Bridal Shops
Belle Mariée Bridal, 2509 River Oaks Blvd., 713.523.0068; bellemarieehouston.com
Brickhouse Bridal, 200 Valleywood, The Woodlands, 281.681.3430; brickhousebridal.com
Casa de Novia Bridal Couture, 3331 D’Amico St., 713.523.9090; casadenovia bridal.com
Impressions A Bridal Salon, Highland Village, 4001 Westheimer, 713.622.1122; impressionsbridalsalon.com
Maison de Mode, 2431 Rice Blvd., 713.527.8285; maisondemode.com
Mia Bridal Couture, 1958 W. Gray St., 713.622.2022; miabridalcouture.com
Now and Forever Bridal Boutique, 3701 Kirby Dr., 713.218.0369; nowandforeverbridalbtq.com
Priscilla of Boston, 1131-10 Uptown Park Blvd., 713.526.1886; priscillaofboston.com
Winnie Couture, 5152 Buffalo Speedway, 713.782.9316; winniecouture.com. By appointment.
Custom Bridal, Bridesmaid & Made-to-Measure Tuxedos & Shirts
Beautiful U Bridal, 3637 W. Alabama St., 713.963.8213. By appointment.
Billy Reid, Galleria, 713.552.0333; billyreid.com. Custom tuxedos by appointment.
Elizabeth Anthony/Esther Wolf, 1180-08 Uptown Park Blvd., 713.622.1331; estherwolf.com
Hamilton Custom Shirtmakers, 5700 Richmond Ave., 713.264.8800; hamiltonshirts.com. Custom tuxedo shirts.
Jenny Kim Couture, 2524 Amherst St., 713.528.0500; jkbridal.com. Appointment recommended.
Linda Cunningham, 3310 Edloe St., 713.621.3232; lindacunningham.com
Nick Lopez Tailoring, 2680 Sage Road, 713.621.5411; nicklopeztailoring.com. Custom tuxedos.
Wayne Jones Custom Suit and Shirt Makers, 713.622.2452. By appointment.
Winnie Couture, 5152 Buffalo Speedway, 713.782.9316; winniecouture.com. By appointment.
Tuxedos
A. Taghi Fine Apparel, 5116 Westheimer, 713.963.0884; ataghi.com
Festari for Men, 1800 Post Oak Blvd., 713.626.1234; festariformen.com
Giorgio Armani, Galleria, 713.961.2659; giorgioarmani.com
Gucci, Galleria, 713.961.0778; gucci.com
Harolds in the Heights, 350 W. 19th St., 713.864.2647; haroldsin theheights.com
M. Penner, 1180-06 Uptown Park Blvd., 713.527.820; mpenner.com
Neiman Marcus, Galleria, 713.621.7100; neimanmarcus.com
Norton Ditto, 2425 W. Alabama St., 713.688.9800; nortonditto.com
Ralph Lauren, Galleria, 713.850.9330; ralphlauren.com
Saks Fifth Avenue, Galleria, 713.627.0500; saksfifthavenue.com
Versace, Galleria, 713.623.8220; versace.com
Yves Saint Laurent, Galleria, 713.840.7006; ysl.com
Rings
Katy Briscoe, through Saks Fifth Avenue, Galleria, 713.662.9886, or by appointment at Katy Briscoe, 713.662.9886; katybriscoe.com
Bulgari, Galleria, 713.622.7574; bulgari.com
Cartier, Galleria, 713.871.0177; cartier.com
Chardé, 5600 Kirby Dr., 713.668.6350; chardejewelers.com
David Yurman, Galleria, 713.622.5799; davidyurman.com
De Beers, Galleria, 713.960.9030; debeers.com
Deutsch & Deutsch, 3747 Westheimer, 713.627.7787; deutschdeutschjewelers.com
Deville Fine Jewelry, elizabeth.glanville@devillefinejewelry.com
Donoho’s Jewellers, 9590 Six Pines Dr., The Woodlands, 281.367.9050; donohos.com
Gems by Chao, Galleria, 713.626.0431; gemsbychao.com
I W Marks, 3841 Bellaire Blvd., 713.668.5000; iwmarks.com
Judith Anne Jewels, 4721 Westheimer, 713.871.1074; judithannjewels.com
Nazar’s Fine Jewelry, 5887 Westheimer, 713.952.3687; nazarsfinejewelry.com
Neiman Marcus, Galleria, 713.621.7100; neimanmarcus.com
Paul Carter Jewels, 1141-02 Uptown Park Blvd., 713.627.7495; paulcarterjewels.com
Reiners Fine Jewelry, 2210 Westheimer, 713.520.1212;reinersjewelry.com
Saks Fifth Avenue, Galleria, 713.627.0500; saksfifthavenue.com
