Bryan Barron & Benjamin Coles

Bryan & Benjamin

March 19, 2011

Bryan Barron & Benjamin Coles

Bryan & Benjamin

March 19, 2011

Hello!

We are so excited to see everyone at our wedding! Ben and I have opted to register for a spectacular honeymoon rather than for household items or other gifts. We're thrilled that you've come here to help make our honeymoon plans memorable!

Although the dates haven't been confirmed yet, we plan to honeymoon in beautiful, historic, and quirky New Orleans during fall 2011. Ideally, we'd like to visit over Halloween and stay through the first week of November so we can experience the city when things are crazy-fun (Halloween) and when they're a bit calmer (not to mention the weather at that time of year is considered best).

After going through some travel books and researching online, we've come up with several places in the city we have to visit. New Orleans has some world-class hotels, incredible restaurants (hello, Cajun and Creole cooking!), ornate bars, and some of the best live music in the country. Between all of that and its southern charm (and mystery) this should be a trip to remember!

We're going to New Orleans, Louisiana!

We're headin' to The Big Easy to see the French Quarter, the fabled bayous, the fantastic mansions of the Garden District, and enjoy a city that is among the most unique in the world. Both of us have always wanted to visit New Orleans, and you can help us make that happen in the most memorable way!

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Jazz at Preservation Hall - We will drop our admission in the hat and squeeze into one of the country's time-honored jazz institutions. This is jazz done right, and very old-school!
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A Night at the Maple Leaf - A very New Orleans club and a terrific place to hang out. On nights when popular bands fill the place to hot, sweaty capacity and the crowd spills over into the street and dances right on the sidewalk, it's sublime.
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A Cemetery Tour - New Orleans's above-the-ground tombs will be hard to forget once we've seen them, and touring these ghostly cities of the dead provides us with a unique look into the history and culture of the city.
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Bourbon Street After Dark - Even if we end up hating it, we have to see it at least once. Music spurts and oozes out of windows and doors, drinkers reign supreme. It's wild, disgusting, and strangely exhilarating.
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Club Hopping in the Frenchmen Section - This portion of the Faubourg Marigny features at least a dozen clubs and several bars, each with its own personality and charm.
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Dancing to the ReBirth Brass Band - Dancing to three of the best musical acts New Orleans has to offer (a brass band, an astonishing soul crooner, and a jazz musician in the tradition of Louis Armstrong) is the physical manifestation of the word fun.
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DIY Gift - Perhaps you've thought of an idea that we didn't? Create your own gift and we will make it happen. Who knows, we just might have a funny story for you!
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Couples Massage - The spa at the Roosevelt is rated top notch so nothing like a deep tissue massage and some hot stones on our back to lull us into relaxation.
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Fresh Flowers - Fresh cut, local flowers delivered to our room will keep the fresh, tropical essence of the region with us all day.
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Of course a honeymoon wouldn't be a honeymoon without some splurging. Your gift will contribute to a week of rest, relaxation, and of course, good champagne!
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An Unbelievable Stay - The Roosevelt, they know how to do hotels. We'd love to stay for two nights in a King Suite and be completely spoiled!
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Two nights at the Windsor Court Hotel, a beautiful, 4-star accommodation steps from the French Quarter! We'll enjoy a 1-bedroom suite to relax and unwind after exploring the city on foot!
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A night at the Omni Royal Orleans, quite possibly the most understated of the landmark Big Easy hotels, complete with rooftop pool. We're requesting a room with a balcony, so we can have a bird's-eye view of the revelers.
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Breakfast in Bed - What could be better? Mimosas required.
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Lunch at Commander's Palace - It took over a year after Katrina for this legendary restaurant to reopen, thanks to massive reconstruction requirements. It's romantic, gracious, attentive, and delicious.
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Beignets & Coffee at Café du Monde - We will sit on the crowded patio gazing at the action on Decatur Street and Jackson Square and gorge on hot French-style doughnuts liberally coated in powdered sugar.
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Afternoon tea at Le Salon in the Windsor Court Hotel. This is a full-on, authentic afternoon tea in a opulent setting. Help us enjoy tea like the English do, but with a New Orleans twist (caution: tea may involve consumption of champagne)!
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Cocktails at Sazerac Bar: swanky, historic, and epic, classic cocktails in a gorgeous, speakeasy setting. Every hour is happy hour!
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Drinks at Carousel Bar in the beautiful Hotel Monteleone. The bar actually starts spinning before you do, and we hear the people-watching is par excellence!
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Appetizers at Dante's Kitchen, home of Creole comfort food and a menu that had us wishing we could hop the next flight to New Orleans!
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Breakfast smoothie at Surrey's Cafe & Juice Bar: fresh fruit smoothies blended with all the stuff two honeymooners need to recovery from a night of celebrating in the city!
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What's a trip to the Big Easy without jambalaya? We've heard the best is at Coop's, so that's where we're headed! Seems it's a bit of a dive bar that just happens to have incredibly good food, but hey, Ben and I met in a dive bar, so why not?
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Fried chicken and cornbread lunch at Willie Mae's Scotch House, a longstanding neighborhood soul food stand that was demolished by Katrina but quickly rebuilt by locals and visitors. It's reopening in 2007 marked the rebirth of the city.
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Off the beaten patch: alligator cheesecake, garlic cornbread and fried green tomatoes at Jacques-Imo's Cafe. A perfect way to end an evening!
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Airfare from Seattle to New Orleans: help us get to The Big Easy so the celebrating can begin!
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Private car service from Louis Armstrong International Airport (New Orleans) to the French Quarter. Help us arrive in style!
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An evening steamboat dinner cruise on the mighty Mississippi River, full of history and and one-of-a-kind sights. We'll feast on fried chicken and red beans and promise to listen to the Captain's jaunty commentary!
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Tour of the fabulous, fabled Mardi Gras World where we can view artists crafting all manner of Mardi Gras essentials, from floats to masks to intricate costumes. They let visitors dress up and take photos, so expect lots of silliness!
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Coffee and a light snack in St. Anthony's Garden after visiting historic St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest continuously active cathedral in the U.S. (built in 1794). We're dying to see this!
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Pocket money for incidentals and quirky souvenirs as we wander about the city and explore!
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Visit to the Presbytere Mardi Gras Museum, where we can get a first-hand look at the culture and history of this longstanding yearly event. Ben will be in history heaven!
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