Wedding Vendors

Paulette's (next to Mon Cheri in La Porte)

3981 Underwood Rd
La Porte, TX 77571
(281) 471-6364

They did an okay job on my dress. It could have been better, but oh well. It also took them a little longer than they'd originally estimated. But once I told the manager my complaints, they did fix the dress.

Kay Bloom

Kay Bloom makes delicious cakes! She doesn't charge extra for special decorations or use of her pillars or fountain. She simply charges by the slice (which are generous) based on the type of cake you want. She did a fantastic job on our cakes and even stuck in the cake pulls for us.

Oh my goodness! You have not had pasta until you've had Ral's pasta. Everything he makes is wonderful and he's got great prices! Plus the presentation is beautiful and the wait staff are very pleasant as well. What nice people!

The Wedding Party (Beautiful flowers!)

Bobbie Farris creates the most incredible fresh flower arrangements you have ever seen with the help of her friend, Susan who is a genius with decorating. I attended several bridal extravaganzas in Houston and there are always lots of florists. But the minute I saw their arrangements, I was completely enraptured. We continued to look at florists because I knew such beautiful flowers must be terribly expensive and she was WAY on the other side of town (as were most of our vendors). But, I could never shake the image that had been burned in my memory of their flowers. So, we went with her. And I have never seen a more beautiful decorating job done at a wedding at my church (not that I've been to EVERY wedding there, and I may have been slightly prejudiced). But, I received more compliments on the flowers than you can imagine. They were absolutely breathtaking. And, her prices were reasonable for the amount of decorations you get. Plus every arrangement she did we used at both the reception and the ceremony!

Morris McRae

We were very fortunate to have the privilege of having Mr. McRae as our photographer. He and his lovely wife Jackie used to live in Houston where he ran his own photography studio. When he retired, they moved to a lovely historic home in Leesville, LA. However, they were both friends of my parents and so he agreed to do our photography. It was difficult since it was long-distance planning and communicating ideas, though.

If I had not been able to have Mr. MrRae as our photographer, we probably would have gone with Nan's photography in Houston because they do incredible artistic black and white pictures.

Angela Holly is the music coordinator for Avalon Music. You discuss with her how big of a group you want with which type of instruments and she puts a group together for you. We had a wonderful string quartet who played before the wedding, during part of the ceremony, and then briefly at the reception. They are professionals in every aspect, including demeanor, performance, and attire. I highly recommend them. There are some other music groups around town that are not as highly skilled musicians as these are. (Most of Avalon's group plays in the Houston Symphony.)

Contact: Angela Holly

Wow! This man is the most amazing videographer. He really ran our show when our coordinator wasn't available. He and his wife use professional video cameras (like the News broadcasters use) and they wire the groom with a microphone so that the sound is heard clearly on the video. Plus, we also got a DVD with our package so we'll never have to worry about our videotape deteriorating. And he even does a sweet music montage to clips from the wedding at the end as the credits (wedding party, etc) roll. He also got our videos to us VERY quickly and we love them! There could not be a better videographer in Houston. Besides, he's the president of the Houston Videographers Association and was used by the Bridal Extravaganza to create their commercials.

Contact: Paul