Smith & Company Jewels, 2736-C Virginia St., 713.524.0100; smithandcompanyjewels.com
Tiffany & Co., Galleria, 713.626.0220; tiffany.com
Zadok Jewelers, 1749 Post Oak Blvd., 713.960.8950; zadokjewelers.com
Estate Jewelry
A.A. Benjamin Ltd., 1775 Saint James Place, 713.965.0555; aabenjaminjewelry.com
Louis Tenenbaum Estate Jeweler, 1801 Post Oak Blvd., 713.629.7444
Past Era Antique Jewelry, Antique Pavilion, 2311 Westheimer, 713.524.7110; pastera.com
Queen of Heirs Jewelry, 4901 Locust St., Bellaire, 713.666.7467; queenofheirs.com
Smith & Company Jewels, 2736 C, Virginia St., 713.524.0100; smithandcompanyjewels.com
Valobra Jewelry & Antiques, 4078 Westheimer, 713.961.4500; valobra.net
Cakes
Acadian Bakers, 604 W. Alabama St., 713.520.1484; acadianbakers.com
Bavarian Cakery, 8815 Solon Road, 281.469.3116; bavariancakery.com
Cakes by Macauley, 832.754.0674; cakesbymacauley.com
Crave Cupcakes, 1151-06 Uptown Park Blvd., 713.622.7283; cravecupcakes.com
Dacapo’s Pastry Cafe, 1141 E. 11th St., 713.869.9141; dacapospastrycafe.com
Dessert Gallery Bakery & Cafe, 3600 Kirby Dr., 713.522.9999; 1616 Post Oak Blvd., 713.622.0007; dessertgallery.com
French Gourmet Bakery and Cafe, 2250 Westheimer, 713.524.3744; fgbakery.com
Mia Sorella Cakes, miasorellacakes.com
Michael’s Cookie Jar, 5330 Weslayan St., 713.771.8603; michaelscookiejar.com
More Than Cakes, 1100 W. Dallas St., 713.652.5135; morethancakes.com. By appointment.
Ooh La La Bakery, 23920 Westheimer Parkway, Katy, 281.391.2253; oohlalasweets.com
Susie’s Cakes, 12280 Westheimer, 281.493.3222; susiescakes.com
Three Brothers Bakery, 4036 S. Braeswood Blvd., 713.666.2253; 3brothersbakery.com
Who Made the Cake!, 1811 S. Shepherd Dr., 713.528.4719; whomadethecake.com
Caterers
A Fare Extraordinaire, 2035 Marshall St., 713.527.8288; afehouston.com
Abuso Catering, 6729 Stella Link Road, 713.660.6617; abusocatering.com
Acute Events & Catering, 2711 Kipling St., 713.528.1133; acuteevents.com
Armandos Taco Truck, 2630 Westheimer, 713.520.1738; armandos restaurant.com
Catering by Culinaire, 3900 Milam St., 713.524.2337; cateringbyculinaire.com
City Kitchen, 8101 Airport Blvd., 713.847.8004; citykitchencatering.com
Crew Staffing, 4617 Montrose Blvd., 713.526.2739; crewstaffing.com
Jackson and Company, 707 Hawthorne St., 713.523.5780; jacksonandcompany.com
La Villette Catering & Special Events, 1716 Bissonnet St., 713.521.7550; lavillettecatering.com
Mélange Catering & Special Events, 6803 Wynnwood Lane, 713.869.0066; melangeevents.com
The Stone Kitchen Catering & Special Events, 2112 Waugh Dr., 713.521.3500; stonekitchencatering.com
Tony’s Catering, 713.622.6779; tonyshouston.com
Complete Event Production
Bergner & Johnson Design, 519 Pecore St., 713.662.3769; bergnerandjohnson.com
Darryl & Co., 483 W. 38th St., 713.863.0400; darrylco.com
Design & Inspiration, P.O. Box 7866, 713.880.3613; designandinspiration.net
DGLS Events ... at Your Service, 5001 Woodway, 713.301.0158; dglsevents.com
Elias Events, 6214 Beverly Hill #24, 713.334.1800; eliasevents.com
The Events Company, Richard Flowers, 1237 N. Post Oak Road, 713.426.5800; theeventsco.com
Michael Cordúa Events, 1050 N. Post Oak Road, 713.961.0911; cordua.com
Swift + Company, 2137 W. Alabama St., 713.526.7600; swiftevents.com
Floral Designers
Aubrey Sellers Flowers and Gifts, 1545 Peden St., 713.880.1919; classicromance.com. By appointment.
