Breathtaking Flower Inspiration for Your Wedding

by Victoria Loustalot, Posted Feb 1st 2011 1:30PM

Courtesy of Hearst Books

There are so many beautiful elements of a wedding to swoon over: the dress, the veil, the shoes, the cake and, of course, the flowers. The groom and the groomsmen wear them. The bride and her bridesmaids carry them. And there are usually countless more arrangements and centerpieces at both the ceremony venue and reception location.

In other words, flowers are likely to be an incredibly important part of your wedding. But where to begin? What's your flower style? What colors do you like? Are you looking for a theme? Do you want to incorporate a specific variety of blossom?

We suggest you start with some serious eye candy. New York City - based floral and event designer, Diane Wagner, has long specialized in weddings. But even if you don't live in the Big Apple, you can still get the benefit of her expertise. Her new book is called, simply, Beautiful Wedding Flowers: More Than 300 Corsages, Bouquets, and Centerpieces.

And the title is no joke: the 220-page tome is absolutely filled with big, bold, beautiful photographs of flower arrangements for your wedding party, your ceremony and your reception. Wagner walks you through the selection process and shows you how to create your own floral designs at home.

Whatever your vision, be it covering your chuppa with a spray of vines and flowers, a cascade of petals on your wedding cake or individual table settings, Beautiful Wedding Flowers will not only inspire you but help you make it all a reality.

For more information about Diane and her work as well as to contact her directly, visit dianewagnerdesigns.com.

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Tags: wedding books, wedding bouquet, wedding centerpiece, Wedding florists, wedding flowers

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2-02-2011 @4:16PM

Original Runners said...

Diane Wagner is a very talented florist and author. I have seen this book and it really should be the bible for wedding flowers. Our company is truly honored to be featured in this wonderful book for our custom fabric aisle runners. It;s no wonder that Anne chose to feature this book on Aisle Dash. Great job Diane.