Katie & Dylan | The Audubon Tea Room

Katie and Dylan were married in a dusk ceremony at Audubon Park, with a reception following at the Audubon Tea Room. Katie is probably the most relaxed and calm bride I have worked with. She was so sweet, and I knew the first time I met her that she would be able to truly enjoy her wedding day. I didn’t end up meeting Dylan until their wedding rehearsal. He showed up wearing a white tux with hearts all over it, calling himself the King of Hearts. I was wondering how Katie would react. When she showed up and saw him dressed like that, she just smiled and laughed! These two really are the perfect complement to each other, and seem to have so much fun together. 

The ceremony was officiated by Katie’s childhood pastor, and I love when a couple is able to use an officiant that knows them and makes the ceremony personal. The couple was announced into the reception by two of Dylan’s cousins, which was another personal touch.

Everyone had a great time dancing all night in the courtyard behind the Tea Room. Towards the end of the night, Pizza Delicious delivered some pizzas, and that was a big hit. For their exit, Dylan had reserved an Uber Black. When the car didn’t show, despite me calling numerous times that night, I ordered them another Uber. Their second Uber arrived, and although I can’t remember the exact model, it was ridiculously tiny and not at all a wedding exit car. Katie and Dylan thought it was hilarious, and piled into the back of the car with a leftover box of Pizza Delicious. Katie’s mom told me it was perfectly unperfect, just the way they liked things! And their original Uber did show up, just as they were driving away! 

Congratulations to Dylan and Katie! 

Vendor Credits

Coordination & Styling | Satchel Planning & Design

Photography | Love is Rad

Prep Location | Air BnB

Officiant | Burt Palmer

Ceremony Venue | Audubon Park

Ceremony Music | Nola Wedding Belles

Reception Venue | Audubon Tea Room

Videography | Nathan Willis Wedding Film

Florist & Candles | Leaf + Petal/House of Modern Vintage Nola

Cake | Pure Cake

Band | Crescent City Soul Band

Rentals | Event Rental

Transportation Companies | Alert Transportation

Hair | St. Pierre Salon

Makeup | Katie Malone

Andre & Andrea | Beauregard-Keyes House, New Orleans, Louisiana

If you think a brunch wedding may be too tame, I have a few words for you- mimosas, Bloody Marys, and day drinking! This was my first true brunch wedding (I’ve done a few day time weddings before), and I’m now a huge fan! Andrea is a planner, and was definitely the most organized bride I have ever worked with, which made my job easy! She and Andre are also two of the nicest people I have met, and I couldn’t be happier for them!

The rain plan all along had been to move the ceremony inside the BK House. Rain was forecast all week, and a few days before the wedding, Andrea changed her mind and decided she wanted to get a tent. Of course, that close to the wedding, and in prime wedding season, all the tents were booked. We both started calling all the companies in town and finally found an available tent, which went up in the back courtyard. It looked like it was going to rain all morning, but nothing ever happened, so the ceremony was able to take place outside as originally planned.

The rain held off for the rest of the day. All the guests moved into the BK House after the ceremony for brunch and mimosas. Once the DJ kicked up, everyone started dancing, and the day drinking continued. These two had a great group of family and friends and everyone was having so much fun! Congratulations to Andre and Andrea!

Vendor Credits

Coordination & Styling | Satchel Planning & Design

Photography | Chris Deville

Officiant | Judge Kevin Centanni

Prep Location | Beauregard-Keyes House

Ceremony/Reception Venue | Beauregard-Keyes House

Florist | Pick-A-Petal

Cake | Bittersweet Confections

Ceremony Musicians | Keisha Slaughter

DJ | Countdown Sound & Uplighting

Linen & Other Rentals | Perrier Party Rentals

Hair & Makeup | Friend of Bride

Tent | Big Easy Event Rentals

Michelle & Adam | The Audubon Tea Room, New Orleans, Louisiana

Michelle & Adam were married in an early March wedding ceremony at the Sea Lion Exhibit in Audubon Park, followed by a reception at the Audubon Tea Room. Throughout the planning process, I got to know Michelle and her mom Denise really well, and they are one of my favorite mother-daughter duos! Denise was so excited about every little detail, but always deferred to Michelle on what she wanted. After this wedding was over and all the constant planning, I really missed these two!  

Michelle & Adam are one of those couples that I could tell right away are perfect for each other. You can tell they are best friends, and seem have a great time together!

During the wedding ceremony, a peacock flew up into one of the live oaks around the Sea Lion Exhibit and decided to start making some noise! Despite our best efforts, we can’t plan out everything!  After the ceremony, Papa C & the Slammin’ Horns secondlined all the guests to the Tea Room for the reception. The Tea Room looked elegant with a gray color palette, and florals by Nola Flora, which were very natural in just whites and greens.

At the end of the reception, guests sent them off with a rose petal exit. Congratulations to Adam & Michelle!

Vendor Credits

Planning, Design, and Styling | Satchel Planning & Design

Photography | Eau Claire Photographics  

Prep Location | Hotel Monteleone

Ceremony Venue | The Sea Lion Exhibit, Audubon Park

Officiant | Reverend Robert Patin

Ceremony Music | Fine Arts Ensemble

Reception Venue | The Audubon Tea Room

Videography | RZ Productions

Invitations | Invitations by Fergie

Florist | Nola Flora

Lighting | Firefly Ambiance

Cake | Bittersweet Confections

Band | Papa C & The Slammin’ Horns

Linen & Other Rentals | Event Rental

Transportation Companies | Bonomolo Limos, Big Easy Limos

Hair & Makeup | Erin Richard (Hair) & Lynna Vo (Makeup)

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

Susannah & Karl | The Audubon Tea Room, New Orleans, Louisiana

Susannah & Karl were married in an early Spring wedding at Rayne Methodist, with a reception following at The Audubon Tea Room. These two are world travelers, and have lived in multiple locations, so they had guests coming from Australia, where Karl is from, and London, New York, and San Francisco, where they make their current home. 

Susannah was a very laid back bride, and knew the real focus was on marrying Karl. Because she lives in San Francisco, and her mom, Missy, lives in Baton Rouge, Missy and I did a lot of the groundwork.  Susannah was very go with the flow, and I loved how she didn’t get too caught up in the details, and was just really excited about getting married!

There was rain on and off on Susannah and Karl's wedding day. We had a ton of décor planned for the back courtyard at the Tearoom, and I was watching the weather trying to decide what we would do about the rain plan. A tent went up, of course, but we also had lights in the trees and dozens of luminaries to put out on the lawn. The safe option was to place them under the tent and under the Tearoom overhang, so they were still outside, but covered from the weather. Susannah’s dad, Jonathan, made the final decision for us to the put the lights out on the lawn. The rain stopped and cleared, so I’m so glad we went with our Plan A. 

This reception was a blast. The band kept everyone, including the bride and groom, on the dance floor the whole time. All their guests came to party and celebrate, and I don’t think anyone left early! Congratulations Susannah & Karl!

Vendor Credits

Planning, Design, & Styling | Satchel Planning & Design

Photography | Brocato Photography

Bridal Prep | The Windsor Court Hotel

Ceremony Location | Rayne Methodist

Reception Location } Audubon Tea Room

Bridal Transportation | Limousine Livery

Guest Transportation | Hotard

Florist | Poppy & Mint

Lighting | Luminous Events

Other Rentals | Event Rental

Reception Band | The Atlanta Showstoppers

Hair & Makeup | Verde Beauty Studio

Cake | Melissa’s Fine Pastries

Other Desserts | Gambinos

Church Music | Harry Hardin

Invitations & Paperie | The Little Blue Chair