Breen’s Florist, 1050 N. Post Oak Road, Ste. 280, 713.668.2376; breensflorist.com
The Cutting Garden, 1846 Westheimer, 713.465.9145; mycuttinggarden.com
David Brown, 1180-10 Uptown Park Blvd., 713.664.0466; davidbrownflowers.com
The Empty Vase of Houston, 2511 River Oaks Blvd., 713.529.9969; emptyvasehouston.com
Events in Bloom, 638A West 20th St., 713.880.1475; eventsinbloom.com
In Bloom, Inc., 814 Fairview St., 713.523.3553; inbloominc.com
Johnathan Andrew Sage, 3902 McKinney St., 713.227.7300; johnathan andrewsageinc.com
Lexis Florist, 5785 San Felipe, 713.774.8080; lexisflorist.comLily, 909 Willard St., 713.521.7738
Plants ’n Petals, 3810 Westheimer, 713.840.9191; plantsnpetals.net
Stems Custom Floral, 4711 Gibson St., 713.574.1250; stemscustomfloral.com
Invitations
Ann Werme Stationers, 2400 Augusta Dr., 713.339.4511; annwerme stationers.com. By appointment.
Avalon Stationery and Gifts, 2604 Westheimer Road, 713.528.0052
Bering’s, 6102 Westheimer, 713.785.6400; 3900 Bissonnet St., 713.665.0500; berings.com
Cartier, Galleria, 713.871.0177; cartier.com
Events, River Oaks Shopping Center, 1966 W. Gray St., 713.520.5700; eventsgifts.com
High Cotton Design, highcottonhouston.com. By appointment.
Houston Invitation Service, 2503 River Oaks Blvd., 713.522.2757; invitationservice.com
Hurst Engraving, 6435 Gulfton St., 281.449.2412
Invitation Solutions, 713.864.5573; invitationsolutions.com. By appointment.
Jenny Wakefield, 2233 W. Alabama St., 713.529.6161. By appointment.
Katie & Company, 4500 Washington Ave., 713.802.1345; katie-co.com
La Casa de Letras, 713.527.4415; info@casa-letras.com. By appointment.
PH Design Shop, 3306 S. Shepherd Dr., 713.522.8861; phdesignshop.com
Simple Difference, Daniela Weil, 713.278.1994. By appointment.
The Pretty Penny, 14534 Memorial Dr., 281.493.2430; theprettypenny.com
Tiffany & Co., Galleria, 713.626.0220; tiffany.com
Details: Calligraphy etc.
Anne Cheney, 713.782.3708; 123acheney@comcast.net. Calligraphy.
Avalon Stationery and Gifts, 2604 Westheimer, 713.528.0052. RSVP services.
Bright Star Productions, 2420 Center St., 713.529.2757; brightstarproductions.com. Custom lighting and sound.
Calligraphy by Patricia, 3701 West Alabama St., 713.621.9595; patleith@sbcglobal.net
Houston Invitation Service, 2503 River Oaks Blvd., 713.522.2757; invitationservice.com
Karla Hamilton, 713.868.5087. Calligraphy.
PenDance Calligraphy & Engraving, Maureen Vickery, 281.558.7856; pendance.us
Susan Petty, 713.784.8888. Calligraphy.
