The New Orleans Wedding Venues We Love Most
An editorial guide and a data tool from the team that has worked weddings across the French Quarter, the Garden District, Uptown, and beyond. The venues we love, the couples they serve best, and everything we have learned along the way.
New Orleans does weddings differently. The architecture has memory. The light has a temperament. The venues are not interchangeable. These are our favorites.
This is an editorial guide and a data tool, built together. Every venue below is here because we have actually worked there or know it well enough to recommend it confidently. The notes are honest. The pricing guidance is what we have seen firsthand. The capacity numbers come straight from the venues, not from a third party guessing at it.
The venues are organized by the kind of wedding they serve best, not ranked. A French Quarter courtyard is not better or worse than a Garden District ballroom or a skyline rooftop. They are different. The question is which one is right for you.
Beyond these favorites, we are building out the full New Orleans directory venue by venue. New spoke pages publish weekly. If you do not see one you are considering, our concierge team can research it for you.
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French Quarter Courtyards
Brick walls, jasmine, and the soft light only a New Orleans courtyard knows how to make.
Maison Dupuy Hotel
The largest open-air courtyard in the French Quarter, 2,600 square feet of brick walls and ambient light. The Toulouse Room indoor extension means you can plan around weather without leaving the property.
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
A 2,200 square foot historic courtyard with tropical botanicals, a jasmine archway, and a fountain under bistro lights. The most cinematic small-wedding setting in the Quarter.
Degas House
The only home and studio of Edgar Degas in the United States, with Victorian parlors inside and a French Quarter style courtyard outside. Eight-time Knot Best of Weddings and a Maisons des Illustres designation back the editorial pedigree.
Historic Halls & Ballrooms
Old bones, real character, the kind of room a wedding actually lives up to.
Audubon Tea Room
A 45-foot ceiling, hardwood floors, custom silk draperies, and over 4,000 square feet of private gardens connected to Audubon Zoo. Dickie Brennan handles the food. When a New Orleans wedding wants the full ballroom feel, this is the room.
Il Mercato
A 1931 Spanish Colonial former neighborhood market, restored with herringbone floors, Italianate chandeliers, and a private courtyard. Old bones, neutral palette, room to design the wedding you actually want.
Felicity
An 1888 Gothic Revival church lovingly restored in 2015. Stained glass, hand-carved wood, a sanctuary that holds a ceremony, a loft for the cocktail hour, and a patio for the reception. The room does most of the design work for you.
Skyline & Rooftop
River views, terraces that open the night, the city framing the dance floor.
Riverview Room
The entire fourth floor of the Jackson Brewery Millhouse with mahogany paneling and five terraces. Mississippi River on one side, French Quarter and downtown skyline on the others. Guests drift to the terraces and pull back in when the dance floor starts.
The Rooftop on Basin
An indoor salon plus an open-air terrace at the edge of the French Quarter. Cocktails downstairs in the museum gives guests something to explore before the rooftop reveals the skyline. The kind of layout that builds energy on its own.
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All venues, sortable by what matters most to you. Click any column header.
Price tiers reflect published starting venue-rental fees only, before catering, bar, or vendors. By-inquiry venues are left untagged. Our concierge team can research current pricing for any venue on this list.
| Venue | Capacity | Type | Neighborhood | Price Tier | Standout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Tea Room | Up to 500 | Historic Ballroom | Uptown | $$ | 45 ft ceilings + Dickie Brennan |
| Il Mercato | 225 seated | Historic Market | Lower Garden District | $$$ | 1931 Spanish Colonial + courtyard |
| Riverview Room | Up to 400 | Riverfront Ballroom | French Quarter | $$ | Mississippi River + 5 terraces |
| Maison Dupuy Hotel | Up to 240 | Hotel Courtyard | French Quarter | $$ | Largest courtyard in the Quarter |
| Felicity | 150 seated | Historic Church | Lower Garden District | $$ | 1888 Gothic Revival, restored 2015 |
| Degas House | Up to 225 courtyard | Historic Home | Esplanade Ridge | $$ | Edgar Degas's only US home |
| The Rooftop on Basin | 120 seated | Rooftop Salon | Tremé | $$ | Skyline rooftop + museum below |
| New Orleans Pharmacy Museum | Up to 150 | Historic Courtyard | French Quarter | By inquiry | 2,200 sq ft of jasmine and bistro lights |
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Planning a wedding in New Orleans is a lot. Our concierge team exists to take some of that off your plate. Led by Ang our owner, they help with the parts of venue research that are hard to do on your own. Pricing, availability, comparing options, figuring out which venues actually fit what you are looking for.
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