Erin & Clayton chose the intimate and beautiful Melrose Mansion for their Spring destination wedding. If you haven’t been there, it’s a beautiful hotel on oak-lined Esplanade Avenue, one of my favorite streets in New Orleans. Erin and Clayton invited about seventy people to the wedding, and we turned the parking lot into a beautiful tented event space for the ceremony which was later flipped for the sit-down dinner.
The white tent was lined on two sides by a natural hedge wall that was already in the parking lot, and really looked beautiful. A ceremony arch by Urban Earth was the focal point of the ceremony. Erin had her two grandmothers, escorted by her grandfather, as the flower girls. They were so excited for their part in the ceremony, and these pictures make me smile!
After the ceremony, everyone made their way to the pool area for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. While the guests were enjoying cocktail hour, we flipped the ceremony space. The flowers were really stunning—Erin was going for neutral with a touch of blush, and we also included anemones with the dark purple/black centers. The black and white color scheme mirrored the black and white décor of the Mansion and really fit the space. During the cocktail hour, Erin & Clayton had their first dance on the balcony overlooking the pool and also cut the wedding cake.
Although we worried about the weather, the rain held off, and everything was able to proceed as planned. After cocktail hour, guests were escorted back to the tent space and enjoyed dinner followed by dancing. At the end of the night, everyone was secondlined out to Esplanade by Kinfolk Brass Band, and headed to Lafitte’s to keep the party going!
Vendor Credits
Styling and Event Production & Management | Satchel Planning & Design
Photography | Jacqueline Dallimore Photography
Hair | Amber Buxton Salon
Makeup | Makeup by Meggan
Prep, Ceremony, & Reception Venue | Melrose Mansion
Cake | Bittersweet Confections
Flowers | Urban Earth
Videography | Blue Couture
Catering | Food Art Inc.
Tent, Chandelier, & Dance Floor | Element
Other Rentals | Perrier Party Rentals
DJ | DJ Glenn Robicheaux
Second line | Kinfolk Brass Band