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)

Hope & Matthew | The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana

I had my first meeting with Hope & Matthew at their tasting at the Roosevelt, and they both had all of us laughing the entire time! I could tell immediately that these two were perfect for each other, and the wedding was going to be a fun one. Everyone who has been to New Orleans at Christmas knows that there is nothing more beautiful than the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel, and I was so excited to be a part of their December wedding. Hope is the type of person that you instantly can connect with and I had so much fun getting to know her throughout the planning process.

They were married in a beautiful ceremony at Immaculate Conception Church, and post-ceremony, the Bucktown Allstars second-lined the bride, groom, and bridal party into the reception. The Allstars are one of my favorite wedding bands, but I may be biased, because I had them play at my wedding!

We have a shared love for our dogs, and they wanted to incorporate their fur family into the wedding. We carved time out of the reception for someone to bring their dogs to the hotel, and they got their photo taken with Hope & Matthew in the lobby in front of all the Christmas lights. Also, they wanted their wedding cake to pay tribute to the Dalmatians, so we came up with a brushed gold cake with one layer covered in spots!

The Groom’s cake was another creation by these two—instead of a typical cake, Matthew wanted a pile of steaks, appropriately labeled Hope’s Beefcake. Needless to say this was a big hit.

Congratulations to Hope & Matthew who have since welcomed a new baby boy to their family!  

Vendor Credits

Planning, Design, & Styling | Satchel Planning & Design

Photography | Lauren Carroll Photography

Bridal Prep & Reception Venue | The Roosevelt Hotel

Church | Immaculate Conception Church

Videography | Bower Productions

Reception Band | The Bucktown Allstars

Florals | Poppy & Mint

Paperie | Invitations by Fergie

Mirror Signage | Smallchalk