Fleur de Lis Event Center is an all-inclusive wedding and event venue in Mandeville, Louisiana, on the Northshore, 35 minutes from New Orleans. The Pontchartrain Ballroom hosts up to 500 guests, the Jazz Ballroom 50 to 300, and our Private Restaurant up to 100. No guest minimum. Locally owned since 2009. Out-of-town couples can plan remotely with virtual tours and virtual meetings.
Facilities
Housed in a former movie theater and designed around New Orleans architecture, with real gas lighting, brick, wrought iron and fiber-optic star ceilings. Pontchartrain adds a balcony seating nearly 100, a large dance floor and an illuminated cake backdrop. Jazz has two indoor fountains, a fabric-and-string-light ceiling and a picture room. Each ballroom is self-contained, with its own entrance, restrooms, bar, private New Orleans-style courtyard, and bridal and groom suites. Free on-site parking, with overflow adjoining.
Ceremonies
Outdoor ceremonies take place in your courtyard beneath a wrought-iron dome with chandelier and string lights. Indoor ceremonies are held in your own ballroom. If weather moves a ceremony inside, it stays in your ballroom, staff clear the chairs within minutes, and there is no rain-plan charge.
Pricing
Wedding prices are all-in: food, open bar, coordination, décor, a security officer, sales tax and fees in one price. Jazz Ballroom weddings for 100 guests start at $7,729 (Monday–Thursday). Saturday nights run $9,533 to $15,244 for 100 guests in the Jazz Ballroom and $14,102 to $19,513 for 150 guests in the Pontchartrain Ballroom, depending on the date. We don't price per person; every quote is a total for your date, room and guest count. See any date's price at fleurdeliseventcenter.com/wedding-pricing/.
What's Included
Ballroom, tables and chairs, white linens, china and glassware, centerpieces, our in-house décor collection, sweetheart, cake and gift tables, cake cutting and serving, a security officer, setup, breakdown and cleanup. Plus comprehensive on-site coordination: a bridal coordinator from booking through send-off who plans your timeline, contacts your vendors the week before, and runs the ceremony and reception, with a bridal team, an assistant for the parents and a guest team. The Fairytale Dinner gives the newlyweds a private meal before their grand entrance.
Food and Bar
All 18 hand-passed hors d'oeuvres, a full Louisiana buffet and staffed action stations, most made in our on-site kitchen: crab cakes, bacon-wrapped shrimp, boudin egg rolls, mini muffulettas, seafood gumbo, jambalaya, plus Shrimp & Grits and Beef Tips stations. With Guest-First Service, food is open from the moment guests walk in. The House Plus Wine open bar runs the full three-hour reception, with upgrades available.
Optional
Ceremony, in-house DJ, officiant, rehearsal, photo booths, stage and additional time.