New Orleans wedding

A First Look that Left the Groom Speechless!

Sarah and Mike were hilarious. I don’t think 5 minutes passed throughout the entire day where one of them wasn’t laughing. So we clearly laughed a lot on this fun and carefree NOLA wedding day.

It’s also not every day that we meet people who are as obsessed with their dogs as me and Alee are with our fur babies. Sarah and Mike brought their pooch down from Connecticut and he was the star of the show. I’m pretty sure half of the footage Alee shot while they were getting ready was of this sweet pup.

Their first look left Mike absolutely speechless. He couldn’t say anything. He cried and laughed. It was perfect. Just like these 2.

Video: Nathan Willis Wedding Films

Planning and Design: Elyse Jennings

Photo: Love Is Rad

Reception Venue: Old Ursuline Convent

Florist: Bella Blooms

Rentals: Distressed Rentals and Perrier Party Rentals

Stationery Ragan House

Hair Stylist: Beth Washington

Makeup Artist: Jessica Carnley

Wedding Dress: Mira Zwillinger

Catering: Joel Catering

Second Line Band: Kinfolk Brass Band

Reception Band: Phunky Monkeys

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A New Orleans Streetcar Wedding

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In Emily’s first email she told us they were going to do something a little different on their wedding day. She wanted to get married on a streetcar while it was moving. We were immediately hooked and wanted to capture what we knew would be a once in a lifetime experience. The day did not disappoint.

Even more exciting was the fact that Emily wanted her wedding day captured on Super 8 film. Most of her childhood home movies were filmed on Super 8, but they were mostly lost in Hurricane Katrina. Filming her wedding day on Super 8 would represent the start of new home movies and a new adventure.

Thank you, Emily and Trevor. Your day was unforgettable!

Ceremony Venue | New Orleans Streetcar

Reception | Landry’s Riverfront

Hotel | French Market Inn

Planner | PK Events New Orleans

Photographer | Ibay Photography

From New York to New Orleans for a Lovely February Wedding

Sammy and Nat escaped the New York February cold and came down to the Big Easy where the weather was magnificent. The perfect weather matched this perfect couple and their perfect wedding day. The celebration happened at Il Mercato which is one of the most beautiful venues in the city. Sammy and Nat were so laid back and relaxed which allowed us to capture genuine moments and emotion throughout the day. We are so thankful they chose us to capture such an important day in their lives.

A Destination NOLA Wedding at Race and Religious Wedding!

“Marriage is a commitment where 2 people can find and bring out the very best in each other.”

Amanda and Eric traveled to New Orleans from New Jersey for an amazing weekend at Race and Religious. Per usual Nathan cried as they read their handwritten vows that were filled with genuine raw emotion. Their wedding was New Orleans through and through with Cajun food, a second line, and even a tarot card reader. The Super 8 film added to the timeless nature of their love story. While they traveled to NOLA in January to escape the Jersey cold, it was actually pretty dang cold here in New Orleans this weekend so they moved the dancing inside and had an EPIC house party that lasted long past when we had already gone to bed.

Videographer | Nathan Willis Wedding Films

Planner | Brooke Casey Weddings

Photographer | Erin and Geoffrey

Caterer | Palate New Orleans

DJ | Aaron Lane Entertainment

Florist | Pistil and Stamen

Food Truck | Fete Au Fete

Lighting | Firefly Ambiance

Second Line Band | Young Pin Stripe

Transportation | Alert Transportation

Venue | Race & Religious

Featured on Style Me Pretty!

Jesica and Matt traveled from San Francisco to New Orleans for their beautiful wedding in May, and today their destination wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty! Check out the beautiful photos by Lance Nicoll and the advice Jesica has to other brides on their wedding day. Below is a link to their wedding film.

Bakery | La Louisiane

Band (Ceremony) | Tanya Huang

Band (Reception) | The Phunky Monkeys

Band (Second Line) | Kinfolk Brass Band

Cocktail Hour (Drinks) | Bourbon Bubbly & Brew

Cocktail Hour (Food) | St. James Cheese Co.

Hair | Ali Vasquez

Makeup | Melissa Vaccaro

Photo Booth | Boogie Booth

Photography | Lance Nicoll

Planner | Brooke Casey Weddings

Rentals (Ceremony Chairs) | Yur Event Rental

Rentals (Reception Bars + Cake Table) | Distressed Rentals

Trees (Latrobe’s) | Johnson Tropicals

Venue (Ceremony) | The Cabildo

Venue (Reception)| Latrobe’s on Royal

Videography | Nathan Willis Wedding Films

Tascha & Patch | An EPIC New Orleans Wedding!

