Bridal Flowers: Arrangements for a Perfect Wedding [Hardcover]

Maria McBride-Mellinger (Author), William Stites (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2, 1992

An enchanting and invaluable handbook for the bride-to-be in planning her wedding day. A contributing editor to Bride's Magazine and fashion consultant Maria McBride-Mellinger explains the many options available to today's bride and offers imaginative ideas according to season, color, and fragrance.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch; 1st edition (April 2, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821219170
• ISBN-13: 978-0821219171
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,233,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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116 of 118 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars good decorating ideas, but no bouquet ideas, September 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bridal Flowers: Arrangements for a Perfect Wedding (Hardcover)

This book was not very helpful to me. It had some good ideas for decorating, but what I was wanting was a book to give me ideas for different brides maids and bridal bouquets. It did not give any ideas as far as different flowers for different arrangements. It is a good book if all you are looking for is a book to give you decorating ideas. Not different flower ideas.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures, but hard to follow!, January 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bridal Flowers: Arrangements for a Perfect Wedding (Hardcover)

As with her other books, Maria McBride-Mellinger has put together a series of charming and beautiful photos to draw ideas from. There is a lot of inspiration in this book, but little practical help. She often mentions techniques and flowers (especially flowers) that are unusual and are not showcased in her pictures. And not only are there no pictures, but the reader doesn't even get a clue as to what shape, color or size the flower is. The most noticible feature of this book, is the awful typesetting job that was done. Sentences get split between pages, and sections start at the end of a page. This isn't a problem in most books - however, in this book, there are 1-3 pages of pictures between almost every page. So you start to read a new section, have to flip through 2 pages of photos to finish the sentence, and then flip back to admire the flowers. With just a little foresight, this book could have been more neatly split up (none of the sections are that long), and it would have made for a much more enjoyable reading experience.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Her ideas are classic, yet fresh, September 4, 2003

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Weddings From The Heart ~ Jean A. Neuhart (Dayton, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bridal Flowers: Arrangements for a Perfect Wedding (Hardcover)

As a professional bridal consultant, I keep an extensive library of wedding related books on hand to help my brides design their own weddings. Ms. McBride's Bridal Flowers is one of my favorites. It is full of wonderful ideas - not just the traditional "must have" wedding flowers such as bouquets & boutonnieres, but the out-of-the-ordinary (but inspiring) boas, decorated lampposts & gilded calla lilies. Ms. McBride shows that flowers are for more than just being carried or worn. The large color photos are fantastic. So many other books have little or no photos, or hand drawn diagrams that leaves the reader wondering. Ms. McBride's book lets you see exactly what she is talking about. It doesn't claim to be a how-to book, but perfect to take along when visiting your floral designer.