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The Knot Book of Wedding Flowers (Hardcover)

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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 books (like The Knot's Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World), 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

Book Description
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.

Review: Very thorough and inspiring
I loved this book. It's great for anyone who likes flowers, even after you plan your wedding. I don't know what people are complaining about in the other reviews--this book walks you through FIFTY of the most commonly selected flowers for weddings! How many more do you need? Most flower shops probably don't carry more than that throughout the year. There are beautiful pictures and descriptions, and the rest of the book is very thorough with info on how to choose the different floral elements of your wedding.

Review: Wedding Flower Woes
This book had beautiful pictures of many different flowers. The section with a description and picture of each flower was great.

I was disappointed that it didn't have many pictures of arrangements for a church. Of course, most books and wedding websites don't. If you are looking for centerpiece and bouquet ideas, this is the book for you. But if you need ideas for arrangements for a church ceremony, this isn't where to find them.

Review: Beautiful flowers
There werent enough flower choices, but the ones that were shown were beautiful, and I really enjoyed choosing which flowers I wanted. This book gave me a good idea of what to expect and look for in flowers, and I really appreciated the fact that the meanings of the flowers was included in it. (I even got my fiance to look at it) :0 Great Book!

Review: Wonderful book and great photos - a must buy!
This book not only helped me select my wedding flowers, but I've lent it to two brides-to-be and got rave reviews. I even used it as a guide in creating bride and bridesmaid bouquets for my friend's recent wedding (I have to admit that I did have a bit of additional experience prior!). The book goes through each flower alphabetically and tells you when each is in season and their meanings. It also guides its reader by explaining each type of bouquet by shape and includes step by step instructions on how to create a centerpiece, bouquet and boutineer. I highly recommend this book to any bride or amateur floral designer.

Excellent Book!
Someone gave me a copy of this book, so I didn't have to buy it, but the price on Amazon seems fair. The book is great and very helpful. I got it for my sister's commitment ceremony. This is a great purchase. Flowers are sometimes overwhelming, I think this book does a great job on teaching you and giving you some terrific ideas!

Bouquets : A Year of Flowers for the Bride (Hardcover)
Book Description

The bridal bouquet is a tradition in almost every culture on Earth. Year after year, millions of women walk down the aisle, each carrying a personalized blend of carefully selected, artfully assembled flowers. To ensure that one's bridal bouquet lives forever in the memories of all those who share the day, this exquisite book introduces 40 original arrangements to complement the wedding gown, celebrate a special theme, honor a treasured family custom-and keep shaky hands occupied.

Gorgeous photography showcases each season's variety and diversity of flowers in creations from the simple to the elaborate: daises with ivy for the June bride; a mid-summer bundle of fragrant herbs; mistletoe and roses for a Christmas Eve wedding; hydrangeas with glass beads and tiny sea shells for a seaside ceremony; an Asian fan with amaranthus and chrysanthemum for an autumn reception. With detailed directions for wiring, taping, using tools, and choosing and grooming flowers, leaves and ribbons, Bouquets enables every bride-to-be, mother, sister, and friend to recreate these designs-or inspire the florist to fashion the perfect handful of flowers for that special day.

About the Author
Established San Francisco-based floral designer MARSHA HECKMAN has planned more than one hundred weddings-and teaches courses on how to do it. The work of San Francisco-based food and travel photographer RICHARD JUNG has appeared in four cookbooks and in such magazines as Travel & Leisure, Sunset, Better Homes and Garden, and Metropolitan Home.

Excerpted from Bouquets : A Year of Flowers for the Bride by Marsha Heckman, Richard Jung. Copyright © 2000. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
The Bridal Bouquet is a tradition in almost every culture on Earth, and in this exquisite book, floral designer Marsha Heckman crates forty original bouquets to complement the wedding gown, communicate a special meaning, honor a family tradition, and keep shaky hands occupied.