You guys. This New Orleans wedding celebration was insanely epic. Tascha and Patch went to college in New Orleans and wanted to bring all of their friends and family from their hometown of Miami to The Big Easy to celebrate with them, and boy did they celebrate. We have never been to a wedding where all of the guests were looking so fine (all of the men wore white tuxedo jackets!). And these fine looking guests partied all night! We had such a wonderful time with Tascha, Patch, and all of the amazing vendors they hired to make their dream wedding a reality.

Videography | Nathan Willis Wedding Films

Planning and Design | Elyse Jennings Wedding

Photography | Love is Rad

Venue | St. Mary's Italian Church and Old Ursuline Convent

Florals | Bella Blooms

Second Line | Kinfolk Brass Band

Reception Band | Phunky Monkeys

Ellen & Josh | The sweetest couple have a destination wedding in New Orleans!

Ellen is from New Orleans. Josh is from New York. They met and live in New York but wanted to celebrate their nuptials in New Orleans.

Before the wedding we did something a little different with them. We met up with them before the wedding day and did an interview about their love story. It gave us an opportunity to know them in such a more intimate way which in turn gave us a much deeper insight on how to best tell their wedding day story on film. We are so happy with how this turned out. When we re-watch their film we find ourselves laughing one minute and crying the next. That was basically the gist of their New Orleans wedding day. So many laughs and so many tears.

Video | Nathan Willis Wedding Films

Planner | Brooke Casey

Weddings Venue | Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Florist | Bella Blooms

Bakery (bride’s cake) | Pure Cake

Bakery (groom’s cake) | La Louisiane Bakery

Catering | Calcasieu

Ceremony Music | Fine Arts Ensemble

Hair & MUA | Glam Nola

Lighting | Luminous Events

Photographer | Jen Menard

Reception Band | D-Play

Rentals | Party Rentals Delivered

Transportation | Hotard

Venue | Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Olivia & Zachary | New Orleans Wedding at Old Ursuline Convent

Last May we received an email from Olivia telling us her and her twin sister, Mackenzie, would soon be getting married to their best friends. We thought this was absolutely incredible. Twins who were best friends also marrying their best friends!

When they booked us to film both weddings we were over the moon excited. It just meant we could hang out with them and their kind families for multiple days!

Olivia and Zachary were just the sweetest. They’re high school sweethearts who had their dream wedding in New Orleans on a perfect day.

Invitation and program: Scriptura

Save-the-date: The Queen Bee, Baton Rouge

Illustrations (for above): Lauren Bordelon

Wedding dress: Custom Monique Lhuillier from I Do Bridal Couture, Baton Rouge; “Exit jacket”: Nour Hammour leather jacket personalized with “Mrs. Loupe” on the back, Chatta Box Boutique; Shoes: Custom Dee Keller shoes with initials and date of wedding on the sole

Makeup: Abby Manuel Makeup (bridal party by Jessica Carnley)

Hair: Mercer Studio, Baton Rouge 

Bridesmaids dresses: Marchesa Notte from Chatta Box Boutique

Junior bridesmaids: Terani Couture, Chatta Box Boutique

Flower girls’ ensembles: Sherri Hill, Chatta Box Boutique

Grooms and groomsmen tuxedos: Formal Connections Laplace

Mother-of-bride dress: Marchesa Couture, Chatta Box Boutique

Mother-of-groom dress: Badgley Mischka Couture, Chatta Box Boutique

Rings: Rothschild Diamond

Church: St. Mary’s Catholic Church at Old Ursuline Convent

Officiant: Father Stephen Dardis, Holy Family Church, Luling

Reception: Old Ursuline Convent Museum

Flowers: Bella Blooms Floral

Furniture for reception: Outdoor sofas, ottomans, French benches, Eros Mandeville

Other rentals: Perrier Party Rentals

Personalized go cups, monogrammed napkins: Party Cup Express

Catering: Ralph Brennan’s Catering; and raw and chargrilled oysters by Deanie’s Seafood

Wedding and groom cakes: Zoe’s Bakery, Covington

Band: Phunky Monkeys

Photo booth: GoGo Booth

Event planner: Elyse Jennings Weddings

Photographer: Greer Gattuso Photography

Videographer: Nathan Willis Wedding Films 

Mackenzie & JP | LSU Sweethearts' Wedding at the Southern Hotel

We knew JP had a heart of gold when we heard the speech he gave at the rehearsal dinner at The Southern Hotel thanking his parents and Mackenzie’s parents for everything they’ve done for them throughout the years. I won’t spoil anything, but let’s just say it’s a good one!

We also filmed Mackenzie’s twin sister’s wedding a few months after Mackenzie and JP’s wedding in Covington.

Videography | Nathan Willis Wedding Films

Planning and Design | Elyse Jennings Wedding

Photography | Caitlin B Photography

Florals | Bella Blooms Ceremony

Venue | St. Peter Catholic Church, Covington, LA

Reception Venue | Southern Hotel, Covington, LA