How to Relax Before Your Big Day in New Orleans

After all the planning, choosing, organizing, and inviting, it’s easy to feel stress during the days leading up to your wedding.

But when you decide to exchange vows in New Orleans, you’re sure to feel better.. The city has a charming, carefree atmosphere that shoos all your worries away – which is exactly what you deserve before your big day.

If you want to relax and unwind before your wedding – and who doesn’t? – New Orleans has you covered. The city is full of incredible spas and salons, and the best of the best are perfect for your pre-wedding R&R.

Here’s the best spots to relax before your big day!

The Spa at Windsor Court

The luxurious spa inside the Windsor Court Hotel was named #1 spa in New Orleans by USA Today, and with good reason – this oasis pulls out all the stops.

Whatever kind of special treatment you’re looking for, this place has it. There are 58 available services, like The Windsor, which includes a dry body brush, aromatherapy, an 80-minute massage, and a detoxifying mask.

You can stay as long as you like and make full use of their steam room, pool, sauna, and complimentary skin and hair care products. Plus, you can pick up your favorite productions at their beauty boutique and bring the whole relaxing experience home with you.

The Waldorf Astoria Spa

Find the perfect escape from your pre-wedding headaches at the Waldorf Astoria Spa. Located in the heart of downtown New Orleans in the Waldorf Hotel, there are a full range of services for you to enjoy, from facials and full-body massages to manicures and complete spa day experiences.

Each treatment is a unique experience – your day of bliss is expertly crafted and refined to meet your needs, with custom therapies tailored to your skin type, body type, and age.

Plus, you and your partner can treat each other to a private retreat. The spa offers couples’ suites with massages and treatments for you both to enjoy.

The Spa at the Ritz-Carlton

As soon as you step inside the Spa at the Ritz-Carlton, you get an authentic New Orleans experience with every luxury you can imagine. The scent of magnolia blossoms, bayou cypress, and Spanish moss are there to meet you when you arrive. And complimentary champagne, wine and mimosas guide you through a relaxing day.

The Ritz-Carlton Spa is a hidden gem of the highest order. The largest in the city at 25,000 square feet, the luxury spa offers an impressive menu of more than 100 treatments, including massages, facials and salon services. Many of which give a nod to New Orleans, like the VooDoo massage that uses notes of absinthe and bourbon, along with vetiver and incense to intoxicate and relax.

Can’t decide which treatment to indulge in? Opt for The Ritz-Carlton Signature Facial, which uses organic Eminence products for a tailor-made treatment designed to your specific skincare needs, so you can get exactly what you want.

Spa Atlantis

Stepping into Spa Atlantis is like stepping into a whole new world. It is a locally-owned , full-service spa and salon located in the heart of downtown New Orleans, offering guests high-quality experience focused on service and serenity. Soothing massage, indulgent skin treatments, pampering manicures and pedicures. Escape reality, visit Atlantis.

They use top of the line products and truly believe in customized care, which is attained through ongoing education. The luxury one-stop salon and spa is the place to be when visiting the big easy and gearing up for your big day! 

Find Your Personal Oasis in New Orleans

Decadent, indulgent, and always ready for some quality R&R, New Orleans is the full of incredible spas that offer a serene stay before your big day. And that same joyful atmosphere is what makes it the best city for your destination wedding!