Southern Elegance for Jennifer and Alex

Southern Elegance for Jennifer and Alex
Couple: Jennifer and Alex
Date: May 23, 2009
Destination: New Orleans, LA
Consultant: Heather Hamilton-Sims
Ceremony: Zion Lutheran Church
Reception: Bourbon Orleans Hotel
Rehearsal Dinner: Bacco
Florist: Fat Cat Flowers
Bakery: Zoe’s Bakery
Hair/Makeup: Get Polished
Linens: Elegant Beginnings, Inc.
Photographer: Jessica Bachmann Photography
Videographer: Studio Vieux Carre
Reception Entertainment: Rock-It Productions
Transportation: Alert Transportation
Stationery: Designology Ink and Simply Jubilee Events

Jennifer and Alex is a beautiful couple and I really enjoyed planning their wedding with them. Although Jennifer is originally from the Northshore, she and Alex reside in the great city of New York. I initially met Jennifer when we both flew to New Orleans for a round of site visits and vendor appointments. Needless to say we hit the ground running!

After months of searching, we landed on Zion Lutheran Church as the ceremony location. It is a fabulously charming church on St. Charles Avenue.  This intimate setting allowed Jennifer and Alex’s closest family members and friends truly witness their nuptials without any strain or distractions. The other vendors were selected with ease. Having great working relationships with the crème de la crème in New Orleans always make it easy for a client to decide on select services.

After the rehearsal at Zion Lutheran Church on Lutheran Church, the groom’s parents hosted their guests at Bacco for an amazing dinner.

On their wedding day, Jennifer and Alex prepared for the day at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel. Jennifer and her bridal party got pampered by the artists of Get Polished in the Presidential Suite as Alex and his groom’s party were in a nearby 2-story suite. The personal flowers were hand delivered by Fat Cat Flowers, their amazing arrangements were strategically placed throughout the ballroom and the church was accentuated with their aisle décor and altar arrangements.

The Bourbon Orleans Hotel was not only the reception venue, it was the host hotel for their out of town guests. This made for a seamless transfer by Alert Transportationof the wedding guests from Bourbon Orleans Hotel to Zion Lutheran Church then back to the hotel for the reception.

To truly personalize their wedding, Jennifer and Alex created a specialty drink menu which included a cocktail created by the groom’s grandmother and requested the bakery replicate a family recipe for their wedding cake.  This really added that personal touch making their day about bringing the families together.

Jennifer and Alex wine and dined their guests with a fabulous seated dinner created by the chefs at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel and danced the night away to music spun by Rock-It Productions. The day’s events were captured by Jessica Bachmann Photography and Studio Vieux Carre.

Everyone had a blast and second lined right out of the reception, ending the evening on a high note!

Laissez les bons temps rouler!