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Decadence Says "I Do" a Wedding Extravaganza

by EDGE

EDGE Media Network Contributor

Monday June 22, 2015

The New Orleans Southern Decadence Grand Marshals XLI (41) in partnership with The Chicory venue and event planner Anthony Leggio announced today "Decadence Says 'I Do'," a multi-sensory exploration into the LGBT wedding experience on Friday, June 26, 2015, 7 p.m.- 10 p.m. at the Chicory, 610 South Peters Street New Orleans, LA. "Decadence Says 'I Do'" will feature an open bar, music, a fashion show by local designers, and the best in LGBT wedding trends. An After-Party will follow at Ernst Caf�. Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door and a very special $50 "I Do" VIP tickets are available. VIP tickets include a special pre-event Meet & Greet, Gift Bag & Reserved Seating. Tickets are on sale and are available at Decadence Says "I Do." For more information, contact Tony Leggio at [email protected].

Attendees will enjoy spirits, food and revelry while they explore a wedding marketplace that will feature fashionable wedding apparel, epicurean delicacies, musical performers with a LGBT twist and more. "Decadence Says 'I Do'" is more than just an opportunity to highlight the array of professionals and vendors that are available to the LGBT community, this is a voice of support by the New Orleans wedding and hospitality community for equality in marriage and all other walks of life," states Anthony Leggio, a co-presenter and veteran event planner.

Proceeds from "Decadence Says 'I Do'" will benefit LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana, Louisiana Equality Foundation, and the PFLAG Scholarship fund. Leggio adds, "As 37 states celebrate legal gay marriage and with New Orleans being named one of the top 20 'Best Wedding Destinations of 2015,' by Destination Weddings & Honeymoons, "Decadence Says 'I Do'" imagines a future where marriage equality is a reality in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LGBT community is made up of your family, your friends, your co-workers. Everyone deserves the right to be with someone they love and everyone is welcome to the party."

As an official pre-event to the Southern Decadence Celebration on Labor Day Weekend, co-presenters include the Chicory special event space in the Central Business District and the Southern Decadence Grand Marshals 2015: Steven Mora, Rip & Marsha Naquin-Delain, Misti Ates & Frankie Fierce.

For more information visit www.SouthernDecadence.com.