Josie and Parker’s Unforgettable New Orleans Spring Wedding at Felicity Church & Il Mercato

When Josie and Parker decided to tie the knot in New Orleans, they knew they wanted a celebration that captured the city’s vibrant spirit and their unique love story. As experienced New Orleans wedding photographers, we were thrilled to document their special day. From the luxurious prep at the Royal Sonesta to the heartfelt ceremony at Felicity Church and the lively reception at Il Mercato, every moment was picture-perfect. This blog post takes you through the highlights of their magical wedding day, showcasing why New Orleans is the ultimate destination for weddings.

A Glamorous Start at the Royal Sonesta

Josie and Parker’s wedding day began in style at the Royal Sonesta, a landmark hotel in the heart of the French Quarter. The morning was filled with laughter, joy, and a touch of glamour as Virgo Beauty Studio worked their magic on Josie and her bridal party. The luxurious suite provided the perfect backdrop for those candid, intimate moments we captured as Josie prepared to meet her groom.

First Look and Ceremony at Felicity Church

The couple’s first look took place at Felicity Church, a stunning historic venue with a rich history and beautiful architecture. The moment Parker saw Josie in her wedding dress was nothing short of magical. His reaction was priceless, and the love in his eyes was a testament to their deep connection.

Felicity Church also hosted the ceremony, where the Pan String Quartet set a romantic atmosphere with their enchanting music. The historic charm of the church, combined with the couple’s heartfelt vows, made for an unforgettable ceremony. Josie, a professional dancer and dance teacher, added a personal touch by having her students perform a special dance, which brought tears of joy to many guests.

A Festive Reception at Il Mercato

The celebration continued at Il Mercato, a beautifully renovated marketplace turned event venue. The reception was a blend of elegance and lively New Orleans flair. Cry Baby Florals transformed the space with stunning floral arrangements, and Joel’s Catering & Special Events provided a delectable feast that guests are still raving about.

The evening’s entertainment was top-notch. DJ Darious Williams of DWill’s Entertainment kept the dance floor packed, ensuring everyone had a fantastic time. A highlight of the night was the Kinfolk Brass Band, who led a spirited second line parade that truly encapsulated the essence of a New Orleans wedding.

Josie and Parker’s wedding was a beautiful blend of tradition, elegance, and New Orleans charm. As their wedding photographers, we were honored to capture every precious moment. If you’re planning a wedding in New Orleans and want a team that understands the city’s unique vibe and knows how to capture its magic, look no further. Contact us today to learn more about our wedding photography services.

A Dream Team of Vendors

Josie and Parker’s wedding was brought to life by an incredible team of vendors, each contributing to the day’s success:

• Ceremony Venue: Felicity Church

• Reception Venue: Il Mercato

• Hair & Makeup: Virgo Beauty Studio

• Florals: Cry Baby Florals

• Catering: Joel's Catering & Special Events

• Cake: Bittersweet Confections

• Ceremony Musicians: Pan String Quartet

• DJ: Darious Williams / DWill's Entertainment

• Second Line Band: Kinfolk Brass Band

• Event Planning: Amanda Price Events

• Ceremony Sound: Calfee Productions

New Orleans Board of Trade wedding with Jordan & Jacob

Surrounded by their family and friends, high school sweethearts Jordan and Jacob celebrated their night having as much fun as possible. Their energy was infectious. The Bucktown Allstars had the dance floor hopping all night long and featured Jordan’s dad as a guest singer. The party never stopped! (Which had these old people hurting the day after the wedding!) We love a good party though! Everyone was having so much fun just celebrating the happy couple.

