Wedding In City Park A Video

 You Tube video of wedding I did in City Park April 2013 for John and Sharon.

Photography at Weddings

 I work with many photographers as I do a lot of weddings. Kelli Summerford e-mailed me a few photos from several weddings we did together. She has more on her web page at: http://summerfordphotography.com/ go take a look at what she does with her camera. Or just look at the below photographs she e-mailed me.

David Gilmour Sings Sonnet 18

"Sonnet 18″ is perhaps the most famous of Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets. It was written in about 1595, and most scholars now agree the poem is addressed to a man. The sonnet is composed in iambic pentameter, with three rhymed quatrains followed by a concluding couplet:"

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’dBut thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:    So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,    So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Irish Cultural Museum: The Boatman's Ghost

The Boatman's Ghost

I did my first wedding ceremony recently in the new Irish Cultural Museum at 933 Conti St, French Quarter, New Orleans. It has a beautiful patio with all the modern conveniences. A sound and light system,  and a cover that can go over the patio if weather is wet. While speaking with the manager I learned it was once the spot where New Orleans Philanthropist John McDonogh lived. And interestingly a ghost seems to visit the gate early each morning. Seems Mr. McDonogh had a boatman that would pick him up and row him across the river to his plantation there. He liked to travel when he wanted and not wait for the then ferry. The ghost boatman is said to stop by to ask for his pay as it is well known Mr McDonogh kept a lot more money in his pocket then he spent. But thanks to his will New Orleans and Baltimore schools got a windfall with his passing. I am never sure about all the ghosts in the Quarter but I can say this when I am there I see and hear a lot of strange things so I would not doubt if you stop by the gate to 933 Conti right before sun up you would see and hear things there like nowhere else.

Here is their web page with more pictures and details. www.icmnola.com

Wedding and Second Line in French Quarter

Jason and Katherine wedding at the Pharmacy Museum in the French Quarter by Dyle films, at Vimeo. They had fun doing a Second Line after the ceremony by Chaplain JK Schwehm.


Katherine and Jason's Wedding Trailer from Dyle Films on Vimeo.

City Park Wedding Video

 From the professionals at Clawson Media I have a link to a wedding video at City Park New Orleans.  

          https://vimeo.com/57348797

Thanks to:

 Scott and Sarah Clawson
 Clawson Media
 www.clawson-media.com
 229-200-9860

New Orleans Getting Married Abroad Information

New Orleans Getting Married Abroad Information: for European visitors to Louisiana

   
  Visitors to New Orleans can get married while there. Most countries recognize marriages taken place in a foreign land as long as the parties meet the marriage laws of their home land.  If you have a specific question about your country you should contact your local marriage office for details from them. Information and sample forms are found here http://figstreet.com/weddings/licenseinfo09.html.  Generally, in Louisiana you will need your passport or birth certificates which must be in English. If either of you has been married before, bring the divorce decree in the case of divorce or a certified copy of the death certificate if widowed to prove your prior marriage has ended.  There is no residency requirement nor for need blood tests in New Orleans.  The three day waiting period can be waived for visitors getting married in New Orleans.  Many foreign visitors have been married in New Orleans with little problems as long as the parties have the necessary documents to present in person to the Marriage License Office. While planning a wedding abroad may be more complicated than a hometown affair, keep in mind it may be less expensive and  it's a great way to get a jump on your honeymoon.  Contact the US Embassy or consulate of  your Home Country to learn more details of marriage requirements  in the USA.