A French Quarter courtyard, a Baton Rouge ballroom and an Acadiana dance hall where the food is the plan. Real Louisiana weddings, filed with the vendor list and the budget attached.
Just under the national average, in a state where the wedding tradition is genuinely its own and the summer is genuinely unusable.
Louisiana prices close to the national average, which is high for the region, and New Orleans is the reason. The city carries genuine destination demand, and the traditions that come with it, second lines and brass bands among them, are real line items rather than flourishes.
New Orleans dominates on vendors, venues and the number of guests willing to fly in for a weekend. The rest of the state has its own traditions and a much lower price floor.
Courtyards, historic halls, brass bands and the deepest vendor bench in the state. Also the only market where guests will happily make a weekend of it.
Ballrooms, university venues and a large-capacity supply that New Orleans cannot always match.
Cajun and Creole tradition, dance halls and a food-first approach that shapes the entire reception.
A separate market closer to Dallas than to New Orleans, with the lowest prices in the state.
The festival calendar, the weather window and one question worth asking early.
The weeks around Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest take hotel rooms, close streets and book vendors solid in New Orleans. Check those dates before committing to anything in spring.
June through November is hurricane season and the humidity is serious from May. October, March and April are the reliable windows, and they are priced as such.
Several well known Louisiana properties were plantations. Couples increasingly want to know what a site is and how it presents its own history. Ask directly and decide with the answer in front of you.
Louisiana has a short waiting period, a short window, and a marriage form found in only three states.
The marriage license
Covenant marriage and season
Photographers, venues, florists and the people who keep the day running, filed by market so you are not scrolling past Shreveport and north Louisiana listings when the wedding is in New Orleans. Every listing names what it costs and what it does not include.
Real weddings, fashion and planning filed under Louisiana, newest first. Every story carries the vendor credits and the numbers the couple actually spent.
About $33,240 in 2026, just under the national average and high for the region. New Orleans destination demand is the reason.
Yes, 24 hours, though a judge can waive it. The license is then valid for 30 days.
An optional Louisiana marriage form requiring premarital counseling and limiting the grounds for divorce. It must be chosen at application and only three states offer it.
Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest, which take the city’s accommodation and vendor capacity entirely, and high summer, which is hot, humid and inside hurricane season.
Nearby: Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Florida. Or start with wedding venues and photographers.
We publish real weddings with the full vendor list and the real budget attached, from New Orleans to Shreveport and north Louisiana. Photographers and planners can claim a directory listing at the same time.