Things To Do

Mother's Restaurant

The bride highly recommends this restaurant for wonderful breakfast food (served all day, everyday), and they have awesome lunch and dinner food choices as well for a good taste of the local cuisine in New Orleans. They are open from 7am to 10pm everyday!

Cat's Meow Karaoke Bar

Café Du Monde

Open 24hrs a day, 7 days a week. This location is a traditional coffee shop that is famous for its beignets.

Jackson Square

This famous square is a historic part of the French Quarter. It is named after and features a statue of Andrew Jackson, a battle of New Orleans hero. It is well known as an 'open-air' art gallery where, each year, over 200 local artists paint, draw, and display their artwork outside the park's iron fence. These talented artists are required by the city to obtain a permit to sell their art here and go through a rigorous process to be selected each year to receive their permit. Also, make sure to check out the horse drawn carriages where you can pay for a ride around the city!

National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

This Shrine is located next to/connected to the church that the wedding ceremony will take place in. Father Seelos was the pastor of St. Mary's Assumption Church in the 1860s doing missionary work with the poor and sick during the yellow fever outbreak through the city of New Orleans and the church parish. The Bride's late grandmother, Anna Margaret Zaunbrecher, was a devout Catholic and spent lots of her life praying to Father Seelos. Shane and Brianne's dog is even named after Father Seelos and St. Jude, Seelo Jude. Father Seelos is in the canonization process to become a Saint within the Catholic Church. One miracle has been attributed to Father Seelos - the miraculous recovery of Angela Boudreaux from terminal liver cancer in 1966 - and other potential miracles are being currently reviewed by the Pope and the Vatican to declare Father Seelos a Saint.

Audubon Zoo

This is one of the top ten zoos in the nation!

Audubon Aquarium

2nd best aquarium in the nation!

The National WWII Museum

This museum is a top attraction in New Orleans and is a bucket list destination for fans of history around the world.

Swamp Tour New Orleans

Explore one of Louisiana’s last protected wetlands on a 2-hour boat tour that includes round-trip transport from New Orleans. Depart in the morning or afternoon for Honey Island Swamp, a wildlife preserve teeming with critters such as 'gators, wild boar, snakes and birds. Ride through the swamp dripping with lush foliage and visit a boat-accessible Cajun village with an informative local guide who sheds light on the area’s inhabitants. 2-hour Honey Island swamp tour, with transport from New Orleans Travel on a small quiet boat that allows for better wildlife viewing Learn from the experienced local guide about the culture and critters of Cajun country Look for alligators, wild boar, snakes, birds and more Explore one of the few protected wetlands in Louisiana View a Cajun village that is only accessible from the water.

Caesars New Orleans Casino (formerly known as Harrah's Casino)

Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar

This restaurant is known for amazing seafood, specifically their chargrilled oysters!

Pat O'Brien's

Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday: Noon – Midnight. Friday & Saturday: Noon – 2AM.

Steamboat Natchez

This is an awesome "jazz cruise" steamboat that will take you up and down the Mississippi River.