The Exit

In keeping with tradition, the couple made a grand exit to the last dance song of the night, the Second Line, performed by a brass quintet. The Second Line is a great New Orleans tradition that originally sprang from social aid and pleasure clubs whose goal was to send off their departed members in style, says Christie. Christie carried a white battenburg lace umbrella, Jason held a black umbrella, and every guest waved a white handkerchief emblazoned with the fleur-de-lis as the band led the procession through the courtyard. At the end of the march, Christie and Jason ran though a sparkler-lit send-off to a carriage that whisked them off on a tour of the French Quarter.