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Most of the French Quarter's surviving historic buildings date from the late 18th and first half of the 19th century1, and that is the backdrop a New Orleans portrait plan can start from. Below: the places we shoot, the light, and what Orleans Parish needs from you before the ceremony.

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In short

Troth Weddings puts one photo-and-video team on your New Orleans wedding, matched to an independent partner. Louisiana Revised Statute 9:244 requires two witnesses at the ceremony2, and the Orleans Parish license carries a 24-hour wait that runs from issuance3. Send your date and we reply within one business day with the price list.

In pictures

How we shoot New Orleans

The couple walking together
The couple at dusk
Wedding detail

Small ceremonies with portraits, full weddings from getting ready to the first hour of the reception, and two-day weekends with a rehearsal dinner: we cover all three in New Orleans, as photo, video or both.

Collections

Every collection comes as photo, video, or both, with the same team on the day. Half day covers an elopement or a small ceremony and portraits; Full day runs from getting ready to the first hour of the reception; Two days adds a rehearsal dinner, a welcome evening or a next-morning session. Travel to New Orleans is built into the quote, not added later.

Prices depend on the date, the team and how far we travel, so we send a price list for New Orleans rather than publishing one number for every town. Ask for it below; it arrives within one business day.

Coverage
I

Half day

4 h · Photo + Video

Covers an elopement or a small ceremony and portraits.

  • Edited gallery
  • Print rights
  • Sneak peek within days
  • Feature film
  • Teaser
  • Full ceremony audio
  • One crew
II

Full day

8 h · Photo + Video

Runs from getting ready to the first hour of the reception.

  • Edited gallery
  • Print rights
  • Sneak peek within days
  • Feature film
  • Teaser
  • Full ceremony audio
  • One crew
III

Two days

12 h · Photo + Video

Adds a rehearsal dinner, a welcome evening or a next-morning session.

  • Edited gallery
  • Print rights
  • Sneak peek within days
  • Feature film
  • Teaser
  • Full ceremony audio
  • One crew
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Wide frame with the couple small in the landscape

Where we shoot in New Orleans

We build New Orleans plans around a short list of places that work as ceremony and portrait backdrops, each described here from a public source.

  • French Quarter the Vieux Carré, the oldest neighborhood in the city1. Our starting point for street-level frames.
  • Jackson Square a historic park in the Quarter, formerly the Place d'Armes, and a National Historic Landmark since 19604.
  • Garden District the neighborhood bounded by St. Charles Avenue and Magazine Street, a National Historic Landmark district5.
  • Audubon Park about 350 acres in Uptown between the Mississippi River and St. Charles Avenue, on land the city bought in 18716.
  • City Park 1,300 acres of public park on city-owned land, run by the City Park Improvement Association7. Commercial photography here needs a permit, covered under Good to know.
  • Woldenberg Park a riverfront park in the upper French Quarter on former wharf and warehouse land, opened in October 19898.

Each park sets its own rules and changes them, so your partner confirms the current ones for every stop before the date.

Three more, Lafayette Square, Louis Armstrong Park and Bayou St. John, are on our New Orleans elopement page.

The two of them close together

The day

The day,as we shoot it in New Orleans

Wedding detail

A November day in New Orleans is short: the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:04 on the 15th9, so the ceremony sits in the early afternoon and the portraits are done by last light. Dates in other months shift all of this, and we rebuild the plan once yours is fixed. A sample day:

  1. Sunrise9. If you want river light, we start on the Woldenberg Park waterfront.
  2. Morning Getting ready and details, with a first look if you'd like one.
  3. Midday Family portraits, kept close to where you are dressing so the day doesn't lose time to driving.
  4. Afternoon The ceremony, then the two of you on the streets of the French Quarter.
  5. Sunset9. Closing portraits, and the last shots for the film.
  6. Night The reception.

November averages a 71.2°F high and a 53.7°F low with 3.87 inches of precipitation10 (1991-2020 normals at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport), mild enough for walking portraits. In July the sun sets at 20:029, the average high is 91.4°F, the low 76.5°F and precipitation 6.79 inches10: for a summer wedding we put outdoor portraits at the start and end of the day and keep the ceremony in the shade or indoors.

Film details, from sound to delivery, are on our New Orleans wedding videography page.

Sunrise and sunset
MonthSunriseSunset
Jan06:5617:22
Feb06:4017:49
Mar07:1019:08
Apr06:3319:27
May06:0719:46
Jun05:5820:02
Jul06:0920:02
Aug06:2719:41
Sep06:4419:05
Oct07:0218:29
Nov06:2517:04
Dec06:4817:02

Sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month of 2027, local time (America/Chicago), computed at the lat/lng above.9

How we match you with your photographer

Troth Weddings is a network of independent wedding photographers and videographers, built location by location. When you inquire about New Orleans, we introduce you to the partner photographer matched to it. We share their recent galleries and films and set up a call. You book directly with them; we stay in the loop until your gallery is delivered.

