I am getting married May 2012 at Our Lady of Guadalupe and having my reception at the Wax Museum (Musee Conti) and need decoration/color choice help!
My FI and I fell in love with the locations because of the great price, the atmosphere and of course the WONDERFUL feedback from this board. I love that the Wax offers you free use of their linens (black, royal blue or burgundy), chairs (gold or silver backed/cream or black seated) and candelabra (silver) centerpieces with mirrors to sit on. We will not have a wedding coordinator so it makes sense not to add to reception setup with custom decoration pieces since I have no idea who would even be helping with that. Here's the link to the Wax's photo gallery. Some of the pictures use the free items.
http://www.neworleanswaxmuseum.com/photos.phpWe're a smaller wedding (probably 60-100) with all of our guests from OOT (We just relocated to Baton Rouge from IL/MO). Because of this, we're thinking that our overall theme could be more laid back. We are even thinking of going without a bridal party since it would require extra travel from everyone. Thus, no need for picking colors for bridesmaids.
So to get to the point:
We have no colors!
We have no decorating sense!
We have no pictures from real weddings besides the website!
Suggestions? I'd LOVE to see pictures of your weddings if you don't mind me copying some colors/ideas. Thanks!
Re: Help needed from Wax brides and wives! Colors?
Just to let you know...if you did want to use your own centerpieces or decorations, Beth (the coordinator at the Wax) will set everything up for you. We brought our guestbook, favors, cake knives/servers, and other odds and ends to the rehearsal. She had everything set up when we got there for the ceremony. She was wonderful to work with! My husband and I had the most amazing day!
Our photographers posted a blog after our wedding if you want to check out some of the photos. I have not received my photo cd yet which has more detailed pictures. Here is the link to the blog....
http://darkroux.com/?p=1413
Our bridesmaid dresses and bouquets were purplish - J Crew spiced wine, to be exact. Went with that color because it was Spring, but I was never overly worried about having "colors." I honestly liked the color of the dress and picked flowers to match.
Here are some pictures from our photographer's blog: http://www.twirlphotography.com/blog/?p=236. I actually think some of our pictures are on the Wax Museum's site, but I could email you a LOT more from our reception, if you'd like.
Did you guys stick with the catering packages offered or go with an outside company? We really like what's offered with Benedict's Catering but have no idea how their reputation for taste and service is. Any suggestions?
[QUOTE]We are using Benedict, but didn't go with the package offered we picked out or own menu. The food we tasted was really good. <strong>We are having roast pig stuffed with jambalaya</strong> and for dessert beignets and Irish coffee, other stuff on the buffet too, but thats the main stuff.
Posted by Kate504[/QUOTE]
<div>That sounds so good!!</div>