The Best of Martha Stewart Living Weddings
(Best of Martha Stewart Living) (Hardcover)
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The maven of all things tasteful, Martha Stewart has impeccable
style when it comes to weddings, and The Best of Martha Stewart
Living: Weddings compiles the finest ideas from the magazine of
the same name. The book is designed to provide inspiration for
the big day, whether it is for the ceremony or the reception.
Wedding apparel isn't covered, but all of the other significant
parts of the wedding are: ceremony and reception decorating, bouquets
and boutonnieres, wedding cakes, favors, guest books, music--even
storage and display of photographs and other memorabilia after
the wedding.
Stewart encourages readers to use the book's ideas as inspiration
for wedding elements unique to the bride and groom, and to avoid
simply incorporating the book's ideas into their wedding day.
She emphasizes that a wedding should reflect the couple's personality
and wishes, as well as any customs they choose to follow. There
are few rules of etiquette à la Emily Post. Instead, the
book provides historical explanations of common wedding traditions,
then gives examples of variations on that tradition that couples
have decided to use in their weddings. Stylishly arranged color
photographs of the bouquets, wedding cakes, reception decorations,
table settings, party favors, and more bring the ideas to life;
instructions for reproducing them are often provided.
Many of Martha's suggestions are doable even on
a budget because they stick to simple, classic design. The reference
section at the end of the book includes ceremony and reception
planning and seating tips; music suggestions; recipes for cakes,
drinks, and hors d'oeuvres; and sources for wedding supplies.
The Best of Martha Stewart Living: Weddings should prove a rich
source of inspiration for couples looking to add stylish and
meaningful touches to their wedding day. --Kris Law
Book Description
"Will you marry me?"
If you or someone you love said yes, let America's
wedding experts help you create a day as romantic as the day
he asked. For more than a decade, Martha Stewart and the editors
of Martha Stewart Weddings have guided brides down the aisle,
onto the dance floor, and over the threshold with thousands
of ideas for making their wedding day unforgettable. In this
breathtakingly beautiful volume, brides-to-be -- or anyone participating
in planning this joyous event -- will find ideas and inspiration
for every element of a wedding, including decoration, flowers,
cakes, food, favors, and photography.
The very best ideas from Martha Stewart Weddings
have been organized here in four sections--For the Ceremony,
For the Reception, Forever, and For Reference. For the Ceremony
is filled with bridal bouquets, boutonnieres, and bridesmaids
flowers. There are decorating ideas for every kind of ceremony
imaginable -- a classic clapboard church, a grassy meadow, or
the family living room. For the Reception features exquisite
lighting ideas, a selection of drinks and hors d'oeuvres, charming
favors for guests, and, of course, cakes. There are more than
30 cakes to inspire you, and there is one to suit every style,
taste, and budget. Novice bakers can learn how to make a basic
wedding cake in Wedding Cake 101. Forever includes albums, guest
books, and keepsakes. In the For Reference section there is
information to help you plan the ceremony and reception, select
music, chose stationery, prepare hors d'oeuvres and cocktails,
and find supplies to make many of the projects pictured.
Designed to evoke the grandeur with which a wedding
day should be celebrated, The Best of Martha Stewart Weddings
is the ultimate guide to creating a wedding day as touching
as the words "I do."
Review: Martha at her BEST
What a beautiful and helpful book! Really - it's Martha at her
best! She's so good at weddings, and this book has a wonderful
collection of some of her best ideas on the subject. Such useful
information! It was interesing to learn about placement of the
bridal party and where the guest seat! Who knew that Catholic
and Jewish ceremonies were diffrent. The invitation help was
great too - especially if you are making your own, like we are!
Review: ESSENTIAL READING FOR ALL BRIDES
-TO -BE
**This is my second copy... (I wore out my first copy).. Have
styled many many weddings using this invaluable guide - from
budget nuptials to ooh la la over the top extravaganza's.. so
many many ideas that are so easy to do yourself.. Martha makes
it all so easy.. If you buy no other books, buy this one!!!
Review: The Best of Martha Stewart Living
Weddings
Excellent reference book as well as beautiful layout overall.
With my first-time buyer incentive on Amazon.com, the price
was excellent!
Review: Ideas for planning a wedding
Martha Stewart's "The Best of Martha Stewart Living Weddings"
provides information such as decorations, cakes, flowers, as
well as reception ideas that are useful for couples who are
planning for their weddings. Stewart also provides information
for those who are interested to make things (cakes, favors,
etc) rather than just buying them from the stores. The book
is filled with colorful pictures that help to illustrate her
ideas.
