In Style: Weddings

Book Description
How many times has the instant that a wedding turned magical taken you by surprise? Was it the disarmingly accurate rehearsal dinner toast or the brides knowing glance during the exchange of rings? Was it the vow that could only have been written by that particular man about this special woman or the significance of the song playing as they take the floor for their first dance as husband and wife? Whether staged with black tie formality in a candle-lit chateau or with bare feet under a summer oak tree, the perfect wedding is only perfect to the extent that its personal. When youve decided to say yes, In Style Weddings is the one book youll need to create your unique expression of this timeless ritual. So that when the time comes to say I do, youll be in the momentand loving it. Heres a world of inspiring options shown in exquisite detailinvitations, dresses, flowers, music, cakesand tips from todays top wedding planners on how to make it all come together in a way thats personal, meaningful, and just right. In Style Weddings takes you inside the entire planning process, from choosing the right ring for you to honeymoon ideas that add the perfect blushfrom high adventure to serious serenity. Stylish concepts, tips, and tricks come from top experts, the caterers, planners, florists, and dress designers behind the most memorable celebrity weddings of the past decade, from Mira Sorvinos hilltop ceremony in Italy to Matt LeBlancs beachfront wedding in Hawaii. Clear, succinct advice allows you to pick and choose whats useful to you. With its expertly curated photography, In Style Weddings takes cues from the world of deluxe fine art volumes. Big, luxurious photos, many shot documentary style at A-list weddings by leading photojournalists, play up the beauty of settings, costume, and lightingconveying beautiful portraits of the joy, romance, and ritual unique to weddings. Want an extraordinary ring? Kevin Costner proposed with a vintage ring from Neil Laneand you can have a style just as stunning. Are you a traditional girl at heart? Well tell you which flowers are perfect for your classic ceremony. What about the party favors? Consider a breakfast bag (and maybe some aspirin) for your guests to wake up to the next day. Add polish to your wedding plans with what amounts to free consults from the ultimate team of pros. Each chapter is divided into two sections: Looks We Love and Access Your Style. In Looks We Love, In Style Weddings shows brides all of the options availablewhether its a Vera Wang gown or a vintage flapper frock. Access Your Style explains how to make the look all your own: where to find it and how to make it authentic for you and your groom. Throughout each chapter, In Style Weddings includes details from celebrity nuptials: How Kate Beckinsale fell in love with her strapless Vera Wang gown, the flowers that Debra Messing carried, and the cake that Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas picked for their wedding. In Style Weddings makes the perfect gift and is the essential book for every bride.

Book Dimension
Height (mm) 314 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Width (mm) 275

Frances Hodgson Burnett was born in Manchester, England, on November 24 1849. After her father’s death in 1853, Burnett’s mother ran the family’s iron foundry until the American Civil War caused the business to fail. Destitute, the Hodgsons moved to Tennessee in 1865 to stay with relatives in a log cabin. Frances lived there until 1873, when she married a doctor, Swan Burnett, whom she later divorced in 1898. She married Peter Townsend, an actor, in 1900.

From her teens Frances had written stories and tales to help her support the family and later claimed never to have written a manuscript that was not published. Her first widespread success came with That Lass o’ Lowrie’s in 1877, a tale of the Lancashire coal mines. But it was the publication of Little Lord Fauntleroy, in 1886, that brought the author fame and wealth and established Cedric as the model for a generations of young boys. Sara Crewe was published in 1888, and the rags-to-riches story was so successful that Burnett revised, expanded, and republished it in 1905 as A Little Princess. The beloved The Secret Garden appeared four years later to enormous critical and popular acclaim.

A prolific writer, Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote over 40 novels and plays and dozens of short stories during her lifetime. She died at Plandome, New York, on October 29 1924.