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| Preston Bailey's Design for Entertaining: Inspiration for Creating the Party of Your Dreams | 
 enlarge | Author: Preston Bailey
Publisher: Bulfinch
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 37149
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.4 x 1
ISBN: 0821227653
Dewey Decimal Number: 642.4
EAN: 9780821227657
ASIN: 0821227653
Publication Date: November 11, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new book - May have a remainder mark.SLIGHT SELF WEAR ON DUST COVER AND SMALL TEAR
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| Customer Reviews:
 absolutely amazing June 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an amazing book! While most people may not be able to re-create these parties, you can definitely get ideas from all of them. Take the ideas here and apply them to one or two tables or a small area. The pictures are wonderful and I am amazed at what is done in some of these parties. Would love to have a chance just to walk through one of these!!!!
Very Inspiring January 11, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. The themes and pictures are great. It's more for the higher end weddings
 Entertaining with a flair November 30, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Subtitled: Inspiration for Creating the Party of Your Dreams
Worried about the upcoming holiday party you have to plan? You (and all your friends) know what Martha would do but it's time to shake things up. The problem is you aren't sure where to start.
Luckily for you, Inspirations by Preston Bailey is available. Preston Bailey is a well-known event planner for Hollywood stars. Recently, he's worked on Oprah's fiftieth birthday celebration and Donald and Melania's wedding celebration.
Ten parties, eight of which are weddings, are photographed and discussed in this book. Locations include Niagra Falls, a Virginia stable that is converted into a wedding chapel and the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each chapter celebrates a different theme. Yes, there are eight weddings covered but each wedding has its own theme, color scheme and something unique to offer. The last chapter provides ways to organize and showcase your dining table.
This book dazzles with its full-size color photographs. It celebrates colors, flowers and the unexpected. Reading this book was a great way to spend a rainy afternoon as there are a lot of things to ooh and aah over. Two of my favorite are pineapples made out of sunflowers and a dog made out of dogwood flowers.
Bailey's philosophy is you aren't just throwing a party, you are creating a theatrical event for your guests. It's important to pay attention to the details so your guests will know they are in for a wonderful, magical night. Some examples of small but important details that Bailey uses are: a wedding menu made out of edible chocolate, displaying sculptures that support the party's theme and embellishing cloth napkins with silk roses.
This book is not a "how to" because there aren't any step-by-step instructions. Rather, it's designed to be a "how about this idea" book. It's a peek into Bailey's creative process.
Bailey finds inspiration in nature, artwork and the various cities he has visited. He doesn't want you to simply copy his ideas but he wants you to use this book as a springboard for your imagination and personal style.
Armchair Interview says feeling ambitious and daring? Incorporate Bailey's suggestions into your celebrations.
Very Inspiring July 17, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is certainly not a how to book. It is most definately a coffee table book showing off the talents of Mr. Bailey & his design team.
They are very good at what they do.
I use this book as my design inspirational bible and have produced some great, one of a kind arrangements for weddings and parties.
It is a pity that the author decided against sharing his knowledge. This book could have been a great best seller had he offered up some basic design techniques.
Though I love the book, everytime I thumb through it, I ask myself - who was the intended audience?
preston August 13, 2005
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
the book is quite illustrative, however there is a lot of overlap with his other book on Fantasy Weddings, which has better theme pictures.
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