Aug 24

A Gorgeous Day for a Wedding at Longue Vue House & Gardens

a Wedding at Longue Vue Gardens

Even on a dreary rainy day, Longue Vue is amazing. But on a beautiful sunny New Orleans day in May, Longue Vue House & Gardens is spectacular.

longue vue wedding ceremony, bride under a parasol in the gardens, bridal bouquet

a bride & her bridesmaids under parasols at Longue Vue Gardens on their way to the cereony

But this is New Orleans and after February it's hot. But fun parasols can help beat the heat and are a unique photography shot.

Longue Vue wedding with bridesmaids under parasols carrying bouquets by Leaf + Petal NOLA

bridesmaids with their bouquets & parasols

For me personally, a wedding at Longue Vue has always been one of my favorite places to create flowers. The lush surrounding gardens go hand in hand with our romantic garden-style aesthetic at Leaf + Petal NOLA.

A perfect mathc.

a bride holding her bridal bouquet and bridesmaids holding their bridesmaids bouquets by Leaf + Petal NOLA

a bridal bouquet and bridesmaids bouquet from Leaf + Petal NOLA

For color palette we went with shades of neutrals. This includes stark whites, creamy whites and pale ivories.

For design, we went with organically styled with no greenery. This let the focus be on the florals but we designed in a way they still had a lot of movement to the bouquets.

a bride and groom walking at Longue Vue Gardens wedding

walking down Longue Vue's gravel pathway

The landscaping and features of Longue Vue are truly remarkable. The English-style garden feel through out the property mixed with the old New Orleans live oaks is a perfect background for a wedding.

a longue vue wedding a bride and groom posing in front of a bronco

a Longue Vue Wedding complete with army green Bronco

a Longue Vue Ceremony

aerial picture of a longue vue wedding in New Orleans

aerial pic of a ceremony at Longue Vue

Personally I love the versilitility of a ceremony at Longue Vue. Choosing to face either the house, utilizing the steps and their large garden urns, or facing the shallow pool, there are so many ways to design the space.

a wedding ceremony in Longue Vue gardens

ceremony set-up facing away from the house

Here we kept the florals simple, creating two large swags of neutral ceremony flowers set on top of two simple white pedestals.

a bride and groom kissing at a wedding ceremony in Longue Vue

ceremony set-up at Longue Vue

We kept the florals on the more tailored, clean side because the gardens surrounding the ceremony brought in so much lush greenery so this created a balance.

hedge style white flower aisle marker at a ceremony at Longue Vue House and Gardens and rose petals

aisle markers at the base of chairs

Not wanting it to be too simple, we created these low-profile aisle markers of garden roses and line flowers to provide some impact for the aisle.

Longue Vue House and Gardens wedding a ceremony set up on the lawn

the Longue Vue House as a beautiful backdrop to the ceremony

Since it was May, the couple provided guests with parasols and handheld paper fans which while functional, also added a fun aspect in the photography after the fact.