Weddings: Ideas & Inspirations for Celebrating in Style

by Marie Proeller Hueston

Everybody has a little country in their heart, and this is for the bride who wants to embody the essence of country on her wedding day. Weddings presents page after page of evocative photos demonstrating how to infuse this most special of days with quintessential country touches that will appeal to a range of tastes. Broken into three sections—Choosing a Location, Designing the Day, and A Wedding Primer—brides are taken step by step through the planning of the perfect country wedding. Learn how to assess the pros and cons of various locations—both indoors and out—and the logistics involved, from setting up a catering area to obtaining the necessary permits. Then choose a theme and all the elements that go along with it, such as stationery, flowers, favors, and a wedding cake. And of course those important nitty-gritty details are here, too:  setting a budget, deciding whether or not to use a wedding planner, choosing vendors, and much more. Sidebars throughout give helpful tips and evocative photos prove that even the most “country” wedding can be polished, stylish, and sophisticated.

 

Genres: Nonfiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

The former Arts & Antiques Editor for Country Living magazine, Marie has written six decorating books, one book on country weddings, and two children's books. Her articles have appeared in Country Living, Art & Auction, Town & Country, and O: The Oprah Magazine. Marie also blogs for Bob Vila.com and recently started drawing "mommy comics" for NickMom.com.

Marie lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband, son, and daughter. She appreciates the advice of her in-house critics (ages 9 and 6) when working on new stories. On her bookshelves is a large and ever-growing collection of antique and vintage children's books.

Reviews

[Tayler K.M.]

This would be a great book to read when you're at square 1 in your planning. It walks you through all the basic areas of planning (venues, themes/styles, cakes, vendor selection) and has a ton of tips and photos for inspiration.

The title makes no reference to Country Living so when I selected this from the library catalog, I had no idea that's what it was. But it's not super country and really just more backyard/casual vibes.

It came out in 2010 so some of it is a bit dated (acting like websites for weddings and photographers are new, referencing the yellow pages...) but overall the basics of wedding planning have not changed and this is a good guide.

My wedding is in exactly 30 days so I didn't really need to be reading this lol, but I have FOMO and a compulsion to always finish books. (To be fair, I read the first part like 3.5 months ago.)

[Ginny]

Eh this one was okay.