Weddings & Elopements
INTIMATE COURTYARD VOWS · COURTHOUSE WEDDINGS · FRENCH QUARTER PORTRAIT WALKS · SMALL-GROUP SECOND LINES
An elopement is still a wedding — just the version with every distraction removed. Two of you, maybe a handful of the people who matter most, an officiant, and a city that has been hosting romance for three hundred years. It happens quickly and it happens once, which is exactly why it deserves a New Orleans wedding photographer who knows how to see it.
Elopement coverage typically runs two to four hours, built around the light rather than a clock. We can start with a quiet getting-ready set at your hotel, move to vows in a hidden French Quarter courtyard, under the live oaks in City Park, or in front of a judge, then walk the Quarter for portraits — Pirate's Alley, Jackson Square, the balconies of Royal Street, the riverfront at sunset. If you want a brass band to lead even six guests down the street, a small second line is very much on the table.
With over 30 years of documentary experience, I help you plan the parts nobody tells you about: marriage license timing, which courtyards and parks need permission, when the Quarter is quiet enough for portraits, and a rain plan for the twenty-minute Gulf downpour. You get the same documentary approach and the same fully edited gallery as a full wedding — with a sneak peek to share with everyone who wasn't there.
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No rush, no crowd, no performance. With only a few people present, every glance and every tear is visible — and documentary coverage keeps it that way. I stay quiet and close, direct only where it helps, and let the vows be yours.
Hidden French Quarter courtyards, the moss-draped live oaks of City Park, Pirate's Alley and Jackson Square, the Mississippi riverfront at sunset, or a civil ceremony at the courthouse. Many couples pair a short ceremony with a long portrait walk through the Quarter.
Marriage license timing, which parks and courtyards need permission, second line permits, the quietest hours for portraits, and a rain plan. Over 30 years photographing New Orleans means the logistics are handled before you arrive.
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“Wow. Marc truly has an amazing eye for capturing the moment. His presence was not intrusive, yet he caught the very intimate moments of our engagement. He is a pleasure to work with, very professional and responds to emails promptly. Without hesitation we would definitely hire him again.”
