BEST BRIDAL DRESS
STORE
LOTUS BRIDAL
1822 Avenue U
(718) 332-4385 – www.lotusbridal.com
Lotus Bridal is a family owned business that
was founded in 2005 and quickly became
one of New York’s premier wedding dress
retailers. They have two locations in New York.
Their Brooklyn location in the Sheepshead
Bay area has been around since 2005 and we
recently opened a new location in Mineola,
Long Island in Jan, 2017. Lotus Bridal off er a
unique collection of bridal lines that radiate
beauty, elegance and style. With personal and
professional attention, a bride can leisurely
browse through an exquisite collection of
designer wedding dresses, accessories and
dresses for the entire bridal party including
bridesmaids, evening gowns for the mother
of the bride or groom and fl ower girl dresses.
Their commitment to customers is impeccable
service, utmost quality, and competitive prices.
BEST BRIDAL HAIR
STYLING
5TH AVE HAIR STUDIO
9013 5th Ave.
(718) 439-4909 – www.5thavehairstudio.com
At the 5th Ave Hair Studio in Bay Ridge, a
team of professional style connoisseurs are
committed to making you look and feel your
best. Its team believes that healthy hair is
essential and, in order to achieve the most
beautiful hair color possible, they use cotton
infused foils and Redken colors for a silky
fi nish. 5th Ave Studio promises to take your
hair from good enough to fabulous and from
just an element of personal style to a defi ning
attribute. Couple that with the salon’s modern,
yet comfortable environment that makes all
feel welcome, and it’s easy to see why 5th Ave
Hair studio is the one to beat when it comes to
best hair salon in Brooklyn.
BEST FAVORS/
INVITATIONS
EMMA CREATIONS
6616 11th Avenue
(718) 833-4585 – www.emmacreationsny.com
Emma Creations features innovative favors
and invitations, including personalised
handmade canvases to hang that special photo
or most loved artwork. Each couple will be
able to select from a variety of products. They
strive to meet your needs for your special day
and can special order any product that you
may be interested in. That special day means
everything to a bride and groom and if you’re
in Brooklyn or anywhere in New York City,
Emma Creations is the place to go to get the
word out to your guests that you want them
to be a part of the most special day of your
life. Emma Creations will get the job done and
make your invitations look good while doing it.
An essential for any wedding.
BEST MAKEUP ARTIST
BOOK YOUR LOOK
1227 Broadway
www.bookyourlooknyc.com
Brooklyn’s Book Your Look provides relaxing
spa and beauty services for both your face
and body. Pamper yourself silly with a wide
array of beauty and cosmetic services, such
as make up application. This spa’s amazing
services are ready for you. Just be sure to
make an appointment fi rst. How you look
on your wedding day is something that will
last a lifetime, so you’ll want to make sure to
look your best for the day. Book Your Look
wants to be a part of that look, helping you
get everything together so that you and your
partner can make it as memorable a day as you
want. They’ll make it so that when you look
back at your wedding photos, the day isn’t all
you remember.
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BEST MEN’S FORMAL
WEAR
PHIL’S TUXEDO’S
7601 New Utrecht Ave.
(718) 331-5902
Phil’s Tuxedo’s, located in Bensonhurst, sells
formal Wear Rental, Tuxedos and Tuxedos
Rental & Sales and off ers Rentals and Tuxedos.
If you’re looking for a place where you don’t
have to worry about your husband’s tux, you
want everything perfect and someone to tell
you what looks good and what doesn’t, Phil is
your guy. From the minute you walk into this
place you will be greeted like your family. Phil
goes over every detail before you take it home.
The way your husband looks on his wedding
day is important. Phil’s Tuxedo will make sure
he dazzles almost as much as the bride does
on your special day. They serve the community
to provide for those extra special days and for
every formal occasion.
BEST PARTY AND EVENT
RENTALS
EMMA CREATIONS
6616 11th Avenue
(718) 833-4585 – www.emmacreationsny.com
Emma’s Creations on the border of Borough
Park and Dyker Heights is the place to beat for
best favors and invitations in all of Brooklyn.
The local business specializes in everything
from birthdays and weddings to bridal and
baby showers and more. With the options as
endless as the staff is courteous and creative,
it’s a no- brainer why Emma’s Creations was
pegged for the best favors and invitations in
the borough.
BEST WEDDING CAKES
ISABELLAS CREATIONS
6624 11th Avenue
(347) 464-8845 – www.isabellascreations.com
Since establishing my own Business in March,
2010, I feel that every day is a gift! I truly
enjoy every moment and welcome every new
challenge. It gives me great personal joy to see
the expressions on the customers face when
they see the Cake or Creation made for them,
and knowing that I’ve helped in a small way
to make their day a bit more special. I take
great pride in making one of a kind cakes and
goodies at aff ordable prices so that everyone
can have their DREAM CAKE and eat it too!
BEST WEDDING FLORIST
FLORAL HEIGHTS
107 Atlantic Avenue
(718) 625-2066 – www.fl oralheights.com
Floral Heights is a charming fl ower shop
located in the beautiful and historic Brooklyn
Heights section of New York City. Floral
Heights sells the best in quality fl owers from
international and local markets that are
delivered daily to Manhattan, New York & all
of Brooklyn. Floral Heights’ talented design
team creates unique fl oral designs to fi t the
vision and style of every client, from corporate
accounts and large events to intimate house
parties. Whether it is an open airy English
Garden bouquet, lush clustered blossoms in a
French posy, or a stylish Ikebana composition,
each of these designs is crafted to perfection!
Let Floral Heights be the fl orist of your choice.
They’ll be the best part of your special day and
the best look of your special day.
BEST WEDDING
JEWELER
MARISSA ALPERIN
25 State Street
(718) 243-2326 – www.marissaalperin.com
Everything comes full circle is a mantra
jewelry designer Marissa Alperin preaches day
to day. As a kid, she was always making things
and working with her hands (her birthday
parties even alternated between roller skating
and jewelry making). A Cobble Hill native who
still lives on the block she was raised, Alperin
eventually followed her passion and opened
her own studio/shop in the very borough
she’s always called home. Holding a degree
in Jewelry Design from the Fashion Institute
of Technology, Alperin has gone on to make a
name for herself — and her designs — as one
of the highest acclaimed independent jewelers,
not just in the borough, but in all of New York
City. With designs as one-of-a-kind as they are
worth every penny (though, her pieces won’t
cost you too many of those), Alperin’s vast
collection is the one to beat when it comes to
best wedding jeweler in the borough.
BEST WEDDING
PHOTOGRAPHER
BRKLYN VIEW PHOTOGRAPHY
1409 Albemarle Rd.
(917) 880-2292 – www.brklynview.com
Jainé M. Kershner, of Brklyn View
Photography, has a natural, romantic and
timeless approach to wedding photography.
Kershner has a knack for making her couples
feel comfortable and relaxed in front of the
camera, and most importantly, look like
themselves in their photos. Kershner becomes
personally invested into each and every one of
her couples from the very beginning and once
they start their own families, She’s honored
to photograph the next chapter in their lives.
She’s been told by just about every single one of
her couples that she was the calming presence
on their wedding day. In her heart, she’s an
artist who creates timeless photography for her
couples (and their families!) to love forever and
Jaime M. Kershner hopes to photograph your
wedding too!
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