Your Best of Jackson
Guide to Weddings // by Amber Helsel
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est of Jackson is good for a lot of things: It can give you ideas on where to shop, where to eat, who’s who in the Jackson area and more. And it can do one more thing: Help you plan your wedding. Let’s take a look at last year’s results. See this year’s winners in the Jackson Free Press on Jan. 25 and at bestofjackson.com.
Best Florist
Greenbrook Flowers Inc. (705 N. State St., 601-957-1951, greenbrookflowers.com) Greenbrook Flowers has received the title of Best Florist for 10 years straight. It has staff on hand who can help you design your flowers, and you can order them online, or call or fax an order. The shop is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Duling Hall
Finalists: A Daisy a Day (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 194, 601-9824438, adaisyadayjackson.com) / Drake’s Designs Florists & Gifts Inc. (1491 Canton Mart Road, Suite 8, 601-957-6983) / Green Oak Florist (5009 Old Canton Road, 601-956-5017; 1067 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite E, Ridgeland, 601-707-9440; greenoakflorist. com) / Whitley’s Flowers (740 Lakeland Drive, 601-362-8844, whitleysflowers.com)
Place to Book a Party or Shower
Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave., 601-292-7121, dulinghall.com) You can see some great shows at Duling Hall, but it also makes a great place for parties and showers—and weddings and receptions.
Fresh Cut Catering & Floral
Finalists: Fairview Inn (734 Fairview St., 601-948-3429, fairviewinn. com) / The South Warehouse (627 E. Silas Brown St., 601939-4518) / The Bulldog (6111 Ridgewood Road, 601-978-3502, bulldog-jackson.draftfreak.com) / The Cedars (4145 Old Canton Road, 601-981-9606) / Pump It Up (1576 Old Fannin Road, Suite P, Brandon, 601-992-5866, pumpitupparty.com)
Other Categories that Might Come in Handy Best Brunch
Greenbrook Flowers
The South
Table 100 (100 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601420-4202, tableonehundred. com) Finalists: BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244, 601-982-8111, bravobuzz.com) / Char Restaurant (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 142, 601-956-9562, charrestaurant. com) / Fairview Inn/1908 Provisions (734 Fairview St., 601-948-3429, fairviewinn. com) / Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave., Suite 201, 601-982-2899 / Seafood R’evolution (1000 Highland Colony Pkwy., Suite 9015, 601853-3474, seafoodrevolution. com)
Work. Live. Play. Prosper.
Hangover food
Keifer’s (120 N. Congress St., 601-353-49756; 710 Poplar Blvd., 601-355-6825, keifers.net) Finalists: Brent’s Drugs (655 Duling Ave., 601-366-3427) / The Pizza Shack (925 E. Fortification St., 601-352-2001; 114 Byram Business Center Drive, 769-233-8875; 219 Garden Park Drive, 601-8568600; thepizzashackjackson. com) / Rooster’s (2906 N. State St., 601-982-2001, glennfoods.com) / Soulshine Pizza Factory (1111 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 1, Ridgeland, 601-8568646, 5352 Highway 25, Suite 1100, Flowood, 601-919-2000)
Place for unique gifts
Apple Annie’s Gift Shop (1896 Main Street, Suite D, Madison, 601-853-8911; 152 Grants Ferry Road,
Place to get married
The South Warehouse (627 E. Silas Brown St., 601-939-4518) The South Warehouse has about 19,000 square feet of space, so you have a lot of room to roam with your plans. (And it was where we held the Best of Jackson a few years back.) Finalists: The Cedars (4145 Old Canton Road, 601-366-5552) The IVY (1170 Luckney Road, Flowood, 601-906-5499, theivyvenueflowood.com) / The Cotton Market (2644 S. Pearson Road, Richland, 601-906-5499) / Fairview Inn (734 Fairview St., 601-948-3429, fairviewinn.com) / Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St., 601-960-1515, msmuseumart.org)
Best Caterer
Fresh Cut Catering & Floral/Wendy Putt (108 Cypress Cove, Flowood, 601-939-4518, freshcutcateringandfloral.com) If you ask someone to recommend a good caterer in Jackson, Wendy Putt’s name will probably come up in the list. And if you choose to have your wedding at The South, Putt owns that building and The Railroad District, so you can kill two birds with one stone. Finalists: Babalu Tacos & Tapas (622 Duling Ave., Suite 106, 601-366-5757, babalutacos.com) / Cosmopolitan Catering by Macy (601.983.4450) / Mangia Bene Catering/Aven Whittington (Broad Street Baking Company, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101, 769-230-8219, mangiabenems.com)
Brandon, 601-992-9925; shopappleannies.com) Finalists: Bliss Gift & Home (4465 Interstate 55 N., 601326-3337, blissgiftandhome. com) / The Museum Store at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St., 601960-1515, msmuseumart. org) / O! How Cute Gift Market (304 E. Government St., Brandon, 601-825-5080; 200 Riverwind Drive, Suite, 106, Pearl, 601-939-5082) / The Pine Cone (5056 Interstate 55 N., 601-713-1421, pineconejackson.com)
Place to buy antiques
The Flea Market, Mississippi’s Trade Place (1325 Flowood Drive, Flowood, 601-953-5914) Finalists: Antique Mall of the South (367 Highway 51, Ridgeland,
601-853-4000) / Interior Spaces (1995 Lakeland Drive, interiorspacesms. com) / Old House Depot (639 Monroe St., 601-5926200, oldhousedepot.com) / Repeat Street (242 Highway 51 N., Ridgeland, 601-6059123, repeatstreet.net)
Place to buy books
Lemuria Books (4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202, 601-366-7619, lemuriabooks.com) Finalists: The Book Rack (1491 Canton Mart Square, Suite 6, 601-956-5086; 584 Springridge Road, Suite C, Clinton, 601-924-9020; bookrackjackson.com) / The Book Shelf (637 Highway 51, Suite AA, Ridgeland, 601853-9225) / N.U.T.S. (114 Millsaps Ave., 601-355-7458, followme2nuts.com)
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