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Sometimes only a live band will do. And sometimes that live band must be a thirteen-piece, three-horn band that can keep the energy up all night long. Emerald City’s repertoire is varied enough to appeal to everyone on the guest list, however the band is always happy to adapt the playlist to your specifications. Primarily located in Dallas, these guys are in high demand year-round, so book well in advance for weddings.

In Italian, Bell’Invito means “beautiful invitation.” The novelty of this company is that you can send out custom paper invites, but go through the entire process online (unless you opt for the couture line, which needs to be ordered in-person). Former fashion art director Heather Wiese spent a lot of time in Italy and fell in love with the artisanal quality of the stationery there. With Bell’Invito, she marries traditional craftsmanship with the demands of modern life. After customers fill out a detailed digital form that dictates the design, the stationery is made on a printing press dating back to the 1800s; the result is shipped within ten days of proof approval. Given that a three-month window is normally required for stationery of this caliber, the speedy turnaround is a lifesaver for time-starved planners.

Kyle Branch is a young Dallas multihyphenate splitting his time between working at TenOverSix and creating unusual, retro-looking flower arrangements at Peaches.

Steven Visneau developed an appetite for photography as a child, habitually thumbing through his mother’s magazine collection. After a stint as a touring musician, Visneau purchased an old Nikon camera from a friend, started shooting, and never looked back. The photographer is comfortable capturing every situation—portraits, lifestyle shots, fashion editorial, you name it. But it’s Visneau’s images of the Texas Ballet Theater that are some of the most beautiful we’ve seen.

Steven Karlisch has been shooting weddings for close to twenty years. A childhood spent traveling with a photography-loving father piqued his interest, but it was only after a year studying architecture in college that Karlisch changed majors. While his wife was moonlighting as a photographer for a small wedding company, Karlisch decided to become a wedding photographer, and their photo studio flourished from there. His specialty is timeless, classic photography and the emotion behind the first look or the speeches. And he always tries to incorporate an architectural component, which lends dimension to his work. Karlisch is available to shoot both local and destination weddings.

Texan florists Briley Studdard and Lauren Clinkscales kept bumping into each other at events and, over time, started to regularly help each other out. In spring 2017, they decided to merge their two businesses into what is now Abelia Floral Studio. Dallas brides cannot get enough of Studdard and Clinkscales’s feminine, modern arrangements, all of which are made from organically grown flowers

Commissary is a bakery, a butcher, a gelateria, and a market all in one. Impressive, right?

Meggie Francisco didn’t start out as a wedding planner; she had a 10-year corporate career before planning a few friends’ weddings helped convince her she was ready for a change. She specializes in smaller events (150 guests or less), where her hard work, thoroughness, and exhaustive attention to detail are most visible. She’s also great at destination weddings.

Katherine Mathes is a Dallas favorite because of her turnkey approach to event planning—she handles everything from event design, to marketing and invitations, to coordination, to flowers for everything from dinner parties to huge corporate galas. She’s got a big team backing her up, too, so she’s a great resource when you’re trying to pull off something particularly ambitious.

DJ Jason has had a long career playing music; he’s been DJ'ing for more than 15 years, including playing on several radio shows and a long-time residency at Whisky Bar in Dallas. Couples say he’s particularly adept at reading the room—while he thoroughly questions the bride and groom on their tastes and vision before the event, he’ll never use a pre-made track. P.S. When drunk guests request the Wobble, he’s always in your corner.