Makeup Artists
Amanda Paige Makeup, 713.418.0261; contact@amandapaige.us
Jennifer Aronson with Nars at Solution for Hair, 1800 Westheimer, 713.526.4545; solutionforhair.com
Cerón Salon, Olga Reza, 1180-12 Uptown Park Blvd., 713.892.8330; ceronsalon.com
Cynthia Christ and Melissa Sellers at Sensia Studio & Japanese Day Spa, 1711 Post Oak Blvd., 713.627.0070; sensiastudio.com
Renee Diaz, Yvette Fowler and Darcie Teasley at Trellis, The Spa at The Houstonian, 111 N. Post Oak Lane, 713.685.6790; houstonian.com
Sherrie Evett, 713.385.0373; sherriebaby@comcast.net
Jose Montalvo of One Salon, 3621 W. Alabama, 713.529.3002; onesalonhouston.com
Janie Pollock at Let’s Make-Up, Inc., 4899 Montrose Blvd., 713.523.2520
Tonya Riner, 713.582.0625; tonya@beautyforreal.com
Edward Sanchez at Urban Retreat Skin Care Center, Haddon Square, 1701 S. Shepherd Dr., 713.523.1701; urbanretreat.com
Rachel Tate at Urban Retreat Salon, 2329 San Felipe, 713.523.2300; urbanretreat.com
Heidi Schulze at Solution for Hair, 1800 Westheimer, 713.526.4545; solutionfor hair.com
Sarah Tucker Make-up Artistry, 713.822.3812; sarahtuckermakeup.comDarcie Teasley, 979.492.4200; info@makeupbydarcie.com
Corinne Williams at Façade, 1101-03 Uptown Park Blvd., 713.552.1545; facadeuptown.com
Dyanna Wilson at 35 Make Up Design, 5600 Kirby Dr., 713.660.7600; 35makeupdesign.com
Music Bookers
Allen Hill Entertainment, 713.426.2741; allenhill entertainment.com
Avalon Music, 713.529.2672; theavalonmusic.com
Gulf Coast Entertainment, 2017 W. Gray St., 713.523.7004; gulfcoastentertainment.com
Marshall Maxwell Entertainment Agency, 713.522.3514; marshallmaxwell.com
Simply Entertainment, 713.807.0202; simplyentertainment.biz
Ward & Ames Special Events, 7500 San Felipe, 713.266.9696; wardand ames.com
Reception Locations
A wedding in the house you grew up in … nothing is more personal and gracious. However, if your living room or garden is out of the question, a hotel ballroom or private club might be most apropos.
Alden Houston, 1117 Prairie St., Amanda Johnston at 832.200.8803; aldenhotels.com
Four Seasons Hotel Houston, 1300 Lamar St., Elisa Sosa at 713.652.6263; fourseasons.com/houston
Hilton Americas–Houston, 1600 Lamar St., Jennifer Huerta at 713.577.6064; hilton.com
Hilton Houston Post Oak, 2001 Post Oak Blvd., Rachel Hudson at 713.968.1338; hilton.com
Hotel Derek, 2525 W. Loop South, Stacy Lillis at 713.297.4345; hotelderek.com
Hotel Granduca, 1080 Uptown Park Blvd., Heather Hickman at 713.418.1000; granducahouston.com
Hotel Icon, 220 Main St., Mary Taube or Michael McVey at 832.667.4464; hotelicon.com
Hotel ZaZa Houston, 5701 Main St., Lisa Hudson at 713.526.1991; hotelzazahouston.com
The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa, 111 N. Post Oak Lane, Jim Gray or Evangelia McCarthy at 713.685.6878; houstonian.com
InterContinental Houston, 2222 W. Loop South, John Olkley at 713.850.2800; ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental
The Lancaster, 701 Texas Ave., Stacy Schmidt at 713.228.9500; thelancasterhouston.com
The Magnolia Hotel, 1100 Texas Ave., Claudia Behring at 713.221.0011; magnoliahotelhouston.com
Omni Houston Hotel, 4 Riverway, Desiree Tapping at 713.624.4814; omnihotels.com
St. Regis Hotel, Houston, 1919 Briar Oaks Lane, Tobias Rimkus at 713.840.7600; stregis.com/Houston
Hotel Sorella, CityCentre, 800 W. Sam Houston Parkway North, LIsa Wathen at 713.973.1600; hotelsorella-citycentre.com
The Westin Galleria, 5060 W. Alabama St., 713.960.8100; westin.com/galleria
The Westin Oaks, 5011 Westheimer, 713.960.8100; westin.com/oaks
Or, try these sites:
The Corinthian, 202 Fannin St., Boyd Bryan at 713.222.2002; thecornithianhouston.com
The Crystal Ballroom at the Rice Lofts, 909 Texas Ave., Paula Foreman or Jamie Purpera at 713.227.7423; sambucacatering.com
Cullen’s Upscale American Grill, 11500 Space Center Blvd., Megan Cantini at 281.481.3463; cullenshouston.com
