The trip after the wedding
A friendsmoon in New Orleans, LA
1 place here can put the whole group under one roof.
The trip you take with your friends right after the wedding — instead of the honeymoon, or before it.
Best months: February, March, April, May, October, November.
Where the group sleeps
- French Quarter courtyard house$550–$1,400 / night
Historic French Quarter house with private courtyard and balconies on Royal Street
Sleeps 12
What you do
- Frenchmen Street Music Crawl
Self-guided or guided crawl of Frenchmen's jazz bars — the locals' choice over Bourbon
- New Orleans School of Cooking
Hands-on Cajun-Creole class with gumbo, jambalaya, and pralines
- Cajun Swamp Tour (Pearl River)
Airboat tour through Louisiana swamps — alligators, cypress trees, only-in-NOLA content
- Haunted Ghost Pub Crawl
Guided pub crawl through the French Quarter's haunted bars — history + cocktails
- Voodoo + Cemetery Walking Tour
- Tarot at Bottom of the Cup Tea Room
Where you eat
- Brennan's
Original bananas-Foster brunch since 1946 — pink dining room, peak French Quarter elegance
- Compere Lapin
Nina Compton's chef-driven Caribbean-Creole — James Beard winner, group dinner of the trip
- Commander's Palace
Legendary Garden District restaurant with 25-cent martini lunches
- Country Club (Drag Brunch)
Bywater estate with famous Sunday drag brunch and clothing-optional pool
- Atchafalaya
Bloody Mary bar so famous it's its own destination — recovery brunch institution
- Coquette
Garden District corner bistro with seasonal Southern menu and great wine list
Still deciding?
How New Orleans stacks up against the other places in the South.
- New Orleans or Lexington?
- New Orleans or Louisville?
- New Orleans or Memphis?
- New Orleans or Miami?
- New Orleans or Mobile?
- New Orleans or Myrtle Beach?
- New Orleans or Naples?
- New Orleans or Nashville?
- New Orleans or Norfolk?
- New Orleans or Oklahoma City?
- New Orleans or Outer Banks?
- New Orleans or Pensacola?
- New Orleans or Raleigh-Durham?
- New Orleans or Richmond?
- New Orleans or San Antonio?
- New Orleans or Sanibel?