Weddings is the most anticipated wedding book of the year, and for good reason: it's as gorgeous, filling, and sweet as a double slice of wedding cake. As Colin Cowie explains in the book's introduction, he earned recognition as a wedding designer by paying attention to the personalities and desires of the bride and groom as well as the smallest, most excruciating details. "Style should prevail," he says, explaining that style has nothing to do with the design of the dress or the make of the limousine and everything to do with confidence, consideration, and graciousness toward others; it's a tone everyone can respect. The typical bride and groom may not be rich, famous, or personally acquainted with famous musicians who beg to play at the reception, and the example weddings pictured in the book are conspicuous-consumption daydreams for many. But everyone wants to plan their own perfect wedding, and Cowie is a genius at the fine embellishments that can make a modest wedding more memorable and easier on the pocketbook.


From Library Journal
"Really huge," insists the publicist of this guide from a man who has created weddings for celebrities like Paula Abdul and Sugar Ray Leonard.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Colin Cowie is today's most sought-after wedding designer. Now, the man to whom celebrities such as Don Henley, Lisa Kudrow, Kelsey Grammer, Paula Abdul, and Kenny G turn for an unforgettable wedding presents the ultimate stylebook for the most important event in a couple's life. Stop worrying about rules and "how it's done." Colin Cowie offers the modern bride-to-be an alternative approach to wedding design - one that helps you create a wedding that is uniquely yours to fit your personality, taste, and style from start to finish. Colin Cowie's Weddings guides you through the entire design process, from developing a concept that will make a statement about who you and your groom are to ensuring that consistent style is woven through every aspect of the wedding - invitations, ceremony, attire, flowers, decor, tabletop design, refreshments, reception formats and menus, music, cakes, parties, thank-you notes, and gifts.

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