Planning your Herbal Wedding [Paperback]

Betsy Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2000

PLANNING YOUR HERBAL WEDDING 4th edition revised and expanded.

A complete guide to using herbs in weddings, PLANNING YOUR HERBAL WEDDING leads the bride through all the necessary steps of planning, organizing and producing her wedding. Chapters include " The Five Most Important Wedding Herbs", "Herbing the Feast" and "Herbal Do-Aheads" as well as directions for bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages and preserving the wedding bouquet. 80pgs. Black and white, illustrated.

Editorial Reviews

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"Preserving the Memories" was an article adapted from the book for "the Herb Companion" -- the Herb Companion, February/March 2001

About the Author

Betsy Williams has been in the business of growing, selling, decorating and teaching about living with herbs since 1970. Trained as a florist in Boston and England, she uses her wide knowledge of history and the uses and lore of herbs and flowers to create uniquely beautiful fresh and dried floral arrangements for wedding and private homes. She draws on this same knowledge in her entertaining lectures, weaving stories and legends throughtout her informative talks.

She created the first Fairy Festival in 1987. She as been featured on the Discovery channel and her gardens and work have been showcased in many books and national magazines. She was the 1995 recipient of the International Herb Associations professional award for “ her outstanding contributions to the herb indusry”.

Betsy teaches and lectures through out the United States.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Proper Season (June 15, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0970161107
• ISBN-13: 978-0970161109
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,836,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buy this one first. Really., May 28, 2001

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E. Ryan (Olympia, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Planning your Herbal Wedding (Paperback)

"Planning Your Herbal Wedding" is a great way to start doing just that. Here's why: I announced my engagement and suddenly I was beseiged by gifts of wedding planners. These are kind and highly practical gifts. However, the planners had so much information irrelevent to me ("two or three Bridesmaid's luncheons?" I don't think so) that they made me hyperventilate. I'm a gardener and logically decided to focus on wedding flowers first. I got interested in the Victorian "language" of herbs and that brought me to "Planning Your Herbal Wedding." I was SO grateful to find that this book focused on the basics and didn't assume I was hiring a fancy-schmancy florist. Ms. Williams gives lots of workable options for selections, combinations and basic design of herbs and flowers. I also like the folkloric history she gives for some of the plants. The other nice thing about the book is that the timelines (when you should do what) Ms. Williams suggests seem practical and workable. I feel like my ceremony will be a little more meaningful and a lot calmer. Keep in mind it is a BASIC planner and is geared more towards flowers than appropriate gifts for the stepfather-in-law or whomever. It may not be enough information for everyone but start with baby steps before you wade through Emily Post and Martha Stewart.