Welcome


NEW!!!! The professional pictures have been completed! You can view them at: http://patrick-sinnott.smugmug.com/Weddings, and feel free to forward them on to family and friends. There is an option to purchase images off the site, so if you see any you like, please do so! A special thanks to Patrick and Kristen Sinnott for all their hard work on this, they did a great job!

I also wanted to thank Stephanie Ward for all her work making my amazing wedding dress, she did a great job designing the dress of my dreams! You can see her collection at www.punkrockbride.com. Thank you Steph!!!

Our catering was through New Orleans Catering, and they did an awesome job helping us plan and get everything together, as well has having wonderful food and drinks for everyone. A special thank you to Greta for putting up with our anxiety since we had to plan everything by phone and email!! You can visit them at http://www.nocatering.com/

Our wedding was held on June 14, 2008 in New Orleans, LA. The ceremony was in the gardens of the Claiborne Mansion.

Immediately following the ceremony, a second line parade escorted guests to the reception site; the Melrose Mansion.

News & Information


Since so many people have asked.... here is the official recipe for the mojitos we served at the ceremony:
Rose’s Original Mojito Mix
½ Bacardi and ½ Malibu
Soda Water
Muddle mint leaves and lime – add 1 part of each ingredient – pour over crushed ice and enjoy. You can adjust the amounts as needed.
If you don't have a bottle of Rose's Mix, you can muddle 6 lime quarter slices, 1 sugar cube, 8 mint leaves and a splash of lemon lime seltzer, add Bacardi and Malibu and pour over crushed ice.

We booked the amazing Chris Klein and the Boulevards for our second line parade and reception! Visit their myspace page to check them out and purchase CDs.

To see all of the important locations of our wedding on an interactive map click here.

NEW! Calling all foodies - check out our list of excellent NOLA restaurants!

Looking for stuff to do in NOLA? Read about some local attractions!

Our Story


We met on Charles' 24th birthday. A good friend and bridesmaid extrodanniare, Lauren, worked with Charles at Deloitte, and she introduced us at his birthday get-together. Sparks may have flown at the first meeting, but Jessica wasn't available at the time.

About a year and a half later, after a few group gatherings, Charles finally asked Jessica to go with him to his office's holiday party.... The rest is history!

In the three years before getting engaged, we have traveled together to the Virgin Islands, New York City, New Hampshire, California, Arizona, and Disney World. We purchased a house together in Reston, VA, and added a puppy, Maddie, to the family, in addition to the dog Chaz had since college, Voodoo.

Our Engagement


We got engaged in October 2007 in London. Charles was there for work and Jessica came out to visit for a long weekend. The engagement came as a surprise, Charles promised a nice picnic in Regents Park and once we made it to a particularly scenic spot, Charles got down on both knees and popped the question.

We spent the next six months in engaged bliss before we really started to make any plans for the wedding. We always have worked slow!