New Orleans Inn: Sully Mansion Bed and Breakfast

It must have been Hurricane Irene or all the close calls up and down the East Coast but for the last two days we must have had over a dozen  phone calls from women wanting to get married in New Orleans and were calling to see if the Sully Mansion would be a suitable venue for them.  We host six or so weddings every year and each one is a unique delight.  We have done large formal weddings for 150 complete with a perfectly lovely young women morphing into bridezilla the day of the big event to a fabulous party for forty festing a gay couple that tied the know on our front porch.  People love our gardens and when we tent the side year it turns into one of those priceless New Orleans environs full of lush tropical greenery and architectural splendor.  We have had the mule drawn carriages pull up to escort the bridal party to the church  and the brass band fill the air with infectious music that all the high heels get kicked off and the party gets started.  We have had had harpists on the stairs for the grand entrance and the adorable flower girl dawdle down the garden path.  Big cakes, small cakes groom cakes and cupcakes we have served them all as part of the big day.  It takes a fair bit of planning, everyone’s vision of the perfect wedding is different, in the last two days I have heard everything from wanting a wooden dance floor to assurances that the guests will have access to a tv to stay current on the college football team (I’m hoping they change their mind on that one) and despite all the difference, the emotion between the couple getting married and the smiles they reserve for each other remains the same and it delights us to no end to be a part of those moments.  Bring on the brides!