Organized seasonally, the book provides three or four bouquets for every month of the year, each one exploiting the amazing variety and diversity of flowers available throughout the year. From daises with ivy for the August bride to mistletoe and roses for a Christmas Eve bouquet; from hydrangeas with glass beads and tiny seashells for a wedding by the sea to an Asian fan with amaranthus and chrysanthemum for an autumn reception to a bouquet of fragrant herbs for July, these unique designs are gorgeously photographed Each one is accompanied by step-by-step directions for wiring and taping, choosing flowers, leaves and ribbons, grooming the flowers, and making handles.

An integral part of the wedding, flowers provide beauty, perfume, and color. They help define the theme of the event. Bridal bouquets live forever in the wedding photographs and in the memories of all those who share in the day. "Bouquets" will help every bride-to-be, mother, sister, and friend recreate these bouquets or will inspire the florist to fashion that perfect handful of flowers the bride carries down the aisle. Here is the ideal engagement or shower gift for any prospective bride.

Review: An excellent how-to book for beautiful bouquets!
This is the book to get if you want to make fresh wedding bouquets for a wedding. Especially helpful are the detailed materials list for each bouquet project, plus an estimate of how far in advance the bouquet can safely be made. Each project features flowers that are in-season for the time of year stated in the book, and styles range from the traditional to the unique and unusual. There is something here for every taste! I highly recommend this book!

Review: Stunning arrangements, but not for beginners,
I bought this book together with "Creative Wedding Florals You Can Make" to get ideas for the flowers for my wedding in June. I am making my own bouquets and arrangements. As a gardener, I know a lot about flowers, but I have never tried anything like this before. The arrangements in this book are creative and absolutely beautiful, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for creative ideas to give to a florist, or to someone who has experience in putting together floral arrangements. However, if you have never done floral design before, I would suggest that you buy another book along with this one (such as "Creative Wedding Florals") to supplement the how-to information in this book.
The bouquets are arranged according to season, but many can be used throughout the spring and summer. They include mixtures of garden flowers, roses, lilies, herbs, and hydrangeas, and the pictures are absolutely gorgeous. There are also instructions and ideas on how to make corsages and boutonnieres that complement the bouquets, which I found very helpful.

All in all, this is an excellent resource book for ideas, but it is a bit weak on the instructions.

Review: Inspirational
This book is truly beautiful and will inspire anyone to instantly plan a dinner party, a tea, a wedding or shower(actually, any kind of gathering!) in order to put all the wonderful ideas to use. There are so many creative and innovative suggestions for setting a table and it made me look at things I already own in new ways. I also appreciated the suggestions for borrowing from friends and family or purchasing inexpensive pieces to make my old presentations look fresh and new.

It is so hard to pick a favorite from among all those shown - but the Day of the Dead celebration and the white summer wedding are spectacular. The children's birthday in the park will give mothers some great suggestions for a unique party - including menu and recipes.

This book will continue to inspire me for years to come.

Review: Beautiful Photos, Great Ideas
I was looking for a unique yet elegant bouquet for my wedding, and I found it in this book. I loved the beautiful photography and the seasonal ideas. It was nice to see something different from the huge, over-the-top arrangements you find in bridal magazines. I made a color copy of my dream bouquet from this book, and my florist recreated it for me. I would recommend this book for both florists and brides alike!




Wedding Flowers (Hardcover)
Book Description

Wedding Flowers taps into the desire of every bride to make her wedding day special. The choice of flower color, fragrance, and display is one of the most effective and fun ways to do so. Wedding Flowers will give the bride the confidence and ability to design her own floral theme and work with a florist to execute it, or perhaps even undertake some of the arrangements herself for a truly personal touch. The book explores wedding traditions as well as making suggestions for how a modern bride can depart from them. It addresses every type of seasonal concern; distinguishes decorative, ceremony, and reception flowers; provides great ideas for floral accessories; and, of course, devotes a lot of consideration to the all-important matter of the bridal bouquet. With step-by-step instructions throughout, the book demonstrates how brides, bridesmaids, friends, and family can make some of Paula's most popular wedding flower arrangements themselves.

About the Author
Paula Pryke has over fifteen years of experience at creating beautiful weddings. Her work is featured regularly in all the leading magazines. Wedding Flowers builds on the success of her five previous titles: Simple Flowers; Festive Flowers; Flowers, Flowers; Flair with Flowers; and Living Color. She works as a floral consultant and has her own school for floral arrangement and design in London. Always a trendsetter, Paula Pryke continues to innovate with this latest title.

