Merriment on the Mississippi

A debutante trio embraced floral festivity in Grand Oaks Mansion at Mardi Gras World under the theme “Magnolias on the Mississippi.” The colorful invitation by Heidi Hayne for Betty Hunley Designs listed the notables. The hosts and the debs were Jaye and Chuck Moll for daughter and stepdaughter Laney Calhoun; Julie and Rene Paysse for Sloane ; and Julie and Larry Stokes for Taylor. Their names appeared on the invitation amid depictions of local canine celebs Blue Dog and Scrim ; a lazy alligator with a Champagne flute; a Bevolo-inspired lantern; and the three honorees in long white dresses hoisting second-line umbrellas. The requisite magnolia was duly represented, along with other fanciful flora.

Larger-than-life magnolias lined the walkway a

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