Partners join by invitation. Before we list anyone we review full weddings, not highlight reels, and how they handle contracts, backups and delivery.

How booking works

  1. Send the form with your date and location.
  2. We reply within one business day with the New Orleans price list and the partner's recent work.
  3. Call with the photographer; if it fits, a deposit holds the date.
  4. A short questionnaire about people, places and timing, two weeks before.
  5. The day.
  6. A sneak peek first, then the full gallery and the film on the dates set in your contract.

Good to know in New Orleans

Orleans Parish marriage licenses are issued by the Louisiana Department of Health, Vital Records, at the Orleans Parish Marriage License Office in Benson Tower, 1450 Poydras Street, Suite 4073. The fee is $27.50, the license is valid for 30 days, and a 24-hour wait runs from issuance of the license to the ceremony3. Louisiana requires two competent witnesses of full age at the ceremony2.

The office issues licenses from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays; both of you come with a current ID or passport and a certified birth certificate3. If both parties live outside Louisiana, a registered Orleans officiant can waive the 24-hour wait3.

In City Park, commercial photography with any equipment other than a cell phone needs a City Park Conservancy permit, and photography is prohibited in Carousel Gardens, Storyland, Popp Fountain, Tad Gormley Stadium and City Putt. The permit is $75 per session11. Eloping with just your witnesses? The New Orleans elopement page has the full paperwork.

Wedding detail

Marriage license

Issued by
Louisiana Department of Health, Vital Records — Orleans Parish Marriage License Office, Benson Tower, 1450 Poydras Street, Suite 4073
Fee
$27.503
Waiting period
24 hours3
Valid for
30 days3
Witnesses
22

The place

Population (2020)
383,99712
Weather by month, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
MonthAvg highAvg lowPrecip.
Jan1062.5 °F46.1 °F5.18 in
Feb1066.4 °F49.7 °F4.13 in
Mar1072.3 °F55.3 °F4.36 in
Apr1078.5 °F61.7 °F5.22 in
May1085.3 °F69 °F5.64 in
Jun1090 °F74.7 °F7.62 in
Jul1091.4 °F76.5 °F6.79 in
Aug1091.3 °F76.6 °F6.91 in
Sep1088.1 °F73.5 °F5.11 in
Oct1080.6 °F64.3 °F3.7 in
Nov1071.2 °F53.7 °F3.87 in
Dec1064.8 °F48.4 °F4.82 in

Questions couples ask

01Do you travel to New Orleans, and is travel included?

New Orleans is one of our listed locations, and travel to it is built into the quote, not added later. If you are coming from out of state, the license is the other part of the trip: it is issued in Orleans Parish on weekdays only3, so plan an office visit before the ceremony.

02What happens if it rains on our wedding day?

July averages 6.79 inches of precipitation and November 3.87 inches10, so we plan around rain instead of hoping it away. The ceremony gets an agreed covered or indoor fallback, portraits move to whatever is dry, and your partner talks through the options with you ahead of the date.

03Can we book photo and video together in New Orleans?

Yes. Every collection is photo, video or both, shot by one team on the day, so there is a single schedule for the Quarter, the park and the ceremony. Choose Photo + Video on the form and the price list covers both; the New Orleans films page explains what the film includes.

04Can we get the raw files?

Raw files are not part of a collection, which includes the edited gallery. Some photographers release unedited files on request and others never do, and the terms sit in the contract with your partner, so ask on the first call, before the deposit holds your date.

05How many photos do we receive, and when?

The count depends on how long we cover and how the day moves, and your partner states it in the contract instead of us promising one figure here. The order is fixed: a sneak peek within days, then the full gallery and the film on the dates in your contract.

Say when.

Name the date, or just the month, and the New Orleans price list comes back within one business day with a partner's recent work. If you are choosing between two dates, list both on the form.

We reply within one business day with the price list for your place. Privacy policy · Terms

Sources

  1. Wikipedia — French Quarter en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Quarter
  2. Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:244 — Witnesses required legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=107105
  3. Louisiana Department of Health — How To Obtain An Orleans Parish Marriage License ldh.la.gov/page/644
  4. Wikipedia — Jackson Square (New Orleans) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Square_(New_Orleans)
  5. Wikipedia — Garden District, New Orleans en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_District%2C_New_Orleans
  6. Wikipedia — Audubon Park (New Orleans) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audubon_Park_(New_Orleans)
  7. Wikipedia — City Park (New Orleans) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Park_(New_Orleans)
  8. Wikipedia — Woldenberg Park (New Orleans) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woldenberg_Park_(New_Orleans)
  9. Computed with suncalc (NOAA algorithm): Sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month of 2027, local time (America/Chicago), computed at the city's coordinates. github.com/mourner/suncalc
  10. Wikipedia — New Orleans (climate table: NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans
  11. City Park Conservancy (New Orleans) — City Park Commercial Photo Permit neworleanscitypark.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PhotoPermit_26.pdf
  12. Wikidata — New Orleans (Q34404) wikidata.org/wiki/Q34404