Wedding at St. Louis Cathedral and Court of Two Sisters
– Sandra and Will –
I don’t think you can get any more uniquely New Orleans than this New York couple’s fabulous wedding! Their ceremony took place in iconic St. Louis Cathedral, and featured an amazing array of music… members of the Rondalla Club of Los Angeles played the processional and recessional, a choir group sang several times, along with a number of soloists, and the groom, himself an accomplished and talented musician, took a seat at the piano with his bride at his side to play a piece during communion. Music played other prominent roles as well, with the ring bearer carrying the rings in an instrument case, and the groom’s wedding ring was hand-crafted out of special tonewoods by a musical instrument maker.
After some portraits around the French Quarter, we all regrouped at the Royal Frenchmen Hotel in the Marigny. There, the couple had a truly unique first dance, right there on the sidewalk on Frenchmen Street. They were surrounded by friends and family, with the Treme Brass Band playing behind them. We then headed straight down Royal Street in an awesome second line parade, ending up at the famous Court of Two Sisters, where the reception was to take place in the spacious and beautiful courtyard.
There, Sandra & Will’s favorite New Orleans band, Tuba Skinny, provided the most authentic jazz music you’ll ever hear at a wedding reception, and Will pulled out his banjo ukelele to play a song he wrote for Sandra. Later, the Rondalla Club of LA also played a few pieces as guests engaged in some traditional Pilipino folk dances.
- Hair/Makeup: Flawless Bride
- Videographer: Willofilms
- Cake: Swiss Confectionery
- Coordinator: Emily Sullivan Events
The couple had these nice words in response to the blog post:
Thank you so much for sharing the blog post! All of these pictures are so beautiful. It makes us super excited to see the rest of your work. 🙂
Also, we wanted to extend our gratitude for being with us on our wedding day! Thank you for being the best photographer! We along with the rest of our guests had such a great time spending the day with you, and we are grateful that you were able to capture our special day.
After receiving the full gallery, they followed up with this short and sweet comment:
