Vintage-Glam Destination Wedding in New Orleans

Vintage-glam destination wedding in Louisiana celebrates love, family, and New Orleans wedding traditions – including an epic parade!

Shana and Shane traveled back to the location of their first couple’s trip in New Orleans to say I do!

Set at the Doubletree New Orleans Downtown, they exchanged vows before Shana’s grandmother, Reverend Lorine Williams, as their Officiant. Following the ceremony, the brass band, Young Fellas, announced their nuptials as they paraded through the New Orleans streets!

Keep scrolling below for more on their love story and vintage-glam destination wedding.

Couple: Le’Shane Jones & Shana Williams
Occupations: Shana is a TV Producer and Shane is a Maintenance Tech

Quick Facts:

Date of wedding: October 22, 2021
Wedding location: Doubletree New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Gifts for their bridesmaids and groomsmen: the girls received robes and the boys were given cigar boxes
Ceremony entrance song: UGK FT OUTKAST – International Players Anthem
First dance song: Anthony Hamilton – Point of it All

How they met…

Shana and Shane first met through a mutual friend. He believed the two would be a match made in heaven… and he was correct! They’ve been together ever since!

The proposal…

Ready to take their relationship to the next level, Shane brought Shana back to where they took their first couple’s trip (and Shana’s favorite place): New Orleans.

Shane planned an elaborate photo shoot in Jackson Square and soon, as the photographer set the up the shot, Shane popped the question!

The bride…

The groom…

Their first look…

The ceremony…

Mr. & Mrs….

Wedding style…

The couple’s wedding was “a night in New Orleans” with a vintage glam style.

“Our wedding was a destination wedding,” Shani adds, “So we wanted to give our guests a whole New Orleans Experience.”

And they certainly did!

Cultural elements…

With their wedding set in New Orleans, Shana and Shane embraced all the culture around them.

“We did most, if not all of New Orleans wedding traditions, with the second line band being the highlight of the wedding. Everyone said they left with an experience!”