It's a great read, as well having beautiful photos & arrangement ideas. Excellent value. It has a few step by step guidance notes, but I do think you need to have a bit of experience to understand them fully, but I think that is the same for all floristry instruction books not just this one,(it is easier to understand when you see it for real). Anyhow, well worth buying, gorgeous arrangements, & lots of ideas to suit any budget. Lovely book, even if you are not doing wedding flowers specifically, as they can be adapted to suit.