Review: Wedding Flowers
Paula Pryke Wedding Flowers is a wonderful book. The bouquets are absolutely beautiful and inspiring. She provides excellent directions. Festive Flowers by Pryke is another great book.

Review: For the bridezilla who wants a whole book on hiring someone
It's a lovely book on choosing wedding flowers, but like all products from the Bridal-Industrial Complex, it's more about giving you a complex than giving you a wedding. Paula Pryke comes up with some beautiful arrangements, and she gives you lots of wonderful information about the history and meaning of flowers, what flowers are in season, and how to go about choosing flowers. That said, she is, as is unsurprising for a professional florist, utterly convinced that decorating a wedding is something for hired professionals to do. She says in the intro that you should, at the very least, hire someone to do the bridal bouquet, the implication being that if you do not, you will suffer ignominious failure. This is especially frustrating, since many of the bouquets she showcases for the bride are simple, classic, one-type-of-flower affairs, of purple calla lilies or roses making a wonderful impression, simply gathered in a ribbon. There is a lot of great information, but not much practical how-to. And much of what's good in the book (the seasonal suggestions) you could get from merely speaking to a competent florist, which is what she encourages you to do anyway. Save your money, or at the least, only buy this used. It's better as a coffee table book than as a resource.

Creative Wedding Florals You Can Make (Paperback)

Review: Helpful for Beginners
When my daughter took her ideas for her wedding to our local florists, the estimates were over $3,000. When we finished laughing, we bought this book. Even though we had very little previous experience with florals, with a little practice we were able to make quite a few of the things she wanted ourselves. And perhaps more importantly, we were also able to determine what we couldn't do ourselves, and how best to work with a professional florist.

We didn't use any of the designs from the book, but the clear photographs and step-by-step instructions made it well worth the price for the skill development it gave us.

Review: Useful but Sort of Typical (aka Traditional)
I found this book useful but typical - tradional wedding flowers with little bits of baby's breath. Some people like the traditional wedding styles. I like something more modern or Asian. Indeed this book has good instructions - although I always recommend building a prototype before you are put on the spot to make the real thing (I prefer using silk in this stage). If you want a more traditional wedding floral book, this is a good one. If you want unique pizazz then I suggest you try Florist's Review - it's my fave.

Review: an excellent resource
This book provides an excellent overview of wedding florals and a number of pretty ideas if you need them -- this is a book for you if you really want to do your own flowers -- not if you want ideas for spectacular or unique florals for a florist to do. the instructions are very understandable and easy to execute, for all the wedding basics: bouquet, boutinnieres, corsages, basic arrangements.

Review: Bridal Floral Basics for the Do-It-Yourself-er in You
Let's say you're a prospective bride like me or you know someone who is. You want beautiful basic floral arrangements, but a florist seems like a fortune. Well, if you are like me or you know know someone who is, then this book's for you. Different floral arrangements for the bride, the wedding party, and extras such as unity candles, centerpieces and pew arrangements, are all included here. Sure, they're not super-creative in style, but YOU can be...

Review: Good Instructions, Weak on Creativity
This is not the book to buy if you are looking for new and creative floral ideas for your wedding - you will be greatly disappointed. There are examples of each main different type of bouquet, such as nosegay, cascade, hand-tied, etc., but the "variations" shown for each type aren't anything to write home about. Look for another book if you are hoping to find something stellar and original that will stand out at your wedding.
On the other hand, if you plan to arrange your own flowers like I do, the instructions are very well laid out with good detail and clear pictures....

Review" Excellent how-to information, but not too creative
The title of this book would lead one to believe that it gives how-to information for new, fresh, creative bouquets and arrangements. While the instructions are thorough and clearly written, the arrangements themselves are more traditional and "floristy" -- they use a lot of filler, and I think some of them look rather overdone.

