So let's start with (most) everyone's top priority--- where to EAT!

*If you're lookin' for gumbo: Mr. B's Bistro, Brigtsen's, Dooky Chase's, Gabrielle Restaraunt, Li'l Dizzy's Cafe, or Liuzza's by the Track.

*If you're after beignets: Cafe du Monde, Stuff'd, Loretta's, or La Petite Grocery

*If you're looking for local seafood: Superior Seafood, Dooky Chase, Lil' Dizzy's Cafe, Saint John, Peche Seafood Grill, Oceana Grill, Draggo's Seafood Restaurant, or GW Fins

*Where to go for a po-boy: Parkway Bakery, Killer Po-Boys at Erin Rose, Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar, Liuzza's by the Track, Li'l Dizzy's Cafe, Johnny's Po-Boy, or Verti Marte.

*Where to find the best red beans: Cafe Reconcile, Juniors on Harrison, Joey K's on Magazine, Dooky Chase's, Willie Mae's Scotch House, Li'l Dizzie's Cafe, or Mandina's Restaurant.

*Classic New Orleans Restaurants: Antoine's, The Palace Cafe, Broussard's, Dooky Chase's, Brigtsen's, The Camilla Grill, Jamila's Cafe, Clancy's, Pascal's Manale Restaurant, Mandina's, Commander's Palace, Cafe Degas, Liuzza's by the Track, Willie Mae's Scotch House, Galatoire's, Arnaud's, Li'l Dizzy's Cafe, Brennan's, Napoleon House, Tujague's, Cafe Sbisa, or Adolfo's.

*Our favorite Bywater & Marigny restaurants: The Elysian Bar, Anna's, Bywater American Bistro, The Franklin, The Country Club, Paladar 511, Satsuma Cafe, The Bywater Bakery, The Joint, Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits, Elizabeth's, Alma, Sneaky Pickle and Bar Brine, Galaxie, Rosalita's, Pizza Delicious, N7, The Bywater Brew Pub, or Suis Generis.

And tied with where to eat...where to catch the best live MUSIC!

*FRENCH QUARTER FEST!!! Y'all are in luck. It just so happens that one of the cities best (and also FREE) music festivals coincides with our wedding weekend! French Quarter Fest (FQF) is a celebration of all things New Orleans music, and takes over the French Quarter from Thursday April 11th thru Sunday, April 14th. If you want to experience what this city is about--- don't miss it!

*Preservation Hall, Palm Court Jazz Cafe, Fritzel's, Frenchman Street clubs like The Spotted Cat, The Maison, d.b.a, & Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro, Tipitina's, Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits, Kermit's Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge, Saturn Bar, Les Bon Temps, BJ's Lounge, or Vaughan's Lounge.

Other amazing to-do's New Orleans has to offer:

*The Cabildo, New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, The Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum, National World War II Museum, New Orleans African American Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Besthoff Sculpture Garden, Mardi Gras World, Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium & Insectarium, Southern Food & Beverage Museum, New Orleans Jazz Museum, Treme's Petit Jazz Museum, Vue Orleans, or JAMNOLA.

Our parks:

City Park, Audubon Park, and Crescent Park

Registry

We could never ask for anything more than your company over our wedding weekend! But since we know some our friends and family wish to celebrate with a gift, we've set up a home-renovation cash fund if it would bring you joy to contribute!