Before reading this book, I thought that it would
be too fancy and way too expensive for middle-class folks (like
some of the wedding books out there). However, I am pleasantly
surprised that some of her ideas are quite practical and doable
and they were not as expensive as I thought. A useful book to
have. I would also recommend Carley Roney's "The Knot:
Complete Guide to Wedding in the Real World" which I think
provides even more detailed information.
Review: A Must have
A "Must Have" for those who works in the wedding industry
or getting married. Featured some creative decoration ideas,
wedding bouquets & boutonniere style, cake decoration,Type
of flowers, color coordination, music lists, etc. Great book
for references.
Review: A beautiful and practical must-have
reference!
This is a high-quality volume, and includes page after page
of beautiful full color photographs that are very enjoyable
to look through as well as very helpful in inspiring ideas for
one's own wedding. It is also an incredible reference, loaded
with valuable information about all aspects of weddings (ceremony,
reception, attire, flowers, and much more). I don't know what
I'd do without this handy and lovely guide, and I look forward
to a very unique and elegant wedding with significant thanks
to this book for it. The one single best resource out there
for brides-to-be.
Review: The BEST Wedding Book Out There,
By Far!
Like most brides, I have probably spent 1/8 of my budget on
books and magazines alone! But save yourself some money because
this is truley the best wedding book out there! The pictures
were full of ideas that you could really incorporate into your
own wedding. This book is just full of inspiration!
Review: WORTH THE INVESTMENT
BEYOND THE BASICS... I love this book! As a compulsive
researcher, I wanted as much information as possible when I
was planning my wedding. This book goes beyond the basics and
covers such topics as having a tent reception, seasonal flowers,
preserving photos after the wedding, and so much more. On top
of all of the great info, this book is just plain beautiful.
It is filled with gorgeous photography and many details. I had
my baker recreate a cake from this book, and I also had my caterer
use a punch recipe. I just loaned my precious copy out to an
engaged friend and I hope she enjoys it as much as I did.
Review: A Lovely Book
When my daughter and I planned her wedding last year, we found
that it was easy to get overwhelmed by the commercial hoopla
around the wedding preparation process. This book helped by
having plenty of beautiful ideas all in one place.
The book includes a variety of styles -- unlike the bridal magazines,
which all seemed to have the same ideas over and over. All the
ideas are classic, elegant, and practical. We were able to use
the pictures in this book to crystallize ideas, which we then
could take to our wedding professionals, who were able to help
us make them affordable and realistic for a simple backyard
wedding.
The book goes through flowers, cakes, refreshments, stationery,
favors, and music. From the early dream stage through the final
preparations, it is a useful and practical help.
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.
Handcrafted Weddings: Over 100 Projects
& Ideas for Personalizing Your Wedding (Hardcover)
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Perhaps the best-looking and most complete guide to creating
wedding accessories, Handcrafted Weddings demonstrates that
you can achieve exactly the wedding look you want for less than
the store-bought price, and you need only a modicum of crafting
experience to accomplish most of it. Organized by theme, the
five sections detail projects involving stationery, bridal party
accessories, ceremony accents, reception decor, and memorabilia.
In addition to dozens of beautiful traditional creations, there
are wonderful touches of whimsy, such as the gold-accented white
sneakers and baseball cap that the bride can swap for the formal
veil and shoes at reception time; the card holder constructed
from a white mailbox adorned with pine branches and papier-mâché
birds; the mirror-tile centerpieces that double the effect of
candlelight; or the fairy-tale fantasy of a twig arbor (surprisingly
simple: anchor branches in buckets and swath in tulle and twinkle
lights). There are so many eye-catching ideas that the hardest
part may be choosing which ones to make or finding the time
to do them all. --Amy Handy
From Booklist
With the typical wedding estimated at $19,000, it is no wonder
that this book will quickly find an eager and appreciative audience.
And even those readers with allergies to sewing machines will
find projects that speak to nostalgia, individualism, and, yes,
savings. The more than 100 ideas are more than amply illustrated,
including step-by-step photographs whenever necessary and possible
variations. Appealing mainly to brides-to-be are the accessories
(veils, headpieces, and decorated shoes and gloves); ceremony
and reception accents, from corsages to slipcovered chairs;
stationery (to stencil or emboss or die cut?); and memorabilia,
such as frames, photo albums, and even a showdown box. Too bad
dollar comparisons weren't made between store bought and handmade,
though. Barbara Jacobs
Book Description
- A multitude of ideas for a variety of wedding styles. - Makes
a great shower gift.
