Virtual Tour: Experience Paradigm Gardens Outdoor Wedding Venue in New Orleans
If you’re searching for a virtual tour of a New Orleans wedding venue, you’re probably trying to answer one thing fast: “Can I actually picture my event here?” This page is your guided walkthrough of Paradigm Gardens—our fully outdoor garden venue in the heart of New Orleans—so you can understand the layout, flow, lighting, and guest experience before you ever schedule an in-person visit. You’ll see how ceremonies, cocktail hour, dinner, and dancing typically move through the space, and what’s already built-in versus optional rentals. If you need an outdoor event space walkthrough for planning, budgeting, or sharing with a planner/DMC, this is designed for that exact purpose.
Outdoor event space walkthrough: the layout and flow
Paradigm Gardens is designed to feel like a hidden garden oasis while still functioning like a serious event venue. Guests enter into a lush, landscaped environment with brick paths and multiple “moments” throughout the garden, perfect for an experience-first wedding or corporate gathering. The flow typically works like this:
Arrival + welcome: guests enter and immediately feel the garden environment and ambient lighting.
Ceremony: a dedicated ceremony area with clear sightlines and natural greenery as the backdrop.
Cocktail hour: guests move through the garden paths and gathering zones while you capture photos.
Dinner: a seated dinner setup that uses built-in lighting and infrastructure for a polished evening feel.
Dancing + celebration: a designated area for dancing and music, with optional rentals available.
This walkthrough format helps you visualize timing, movement, and how the space supports your guest experience, especially if you’re planning from out of town.
What you can “see” in a virtual tour that matters for planning
A virtual tour isn’t just pretty photos. It should answer operational questions that make or break your event:
Guest comfort: brick paths that support wheelchairs, and a bathroom sized for wheelchair access.
Parking: large parking lot next door plus ample street parking.
Lighting and ambiance: built-in ambient and logistical lighting (string lights, tiki torches, spotlights).
Bars and service flow: two hand-crafted bars, plus signage support for food and bar menus.
Restrooms: three built bathrooms (one sized for wheelchair access), so you’re not relying on trailers.
Weather reality: a comprehensive rain plan including white top or clear top tents, side walls and gutters.
If you’re comparing outdoor venues, these practical details are what separate a “beautiful garden” from an outdoor venue that actually runs smoothly.
start planning from anywhere
Ready to take a look around? Click here to experience the full 360° virtual tour. If you’re local, reach out to us to schedule a tour and experience the magic in person! We’d love to help you start planning your dream event at Paradigm Gardens today.
Next step: schedule an in-person tour after your virtual walkthrough
If this virtual tour of a New Orleans wedding venue answered the big questions—layout, flow, inclusions, timeline, weather plan—the next step is to confirm your date and align on the right setup for your guest count. Paradigm Gardens hosts weddings primarily February–May and September–December, with events ending at 10:00pm, and a maximum guest count of 200.
When you’re ready, schedule a tour to walk the space in person, review layouts, and discuss menu and bar options based on your goals.
Experience Paradigm gardens through the eyes of an Acclaimed wedding photographer
Olivia Yuen is a Louisiana-based wedding photographer who shoots a digital + film hybrid, focused on honest, evocative storytelling. With degrees in neuroscience and social work, and a perspective shaped by motherhood, she approaches weddings as layered relationships and documents people in the fullness of who they are. She emphasizes a calm, supportive presence and an inclusive approach so couples feel seen and validated, especially when they don’t fit a “cookie-cutter” mold. She has shot multiple weddings at Paradigm Gardens and captures such beautiful moments. She also has a wonderful blog where she documents not just photos but the entire wedding experience.