Floralies, Inc.
122 E. 55th St., nr. Park Ave.
212-755-3990
floraliesinc.com
Unfailingly traditional and romantic, Kostas Panagopoulos uses viburnums, lilacs, and hyacinth in such abundance that you’d think they were growing straight from the table. He never takes on more than one wedding per weekend (about twenty a year). And while his main clients are big-money types who can pay $125 to $400 for a centerpiece, or $200 to $400 for a bouquet, he’ll also work with brides on budgets—as long as they’re as passionate about flowers as he is.

Flowers by Richard
316 W. 53rd St., nr. Eighth Ave.
212-582-3505
800-311-0810
myfsn.com/flowersbyrichard
In addition to fine flower arrangements, you can find something a little different at this shop that searches out unusual blooms: Flowers by Richard is the �home of the cabbage rose,� which actually looks like a cabbage head. Richard Sonnick, personal florist to Mad TV comedian Nicole Parker, makes it a point to make each order fresh and to take on only one wedding per day. He also guarantees his flowers for 48 hours and will work with any budget.

Flowers of the World
150 W. 55th St., nr. Seventh Ave.
800-582-0428
80 Pine St., nr. Pearl St.,
212-425-2234
flowersoftheworld.com
Similar to its sister store Floralia Decorators, but with a more modern approach and more modest clientele. Designer Anne Kilcullen will combine textures and colors to create an arrangement that reflects your personal style. Bouquets from $225; centerpieces from $175.

Glorimundi
307 Seventh Ave., nr. 28th St., Ste. 2207
212-727-7090
glorimundi.com
Owner Priscilla Schaefer is known for her wild combinations of textures and colors—purple with celadon, green with apricot. Word of mouth has spread far: She once filled a Saudi Arabian palace with flowers for a 3,000-person royal-family wedding. Bouquets run $200 to $225; centerpieces average $225.

Gotham Gardens
325 Amsterdam Ave., nr. 75th St.
212-877-8908
gothamgardens.com
Dan Dahl and Kevin Esteban have a passion for exotic and tropical blooms: brunias, jasmine, and dancing lady ginger, for starters. Brides looking for minimalist, tone-on-tone arrangements should go elsewhere; that said, with this team, interesting doesn’t mean cluttered, and the work is as sleek as can be. Centerpieces start at $150; bridal bouquets at $225.

Jane Packer Flowers
At the Conran Shop, 407 E. 59th St., nr. First Ave.
212-754-1731
janepacker.com
A floral designer in Britain for more than twenty years (she did Fergie's wedding), this trendsetter is relatively new Stateside. Packer, who still works from England, takes a sleek approach that means "no twee little flowers"; lately she's been sewing vintage items, like buttons from a bride's grandmother's bridal dress, into bunches of pale-pink roses. Centerpieces are $150 to $5,000, and bouquets are $75 to $5,000.

Jennifer Houser Flowers
212-532-8676
631-537-5532
By appointment only
Former Ralph Lauren design director Jennifer Houser is known for romantic arrangements, often involving giant branches and fruit treated like flowers (think centerpieces made entirely of baby pears and artichoke). Splitting time between the Hamptons and the city, Houser counts many big shots from both Hollywood and Wall Street as fans. Centerpieces from $185; bouquets from $150 to $400.

Jes Gordon LLC
1123 Broadway, at 25th St., Ste. 614
212-229-2165
jesgordon.com
Jes Gordon got her start designing flowers for movies like Sabrina and Interview With a Vampire. Her style ranges from monochromatic but lush to Zen and feng shui–inspired. Gordon does extensive interviews with couples—and often visits their homes—to get the aesthetic right. Bridal bouquets start at $250; centerpieces at $275. A 50-person wedding starts at $6,000.

Katrina Parris Flowers
1844 Seventh Avenue, nr. 112th St.
212-222-7030
katrinaparrisflowers.com
After just three years in the business, this Harlem designer has amassed an impressive client base, including her neighbor Bill Clinton. Her style is elegantly flashy, mixing bold colors and sometimes tropical flowers with flourishes of unnatural elements, like copper wire and Swarovski crystal. Bouquets from $125; centerpieces from $75.

LMD Floral Events Interiors
437 E. 12th St., nr. Ave. A
212-614-2734
lmdfloral.com
Lewis Miller's luxurious designs have a deeply European aesthetic, fixed somewhere between the Middle Ages and the eighteenth century. The former California farm boy and Belle Fleur alum scours the flower market for unusual specimens (he'll do pastels, but he prefers moody, dark, and dramatic). Prices are high, but he declines to list them for fear of discouraging smaller clients who are willing to take a chance.