Kelly & Nathan had a beautiful spring wedding in the French Quarter. Both Kelly and Nathan got dressed at the Royal Sonesta and decided to see each other before the wedding (YAY!). Kelly was so excited and so cute while getting dressed to see her groom. She had the biggest smile all day long. Nathan looked very handsome in his military dress uniform - but that didn't prevent him from getting down at the reception!! They had a very sweet, loving first meeting and you can tell they were very happy to be getting married.

The reception followed in the grand ballroom at the Royal Sonesta with Rick from Decades spinning the tunes. Both sides of the family were truly enjoying themselves.

Congratulations Kelly and Nathan!! Hope you enjoyed your honeymoon! I am very glad to have been a part of your wedding and getting to know your families.

one of my favorites of Kelly

Dad's last moments with his only daughter.

Yes, they decided to see each other before the wedding!!

I love the feel of this image. Not sure why, but I do.

The guys goofing off at the bar.

Kelly's dad right after the ceremony

Nathan's mom and dad right after the ceremony.

What an amazing wedding with an incredibly, fantastic couple. I truly love Sara and Jonas - their personality, their style, their laid back attitude. Such a great, loving couple. And, Sara, is beautiful and has the best smile.

Sara and Jonas had their entire day at the beautiful Fairfax House. Sara is a hairstylist and make-up artist, so she did her own hair and make-up and looked fabulous. Sara and all of her girls got dressed there and then we got to walk around for some fun pics before the guests arrived. Valerie with Southern Fete had everything taken care of down to the last detail with the couple worrying about nothing. It is so nice when my couples are truly taken care of - makes them so much more relaxed to have some fun.

Sara looked gorgeous and Jonas was very handsome and smiling away! They had a very touching ceremony officiated by Sara's brother, which made it so much more personal. Then the reception followed behind the Fairfax House with a cool lounge area under the oak trees with candles hanging from the trees.

Sara and Jonas, ya know I love ya!!! I am so very thankful to have worked with you on your wedding and to be a part of your day. You guys are fantastic!!

I love her smile.

Stephanie - putting on Sara's veil - is an incredible hair and make-up artist that I work with a lot for weddings!! Any future brides - Stephanie's contact information is on my website! Or call me. She is very sweet and does a fantastic job with hair and make-up for weddings.

All the beautiful gals!!

She was adorable and so funny. She liked the way the ribbon felt on her face :)

How cute are they!!!

They had mason jars with candles everywhere - over the ceremony location, hanging in the trees by the lounge area, on the tables under the tent. Such a cute display of candles all over.

And here are the handsome guys.

Their colors were black, red and white - which was done so nicely - and the candy buffet had all white candy/chocolate. MMMM they were good.

Such a great idea!!! Instead of a guest sign in book, they had guests paint one square on the canvas for them. Sara and Jonas, I painted one on the left side - the best looking one :)

Last moments with dad.

I loved when Jonas saw Sara and his expression.

This was so funny!! She jumped on the dress and started hiding in the veil and laughing. And, yes, we got her off immediately - after I took pics though :)

There's a ceremony going on behind us ?????? I love this image - they are completely oblivious to what's happening and so cute and innocent.

Just married!!!

Christina and Justin braved it! Dirt, filth, broken glass and some history. And one room I was glad to get away from!!! Loved it guys and can't wait until the wedding in a few months.