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The Wedding Dress: 300 Years of Bridal Fashions
This sumptuous book draws on wedding garments held in the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection. It focuses on the white wedding dress which became fashionable in the early nineteenth century and is still worn today by women across the world
The Wedding Dress - A Sourcebook
The Wedding Dress is a treasure trove of information for the elegant bride-to-be in search of that perfect wedding dress. Whether you're on a budget and looking for an off-the-peg design, or wanting to invest in a made-to-measure couture creation, this book is bursting with style ideas, top-tips and advice about what will work best with your body shape. Full of inspiring ideas and wonderful photographs, this would make a perfect engagement gift
The Queen: The Diamond Jubilee
With a foreword by the Rt Hon Sir John Major, The Queen: The Diamond Jubilee is a beautifully illustrated commemoration of the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, from her early years to her role as a modern monarch in the 21st century. This book explores the Queen's genealogy, tracing her descent from William the Conqueror, her coat of arms and orders of chivalry. It looks at her personal life, her childhood, teenage years, hobbies and pursuits, as well as her closest family ties: her mother, sister, husband, children, in-laws and grandchildren. Her public life is also reviewed and celebrated, from formal occasions to garden parties, walkabouts, ship-launchings and ribbon-cuttings, to her work with charities and presenting awards and honours. The state occasions that have punctuated the Queen's life - her own wedding; her coronation; other royal weddings; state funerals; state openings of parliament; investitures and trooping the colour - are explored with insightful and gorgeous photographs. The Queen: The Diamond Jubilee is a touching, unique and beautiful book and a perfect way to remember and celebrate the Queen's 60 years on the throne
The Natural Wedding Book
Everything you need for a naturally romantic, inspired and stress-free wedding. Couples are increasingly conscious of wedding costs - both financial and environmental. The Natural Wedding Book is the perfect antidote to expensive and all-too-similar corporate hotel ‘dos’. Full of charming DIY elements, from cup cake wedding cakes to favours of wildflower seed paper, this illustrated guide is an inspiration to anyone planning a wedding day. Louise Moon covers all the key elements, from the style of the ceremony, the venue and the decorations to the dresses, the menu, the cake, the flowers, and the natural beauty treats to share with the bridesmaids. There are plenty of ideas to help your budget go further and make your day greener; Louise is a fountain of knowledge on all things organic, ethical and eco
Handmade Weddings
A delightful book with over 50 gorgeous craft projects. Whether you favour a modern, classic look or a retro, homespun flavour, you’ll find plenty of crafts and inspiration suited to your taste. Each project is fully explained with photos, how-to diagrams, and step-by-step directions. Clever, creative, and budget-friendly, Handmade Weddings is the perfect handbook for the bride looking to style her day her way
Vintage Weddings
A visual journey through 100 years of wedding styles and dresses, "Vintage Weddings" takes a close look at the key periods, diverse styles, iconoclastic designers, significant ceremonies and cultural influences in wedding fashions. Organised chronologically, this book shows the reader how to recognise the silhouette that will best suit their body shape, identify luxurious fabrics, contrast various styles, and to source appropriate accessories, from gloves and shoes to flowers, veils, jewellery and table decorations. Throughout the book, individual pieces that epitomise the defining characteristic of each designer or decade are analyzed in detail. This book is for those interested in collecting and acquiring all aspects of authentic vintage pieces relating to the wedding ceremony, and also for prospective brides who are buying new, but are looking for sources of inspiration
Make, Bake & Celebrate! How to Create Beautifully Decorated Cakes for Every Occasion
Queen of cakes, Annie Rigg knows how to celebrate. This step-by-step book will inspire you to create something special, no matter how new you are to cake decorating. Mother's day, Father's day, baby showers, weddings and Valentine's day - all occasions for someone special. Annie's simple ideas and step-by-step photos will encourage you to make, bake and celebrate today
Wedding Inspirations
Choosing and co-ordinating the many elements of a wedding is the opportunity of a lifetime, and should be fun. But the task of planning such an important event, and getting the look just right, can be as daunting as it is exciting. Wedding Inspirations starts with the planning stage, explaining how inspiration can be drawn from many sources. Different themes are showcased, with moods ranging from romantic to modern, from formal to relaxed. There are 100s of ideas for table settings, flowers, buttonholes, favours, cakes and candles, bringing beautiful styling within the reach of every bride and groom
When I Was a Bridesmaid
This pretty little book is guaranteed to charm and delight smaller members of the bridal party. As well as including plenty of useful information about being a little bridesmaid or flower girl and the preparations for the wedding, the interactive sections have room for little attendants to record all the details of the big day. There's also ample space for sticking in favourite photographs and pictures, and even two handy pockets to hold precious keepsakes and mementos
Wedding Readings, Poems and Vows
If you've agreed to write your own vows and are already struggling for inspiration for the big day, this book will help you the write words to make everyone cry. Helping you to choose the perfect words for your church or civil ceremony, the book features over 100 poems, readings and religious passages that's suitable for any type of wedding. With a fun and easy to read layout, it also gives tips on how to write your own vows
Dress Up Kate Sticker Book
The perfect sticker book for aspiring princesses everywhere! Style the most glamorous royal of the moment, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in beautiful outfits for every occasion; from a country walk at Balmoral, to the wedding of the century or a jolly jubilee. Mix and match the 350 stickers to create your own fabulous looks, and add accessories and fun items to the backgrounds to complete the scenes in your own unique way
Keep The Flag Flying
When it comes to keeping a stiff upper lip, we Brits are in a league of our own. The weather may be awful and the economy might be in a state, but give us a nice cup of tea and a royal wedding to watch and we’ll instantly remember why Britain is great. Here’s a book packed with spirited quotations to inspire upstanding citizens everywhere