The strength of this book is in the instructions. They are laid out step by step, with photographs of how to construct each arrangement. The book tells you exactly which tools you will need and how many flowers to buy. Even a beginner like myself would be able to create pretty good bouquets and arrangements with these directions.

I bought this book together with "Bouquets: A Year of Flowers for the Bride," which does have more creative ideas, but is weak on the instructional part. I recommend this combination of books to anyone like myself who is looking to make their own wedding flowers, but does not have experience in floral design. Both books have their weaknesses, but they complement each other and make up for each other.

Review: Good Basic, Traditional Design, How-To Book
From a bride who started by taking 2 years of design classes and creating her own bridal flowers to now a flourishing wedding floral business owner who creates custom wedding arrangements for brides all across the country, this book helped me get started. I review and purchase a lot of floral reference books for my design business, and when I started out, this was one of the better books I found on basic, traditional styles. The book is particularly helpful for the beginning designer as the clear photos and detailed, how-to steps are easy to follow. My only suggestion for improvement is to expand the book (or publish a second book) that lists advanced techniques and more contemporary, unique designs and florals/materials for the bride who desires something more unusual and creative. It's limited in the creativity it offers, but overall, it's one of the best BASIC books to reference and LEARN from. Good for beginners and floral students.



New Inspirations in Wedding Florals (Paperback)

Book Description
Flowers and flower arrangements make up an important part any wedding. Now, almost anyone can learn to create beautiful wedding florals that look professional and are sure to make the big day even more special.
Perfect for the experienced flower arranger yet simple enough for the beginner, New Inspirations in Wedding Florals offers techniques and tips from an expert. It's like having your own personal wedding floral consultant. Twenty unique, step-by-step projects, with variations, and clear instructions guarantee success and will help make every wedding even more lovely.

Projects include something for everyone like:

Bridal and bridesmaid's bouquets Corsages, Boutionnieres and flower girl accessories Arrangements for the ceremony like wreaths and garland and unity candle ideas Table centerpieces and wedding cake tops for the reception and more!

Also included are planning tips, budgeting ideas and the best ways to choose a theme to create elegance and add a creative, personal touch.

About the Author
Terry Rye is the owner of The Mariemont Florist, an upscale flower shop specializing in weddings and special events. Her work has been featured at the prestigious Cincinnati Flower show and on HGTV and DIY. She is the author of several previous books, including Creative Wedding Florals You Can Make.



More about Calla Lilly Flowers:
From Wikipedia.
Zantedeschia is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa from South Africa north to Malawi. Common names include arum lily and calla lily, the latter confusing as it is also the scientific name of the related genus Calla.

They are rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plants growing to 1-2.5 m tall with leaves 15-45 cm long. The flowers are prodiced in a spadix, with a large, brightly coloured bract surrounding the inflorescence.

Species
Zantedeschia aethiopica - giant white arum lily or common arum lily
Zantedeschia odorata
Zantedeschia albomaculata - spotted arum lily
Zantedeschia elliottiana - yellow or golden arum lily
Zantedeschia jucunda
Zantedeschia pentlandii
Zantedeschia rehmannii - pink arum lily
All species are endemic to Southern Africa. Z. aethiopica grows naturally in marshy areas and only deciduous when water becomes scarce. It grows continuously when watered and fed continuously and can survive periods of minor frosts. Z. aethiopica is a very strong and sturdy plant, being able to grow in many soils and habitats, multiplying by rhizome-offsets; it is naturalised and regarded as a weed throughout the world. Z. odorata is a rare species, resembling Z. aethiopica, but deciduous and smelling like freesia, endemic to a few localities in South Africa. Z. albomaculata is a widespread and variable species, growing from South Africa up to Kenia, varying in shades of white to cream and pink to orange-shades. Z. elliotiana is known from horticultural sources only and is probably of hybrid origin. Z. jucunda and Z. pentlandii are rare species with beautiful large yellow showy flowers. Z. rehmannii is a pink-flowered species with sword shaped leaves.

All zantedeschias produce large, showy flowers spathes and are often grown both as ornamental plants and for cut flowers. They are hardy only to USDA plant hardiness zone 9-10; in colder zones, they are grown as tender bulbs or houseplants.

