There was one thing that struck me in particular when I laid eyes on Heather & David’s New Orleans wedding…Heather’s incredible dress! She bought it from Natural Bridals on etsy and had it custom altered to make it perfect for her. She wore it with striped tights (rad!) and incredible orange boots. In fact their own wedding was a whimsical and wonderful mishmash of Rock n Roll fabulousness!
Heather explained, “We wanted to throw a wedding that was going to stand out from the other weddings that people would be attending throughout the year. Our goal was to get a reaction out of our guests. Cool! Um, interesting. Wow, fun! Very whimsical. Those were the target reactions… anything, but, nice (blah). We did almost everything a little strangely which caused a LOT of extra planning and negotiating with vendors. Most vendors in the city of New Orleans (and other cities I am sure) are bogged down with traditions and preset packages. We found that the vendors that were excited about a challenge were the ones for us.”
“As the bride I was also very lucky to have a family who is a little “Rock n Roll” and was up for anything. A few examples of our Rock n Roll style are the following: my girls and I wore striped tights, we carried and wore flower art instead of the real deal, I decided to wear my wedding band on my right hand (signifies an oath and gives my right hand some bling), the entire wedding party and most of the guests hopped on public transportation (St. Charles Streetcar) as our exit from the ceremony, the bridal party walked down Bourbon Street to the Musee conti (a wax museum that includes a SUPER scary haunted dungeon), and we ate take out chinese during our sit down dinner (sit downs do not really exist in a typical NOLA wedding). We did add in some traditional New Orleans flair with the cake charm pull for the girls and the second line parade near the end of the ceremony.”
Big love and thanks to Heather & David and their photographer Kami for sharing these today
Photography Credit: White Lotus Studios Photography Ceremony Venue: The Columns Hotel, New Orleans
Reception Venue: The Musee Conti, New Orleans
Bride’s Dress: Natural Bridals on etsy, custom altered by Kiki’s Alterations in La Jolla CA
Bride’s Shoes: 80%20 orange boots from Endless
Bride’s Jewellery: Custom designed by Alusciousthing on etsy
Groom’s outfit: New Orleans Tuxedo Inc
Cake: Couture Cakes
Flowers: DIY
Bridesmaids Dresses: Custom made by XPoppysWickedGardenX on etsy
Hair & Make Up: Albert Brown Salon and Make Me Up New Orleans
Big love and thanks to Heather & David and their photographer Kami for sharing these today
