Seated in historic uptown New Orleans Audubon Park is a favorite spot for recreation, picnics or enjoying a beautiful day. For more than a century, people have enjoyed this urban oasis with allées of ancient live oaks, a tranquil 1.8-mile jogging path, a lagoon, picnic shelters, and playgrounds. Audubon Park is open to the public and also features tennis courts, riding stables, soccer fields, the Whitney Young Pool, Audubon Clubhouse Café and Audubon Golf Club.

Like its name suggests, this historic residential neighborhood is laden with trees, ivy, and yes, gardens. The Elm's Mansion (wedding venue), and Molly's House are located in this neighborhood! It's a beautiful area to walk around and explore. Local shopping on Magazine Street and great po-boys near by in the Irish Channel at Parasol's.

This area also has the famous Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, which is both spooky and inviting. Directly across from the cemetery is where you'll find Commander's Palace Restaurant – one of the city's most well-regarded and refined restaurants (and also one of the busiest).

Stretching from St. Charles Avenue to Magazine Street and from Jackson Avenue to Louisiana Avenue, the Garden District is easily accessible via the St. Charles Avenue streetcar, Magazine Street bus or via carriage.

Whether you're people watching in Jackson Square, wandering around the Faubourg Marigny, getting beignets are Cafe Du Monde, or browsing the French Market, the quarter is a great place to explore New Orleans history and culture -- not to mention food and drink!

Set in an old steel fabricator’s yard in the Bywater, this one-of-a-kind interactive musical house is one part art installation, one part musical performance, all parts spectacle.

NOLA resident Andrew Higgins invented the Higgins Boat, which turned the tide of the war in favor of the Allied Powers. It's a fantastic museum that goes deep into the happenings on the European Front as well as the Pacific Theater. Take a few hours, engage with the docents, and feel free to skip the IMAX experience. Stop by The American Sector for a post-museum repast.

Mardi Gras Day is March 1 2022. Fat Tuesday is the last day of the Carnival season as it always falls the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.

Although our wedding is post-carnival, we will be in town the week before celebrating. If you are considering coming in town for Mardi Gras, please book travel and accommodations early, as we will only have hotel blocks for the wedding weekend.