Vietnamese Tea Ceremony

Friday, april 8, 2016
6-9 PM

Press Street Gardens
3718 St. Claude Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70117

To kick off the weekend, there will be a Vietnamese Tea Ceremony hosted by the bride's parents, Minh and Jackie. In traditional Vietnamese culture, the tea ceremony is the wedding ceremony, and always takes place at the home of the bride's parents. However, as we are having a destination wedding, the tea ceremony will take place at Press Street Gardens, a charming outdoor facility that is a part of NOCCA.

At the tea ceremony, we will pay respect to our parents, families and ancestors. We will be serving traditional Vietnamese food.

Dress code: festive cocktail; traditional Vietnamese ao dai for women (if available)

Jewish Wedding Ceremony

Saturday, april 9, 2016
Pickup from the hyatt french quarter at 3 PM sharp

Marigny Opera House
725 St. Ferdinand Street
New Orleans, LA 70117

Our wedding will incorporate traditional Jewish wedding ceremony rituals as well as some wonderful New Orleans rituals - both of which symbolize our love for one another and the celebration of our new life as husband and wife. Our guests will be participating in a second line, a quintessential New Orleans form of celebration. 

We are thrilled and honored to have The Soul Rebels perform at our wedding. Comfortable sandals will be available for women, as we encourage you to dance all night long.

Dress code: festive cocktail

Cajun Farewell Brunch

Sunday, APRIL 10, 2016
any time between 11 AM - 2 PM

Brennan's
417 Royal St.
New Orleans, LA 70117

Recover from last night's celebration with a traditional Cajun brunch, hosted by the groom's parents, Paul and Karen. Brennan's is a New Orleans institution - perfect for a hearty meal before you leave for the airport (or continue your extended stay in New Orleans).

Dress code: anything you want.

Our room block is at the Hyatt French Quarter
800 Iberville St.
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 586-0800

To get around New Orleans, we recommend that you use Uber (which is reasonably priced and easy to navigate) or rent a bike close to your hotel. New Orleans cabs are perfectly safe, but hard to come by. We do not feel that it is necessary to rent a car, but should you choose to, New Orleans is not a difficult city to drive throughout.

Note that transportation will be provided to the wedding venue on Saturday. We encourage that you take the wedding bus, as it will also be a festival weekend. Traffic will be inevitable.

Following the wedding reception, there will be two buses: one going to the hotel, the other going to our after party. We recommend that you head to the after party to continue the celebrations.