Tuesday, October 11, 2011

The Knot Book of Wedding Flowers


  • Wedding
  • Flowers
Because our readers ask for more, Florists' Review is proud to release our third book devoted entirely to wedding florals. Weddings 2 is different from our popular 101 Wedding Bouquets and styled more like our original hardcover Weddings book. You are certain to be inspired by the up-to-date bouquets for the bridal party, clever centerpiece ideas, detailed boutonnieres, and luscious floral-adorned cakes. With designs organized in color groupings, this new book is a useful sales tool for wedding consultants, party planners, and floral designers. Brimming with colorful photographs and filled with 35 step-by-step how-to projects, Weddings 2 is an affordable and indispensable addition to your wedding library. More than 150 full-color photos.From bouquets to boutonnieres, corsages to centerpieces, The Knot Book of Wedding Flowers features everything a bride needs to ! know about those all-important details. This lavishly illustrated book includes more than 150 color photographs and a wealth of useful information. Featuring page after page of beautiful arrangements, a fully photographed glossary of popular wedding flowers, advice on finding and working with a florist, step-by-step instructions for creating a host of floral accents by hand, and explanations of floral terminology, this is a book to be enjoyed well beyond a wedding. From the ceremony arrangements to the posies for the bridesmaids, this comprehensive resource guides the happy couple through every aspect of floral decoration.For every bride (and her mother), The Knot Book of Wedding Flowers provides an invaluable and inspirational guide for planning a perfect storybook event--be it a private family affair or an all-out bash in a hotel ballroom. Author Carley Roney, editor-in-chief of The Knot online wedding planning site, which has branched out to offer this and other b! ooks (like The Knot's Complete Guide to Weddings in the Rea! l World< /I>), provides extensive information, friendly advice, and helpful tips for brides of every budget. Special features of the book include beautifully illustrated glossaries of a wide variety of common wedding flowers as well as surveys of the various shapes and styles of bouquets, centerpieces, guest favors, and boutonnieres. How-to sections help the bride decide on her floral style and palette--deep red or purple flowers are popular modern choices, and of course all-white weddings remain perennially popular. Do-it-yourself instructions, clearly illustrated, help brides create their own flower decorations. And even brides with very deep pockets will appreciate the guide to choosing a florist, as well as the timeline planner and sample worksheets at the back of the book. Throughout, 150 glorious color photos seem practically fragrant. --Judy Fireman

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