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Marceline and Jonathan recently moved in to their first house here in New Orleans after returning from New York, and thought it would be the perfect place to start their New Orleans engagement shoot. I don’t think they anticipated just how perfect it would be though! The second we saw their front porch and the...
A white Christmas in New Orleans?! If only for a few minutes before it melted! I am offering signed/numbered prints of this image. Signed/numbered editions will be sized as either 16×20 or 24×30. Please send me a message if you’re interested. artedevie2@gmail.com We’re offering framed portraits or canvas gallery wraps. And this year we’ll offer...
Arte by Doug & CheyAnne In typical Carlene and Todd fashion their engagement party was “Rock-n-Roll Formal” and to take place in downtown New Orleans at the Parish Room in the House of Blues. Doug and I were attending as their paparazzi to document the party and celebrations. This was the second weekend in a...
It was a hot but beautiful day for Celeste & Matt and we were so happy to be a part of another Clement wedding! Their entire family is just the sweetest bunch of people you could ever get to know and we’ve been with them through Mardi Gras Royalty in Houma as well as several...
Looks like a roaring good time! Thanks for sharing the memorable day. Celeste and Matt look like the perfect couple!
-Cap City Band
Right after we got engaged, one of our photography friends, Jacqueline Dallimore, told us about an incredible idea that she had learned about from a friend. She advised us to select a special perfume and cologne for our wedding. Okay, that’s not too outside the box, right? Well, from there — once the scents were...
It is with great pride that I’d like to introduce you to each member of our Arte De Vie family. Figuratively, and quite literally, we have become a family. Doug and I each used to have our own businesses. When we were in the middle of our own wedding journey, we decided to marry our...
I love this post! You are of course top notch photographers. On top of that your love and passion and down to earth personalities make you an amazing addition to anyone’s special day. My day was perfect and my best advice to all brides.is find a photographer you love. I am so blessed to have you both as part of my day!ReplyCancel
For the most part, booking our vendors was a relatively easy selection process for us. Of course, being in the industry, we were already familiar with the work of those that we wanted to work with which helped immensely. We do recommend meeting with 2-3 vendors in the bigger categories of importance to you. You’ll...
If you’re in New Orleans and you see one of these exuberant parades marching by, understand that, yes, you can certainly join in. Heck, you can even seek one out and join up from the start. If you’d like to see our actual wedding trailer with our Second Line Parade, please CLICK HERE & Watch Your...
By CheyAnne On to the discussion of the “dreaded” budget. Surprisingly, even though we are in the wedding industry, we really did not have any idea how much the other vendors would cost us. We of course had a good idea of photography rates, but most of the time we just know who we work...
By Doug Wow, where do I begin telling the story that truly began the best chapter of my life!? Well, I suppose like any good story I should start at the beginning with a little bit of history, as that will take us to the end of the story. I met CheyAnne while attending Western...
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