The so-called white calla is derived from Z. aethiopica. All varieties with flowers with shades of yellow, orange, red, purple are mainly derived from Z. albomaculata, Z. pentlandii and Z. rehmanni.

From Something Olde to Something New: A Bride's Guide to Something Unique : Creative Ways to Personalize Your Wedding Celebration (Paperback)

From Independent Publisher
The most important thing a bride needs (after the groom) is the reassurance that her day will be something special and unique. This concise guide offers solutions to the multiple needs of planning the wedding, with imaginative interpretations of the traditional and ideas for creating a truly personal event. A section is devoted to an examination of old wedding traditions from around the world that could be adapted in a variety of ways. The final section deals with the planning, the timing of everything from mailing invitations to the bride's hair appointment. This precise scheduling advice is most welcome and along with the checklists and the etiquette guide should help lessen, if not avoid those last minute jitters. There are almost as many wedding guides as there are brides, but for the price this one serves as well as most. One could only wish that the list of "Royals to Research" did not read more like one of dysfunctional pairings!





Fabulous Favors: Favors for Parties, Weddings, and Holidays (Paperback)

Book Description
This book celebrates the returning popularity of wedding and party favors. Many brides want to give something back to the guests who attend their weddings; a special, handmade favor is often just what the bride is looking for to make her wedding unique and memorable. Now, more than ever, that same personal touch is sought out in other areas of entertaining, from simple family Thanksgivings to more elaborate dinner parties and corporate fundraisers. Beverly Clark's favor designs range from simple to elaborate, and each includes a materials list, estimated time required, price range, and level of experience required for the assembler. Filled with beautiful color photographs and simple black-and-white instructional drawings, Fabulous Favors provides a wide variety of ideas for anyone who wants to add a personal creative touch to a wedding, party, or other special occasion.



Party Time: Making Invitations Favors And Decorations (Paperback)

Book Description

Never again will you be short on inspiration for making special times memorable! Find fun ideas for creating invitations, favors, and decorations for a multitude of events.

-- Find 15 occasions to celebrate with simple projects that even beginners can do—includes over 75 ideas

--Create projects for holidays from Valentine’s Day to Christmas, plus events such as showers, birthdays, graduations, and retirement parties

--Learn easy techniques for making an accordion-fold invitation, a pinwheel, party crackers, and more

The Artful Bride: Wedding Favors and Decorations : A Stylish Bride's Guide to Simple, Handmade Wedding Crafts (Artful Bride) (Paperback)

Book Description
Saavy, modern brides are seeking ways to personalize their wedding celebrations, and to make them unique, special, and unbelievably fun without relying on tradition-heavy standards. This beautiful guide contains everything a bride needs to put her own stamp on all of the special events surrounding her wedding, from pre-celebration parties to the rehearsal evening to the reception, with elegant-but also simple and inexpensive touches. Artful Wedding Celebrations includes more than 20 fashionable and fun-to-make projects from handmade place cards to humorous party favors, dramatic centerpieces to customized glassware.

About the Author
April L. Paffrath is a freelance editor and writer in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition to book and magazine editing, she has written architecture profiles, travel pieces, cooking articles, and craft how-to's, for magazines such as Scientific American Explorations and Martha Stewart Living. She is coauthor with Laura McFadden of The Artful Bride: Simple, Handmade Wedding Projects (Rockport, 2003).
Livia McRee is a craft writer and designer who is always looking for new twists on beautiful crafts. She lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts, is author of four craft books, and has contributed to several others.

Paula Grasdal is a printmaker and mixed-media artist living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has contributed to several Rockport publications and is coauthor, with Holly Harrison, of Collage for the Soul: Expressing Hopes and Dreams through Art.




Creative Wedding Keepsakes You Can Make (Paperback)

From Library Journal
Wedding expenses can be astronomical, and smart brides, with the help of their friends, can cut costs by making some accessories themselves. The projects in this book are mainly for items using real or artificial flowers such as bouquets, table decorations, and the bride's personal accessories. Most are easily assembled, and the finished products are lovely and very professional in appearance. An excellent choice for all public libraries.