Gatekeeping New Orleans
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Ways We Can
Work Together
I'm a New Orleans girl who knows the power of her cultural collateral. Whether you're booking your Essence weekend, partnering your brand, or placing your hotel — there's a way in.
For Essence Festival Attendees
Book Your Itinerary
Six packages built around how you actually move. Personalized. Gatekept. Delivered to your inbox within 48 hours.
Gatekeeping With Lynn — $35
Get on the list for the hottest parties. Real-time private event drops all weekend from me on the ground. Last-minute notifications, secret sets, invite-only events nobody posted about. You get the text. Not the post. The text.
Education — $150
Full panel and keynote schedule, Empowerment Experience guide, Book Festival author lineup, workshop and seminar picks. Built for the ones who came to learn and grow.
Laid Back Southern Girl — $175
Slow mornings, the right spots, no rushing, no crowds. Essence at your own pace. Built for the woman who wants a good time without the chaos.
Culture — $200
Congo Square, the Tremé, gospel Sunday, the real New Orleans. For the ones who came for more than the music.
We Outside — $225
Every event, every move, every late night all weekend long. Day parties, Essence After Dark, the Thursday night scene. Built for maximum energy.
Black Excellence — $325
VIP everything. Luxury hotel recommendation, VIP restaurant reservations, full 4-day curated schedule, best concert positioning, exclusive spots nobody posts. No compromises.
How to Book
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Email me your package and details
Tell me your package name, travel dates, where you're staying, group size, and anything specific you want.
lynnwesleycoleman@gmail.com
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Receive your invoice
I confirm your package and send you an invoice. Simple, official, and on record.
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Pay via Cash App
Send payment and your personalized itinerary will be in your inbox within 48 hours.
$ $gatekeptneworleans
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Your key
is waiting.
is waiting.
Not a template. Not a tourist guide. Built personally for you by a New Orleans girl who goes every year.
✉ Get Your Keylynnwesleycoleman@gmail.com · Cash App $gatekeptneworleans
For Brands & Event Organizers
Preferred Gatekeeping Partner
Your brand placed directly in the hands of our clients. Not as an advertisement. As a personal recommendation from someone they already trust.
Itinerary Placement
Your brand, event, or experience featured on every relevant personalized itinerary we build for Essence 2026 clients. Our clients arrive knowing your name, your vibe, and your offering before they even land in New Orleans.
Gatekeeping With Lynn Alert Drop
Your event dropped directly to our real-time subscriber list as a live insider alert during Essence weekend. Before it hits social. Before anyone else knows. That is the value of being in this drop.
Social Media Feature
Featured across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Threads. Pre-Essence content that builds anticipation for your brand before the festival weekend begins.
Preferred Gatekeeping Partnership — Full Suite
Itinerary placement across all relevant packages, Gatekeeping With Lynn alert drops, social media campaign, personal referral from Lynn to every concierge client, and the Preferred Gatekeeping Partner badge across all platforms.
Pre-Essence Email Campaign Feature
Featured in our pre-Essence email campaigns sent to our confirmed client list before they arrive in New Orleans. Your brand is in their inbox before they ever land at MSY.
How Brand Partnerships Work
01
Reach out
Email us or DM on Instagram. Tell us about your brand, event, or experience.
lynnwesleycoleman@gmail.com
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We assess fit
We review your brand against our client base and confirm the right partnership tier.
03
We feature you
Your brand goes on itineraries, insider alert drops, and social platforms. Our clients arrive pre-sold.
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Your clients are already
looking for you.
looking for you.
We are the recommendation that gets you in front of them. Not advertising. Personal endorsement from someone they already trust.
✉ Start the Conversationlynnwesleycoleman@gmail.com · Essence Festival 2026 · July 3-6
For Hotel Partners
Be Where Our
Clients Stay
We tell every single client exactly where to stay. If your property is in the right neighborhood and we have a partnership — your rooms get filled.
Signature Hotel Partner
Featured as the recommended hotel on every relevant personalized itinerary. Black Excellence clients always. We Outside clients always. Others based on fit. Your property becomes the official Gatekeeping New Orleans recommendation for Essence 2026.
Lobby Bar Feature
During Essence weekend your hotel lobby bar is not just a bar — it is a scene. We feature your lobby bar as the official pre-concert destination in our Gatekeeping With Lynn real-time drops Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. The Four Seasons Chandelier Bar. The Sheraton scene. These are Essence events.
Featured Hotel Partner
Placement on select package itineraries, a social media feature, one lobby bar alert drop per night, and the Featured Hotel Partner designation.
Social Media + Email Feature
Your property featured across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Threads pre-Essence, plus a mention in our pre-arrival email campaigns. On our clients' minds before they book their flights.
How Hotel Partnerships Work
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Tell us about your property
Email us with your location, Essence weekend availability, rates, and lobby bar programming for July 3-6.
lynnwesleycoleman@gmail.com
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We confirm fit
CBD, Warehouse District, or French Quarter only. Strong service standards and Essence weekend availability required.
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Your property goes live
Confirmed as a Preferred Gatekeeping Hotel Partner. On itineraries. In our drops. Our clients arriving pre-sold.
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Your rooms are filling up.
Fill them with our clients.
Fill them with our clients.
We are the recommendation that sends high-value Essence attendees to your property. Pre-sold. Pre-excited. Ready to spend.
✉ Start the Conversationlynnwesleycoleman@gmail.com · Hotel partnerships being confirmed now