Florida Stores and Shopping

Where can future brides and grooms sample a piece of Sylvia Weinstock cake, admire the latest Vera Wang couture wedding gown, and get Bobbi Brown beauty tips, all under one roof? At venues from Los Angeles to New York, where The Wedding Salon founder, Tatiana Byron, has organized a one-day luxury wedding showcase boasting some of the top vendors in the industry. Each event is designed to make attendees feel like guests at a sophisticated wedding, only the fellow partygoers might be celebrity wedding planners David Tutera or Colin Cowie, or dessert connoisseurs from Charm City Cakes—the bakery behind the Food Network's Ace of Cakes.

Byron has been cultivating her all-star connections for more than a decade. After working at Turner Broadcasting System and directing sales, marketing, and production for a trade-show company, she created her own planning company, 4PM Events. Byron began coordinating parties for famous faces including Joan Rivers, Mary J. Blige, and Lionel Richie—no easy task, given the limited number of vendors willing to build dance floors on the ceiling. Byron went on to create The Wedding Salon expos to give future brides a taste of celebrity-caliber elegance. She also offers educational wedding boot camps that help duos avoid hidden costs and learn tips for planning their special day. Byron's services have been highlighted in numerous media, including features in the New York Times, the New York Post, and Fortune Small Business.

Named for owner Marcella Prieto's Pekingese dog, Cocoa Couture takes trendy aim at traditional women's clothing boutiques that do not literally charge an arm and a leg for their merchandise but metaphorically do. No item at Cocoa Couture costs more than $100. Clients can visit the boutique to peruse the fiscally fit fashions that Prieto has brought in from designers (such as Lush, Pepper, and Tea Fashion) based in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. Ever mindful of the shape-shifting chameleon that is the fashion world, Cocoa Couture changes its in-store and online inventory on a weekly basis. Recent items, however, have included a blue-bibbed tunic ($35) for sloughing through alligator-infested swamps and a long, Grecian-like purple dress ($60) for post-racquetball trips to the bar.

The family-owned downtown boutique has been outfitting the area with luxury accessories for the past 31 years. Splurge on a Lucien Piccard watch (starting at $200), try on a new pair of Prada or Ferragamo shades (starting at $260), or pick up a pair of cubic-zirconium earrings ($200). Ely-M also stocks one-of-a-kind jewelry, pieces by Lalique and Jay Strongwater, and Movado watches. This Groupon is applicable toward any merchandise excluding Cartier, Tag Heuer, and Mont Blanc.

At Lady Lux Boutique, visitors can peruse a wide, frequently updated selection of stylish threads and accessories that add pizzazz to any outfit. A helpful staff of fashion-forward style experts helps customers pick out flattering items that also don’t break the bank open with an expensive hammer. Selections from designers such as the Ark Clothing Company, Collective Concepts, and Solemio spiff up any wardrobe, with a multitude of items priced under $100. Check out an Akualani maxi dress ($63), Oxford Circus print shorts ($48), Holy-G beige top ($52), or Rubber Ducky cutout dress ($89). Additionally, customers will receive an extra 20% off accessories, belts, and purses, ensuring no outfit will rival the blandness of a saltine-cracker milkshake.

Established in Helsinki in the 1950s, the chromatic brand quickly garnered adoration worldwide for its vibrant, bold textiles. With more than 100 striking patterns, the charming brand made a dramatic North American retail comeback with its 2007 Miami opening. Brighten up the doldrums of a cubicle with a unikko mousepad ($19.50) emblazoned with a cherry-red blossom, or stack on a lilac-hued ninette bangle ($38). Candy-apple-red stacked animal wall stickers ($115) can cover up Crayola wall scribbles depicting a boat pulled by horses and lend a playful touch to any room. Marimekko also spruces up living zones with bedding, bath items, and wallpaper, while sprucing up person zones with splashy apparel such as the wavy, summery aalto A-line tank dress ($89) and kid clothing such as a stain-concealing floral-print mini unikko bib ($14).

Tom and Ryoko Nadeau founded Nadeau in 1991 with a goal of providing customers with quality home furniture and a wealth of product knowledge. The business quickly evolved into something larger: The duo now has 19 retail stores and a team of buyers who travel the world in search of one-of-a-kind, handcrafted pieces of solid-wood furniture. Nadeau has earned mentions from numerous media outlets—including the Washington Post, CBS Chicago, and Charleston Home magazine—for its unique selection, which includes a cache of more than 6,000 pieces ranging from rare side tables and chairs to dining sets. Pieces are never mass-produced, allowing customers to bring the flavor of different cultures into their homes or provide an adopted tree with a new friend.