Browse our directory of top New Orleans wedding photographers — from French Quarter courtyard specialists to Garden District estates. View full portfolios and connect with the right photographer for your Louisiana wedding.
Hannah Herpin is a Louisiana wedding photographer known for an editorial, direction-forward approach and images that feel like they belong in print. She shoots 35mm film alongside digital — because some moments deserve both. Intentional, personal, and genuinely invested in the couples she photographs.
Located in the heart of New Orleans, Mike Lirette Photography specializes in elevated, documentary-style wedding photography. For couples who value presence, connection, and joy—guided by a photographer who celebrates your wedding day as a moment to be lived, not produced.
Citrine Pictures is a photography studio for true lovers, offering editorial and documentary style wedding photography. Our work is cinematic and evocative, showing you the stories of deep romantics in a world where nothing else matters but love. Natural, candid, lovers in the wild.
Leah Margulies is a DC and Nashville wedding photographer who travels to bring her craft to couples around the country. Her images encapsulate joy, romance and the pulse of the party. Leah Margulies Photography focuses on capturing timeless images for couples who live freely and fully on their wedding day and always want to remember feeling that…
The perfect mix of editorial and documentary photography, film, and video. Jennings and Tim are the married photography and videography team that make up ING Weddings. ING is capturing the moment. Just like when you add -ing to a word, our work brings life and action to your memories.
New Orleans weddings carry a visual weight that few cities can match — second line parades, candlelit courtyards, iron lacework balconies, and a light that shifts dramatically between the city's shaded streets and open riverfront. Photographers who work here regularly have learned to read that light and use the city's architecture as a collaborator rather than a backdrop.
A French Quarter courtyard ceremony looks nothing like a Garden District mansion reception or a bayou elopement at dusk. New Orleans has distinct visual neighborhoods, and the best local photographers have portfolios that reflect genuine familiarity with each. Look for someone who has shot in your specific venue or setting — not just in the city generally.
If you're incorporating a second line parade into your celebration — and many couples do — make sure your photographer has direct experience shooting one. The movement, the crowds, the energy, and the compressed timeline require a photographer who has done it before and knows exactly where to be at every moment.
Top photographers here book 12–18 months out, particularly for spring Jazz Fest weekends and fall dates when the weather is at its best. Move early if your date falls during a major festival period.
Many work throughout Louisiana and the Gulf South — plantation properties, coastal venues, and beyond. Confirm geographic range when you reach out.
October through April offers the most reliable conditions — lower humidity, more consistent light, and cooler temperatures. Summer weddings are doable but require careful timeline planning around heat and afternoon storms.
Many do — it's a defining feature of the local wedding culture. Ask specifically about second line experience and request to see examples from their portfolio before booking.