Vendor Love:

Ceremony - St. Dominic

Reception - New Orleans Board of Trade

Entertainment - Bucktown Allstars

New Orleans Pharmacy Museum wedding featuring Doc & Windy

Up next on the blog, a sultry, summer wedding featuring Doc and Windy. Their wedding was far from the traditional. They had very unique, personal touches added all throughout; like using a pheasant that the family dog caught as part of their wedding decor and also using the feathers in Doc’s wedding hair, custom stickers, and this awesome piece of artwork that their guests signed in lieu of a guestbook that Windy created. Windy met Doc in the middle of the aisle and they walked together the rest of the way. That was cool as fuck. During the vows, they also made a blood pact. A Jewish Klezmer band, that was fucking awesome, provided the music for the hot & sweaty dance party that took place in the courtyard of the Pharmacy Museum. The entire wedding emanated with their personality and fun.

As usual, Alchemy Events had everything looking wonderful. They were able to take these unique touches and sprinkle them throughout the Pharmacy Museum to create the vibe Doc and Windy were going for.

Vendor List:

Planning & Coordination - Alchemy Events

Venue - New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

Officiant - Sid Patrick Medium

MUA - Verde Beauty

Catering - Toulouse Gourmet

An Intimate New Orleans Wedding at Bevolo - Alayna & Justin

Our awesome clients Alayna and Justin got married at the Bevolo Gas and Electric Lighting Museum in the French Quarter. It was a smaller, more intimate affair which is always a treat because the pace is a little more casual and relaxed, which really allows us time to focus in on all the feelings and emotions going around. They both began they day at the Ace Hotel downtown; the girls from PreauxFace putting the finishing touches on Alayna as we arrived. They met each other in front of the hotel for a emotional first look, where there were some definite tears, before heading into the French Quarter for beautiful intimate ceremony in the Bevolo Museum, in which only their closest friends and family attended.

Venue: Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights

Coordination: Clark & Kelly

MUA: PreauxFace

Hotel: Ace Hotel

Entertainment: Aaron Lane

A New Orleans Wedding at The Marigny Opera House starring Maura & Deegan

“Do whatcha wanna.”

That’s probably the best way to describe Maura & Deegan, and their swanky celebration at The Marigny Opera House.

It was the kind of celebration that was true to who they are with a full embrace of what New Orleans is all about, and that’s just not giving a damn and being yourself.

So it made sense that Maura, an architect, and Deegan a chef in New York, would host their friends and family from all over the world in Deegan’s hometown of New Orleans. They created their own traditions, did things their way and created their own unique slice of history that they’ll never forget.

There was a realness with this wedding that kind of really hit home with us and we’re forever thankful we were able to be there and share those memories with them.

Here are the amazing groups of professionals that made this happen:

Planning & Coordination - Swan Blue Events

Food / Catering - Calcasieu

Floral Arrangements - Pistil & Stamen

Music - The Essentials

Brass Band - Where Ya At Brass Band

A New Orleans Wedding at Broussard's - Denver & Lexie

A little throwback to what I used to photograph some 5 years ago before I fell in love with documenting people’s lives and the start of their families. Fun fact, this is how I first met Denver. On a blazing asphalt track during the peak of summer in New Orleans, the ground was probably close to 200 degrees and I could literally feel it burning through my jeans.

That’s the kind of crazy shit photographers do to get the shot.

Fast forward a couple of years and we hear from Denver again, this time it’s not about his Porsche, but this time it was about something far more important. It was about how he found the love of his life, Lexie and wanted us to document the start of the next chapter of their lives together.

Thankfully their wedding was at the end of December; the weather much cooler and no scorching asphalt to contend with. Instead, we got the moody misty weather that is pretty typical of winter in the south.

These two are some of the greatest people we’ve ever had the pleasure of working with and call friends. We’re so incredibly thankful and excited to share what we see as a lifetime of happiness and love.

Vendor love:

Venue: Broussards

Dress: Wedding Belles Nola

Flowers: Meade Wenzel

Coordinator: Weddings Taylor Made

Cake: Oh my gosh Ganache!

Live Painting: Pappion Artistry

Music: The Nola Dukes Band

Intimate New Orleans Wedding at The Degas House - Heather & Eric

We don’t really love writing blogs, it’s kinda’ dreadful. We love sharing our work for everyone to see, but finding the right set of words that best describe how incredible one night was, especially when that one night is the night that two amazing people celebrated their love for one another, eludes us. We’re not great at it, we’re more of the kind of folks who say, “hey, let me show you” versus “hey, let me tell you.” That’s probably why we’re better photographers than we are writers. But we owe it to the world to share just a little sliver of how incredibly good the world can be when times seem rough or when life has you down.

And so we’ll do our best to tell you the story of how an engineer named Eric and a social worker named Heather came down from Chicago, friends and family in tow, to witness and celebrate their love between one another.

Their beautiful ceremony took place in the courtyard of The Degas House on a chilly New Orleans evening in November. There was happy tears, smiles, love and happiness, a gumbo of all the best emotions. And of course, nothing caps off an incredibly intimate and joyous ceremony like a second line. The Big Fun Brass Band led the way with Heather and Eric at the front of the parade that headed down Esplanade.

Anyways if you’ve kept reading we applaud you and we’ll stop trying to tell you about how awesome their wedding was and and we’ll just show you how incredible it all really was.

Uptown New Orleans Wedding - Madeline & Jared

We've got a certain emotional attachment to the kind of wedding where families come together in celebration of two peoples love for one another.

Madeline and Jared took us on a roller coaster of feel good emotions from the second we arrived to her at The Ponchatrain Hotel. Madeline wanted to have some alone time with her father, and we she did, the room was just overflowing with happiness. Madeline's entire family waited for her on at the roof top bar, including her 90 year old grandmother. It was just incredible.

Across town, Jared waited in anticipation with his family at The Audubon Tea Room. Seeing each other for the first time in the garden was amazing. For us it's difficult to describe the emotions in these kind of moments, they make you feel warm inside and nothing else matters.

The ceremony was so heart felt and full of joy. Grandparents and parents, friends and family all mixed together holding hands, hugging, cuddling, crying and kissing. It was overwhelming in the best possible way.

In typical New Orleans fashion, they completed their commitment to one another with a second line into their reception. BRW played an amazing set throughout the entire night. Y'all everyone danced, and I mean everyone including Madeline's grandmother. It was awesome, they ended the night by busting out the Tea Room doors cheering, shouting and being present in the moment.

New Orleans Wedding - Jimmy & Adrienne

The best weddings, are the one's that really make you work for it. The type of wedding where everyone is an absolute mess of emotions, filled with the best people laughing, loving and crying their eyes out. It's freaking rad. It's what we live for.

Jimmy and Adrienne gave us that full experience when they got married back in November., and left us leaving with what Adrienne called it, a "healthy sweat", and some very awesome new friends.

Their emotion filled, love packed ceremony at Our Lady of the Rosary was incredible. Jimmy and Adrienne both had these amazingly awesome smiles throughout, and you could just tell that they were having the time of their lives. That raw excitement of just being present in the moment carried over ten fold when we made our way over to Pat O'Brien's on the River for one hell of a dance party. 

We had an incredible time, one that left us feeling crazy tired, sweaty and probably a little smelly, but we wouldn't trade that experience with them for the world.

Thank you Jimmy & Adrienne! Stay awesome!

Vow Renewal at Race & Religious - Jamie & Heather

Our friends Jamie and Heather's story is unique. Here are two insanely talented, well respected wedding photographers who ran away and got married in a basement, with no one else other than the officiant. The have zero photographs of that day, nothing for their children and their families to relive. It gave them inspiration and spawned the creation of the amazing photographers known as Dark Roux.

So like, when Jamie asked us to photograph his surprise vow renewal to Heather on their 10 year anniversary, we were freaking stoked beyond belief. Not only did they photograph our wedding, but they are amazing friends who have helped us become who we are as well.

From the bottom of our hearts, we love y'all.