The Wedding – June 19, 2010

Erika's bridesmen getting ready

Mike assists Tyler with his bow-tie as Byron supervises

Mike pinning Erika's flowers on her dress

Tyler, Byron and Mike arranging and pinning the flowers onto the back of her dress

The finished product

Tyler assisting Erika with her shoes

Brother and sister share a quiet moment

The beautiful bride

I will...

The second line after the ceremony, led by a New Orleans Brass Band

The second line

First dance

Byron, Tyler, Erika, Ashley

Tyler and Christian

Mother of the Bride

Croquembouche (custard and chocolate filled), Miniature Cupcakes (cake rings for the brides attendants),

King Cake for the groom, and Macaroons

Macroons

Husband and wife enjoy some Croquembrouche

Chair flowers

Flowers in mason jars wrapped in lace fabric. Erika's friends made all of the flower arrangements, bouquets, everything flower related. A hotel suite was turned into a flower shop for a day

The gazebo was transformed into a photo booth. Hats, feather boas, mustaches-on-a-stick, etc. were props as guests took polaroid photos. The photos were hung around the parameter of the gazebo with clothespins. Birds and birdcages were a theme throughout the garden and the house.

Erika and one of her bridesmen, Mike, in the photo booth.

Is there a more beautiful woman anywhere?

Erika (wearing Byron's glasses) and Byron in the photo booth

Tyler, the Maître d'Honneur, giving a toast to the bride and groom

The Rehearsal Party – June 18, 2010

The Benachi House

Tyler and Christian on the front porch of The Benachi House

The rehearsal dinner/party

Brady on the harmonica

Brady, Jeff, Conan

Brady, Jeff, Conan, Andy

Conan and Michael

Conan singing the song he wrote for Erika

Erika's loving reaction to her song

Byron belting out the blues

Jeff and Conan

Brady and Erika

New Orleans – June 2010

Our home for a week

The Bienville House -- a beautiful little boutique hotel on Decatur Street

View of the pool from our hotel balcony.

There isn't a fog, it's the camera lense fogging up from the humidity. New Orleans is beautiful, but that humidity....

Wonderful used bookstore down the street from our hotel.

Once again, Tyler buys more books than will fit in his suitcase.

The green line streetcar.

We took this to the Garden District to see the great New Orleans mansions

Inside the streetcar.

The seat backs slide so that when the car goes in the opposite direction, you're always facing forward

Erika receiving her pre-wedding manicure and pedicure

Bourbon Street. Where every night is a party.

Incredible Jazz Pub

Fritzel's European Jazz Pub.The first place in the United States to

serve Jägermeister

Marie LaVeau, the queen of VooDoo

Had my Tarot Cards read. Should be a good year.

Nuff said

Jazz at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta Hotel

The Cemeteries. Beautiful. Sad.