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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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It was the start of the pandemic and this sweet couple was forced to pivot from a destination wedding in Ireland, to a wedding right in their back yard… literally! The guests were greeted with the melodic tunes of a bag piper, and shots of scotch and whiskey in etched glasses from their favorite castle […]

Intimate Dinner Reminiscent of Ireland’s Skibo Castle

Mar 18, 2024

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This photo went VIRAL! Elyse Jennings Weddings’ most reposted, re-pinned, and shared photo! This moment was pure magic and joy and this Il Mercato reception only echoed that energy with a party never stopped! The courtyard flipped from this nighttime ceremony during an epic second line, into a cocktail hour under the stars! While inside, […]

Italian Organic Wedding at Il Mercato

Nov 21, 2023

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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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Tented wedding dripping in greenery and hanging candlesby Elyse Jennings Weddings at the Ursuline Convent in New Orleans, LA!

Kristen + Chase | Organic Tented Wedding

Sep 3, 2020

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Micro wedding in New Orleans at Il Mercato with Elyse Jennings Weddings and Haute Off the Rack!

Jennifer + Blake | New Orleans Micro Wedding

Aug 17, 2020

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Never have we had a more fun loving group than this Miami crowd! This group all showed up in white tuxedos, the most fabulously high-fashion gowns, dripping in jewels, yet they crowd surfed, drank tequila from the bottles and danced on the bar all night long! I guess that’s a testament to the uber elegant, […]

Tascha + Patch | Tented Wedding and Epic Dance Party

May 30, 2020

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This blushing brunette is the twin sister of the beautiful blonde in our last post! We were so honored to help both twins plan their weddings, along with their cousin Ellie from the post before! We figured we’d share the whole family one right after the other so you can watch all of the little […]

Mackenzie + JP | White Blooms and an Outdoor Dance Floor

Oct 18, 2019

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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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An Il Mercato wedding with flowers galore, hanging candles that created a starry sky, and monogrammed cocktails, and a cake sitting within a floral “linen!”

Lizzy + Chandler | Thousands of Hanging Candles in this Tented Wedding

Mar 12, 2019