Ben & Chris: A Gay French Quarter Wedding
I had the lovely honor of photographing Ben & Chris’ French Quarter wedding! Traveling in from California, and bringing their near and dear; these guys had a blast showing everyone around New Orleans! Every part of this wedding was meticulously thought out and was extremely personal. From each groom having their own floral color scheme to having their good friend, Ms. Ruby Red, marry them; there was no part of their day that felt out of place! They also had this great idea for me to set up a backdrop and have my amazing second shooter man it instead of a traditonal photo booth, and I’m so glad we were able to pull it off because I love the feel of them. I could not have shot this wedding without Mike second shooing for me! Ben & Chris really assembled a dream team!
Coordinator: Unique Weddings
Florist: Herbivore Floral Designs
Secondline Band: Kinfolk
Prep Space: The Eliza Jane
Ceremony: Chateau Lemoyne
Reception: @capuletbywater Capulet
Rentals: Distressed Rentals
Desserts: @bittersweetnola Bittersweet Confections
Hair: La De Da Salon
They traveled down to New Orleans to have their engagement session with me as well!
Ben also let me the sweetest review! Read what he had to say below!
“I’ll make this easy for you…. BOOK HER. End of story. In all seriousness, there is not a limit on all of the great things that I/we can say about Hannah and how amazing she is. If you’re a skimmer, read the last part – it’s worth it!
But, to give you the full picture, let’s take a step back. If you’re reading this, you’re likely towards the start of your Wedding Planning journey, and a little nervous on the best way to research, interview and select the best photographer. If you’re like us, pictures are going to be your MOST IMPORTANT detail and vendor to decide on, since those pictures are most of what you will have to remember this day that you’ll both obsessively plan for months for, and also experience the most love you’ve ever felt. So… how did we land on Hannah?
Full disclosure, we had originally intended to go with another, very well-known wedding photographer. They are equally incredible, but from the moment we met Hannah, she just made us feel… comfortable. Hannah is lightning fast with responses to questions (both before AND after your book her), made herself available around our schedule during our planning trip to New Orleans to meet us for our Engagement Shoot (we live in CA and needed to cram as much as we could), and just allowed us to have fun and create fun memories. Additionally, Hannah’s husband, Martin, is a blast and so, so helpful with carrying things, helping us change between photos, etc. He’s 2nd MVP, for sure.
In addition to being friendly, Hannah is also very thoughtful with her packaging and pricing. For us, my Husband & I didn’t need a Bridal Shoot included in our wedding package… So, by Hannah’s suggestion, we repurposed the 2-hour session to capture our Welcome Cocktail on Friday instead! This was a guest favorite, and it also helped us ensure that we 100% got a photo with EVERY GUEST between Friday’s Cocktail & Saturday’s Wedding. On the day of…. Hannah was an absolute ninja. She and her 2nd Shooter, Mike, were everywhere. They had a plan (and my shot list), they kept all photos on track to the timeline, and they captured moments even we didn’t see.
The best part? Hannah got our photos to us in LESS THAN TWO WEEKS! Doesn’t sound that crazy? It does when you consider that she sent us 2100+ finished photos, thanks to all the things we had planned over the weekend. In summary, BOOK HANNAH HERPIN. She is a top notch talent, and she just makes you feel … yourself.”
