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.As the Wedding Belles' florist, Callie is surrounded by blushing brides. If only she still believed in love. Callie made a mistake man! y years ago. She let a good man go, and now keeps her heart safe. But what's she going to do now that the good man is back?
Jared Townsend knows he should have fought harder for Callie in the past. Now he's determined to bring her out of her shell and find the beautiful, vivacious woman he once knew. Can he show her how to laugh again, feel again...even love again?
Florist Secrets Revealed?Learn how to create beautiful fresh or silk flower bouquets and corsages with professional, long lasting techniques. This step by step book will help you every step of the way, from buying and caring for the flowers to selecting colors that will match well together to creating gorgeous bouquets. The florist methods and tricks in this book will allow you to achieve a professional look at a fraction of the cost. All your questions answered?Should you go fresh or silk? Take the quiz. How can I have a professional look on a budget? Which flowers come in dark blue? How long ahead can I! make my bouquets? Embellish your special event with the beaut! y and el egance of flowers? WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES, FUNDRAISERS, GRADUATIONS, BAR MITZFAHS, BIRTHDAYS, RETIREMENTS, FAMILY REUNIONS AND ALL OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS Learn how to make:Corsages, Floral Barrettes, Bridal bouquets, Hand-Tied Bouquets, Cake Flowers, Centerpieces, Vase bouquets and Much More? Have Fun! Whether you choose to make your flowers all by yourself, with a few close friends or as a large assembly line of helpers, this guide will show you how to organize Pitch in Parties where family and friends can help fabricate your dream wedding or special event flowers.Martha Stewart Weddings received the National Magazine Award for general excellence. Read up on ideas that will help you stay within your budget, guidelines to hiring a florist, and beauty tips for the big day. You will find in each issue a section of worksheets that will help you plan and organize the many vital details of your big day such as your guest list and the catering. The numerous pictures of cake designs! and flower arrangements will allow you to see various assortments to decide which suits your taste the best. Readers will find the magazine helpful in choosing a wedding gown and accessories, as well as planning wedding events, such as showers, luncheons and the reception. Each issue is full of ideas for all the little details such as table centerpieces, wedding favors, stationery and invitations. The Ask Martha section gives you an opportunity to get all of your lingering questions answered.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 fl! oral 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 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 
