The Inspired Wedding: Seven Handcrafted Themes for Your Big Day

The weddings and images are real%E2%80%94individualized (or couple-ized) unions depicted in more than 500 photos of people tying the knot or granny knot or slip knot, depending on one's style. And style is personalized here in seven ways%E2%80%94beach bum, urban chic, romantic vintage, or countrified among them%E2%80%94that can be further modified to accommodate the quirks and tastes of the couple. DIY wedding schemes are as overdone as chalkboard place cards at a reception. But Arendoski (The Handcrafted Wedding) has gone beyond the "Let's put up some hay bales and put vodka lemonade in Mason jars" that pervades so much of the DIY wedding market, and into a world where personal is possible, right down to Garbo-esque trimmings on the vintage romantic gown. Cue the Belafonte %E2%80%93 or the Beach Boys or Beastie Boys, depending on one's taste. (Sept.)