Allison and John
Wedding at the Royal Sonesta

Allison & John started out with an emotional first look in a quiet courtyard area of the hotel, followed by some portraits of the couple. The ceremony took place in the hotel’s beautiful ballroom, and then we hit the streets with the fabulous Kinfolk Brass Band for a second line parade through the French Quarter. Back at the Royal Sonesta, the band BRW was on hand for the entertainment, and John even joined them on stage for a song! Guests with streamer sticks featuring Auburn’s colors gave the newly married couple a festive send-off at the end of the night!

As central locations in the French Quarter go, it doesn’t get much better than the Royal Sonesta. It’s located right on Bourbon Street, right in the middle of the action! Balcony suites are available, and there are several event spaces, including a courtyard for intimate weddings and the adjacent Fleur de Lis Suite indoor space, and a several spacious and opulent ballrooms, which is where this couple’s ceremony and reception took place.

The bride wrote the following nice compliments after the wedding:

Michael is wonderful! Not only does he have fair prices, he gets the best pictures and is super easy to work with. He’s professional and gets the formal pictures done with ease. When its time for the reception/ceremony, he lets you do your own thing and enjoy your night (barely noticing he’s there) resulting in the best candids and real shots. He takes a list ahead of time of all requested shots during that time as well. He is timely with picture turn around time. Since receiving our pictures, we’ve gone through them entirely probably about 20 times. We are able to relive the night through his beautiful pictures and couldn’t be happier with them. Thanks, Michael!

And perhaps the greatest compliment of all from this family was being contacted a year later by the bride’s sister, who selected me to photograph her wedding as well, which took place at The Chicory in the warehouse district.