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Luxury wedding planner + designer based in New Orleans. Personalizing traditional, yet custom + timeless, yet modern weddings. Named Martha Stewart’s Top Planner!

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Once upon a time, at the dawn of the pandemic, two lovebirds were set to marry in New Orleans at the Ritz Carlton. Shutdown after shutdown later, we picked up their plans with less than 3 months notice, booked a new venue out of town, and the magic (albeit different) came alive! Follow along on […]

Draped Tented Wedding at Southern Hotel

Aug 8, 2024

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Brooke and Jacob were our Something Blue at Race and Religious in New Orleans in 2021! A couple who couldn’t have been sweeter, navigating the roller coater of a pandemic and when they would be able to FINALLY celebrate in full force! I know you can tell from the megawatt smiles in these photos that […]

Something Blue at Race and Religious

Jun 12, 2024

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This Emotional Hotel Peter and Paul and Columns Hotel Wedding was featured on BOTH Martha Stewart Weddings and Carats+Cake, and we can totally see why the people are loving it! It was filled with so much color, movement, passion, joy, and most importantly LOVE! As a fully destination wedding for the couple and all guests, […]

Emotional Hotel Peter and Paul and Columns Hotel Wedding

Jun 11, 2024

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Marissa and Herb were featured on BRIDES and they just raved about how we married the black tie formality of their seated dinner with Love Shack Fancy pastel garden blooms! And we couldn’t agree more! This seated dinner at the Four Seasons New Orleans wedding was the perfect combo of formality and flair! I love […]

Seated dinner at the Four Seasons New Orleans

Jun 11, 2024

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We just love winter weddings with a clean minimal palette, yet an abundance of layers and texture! This black & white baby’s breath + orchid wedding at Il Mercato just makes us swoon! Classic, clean, and all the candlelight! Loved this wedding from the starting champagne tower to the ending fireworks! It was filled with […]

Black & White Baby’s breath + Orchid Wedding at Il Mercato

Mar 15, 2024

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All hail Krewe du Drackett! Since we’re getting in the Mardi Gras spirit here in New Orleans, we are throwing it back to this winter wedding around carnival time in 2019! The sweet couple got married at Felicity Church, a restored venue preserving the history of the church, but bringing new life to wedding ceremonies in […]

Felicity Church + Il Mercato | New Orleans Wedding full of greens, velvet and love!

Jan 4, 2024

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Planning and Design | Elyse Jennings Weddings Photography |  Greer Gattuso Photography Videography | byDesign Films Venue + Catering | The Chicory Dressing Location | Windsor Court Hotel Florist | Bella Blooms Floral Rentals | Event Rental Lounges | Distressed Rentals & Revival Linens | Nuage Designs Candles, Hedges, Neon Sign, + Afterparty decor | Luminous Events Lighting | See Hear Productions […]

Caitlin + Brooks | New Orleans Wedding

Feb 17, 2023

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Flowers on flowers on love on flowers! This Ritz-Carlton New Orleans destination wedding was just filled with flowers and candle light, so that’s the best way to describe it in one sentence! This precious couple prioritized their guest’s experience as they showed their loved ones a true New Orleans wedding! Follow along through their lush […]

Samantha + Hayden | Ritz-Carlton New Orleans Wedding

Sep 18, 2020

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If I can describe this wedding in one sentence, I would call it the classic-meets-over-the-top extravaganza so filled with love and fun that I dare you not to smile while scrolling! Challenge accepted? Ellie and Alexander (or Big Al as everyone calls him) had a wedding fit for royals, but they couldn’t have been more […]

Ellie + Alexander | The More Flowers the Better at New Orleans Country Club

Jul 14, 2019

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If this isn’t a fairytale wedding, then I’m not sure what is! From the voluminous ballgown, to the grandeur of the St. Louis Cathedral, and the garden glam drama of the ballroom, this wedding was one for the books! Every moment was over the top yet oh so meaningful, and this couldn’t have been a […]

Stephanie + Paxton | A French Blue Ballroom Wedding with a Garden Feel

Mar 29, 2019