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Annika & Benedikt’s New Orleans destination wedding – photography

babette — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 03:55:00 +0000

Annika and Benedikt from Germany decided to elope in New Orleans. For them, the city has special meaning since Benedikt spent some time here before with a guest family some years ago. They wanted their wedding to be simple without a lot of fuzz but fun. We had planned to meet the day of the wedding directly at Jackson Square where the ceremony took place. Little did we know that exactly at the time the ceremony was scheduled torrential rain poured down flooding the streets in minutes.

Rain on your wedding day brings good luck!

stay possitive

I rescued myself and my camera equipment to a corner bar at Jackson Square, ordered coffee, and grabbed my cell phone to call them. They also had to walk from the hotel to Jackson Square so I told them to wait it out and meet me at the bar. Once the rain calmed down, they made their way to the bar. They ordered some drinks and we had a little pre-wedding celebration.

The weather god was good to us and it stopped raining for the rest of the day. They were so relaxed that they would have exchanged their vows at the bar if necessary. Annika said: “Rain can’t stop us! “

We held the short and sweet ceremony at Jackson Square After their vows we did an impromptu photo tour of the French Quarter and surrounding areas.

Annika and Benedikt had their first dance as husband and wife on the streets of New Orleans the Big Easy way.

After our downtown tour, we decided to take a little drive to the city park for some more picturesque photos. I just love the old stone bridge under trees filled with Spanish Moss. It felt like they just stepped out of a fairytale storybook.

We had a blast and it just shows that even if it rains on your wedding day you can turn it around by staying positive. After all, you a marrying the love of your life and that’s all that matters.

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Marika and Marco’s Elopement to Nashville ,Tennessee

babette — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 21:42:44 +0000

What could be more fitting for the Rockabilly couple from Germany than celebrating their wedding in the Music City?

Elopement to Nashville

Fun in the Music City

Marco contacted me first and told me that he wanted to propose to Marika and surprise her with a coupon for an elopement to Tennessee if she says YES!. He wanted to make it special for her but also give her the chance to be involved in the planning and actual location. We did consider Memphis but Nashville was in the end the chosen city. In the beginning stages, they thought to have a few guests but in the end, they just arrived alone.

It took them a little while to decide the location for the ceremony. I suggested the General Jackson Showboat for the ceremony and turned out to be the perfect location. While you can book a private room for larger weddings we just purchased regular tickets for the lunch tour with food and live entertainment on their show stage. We decided to board as soon as they opened the gate. We looked for a nice spot and held an impromptu short ceremony on board.

Before going to the dining room for lunch and live entertainment we took photos around the paddle wheeler and had a drink at the bar. We enjoyed lunch and live entertainment and continued with some photos. Marika and Marco booked a chauffeured vintage Ford convertible for the photo tour through Nashville. We made a stop at the Johnny Cash Museum, Broadway, and Pedestrian Bridge overlooking Downtown Nashville and of course Printers Alley.

Ceremony Location General Jackson Showboat
Events and More Inc / Heiraten in Amerika

Impromptu Wedding Ceremony

The General Jackson Showboat in Nashville TN

Photo Session through Nashville

Broadway, Johnny Cash Museum, John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, Printer's Alley

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Wedding in Memphis at Graceland

babette — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:31:43 +0000

Wedding location: Graceland Memphis, TN

Wedding coordination and planning: Heiraten in Amerika/Events and More Inc

Professional Wedding Photography by : Nautilus Studio

Cadillac Tour: Tad Pierson American Dream Safari

Bridal Hair and Makeup: Nicole Riddings

Videography by: Bob Salemi

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Wedding in Graceland, Memphis TN

babette — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:14:48 +0000

Elvis ElopementWedding

Graceland. Memphis
May, 2008

Axel and Martina are big Elvis Fans. They eloped from Europe to celebrate their wedding in the Chapel in the Woods. I met with them the day before obtaining their marriage license at the local Clerk. Since I am German speaking they were thankful to have a translator with them. The next day we held the wedding at the Graceland chapel. After the ceremony, we took photos in the nicely planted garden, followed by a session in front of Elvis’s home Graceland. We got 10 minutes of photo time without all the tourist buses and hundreds of tourists who visit Elvis’s estate daily. After our short photo shoot in front of the house, we planned a photo tour through Memphis in an old Cadillac. We visited the Mississippi River, a juke joint, and sun studios and stopped at some parks we found along the way.

They went for a romantic dinner downtown Memphis and enjoyed a few more days of sightseeing and touring Graceland.

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