From the Back Cover
Handcrafted decorations and accessories give personal meaning
to your wedding day.
Design and create your own original wedding stationery. You'll
be amazed at how easy it can be!
Accessorize the bridal party from head to toe
with beautiful handcrafted items. Make any style of veil for
a fraction of the purchase price.
Create one-of-a-kind ceremony accents, like a
ring bearer pillow, flower girl basket, elegant bouquets, or
a stunning floral arbor.
Decorate the reception site in high style at low
cost. Delight your guests with unique centerpieces, table favors,
a fancy card box, or a floral cake top.
Discover innovative ways to preserve and display
your cherished wedding memories. Make picture frames, album
covers, wreaths, and shadow box displays.
Step-by-step directions with nearly 300 full-color
photos inspire and guide you in creating your perfect handcrafted
wedding.
Review: Great book with beautiful projects
This is a wonderful book, with beautiful pictures throughout
the book. I saw it the first time at Michaels. From the moment
I looked through it, I knew it was a valuable source in planning
a do-it-yourself wedding, or even just adding a few homemade
touches to a wedding that is professionally planned. This book
has a few basic ideas for each of many aspects of a wedding.
There are a few ideas I'm not too thrilled about and that's
why I bought an additional wedding decoration book to supplement
this one. I also bought a budget book as well, to help to keep
the cost low and i bought an wedding organizer, which makes
it easier to keep an overview over the whole wedding planning.
There are a lot of wedding planners out there, so you are well
advised to study them carefully, to find out which suits best
for your purposes.
Review: SWEET!!!
I absolutely love this book! I'm actually 19 and getting ready
to get married but didn't want to put my e-mail or anything
in. I have been freaking out over how to make my own veil and
decorations. This book is definately great if you are on a tight
budget but still want a beautiful wedding. You can make everything
from decorations, centerpieces, veils, garters, ringbearer pillows
and a whole lot more. I just got the book yesterday and am EXTREMELY
pleased with it. I've already started on my veil. :D
Review: No budget handcrafting
A beautifully illustrated book with great instructions, but
I found most projects were created with no budget in mind. When
I think handcrafted I think of saving money on the project,
I didn't think that was the case with this book. Great traditional
ideas and instructions for decorating from cakes to veils but
not with a small budget in mind. Well worth buying if you are
looking for the personal touch of doing it yourself without
being on much of a budget.
Review: Awesome Book
I had an at home wedding with a small budget. I made a bunch
of the projects out of this book and made everything for less
than what I could buy it for (and it looked better!). I highly
recommend this book if you are going for the "do it yourself"
wedding.
Review: Best wedding craft book ever!
My daughter was married this August and we had searched many
books during our preparation time. This book was by far the
best one for ideas, instructions and colorful pictures. We used
the ideas for the bouquets, flower girl baskets, etc. The wedding
was gorgeous and the arangements were beautiful.
Wedding
Favors
Party Favors for all Occasions
LTM Party loves to help you create the perfect
party! We are pleased to present you with a spectacular selection
of party favors designed to inspire and delight you.
Whether you are holding a baby shower, bridal shower, wedding
reception, graduation or other special event, we are sure you
will find the perfect party favors here at LTM Party.
Wedding
Favors
Planning a wedding? Congratulations
on the fantastic news! We know planning a wedding is quite an
endeavor but when it comes to picking out just the right wedding
favors you can relax! We have styles of favors from beautifully
elegant to casual fun that will perfectly match your wedding
theme. Our selection will also suit the most discerning of tastes
and budgets!
Bridal
Shower Favors
Throwing a bridal
shower for your favorite bride-to-be? We have a tremendous array
of favors that will help create the perfect party. Your bridal
shower gifts and favors will definitely be treasured momentos
for years to come!
Baby Shower Favors - Baby Christening Favors
Are
you planning a baby shower or a baby christening party? Your
guests will love our adorable assortment of baby favors. These
keepsakes will be a gracious way to say thank you and also provide
your guests with lovely fond memories that will last for a lifetime.
Anniversary
Favors
Celebrate a lovely marriage and complement
your anniversary party perfectly with our
wide selection of anniversary party favors.
Personalized
Favors
Want to present a thoughtful and original
favor? How about a personalized gift? Please do stop by our
personalized gifts section and browse for that perfect gift
for that special someone.
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