A Gorgeous Day for a Wedding at Longue Vue House & Gardens

A May Wedding at Longue Vue House & Gardens

Even on a dreary rainy day, Longue Vue is amazing. But on a beautiful sunny New Orleans day in May, Longue Vue House & Gardens is spectacular.

a bride & her bridesmaids under parasols at Longue Vue Gardens on their way to the cereony

But this is New Orleans and after February it's hot. But fun parasols can help beat the heat and are a unique photography shot.

bridesmaids with their bouquets & parasols

For me personally, a wedding at Longue Vue has always been one of my favorite places to create flowers. The lush surrounding gardens go hand in hand with our romantic garden-style aesthetic at Leaf + Petal NOLA.

A perfect match.

White and Ivory Wedding Bouquets

a bridal bouquet and bridesmaids bouquet from Leaf + Petal NOLA

For color palette we went with shades of neutrals. This includes stark whites, creamy whites and pale ivories.

For design, we went with organically styled with no greenery. This let the focus be on the florals but we designed in a way they still had a lot of movement to the bouquets.

walking down Longue Vue's gravel pathway

The landscaping and features of Longue Vue are truly remarkable. The English-style garden feel through out the property mixed with the old New Orleans live oaks is a perfect background for a wedding.

a Longue Vue Wedding complete with army green Bronco

Ceremony Flowers Designed Around the Gardens

aerial pic of a ceremony at Longue Vue

Personally I love the versilitility of a ceremony at Longue Vue. Choosing to face either the house, utilizing the steps and their large garden urns, or facing the shallow pool, there are so many ways to design the space.

ceremony set-up facing away from the house

Here we kept the florals simple, creating two large swags of neutral ceremony flowers set on top of two simple white pedestals.

ceremony set-up at Longue Vue

We kept the florals on the more tailored, clean side because the gardens surrounding the ceremony brought in so much lush greenery so this created a balance.

aisle markers at the base of chairs

Not wanting it to be too simple, we created these low-profile aisle markers of garden roses and line flowers to provide some impact for the aisle.

the Longue Vue House as a beautiful backdrop to the ceremony

Since it was May, the couple provided guests with parasols and handheld paper fans which while functional, also added a fun aspect in the photography after the fact.

Designing Wedding Flowers for Longue Vue

guests heading into cocktail hour

A Courtyard Cocktail Hour Before a Garden District Reception

After the ceremony in gardens, guests headed into the courtyard by the House for cocktail hour.

champagne, a wedding must-have

Guests mingled with champagne before heading to the reception in the Garden District.

Garden-Inspired Wedding Flowers at Longue Vue

Longue Vue's gardens created a beautiful setting for this May celebration, and we designed the flowers to complement rather than compete with the landscape. The restrained white and ivory palette, loose floral movement, and low ceremony arrangements allowed the surrounding gardens to remain part of the design.

At Leaf + Petal, we approach every New Orleans wedding with the same idea: the flowers should feel connected to the setting. From historic interiors to courtyards and lush garden spaces, we design wedding flowers around the architecture, season, and atmosphere of each celebration.

Explore more of our wedding floral portfolio, or get in touch with Leaf + Petal to begin planning your New Orleans wedding flowers.

venue: Longue Vue House & Gardens

photographer: Mary Hannah Harte

florals: Leaf + Petal NOLA