Our Story

Our Story

Avant Garden has had a beautiful history in Dallas, residing at the wonderful Highland Park Village for 15 plus years. Now located at The Shops of Highland Park we continue our story of celebrating flowers and interiors — first the fine libraries of Europe, then the sunroom of Bunny Mellon's famed estate and now, in our new home, the details of the dramatic aristocratic dining rooms of years past, with a modern twist. 
We believe we owe it to ourselves and our clients to be inspiring, be innovative and not settle for what everyone else does. We do “Avant Garden”. And we believe that it shows.

Meet Our Team

ADDIE MAE COLLINS

ADDIE MAE COLLINS

Best one-liner you've ever heard?
"Well, here I am. What are your other two wishes?"

MYA HALL

MYA HALL

Best one-liner you've ever heard?
"I’m not indecisive. Unless you want me to be."

DOMINIQUE CLAYTON

DOMINIQUE CLAYTON

Best one-liner you've ever heard?
"The bags under my eyes are Gucci."

RENISHA MCBRIDE

RENISHA MCBRIDE

Best one-liner you've ever heard?
"A caffeine-dependent life form."

ALONZO SMITH

ALONZO SMITH

Best one-liner you've ever heard?
"Being weird is the side effect of awesomeness."

ALEXIA CHRISTIAN

ALEXIA CHRISTIAN

Best one-liner you've ever heard?
"Throwing shade like confetti."

A recent move from Highland Park Village (it's home for 15 years) to bigger digs at The Shops of Highland Park means business is blooming for Avant Garden. The shop, owned by event planner extraordinaire Todd Fiscus, now has space for an expanded selection of home furnishings and accessories.

Modern Luxury DallasBest of Dallas

I LOVE THEM. I adore this staff, everyone was so helpful and responsive. You can tell that there’s a culture of creating wonderful events. They truly do it all and even throughout this entire COVID-19 mess, they were super helpful. Booking with them was by far the easiest experience of my engagement and I would recommend to everyone who’d listen. My only concern was that some of my guests were not able to go back and get more food, we had a buffet, seemingly because the catering staff was packing the food in to-go boxes for themselves. It sucks because we paid for that and it feels they didn’t get our moneys worth out of it. Other than this, everything was perfect. 9.8/10

KiaraWorking with Aristide Mansfield is a DREAM

Beautiful venue, classic, picturesque, worthy of finalizing the perfect day with your loved one.

TimPerfect venue for a wedding

The venue was wonderful! And also the people were amazing! They are so sweet and also so helpful with everything.

Damaris JuarezAmazing and wonderful!

Having my wedding at Aristide was a terrific decision. For starters, the grounds themselves are well maintained so your pictures are going to look phenomenal. Audra and Jenelle are wonderful to work with. They do a great job making sure you feel appreciated. They even lend a hand when needed during your rehearsal and reception so that things can stay on track and you can spend more time with those that came to celebrate you. Their in-house catering, Milestone, has some amazing food! Very well prepared & affordable pricing.

MaritaTerrific Value & bea

Everything I've ever wanted in a wedding, this venue delivered!

NiyahDream Wedding