| New Orleans Themed Weddings are very fun to plan | | | | a name for themselves starting in the birth place of |
| and offer a unique and way to celebrate your | | | | jazz. Musical instruments such as the clarinet have |
| wedding. | | | | always been symbolic of New Orleans. Another |
| If you know anything about New Orleans you know | | | | famous site of New Orleans is the Steamboats that |
| that the food is fabulous, the music is amazing, and the | | | | float along the mighty Mississippi River. These boats |
| architecture is one of a kind. New Orleans is also a | | | | offer dinner cruises and can be rented out for private |
| very diverse city with unique cultures and traditions | | | | parties. These boats offer a great opportunity to have |
| that can be added to your wedding day. | | | | a fun rehearsal dinner or wedding reception while |
| Mardi Gras | | | | cruising down the river. |
| Mardi Gras, of course is one of the biggest traditions in | | | | The New Orleans Saints |
| the city that utilize the colors purple, green, and gold. | | | | The beloved football team of New Orleans offers |
| While these colors may not sound like they go | | | | another great choice for a theme wedding. The colors |
| together, trust me they do. Not only do they look great | | | | of the team are black and gold and their emblem is the |
| together, but everyone knows that they represent | | | | fleur de lis. Any and everything can be done to |
| New Orleans. Adding the Mardi Gras theme to your | | | | decorate your reception hall with black and gold colors |
| wedding can be a great way to incorporate New | | | | and the fleur de lis symbol. Many brides utilize fleur de |
| Orleans into your celebration. Along with Mardi Gras, of | | | | lis jewelry for themselves and their bridal party taking |
| course comes the beads, doubloons, and plastic cups. | | | | the theme all the way. |
| Having these items used in the decorations of the | | | | Second Line Dance |
| reception hall will all add to the theme of Mardi Gras | | | | Most New Orleans wedding receptions always end |
| and New Orleans. | | | | with a Second Line Dance. A Second Line Dance is a |
| Streetcars | | | | traditional dance done in New Orleans during Mardi |
| Streetcars are another thing that are very symbolic of | | | | Gras and at other times of the year in celebration. The |
| New Orleans and represent a portion of the cities | | | | bride and groom usually hold umbrellas while |
| history. Streetcars still run in the city today and citizens | | | | performing the dance, and the other guests form a |
| use them as a mean for transportation. The most | | | | "train" behind them holding handkerchiefs or napkins in |
| popular, are the red street cars that travel down | | | | the air waving them to the beat of the music. The |
| St.Charles Avenue and Canal Street. A fun idea is to | | | | dance itself is hard to explain because it has many |
| have the bridal party ride in a streetcar to the church | | | | variations, but basically it is a celebration dance. |
| and to the reception. This is a unique tradition in New | | | | While these are just a few ideas to having a New |
| Orleans and can be added to any wedding day. | | | | Orleans theme wedding, it can be very entertaining for |
| Jazz & Steamboats | | | | your guests and very fun for you to plan. You can |
| Jazz was born in New Orleans and is still alive and | | | | even incorporate several of these ideas and make |
| well in the city. Many famous pictures have been | | | | your day a tribute to New Orleans. |
| painted portraying famous musicians who have made | | | | |