DiverseWorks, 1117 E. Freeway, Jon Read at 713.223.8346; diverseworks.org
Gremillion & Co. Fine Art Gallery, 2501 Sunset Blvd., Brian Freeze at 713.522.2701; gremillion.com
The Grove, 1611 Lamar St., Ivonne Marquez at 713.337.7321; thegrovehouston.com
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby St., Annalisa Minnitti at 713.315.2428; thehobbycenter.org
The Hofheinz House, 3900 Milam, Luzia Turner, 713.524.2337; cateringbyculinaire.com/hofheinzhouse.html
Houston Museum of Natural Science, One Hermann Circle Dr., Leslie Goode or Nancy Lauletta-Bowen at 713.639.4749; hmns.org
La Colombe d’Or, 3410 Montrose Blvd., Ed Bodee or Hannah Kramer, 713.524.7999; lacolombedor.com
Lawndale Art Center, 4912 Main St., Karen Olds, 713.528.5858; lawndaleartcenter.org
McClain Gallery, 2242 Richmond Ave., Leigh Manley, 713.520.9988; mcclaingallery.com
Poissant Gallery, 5102 Center St., 713.868.9337; poissantgallery.com
River Oaks Garden Club, 2503 Westheimer, Sherry McCarty at 713.523.2483; riveroaksgardenclub.org
Photographers
Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design, 312 Birdsall St., Linda Rogers, 713.682.6000; alexandersportraits.com
Alvin Gee Photography, 911 Town and Country Blvd., 713.647.0911; alvingee.com
Bohemian Photography, 801 William St., 713.344.0415; bohemianphotography.com
Brooke Schwab Photography, 1137 East 11th St., 713.863.0100; brookeschwabphotography.com
Chris Wineinger Photography, 832.372.3456; chriswineingerphoto.com
D. Jones Photography, 2005 Mason St., 713.521.1550; djonesphoto.com
Evin Thayer Studios, 405 Avondale St., 713.524.0199; evinthayer.com
Gittings, 1121-10 Uptown Park Blvd, 713.965.9301; gittings.com. Portraits only.
Goodlight Photography, 713.869.8168; goodlightphotography.com
Home Video Productions by Gary Bolton, Missouri City, 281.437.4088; homevideoproductions.com
Jenny Antill Photography, 832.877.4476; jennyantill.com
John Lewis Weddings, 281.384.8633; johnlewisweddings.net
John Ly Photography, 7141 Thrush Dr., 281.701.7939; johnlyphotography.com
Karen Sachar Photography, 713.523.1150; ksachar.com
Legacy Multimedia, 281.381.9550; legacymultimedia.com
Michael Carr Photography, 5701 Woodway, 713.461.2862; michaelcarr photography.com
Michael Martinez Photography, 713.355.5345; martinezphoto.com. By Appointment.
NHAN Photography, 1710 Waugh Dr., 713.523.3887; nhanphotography.com
Phyllis Hand Photography, 713.861.9327; phyllishand.com
PWL Studio by Fulton Davenport, 805 Welch St., 713.521.7022; pwlstudio.com
Simon Roderick Gentry Photography, 832.661.7363; simongentry.com
Steve Lee Photography, 713.443.7058; stevelee weddings.com
Steve Schmid Photography, 3939 Essex Lane, 713.960.9839; steveschmidphotography.com
Temple Webber Photography, 4605 Post Oak Place, 713.621.9320; templewebber.com
Terry Blackburn Photography, 1260 Blalock Road, 713.464.0094; blackburnstudios.com
Tomas Ramos Photographers, 5920 Fairdale #6, 713.975.1457; tomasramos.com
Wedding and Portrait Stories, 713.521.7667; weddingstories.com
Wedding Coordinators
Bobbi Asarch, 713.728.3336; bobbiasarch.com
Belle of the Ball, 4010 Blue Bonnet, 713.528.9966; belleevents.com
Robin Berry, 281.827.4182; robinberry@gmail.com
Design Wedding Consultants, Shena Cherian, 832.493.1129
Elias Events, 6214 Beverly Hill #24, 713.334.1800; eliasevents.com
For Your Memories, 1800 Augusta, 713.532.8100; foryourmemories.com
Keely Thorne Events, 2449 South Blvd., 713.807.8188; keelythorne.com
Rita Holland, 713.965.0936; r.holland@sbcglobal.net
The Master Plan Weddings, Lauren Swarts, 713.826.4743; masterplanevents.com
Schwartz & Woodward, 713.780.1282; schwartzwoodward.com. By appointment.
Silver Spoon Events, Dianne Famoff, 281.320.0750
Mary Martha Steed, Event Consultant, 713.526.0085; mmsteed.com
Two Be Wed, 2611 Greenbriar, 713.572.3030; twobewed.net
Ann Whittington, 713.461.8424; annevents.com