Plan Your Perfect New Orleans Destination Wedding or Special Event - Episode #18
Beyond Bourbon Street, an Insider's Guide to New Orleans
Mark Bologna
4.8 • 891 Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2016
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Thinking about New Orleans as a destination for your wedding or special event? What about that family reunion, corporate outing or group getaway? We’ve got you covered in this episode!
Mark sits down with Kay Morrison, owner and founder of The Occasional Wife. Among other things, Kay and her team specialize in putting together the weddings no one else will touch! You want to get married in an old church and have everything done on site? How about tying the knot on an old bridge spanning historic Bayou St. John? No problem.
Mark and Kay discuss everything from unique locations and ideas, to considerations like the weather, the time of year and what to eat. The two also talk about fun ways to expand the party, including streetcar rides, Garden District tours, sno-ball tasting and lots more!
Leave it to these New Orleans insiders to help you make your destination wedding or special event one people will be talking about for years to come. Mark should know - he and his wife were married in New Orleans seven years ago while they were living in Virginia.
All this and more on episode #18 of Beyond Bourbon Street!
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| 0:00.0 | Hmm. Street, an insider's guide to New Orleans. Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast where we explore the food, |
| 0:16.3 | music, culture, places, and people that make New Orleans unique. Whether you are planning a trip, |
| 0:22.1 | living in New Orleans, or simply wanting a taste of the Crescent City from wherever you are, |
| 0:26.0 | you've come to the right place. |
| 0:29.0 | And now, your host, Mark Bologna. |
| 0:35.0 | Hey, all, it's Mark. |
| 0:38.0 | Welcome to episode 18. |
| 0:40.0 | Today is all about planning your special event or wedding in New Orleans. |
| 0:43.7 | New Orleans is such a great destination for your guests. |
| 0:46.2 | It's a fun place to celebrate and it provides a great background for your special day. |
| 0:51.1 | I decided to do this episode based on a request from several listeners including |
| 0:54.9 | Brandon 1987-2014 and Alexis Sparkling but I wanted to widen the topic a bit as |
| 1:01.0 | I mentioned New Orleans is a great place to get married. I got married here |
| 1:04.7 | after all, but many of the things we'll discuss today are applicable to other types of events. |
| 1:09.1 | And today's show will discuss a bunch of things to consider including some venues, types of things to |
| 1:14.2 | consider doing, the times a year, the weather, and creative ways to embrace the New Orleans |
| 1:18.7 | culture in your event. |
| 1:20.3 | You'll walk away with a checklist of things by the time we're done. |
| 1:23.0 | I have a special guest with me today. |
| 1:25.0 | Kay Morrison is the owner of the occasional wife, a New Orleans-based business that does all sorts of things |
| 1:30.0 | which we'll get into in a minute. |
| 1:32.0 | She's also a mom, my friend, and a neighbor. |
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