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9781592402540
America's most innovative wedding designer'hailed by Modern Bride as the ?wedding design dynamo?showcases her completely fresh and beautifully photographed ideas for personalizing your special day.Michelle Rago is a rising star in the world of weddings, and she has made her name by focusing on the biggest trend in weddings today: personalization. Now she makes her creative process available to everyone, revealing the techniques that made Modern Bridename her as one of the industry's top twenty-five trendsetters. With stunning photography illustrating ten real-life weddings from a variety of locations and styles'from country nuptials in Vermont to a tropical ceremony in the Caribbean to the St. Regis Hotel in New York to a country club in St. Louis? Signature Weddingsshows readers how to tap into their inspiration by focusing on and including: ? How Michelle designs a wedding that truly reflects the bride and groom ? The three essential S's: setting, season, and situation ? Core design elements, ranging from a family heirloom to local foliage; and color palettes that inform every design detail, from bouquets and centerpieces to table settings, decor, invitations, food, dress, and cakes ? Sidebars and boxed text throughout that focus on specific concerns, from destination weddings to wedding programs, dealing with the weather, rehearsal dinners, lighting, music, invitations, and more. Unlike over-the-top wedding guides full of unrealistic concepts, or dated books that try to impose one old-fashioned approach, Signature Weddingslets couples embark on a creative journey that suits any budget or taste'with results to cherish for a lifetime.Rago, Michelle is the author of 'Signature Weddings Creating a Day Uniquely Your Own', published 2006 under ISBN 9781592402540 and ISBN 1592402542.
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