Wedding Flowers Made Simple : Over 80 Glorious Designs for that Special Day

by Stephen Roberts

• ISBN13: 9780823057078
• ISBN10: 0823057070
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Summary

From a gorgeous bridal bouquet to fabulous table arrangements, flowers help make every wedding special. Now an award-winning florist shares more than 80 floral design "recipes" to suit any wedding style, location, or budget! Wedding Flowers Made Simpleis conveniently organized into three sections, each focusing on a particular floral theme. "Timeless Classics" highlights traditional wedding flowers like roses, orchids, and lilies. "Seasonal Flowers" features seasonal blooms (tulips, hyacinths) and other elements like grasses, mosses, berries, and fruits. And "Sweet Perfume" showcases flowers with heady fragrances, like lilacs, lavendar, and sweet peas. Themes are presented in a variety of settings, ranging from a country mansion to a sleek urban eatery. Each set of designs centers on a stunning bridal bouquet and includes instructions for creating coordinating arrangements for attendants (boutonnieres, headdresses, and corsages), the ceremony (garlands, pew decorations, floor vases), and even for the reception (centerpieces, favors, napkin rings, and more). Wedding Flowers Made Simplenot only provides dozens of helpful hints for selecting flowers, designing arrangements, assembly, and construction, but also gives the couple-to-be, family, and friends a wealth of dazzling, inspirational designsand professional know-howfor crafting the perfect floral arrangements for that very special day. 2.3 million couples in US marry each year US wedding industry is valued at 70 billion dollars a year Shows how to create beautiful floral arrangements that both save money and make a wedding more personal Gorgeous photography with a very upscale presentation

Author Biography

Stephen Roberts won his first prize at a major horticultural show at the age of 13. He went on to become a successful landscape architect and now designs wedding flowers for clients throughout England and Wales. A former Florist Magazine Florist of the Year, he lives in Wales.

Table of Contents

introduction	6	(16)
timeless classics	16	(38)
seasonal favorites	54	(34)
sweet perfume	88	(34)
floral facts	122	(34)
care and conditioning	124	(4)
materials and techniques	128	(8)
gallery	136	(12)
plant directory	148	(8)
index	156