The Best Wedding Flowers, Invitations and Name Cards: Details That Make a Bride Swoon

The question has been popped — but there are bigger questions, and you need to find the right sources for your answers. The authoritative go-to list for reception venues, bridal emporiums, jewelers, floral designers, event planners and more is all in one place: the PaperCity Blue Book, our online guide to all things bridal.

You’ve snagged the perfect wedding dress. The cake design is secured. The menu is set. Now you’re left with tackling those intricate details that truly make your wedding day a one-of-a-kind affair.

Whether you’re on the hunt for extravagant wedding blooms, in need of a talented calligrapher, or searching for custom-made invitations, Part III of PaperCity’s Blue Book is all about the details.

FLORAL DESIGNERS
• Bergner & Johnson • 519 Pecore St., 713.662.3769, bergnerandjohnson.com

• Breen’s Florist • 1050 N. Post Oak Road, 713.586.7800, breensweddings.com

• The Byrd Collective • Ashley Bailey, 512.981.8526, thebyrdcollective.com

• Central Market • 3815 Westheimer, 713.386.1700, centralmarket.com

• David Brown • 3637 W. Alabama, 713.664.0466, davidbrown.flowers

•The Empty Vase of Houston • 2511 River Oaks Blvd., 713.529.9969, emptyvasehouston.com

• Events in Bloom • 633A West 19th St., 713.880.1475, eventsinbloom.com

• Flora & Eventi • 600 N. Shepherd, 832.377.3263, floraeventi.com

• River Oaks Plant House • 5930 Westheimer Road, 713.977.5350; 6103 Kirby Dr., 713.622.5350, riveroaksplanthouse.com

• In Bloom, Inc. • 814 Fairview St., 713.523.3553, inbloominc.com

• Johnathan Andrew Sage, Inc. • 3900 Polk St., 713.227.7300, johnathanandrewsageinc.com

• Lexis Florist • 6102 Skyline Dr., 713.774.8080, lexisflorist.com

• Plants n’ Petals • 3810 Westheimer, 713.840.9191, plantsnpetals.com

• Stems Custom Floral • 4711 Gibson St., 713.807.0880

• Swift + Company Flowers • 1525 Silver St., 832.945.1700, swiftevents.com 

• Tanglewood Flowers & Garden • 5550 Val Verde St., 713.572.1226, tanglewoodflowers.com

• The Arrangement Co. • 281.732.9098, thearrangementco.com, ruiz.aubrey@gmail.com

INVITATIONS
• Avalon Stationery and Gifts • 2604 Westheimer Road, 713.528.0052

• Bering’s • 6102 Westheimer Road, 713.785.6400; 3900 Bissonnet St., 713.665.0500, berings.com

• Cartier • River Oaks District, 4444 Westheimer Road, 713.871.0177, cartier.com

• Dena Miller Designs • Dena Miller, 832.428.7128, denabiasemiller@gmail.com

• Events • River Oaks Shopping Center, 1966 W. Gray St., 713.520.5700, eventsgifts.com

• HH Design House • 404 25th St., Galveston, 409.974.4122, hayleyhardcastle.com

• Houston Invitation Service • 2503 River Oaks Blvd., 713.522.2757, invitationservice.com

• Invitation Solutions • 627 W. 19th St., 713.864.5573, invitationsolutions.com; by appointment

• Jenny Wakefield • 2233 W. Alabama St., 713.529.6161; calligraphy; by appointment

• Katie & Co. • 4525 Washington Ave., 713.802.1345, katie-co.com

• Lavender & Mint • 1320 W. Alabama, 832.499.7961, lavenderandmint.com

• Meg Barclay • The Heights, 805.451.0587, megbarclay.com, meg@megbarclay.com; by appointment

• Pressing Events • 791 Town & Country Blvd., 713.973.9590, pressingevents.com

• Vivian Jade • 2990 Richmond Ave., 713.527.0200, vivianjade.com; by appointment

DETAILS: CALLIGRAPHY, ETC.
• A Fine Flourish • Jenny Lake, 713.412.3398, afineflourish.com, jenny@afineflourish.com; calligraphy

• Anne Cheney • 713.782.3708, 123acheney@comcast.net; calligraphy

• Avalon Stationery and Gifts • 2604 Westheimer Road, 713.528.0052; RSVP services

• Calligraphy by Patricia • 3701 W. Alabama, 713.621.9595, calligraphyandcards.com, patleith@sbcglobal.net

• Karla Hamilton • 713.868.5087, 504 Oxford St., karlascalligraphy.com, karlahamilton@me.com; calligraphy

• Kristara Calligraphy • Kristara Schnippert, 832.821.5037, kristara.co, info@kristara.co

• Houston Invitation Service • 2503 River Oaks Blvd., 713.522.2757, invitationservice.com

• PenDance Calligraphy & Engraving • 281.558.7856, pendance.us; by appointment

• Pour L’Amour • Meg Grant Lawrence, pourlamourcreative.com, meagan@pourlamourcreative.com