Danni and Brandon:
Wedding at the Maison Dupuy
This Texas couple’s ceremony and reception took place at the beautiful Maison Dupuy hotel in the French Quarter. It was a bit of a drizzly November afternoon in New Orleans, but Danni refused to be denied the photographs we had hoped to capture. We did the couple’s first look in the more private back courtyard of the hotel, and in this sweet and priceless moment, the groom struggled to contain his emotions upon seeing his beautiful bride for the first time on their wedding day. This kind of genuine reaction cannot be duplicated or created on demand, and is one of the main reasons why I love photographing first looks.
We then hit the streets with the bridal party, huddled under umbrellas, looking for covered areas to shoot under. Check out the individually-selected socks that Brandon picked out for each of his groomsmen! Thankfully, the rain stopped just in time for the outdoor ceremony to take place in the Maison Dupuy’s main courtyard.
After the ceremony, a second line parade through the streets gave the venue staff time to flip the space for the reception, and at the end of the night, the couple was given a fabulous glowstick send-off!
I also had the pleasure of photographing this couple a few years later on an anniversary trip to New Orleans. Only this time they were accompanied by their recently born adorable baby girl!
Brandon’s Review
Usually he bride tackles the task of writing vendor reviews after the wedding. But in this case, the groom posted this very thorough review:
You would be lucky to have him!! If you plan to get married in New Orleans go ahead and stop reading this and contact Michael to book him. My wife and I are from Texas and chose the Maison Dupuy Hotel for our wedding. We were lucky to get Michael booked and had never met him in person until the day of our wedding. He is great at correspondence and his work speaks for him.
Day of our wedding we had rain. Michael the week before emailed us about the weather and assured us that non sunny days work best for pictures in the Quarter. He is very personable and easy to talk to. We went out to do our First Look photos, and hand to god I don’t remember him being in the area. I think that is one of the top things about him. He will capture amazing shots and not get in you are your guests way. It was still spitting a little when we went out with our wedding party. Michael got some great candid shots of us walking in a group (some of our favorites). He tells us, “Okay we are just going to walk around. If you see a place you want to get a shot tell me and I will do the same if I see something”. Worked out perfectly. Walked around the Quarter, “Hey Michael, that building looks cool can my guys and I get a shot there”. We stopped and did the shots. Our planner said she has never done a wedding with Michael where the rain interfered. I forgot to mention as soon as we started walking the rain stopped, so as of now he is good luck. We came back and he did an amazing job capturing the many family photos we needed, and capturing the ceremony.
Now on to where he really shined, our 2nd line parade. By himself he captured all of our 2nd Line Parade. Running back and forth between us and our guest. Love all the shots all 1248 of them :). We had some lighting for our reception and Michael caught that the lights on the floor were going to hit peoples faces while dancing. He had the DJ throw them up on the back wall which worked out beautifully and makes for amazing photos during our reception. He captured us dancing, my niece and nephew dancing with people, candids of people laughing. What can I say he just did an B E A UTIFUL job all around and we couldn’t be happier. He has some of our shots on his blog so check them out, but you should of already booked him while reading this. The colors in our pic are so great that while I like B&W it robs the photos of the amazing atmosphere. Thank you again Michael for the great job you did capturing everything, as it went by so fast I have a hard time remembering. BOOK HIM FOR YOUR EVENT, WEDDING, FAMILY PHOTO.
Danni’s Review
But the bride also had some kind words for me:
Michael was our photographer for our NOLA wedding at the Maison Dupuy in the French Quarter. First impressions mean a lot to me and Michael did not disappoint. From emails to meeting in person, Michael was easy to talk to and flexible. Our wedding day brought a little rain, but that did not slow us down. Because of my love for NOLA’s beautiful architecture and culture, I was determined to get shots of the wedding party around the Quarter. Michael loaded his gear and umbrella and roughed the light rain with us! He was a trooper! Our pictures turned out beautiful! The rain truly did work in our favor. Michael has great ideas and is efficient. He works quick, but still produces amazing work. You would be silly not to book him!
