made the decision to go with a blush and burgundy theme; we were all set to go with the flowers and she had picked out the bridesmaids’ dresses.  One morning she called me saying she just didn’t think she could do that color palette and didn’t want to do blush bridesmaids’ dresses anymore. We made the decision to go with black bridesmaids’ dresses, and I’m so glad she made the change. I love how elegant her bridal party looked in their black attire with their bouquets tied up in silk ribbon. It was a refreshing change from all the blush we’d been seeing in wedding trends for that year. And Kathy was the perfect classic bride!

These ceremony pictures are some of my favorites. I love the way the light was shining in the window behind them as they said their vows; the sunset was timed perfectly.

Kathy and Brian decided not to do a first look. I almost always recommend that couples do a first look, because it saves you so much time after your ceremony taking photos.  When you do a first look, you can get almost all the photos done ahead of time. However, they were adamant about not seeing each other before the ceremony, and it was the right choice for them!

Vendor Credits

Planning, Design, & Coordination | Satchel Planning & Design

Venue | The Chicory

Bridal Prep | The Omni Riverfront

Photography | Lauren Carroll Photography

Videography | Bower Productions

Flowers | Leaf + Petal Nola

Lighting | Luminous Events

Ceremony Music/Reception Band/Second Line Band | Rewind

Hair & Makeup | Just Face It

Wedding Cake | Sucre

PediCab | Bike Taxi Unlimited

Hilary & Andrew | Hotel Mazarin, New Orleans, Louisiana

I met Hilary and Andrew for the first time when they came to New Orleans for site visits.  They are from Chicago, so New Orleans was a destination wedding for them. We ended up knowing some people in common; they went to the same high school as my husband! I had so much fun looking at venues, getting drinks, and getting to know them that weekend. They ended up choosing Hotel Mazarin for their venue; it had the courtyard space they were seeking for the ceremony, along with an indoor space for the reception. It was the perfect location to show their guests a great time and to second line through the French Quarter following the ceremony.

The design for this wedding was simplistic but ended up stunning. Hilary loved greenery and natural florals (also my favorite), and it all came together beautifully. The bridal & bridesmaids’ bouquets were made by her aunt, and our team styled the tables and cake with greenery and tons of candles. I loved the ambiance in that room from all the candlelight, it lent a romantic vibe to the reception space as guests sat down to their dinner, then afterwards danced all night.

My favorite photos from this wedding are the ones taken at City Park. Hilary and Andrew knew that they wanted to be bussed to City Park for bridal party photos before heading to the venue, and the day turned out perfect for that. 

Vendor Credits

Planning, Design & Styling | Satchel Planning & Design

Photography | Lance Nicoll Wedding Photography

Venue | Hotel Mazarin

Ceremony & Reception DJ | DJ Danny Tock

Transportation | First Student Charter & Bonolomo Limos

Second Line Band | The Paulin Brothers

Hair & Makeup | Glam Nola

Cake | Haydel’s

Pedi Cab | Need a Ride Pedicab

Florals & Officiant | Family/Friend