My name is Michael Caswell and I’m a New Orleans wedding photographer and portrait photographer based in Slidell, Louisiana. I’ve documented well over 800 weddings in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, the northshore, the Mississippi Gulf Coast region, and other locations throughout the southeast since 2005, and I’d love to photograph yours too!
I'm proud to be a full-time wedding photographer, which enables me to devote the necessary time and attention to my clients before, during, and after the event in this heavily service-oriented craft. I am among the most experienced and skilled professional wedding photographers in New Orleans and the surrounding area, having documented a large number and wide variety of marriage celebrations over the past 20 years.
Based in southeast Louisiana, I was born and raised in this area, and have lived here my entire life. Having photographed celebrations at the best wedding venues in New Orleans and the surrounding area, I have extensive experience working in a wide variety of locations and conditions.
I employ a photojournalistic, documentary-style approach to the craft of wedding photography. This means that I use my skills and many years of experience behind the camera to candidly and unobtrusively capture the events and emotions of your day naturally as they unfold. My goal is to create stunningly beautiful and authentic pictures that tell a complete story and let you relive those moments every time you look through your wedding photographs.
New Orleans wedding photographers and videographers are fortunate in that we get to work with a diverse range of clients at a wide variety of fascinating ceremony and reception venues with a tremendous amount of visual character, and unique southern traditions that you don't find in other parts of the country. One of the most enjoyable aspects of being in this craft in this city is that on any given weekend, I could be shooting in a quaint French Quarter courtyard that dates back hundreds of years, a stunningly beautiful church, a historic old building that has been repurposed to host events, a spacious and opulent hotel ballroom, a scenic park full of graceful moss-covered oak trees that are centuries old, a rustic looking barn, or a modern and sophisticated event venue.
I believe a big part of why I've been so successful as a wedding photographer is that I genuinely enjoy I enjoy every aspect of the work, from discussing wedding visions, plans, and logistics with my couples, working with them on engagement portraits and bridal portraits, preparing for and capturing the big day itself, and the image editing and album design work that takes place afterward. I even enjoy boxing up and shipping my couples' wedding albums to them! Weddings (and wedding-related portraits) are, by choice, what I specialize in, and I greet each and every couple's event with enthusiasm and a personal desire to capture beautiful images that my clients will treasure and that I myself will be proud of. I get a deep sense of pride and personal fulfillment from creating pictures that I know my couples and their families, both present and future, will cherish forever.
Additional photographic specialties include engagement portraits, bridal sessions, vow renewals, and I have extensive experience in capturing surprise marriage proposals. I am also available for documenting other special events, and portraits of families, and children, as well as high school seniors and college graduates. And I photograph corporate events, trade shows, and conventions as well.
—Erin & Jesse, elopement at the Pharmacy Museum in the French Quarter, May 2024
— Devin & Sid, New Orleans City Park, March 2023
— Adria & Michael, Napoleon House in the French Quarter, October 2022
— Lori & Lain, Hotel Mazarin in the French Quarter, December 2021
— Elsa & Sean, Jackson Square in the French Quarter, May 2021
— Lori & Clayton, Le Musée de f.p.c. in New Orleans & a lakefront Airbnb in Slidell, October 2020
Michael, I cannot say thank you enough for the incredible job you did! Thank you so much for capturing our day, making sure you got all the shots I asked for. Thank you for doing it in a timely manner and easing all of my worries. Thank you for your professionalism and time from the beginning, for the meetings and countless questions, emails, and phone calls. The sneak peeks look incredible, and I'm giddy and excited to see the rest! Thanks again!
— Amy & Shawn, Trinity Banquets & Receptions in Slidell, August 2019
Michael!! Oh my gosh you are amazing!! These are perfection! You captured every single detail and so many wonderful shots of us and our family/friends! We can't believe how you made your way around the space, especially during the ceremony – you are a photo ninja! We cannot thank you enough for capturing these moments – so excited!
— Taryn & Christopher, Compass Point Events in Algiers, April 2018
Dear Michael, we wanted to send a sincere THANK YOU for being such an amazing photographer! Your photos are stunning – you always know how to get every angle and how to make the slightest adjustments to make the shots perfect. Your are a pleasure to work with – always punctual, professional, and sweet! We absolutely loved working with you. I know there is no one who could have captured our best moments, faces and feelings like you did. I would recommend you to anyone, and approach you again with any of my photography wishes. We could not have had a better photographer, and we just wanted to let you know how much we appreciated you every step of the way!
— Christie & Brandon, Southern Oaks in New Orleans, March 2017
Thank you so much for being a very special part of our wedding! We appreciate you spending the day with us and capturing so many great moments! You were an absolute pleasure both before and throughout the whole wedding day. Thank you for being flexible with everything and really catering to all the crazy shots we requested! We're so glad we had you as our photographer! We can't wait to see the rest of the photos!
— Rita & Lawrence, Holy Name of Jesus in New Orleans & Palmettos in Slidell, October 2016
Arthur Hardy here, completely blown away at your photos of our son's wedding... Count me in if you need an endorsement or testimonial. Your work is superb and I will be happy to shout it from the rooftops.
— Arthur Hardy (father of the groom, and legendary New Orleans Mardi Gras historian!), Beauregard-Keyes House in the French Quarter, December 2015
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I generally do not charge a travel fee for weddings in these cities, or anywhere else within 200 miles of the New Orleans metro area.