Colorful Wedding in New Orleans

Weddings
Written By Ashley Biltz

One of my favorite things about a New Orleans wedding? The color! This city is known for tropical palettes mixed with historic buildings. Marissa and Erich’s colorful wedding is a great example of what’s possible for a small celebration in New Orleans.

A colorful bridal bouquet by a New Orleans florist lays on a blue and white tile floor.

3 Amazing Wedding Venues

This wedding incorporated three great locations around the city from Uptown to the French Quarter.

Custom wedding invitations sit on a carpet at Sully Mansion.

Sully Mansion

Marissa and Erich’s day started at Sully Mansion. This bed and breakfast is in an airy, elegant house Uptown. Sully Mansion hosts micro weddings, but it’s also a dreamy spot for getting ready. The porch was perfect for the first look, too. 

A bride wearing a white nightgown sits in a room in Sully Mansion smiling at someone out of frame.
A bride's father smiles when he sees her in her wedding dress.
A bride and groom embrace on the porch of Sully Mansion before their New Orleans wedding.

City Park

After the first look, we headed to City Park for photos with family and wedding party members. The grove of oak trees on City Park Ave is pretty iconic. I love that we got to incorporate them into Erich and Marissa’s gallery even though they didn’t have their ceremony here.

A bride and groom pose under an oak tree at a colorful wedding in City Park.
A bride holds a colorful bouquet and poses with bridesmaids in orange and green dresses in City Park.
A bride and groom stand side by side with their wedding party on either side of them in New Orleans City Park.

Pharmacy Museum

The Pharmacy Museum is exactly what it sounds like -a quirky museum full of artifacts from old New Orleans apothecaries. It’s a small wedding venue in the heart of the French Quarter. The courtyard is perfect for intimate wedding ceremonies and receptions like Marissa and Erich’s. Colorful wedding details always feel extra magical here.

A bride and groom lean against a lamp post in the French Quarter before their New Orleans wedding.
A bride leans against a groom in front of shelves of antique jars at a New Orleans Pharmacy Museum wedding.

Would you like to see more Pharmacy Museum weddings? I’ve been lucky to photograph some amazing celebrations in this space. Check these out!

A bride and groom pose in the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum with their images reflecting in a glass case.

Marissa and Erich’s Colorful Wedding

Cry Baby Florals was the main reason this was such a colorful wedding. They absolutely nailed the bright courtyard garden aesthetic at the reception. Other details, such as the vintage plates with table numbers, paired perfectly with the florals. 

A groom smiles when he sees a bride walking down the aisle at the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum.
A bride and groom kiss in front of a colorful wedding arch decorated with flowers.
A bride and groom carrying New Orleans wedding umbrellas dance in front of a brass band through a French Quarter street.
A brass band plays in a French Quarter street during a wedding second line.

Marissa and Erich had a small guest list of fewer than 50 guests, which was ideal for the Pharmacy Museum. You could see how much everyone was enjoying themselves. There were so many little loving touches and glances. 

Wedding guests dance through the French Quarter waving white handkerchiefs.
A bride and groom dance with wedding umbrellas in front of waving guests at a New Orleans second line.
A colorful wedding reception table is decorated with flowers and candles at the Pharmacy Museum.
A bride and groom share a private first dance in the courtyard of the Pharmacy Museum.
A father smiles at a bride during a father-daughter dance.
A bridesmaid holding a champagne flute gives a wedding toast with a microphone.

Even though the forecast called for heavy rain, the storm held off for all of the day’s events. Instead we got summery sunlight all day! It suited the bold colors incorporated throughout the wedding.

A bride leans back laughing during a wedding toast in the Pharmacy Museum courtyard.
A bride and groom reach for colorful wedding champagne flutes at their reception table.
An Instax camera sits next to a Polaroid wedding guest book.
A bride in a strapless reception dress sings into a microphone in a New Orleans courtyard.
A bride dances surrounded by wedding guests in a New Orleans wedding venue.

Would you like me to photograph your colorful wedding? I’m a New Orleans wedding photographer who specializes in natural, vibrant photos. Reach out to me here!


Thank you to the vendors who made Marissa and Erich’s day possible!
Wedding Planner: Kate Burke with Gabrielle James Events
Getting Ready Venue: Sully Mansion
Ceremony/Reception: Pharmacy Museum 
Caterer: Elysian Events Catering
Florist: Cry Baby Floral
Baker: Joe Gambino's Bakery
Bridal Boutique: Bridal Parlour in St. Louis
Makeup/Hair Artist: Flawless Bride Beauty
DJ: Geaux Live DJ
Stationary: Sassy Banana Design Co 
Band: Kinfolk Brass Band
Rentals: Yur Event Rentals and Distressed Rentals

Ashley Biltz
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