Stephen Sonnier developed a love of flowers and plants at a young age, and has had a floral business since the age of 13. While completing his undergraduate degree in interior design from the Art Institute of Houston, Stephen met Roy Dunn and joined Roy’s antiques business. They moved their business from Houston to New Orleans in 1992 when they fell in love with the Crescent City on their first visit to deliver an armoire. (They signed a lease for their first space on New Orleans’ Magazine Street during that same trip!) Flowers and plants were added to the business in 1999, allowing Stephen to return to his first passion. Since then, Dunn and Sonnier has become known as the premier florist in New Orleans.

Now located next to New Orleans’ Garden District in a beautifully renovated “double” on the very street where it all began, Dunn and Sonnier has broadened its offerings to include new home décor and upscale gifts with its expansive array of antiques from the world over. The goal of creating a one-stop shopping experience has been realized indeed!