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Bouquets: A Year of Flowers for the Bride (Hardcover)

~ Marsha Heckman (Author), Richard Jung (Photographer)
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The bridal bouquet is a tradition in almost every culture on Earth. Year after year, millions of women walk down the aisle, each carrying a personalized blend of carefully selected, artfully assembled flowers. To ensure that one's bridal bouquet lives forever in the memories of all those who share the day, this exquisite book introduces 40 original arrangements to complement the wedding gown, celebrate a special theme, honor a treasured family custom-and keep shaky hands occupied.

Gorgeous photography showcases each season's variety and diversity of flowers in creations from the simple to the elaborate: daises with ivy for the June bride; a mid-summer bundle of fragrant herbs; mistletoe and roses for a Christmas Eve wedding; hydrangeas with glass beads and tiny sea shells for a seaside ceremony; an Asian fan with amaranthus and chrysanthemum for an autumn reception. With detailed directions for wiring, taping, using tools, and choosing and grooming flowers, leaves and ribbons, Bouquets enables every bride-to-be, mother, sister, and friend to recreate these designs-or inspire the florist to fashion the perfect handful of flowers for that special day.

About the Author

Established San Francisco-based floral designer MARSHA HECKMAN has planned more than one hundred weddings-and teaches courses on how to do it. The work of San Francisco-based food and travel photographer RICHARD JUNG has appeared in four cookbooks and in such magazines as Travel & Leisure, Sunset, Better Homes and Garden, and Metropolitan Home.
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  • Hardcover: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang; illustrated edition edition (December 15, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1556709668
  • ISBN-13: 978-1556709661
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #394,592 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent how-to book for beautiful bouquets!, December 30, 1999
By Jill McAlester (Lawrence, KS) - See all my reviews
This is the book to get if you want to make fresh wedding bouquets for a wedding. Especially helpful are the detailed materials list for each bouquet project, plus an estimate of how far in advance the bouquet can safely be made. Each project features flowers that are in-season for the time of year stated in the book, and styles range from the traditional to the unique and unusual. There is something here for every taste! I highly recommend this book!
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing approach to bridal bouquets., March 11, 2000
By Anne Ryan (Lake Oswego, OR) - See all my reviews
It's difficult to find unique and elegant wedding flower books. This book was a breath of fresh air! As a florist, I'm always looking for books to give brides beautiful bouquet ideas. This book has been a been a big hit with every bride who's seen it. Most of the bouquets have a look of understated elegance. If you're looking for ideas on modern bridal bouquets, this is an excellent source. NOTE: It does have some instructions on how to make the bouquets, but the directions seem like they would be difficult without floral design background.
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Stunning arrangements, but not for beginners, January 18, 2002
By K. Hansen (Columbia, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book together with "Creative Wedding Florals You Can Make" to get ideas for the flowers for my wedding in June. I am making my own bouquets and arrangements. As a gardener, I know a lot about flowers, but I have never tried anything like this before. The arrangements in this book are creative and absolutely beautiful, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for creative ideas to give to a florist, or to someone who has experience in putting together floral arrangements. However, if you have never done floral design before, I would suggest that you buy another book along with this one (such as "Creative Wedding Florals") to supplement the how-to information in this book.

The bouquets are arranged according to season, but many can be used throughout the spring and summer. They include mixtures of garden flowers, roses, lilies, herbs, and hydrangeas, and the pictures are absolutely gorgeous. There are also instructions and ideas on how to make corsages and boutonnieres that complement the bouquets, which I found very helpful.

All in all, this is an excellent resource book for ideas, but it is a bit weak on the instructions.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book!
Beautiful book with lovely pictures and information on flowers meanings. Really pretty and great inspiration book. Instructions are a little vague but the layout is pretty. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Karen Caprio

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful inspiring book
This is a great book that I found to be very inspiring as a designer. May not be great for a beginner, but is full of wonderful visals and how to instructions. Read more
Published 4 months ago by erbmj

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for every bride
All this book has is bridal bouquets. Every imaginable idea, one to a page. I highly recommend this as a starter for choosing your wedding flower style. It's remarkable. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Laurie A. Treacher

2.0 out of 5 stars bouquets
the book is ok, but the condition of this book was awful book is warped and there is a full page written message to someone on the inside. Read more
Published on January 19, 2008 by Rhonda Reed

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice photos but not enough bouquets
I love the photo quality of this book. It has some non traditional but still classy bouquets inside. I wish it had more bouquets for each month! Read more
Published on January 10, 2008 by MondaysChild

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice pictures for your coffee table
This book was not as good as I expected. Some of the bouquets were creative, but worth the price of the book. Read more
Published on March 4, 2007 by D. Nguyen

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice wedding flower book.........
Finally, I have found a wedding flower book that gives you at least some ideas on how to make it yourself. Read more
Published on February 25, 2007 by Rose Hill

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
This book gives you some great ideas on the kinds of flowers you may choose and gives you a good idea of how to put them together if you choose.
Published on March 12, 2006 by M. Green

5.0 out of 5 stars It worked for me!
This book is great! There is a lot of detailed information so that people with no official floral experience can recreate the arrangements. Read more
Published on March 1, 2006 by elanorh

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor content. Not for flowershop owners
If you are a flowershop owner and searching for a variety of fresh ideas for your clients this is not the appropiate book. It has a few nice photos but they are scarce. Read more
Published on September 16, 2005 by mossad

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