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Weddings · New Orleans
Marrying at the Marigny Opera House? Stay minutes away.
The Marigny Opera House holds the ceremony. CastleDay holds the rest of the weekend: three private 12-bedroom villas in the neighboring Bywater, with getting-ready space for the whole wedding party, a courtyard for the welcome party, and a private heated pool at each villa. The ride to the venue runs under ten minutes.
The short answer
The venue is booked. Where does everybody sleep?
A Marigny Opera House wedding fills a deconsecrated 1853 church with your favorite people, and most of them are flying in. The usual plan scatters them across downtown hotel blocks, a good ride from the venue and from each other. CastleDay keeps the people closest to you close to the venue: three private villas in the Bywater, each with 12 bedrooms and 17 beds, each with its own heated pool and hot tub. One villa holds the wedding party and immediate family; all three hold up to 90 guests on one quiet block. And it’s a licensed hotel that feels like a house: inspected, legal, city permit 24-XSTR-24029.
The wedding day starts where everyone slept. Hair and makeup come to the villa (mirrors in every room, natural light all day), the photographer gets the getting-ready shots in one place, and the pool holds everybody until it’s time to dress. The ride to St Ferdinand Street takes minutes, so the schedule breathes, and after the last dance home is right there.
The weekend has a natural shape here. Friday is the welcome party in the courtyard; larger gatherings just need advance written approval from the team. Saturday is the wedding, with everyone together by the pool before the ceremony. Sunday is the send-off: coffee on the porch and airport runs. For the big dinner out, ask the team for the rooms that seat a whole crew without a fight, and a brass band books straight through us.
The bill stays simple: the nightly rate plus one cleaning fee per villa, plus occupancy taxes. No per-guest fees, so the per-person share usually drops as the list grows. Pick your dates and the calculator shows the real price at live rates, split per person, before you’ve told us your name. Most couples book the villas 9 to 14 months out, right around when the venue gets locked.
Minutes from the venue
The villas sit in the Bywater, under ten minutes from the Marigny Opera House. The whole party moves in one rideshare wave.
Getting-ready mornings
Hair and makeup come to you: mirrors in every room, natural light all day, and the pool holding everyone until it’s time to dress.
Up to 90 on one block
One villa holds the wedding party; all three hold the whole traveling list.
Three villas
Take one villa, or all three.
The layouts match; the personalities don't. Each sleeps up to 30; book two for up to 60, or all three for up to 90.
Good to know
Common questions
Where do wedding guests stay near the Marigny Opera House?
The Marigny and Bywater keep their lodging small, so most guest lists end up downtown. CastleDay is the close option: three private villas in the Bywater, each sleeping up to 30 across 12 bedrooms and 17 beds, minutes from the venue. Book one villa for the wedding party or all three for up to 90 guests.
How far is CastleDay from the Marigny Opera House?
Under ten minutes by car: the villas are in the Bywater and the Opera House sits in the neighboring Marigny, so the wedding party moves in one wave and gets home fast after the last dance.
Can the wedding party get ready at the villa?
That’s the plan. Hair and makeup artists come straight to the villa, every room has mirrors and natural light, and the Bed Map on each villa page shows where everyone sleeps the night before. The photographer gets the whole morning in one place.
Can we host the welcome party at the villa?
Yes: the courtyard was built for it (larger gatherings just need advance written approval from the team). The ceremony and reception stay at your venue; the villa holds everything around them.
What does it cost for a wedding group?
The nightly rate plus one cleaning fee per villa, plus occupancy taxes; no per-guest fees. Pick your dates and the calculator shows the live price split per person. Most couples book 9 to 14 months ahead.
Keep the group together
Ready to keep your whole group together?
Each villa sleeps up to 30 across 12 bedrooms, 17 beds, and 8 baths. No per-guest fees, and the lowest rate is always direct.
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