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Essential Guide to Wedding Etiquette
A wedding is a minefield of social rules, for everyone from the bride and groom to the wedding party, the mothers, fathers and extended families. This comprehensive guide by one of the leading experts in the wedding category will help everyone involved.
Providing the most up to date, current and socially important etiquette rules, this ultimate guide to the etiquette of weddings
--Sharing the good news of the engagement, wedding announcements and engagement parties
--The roles of bridal party members, selecting the bridal party, and what to do if a bridal party member has to be removed
--Parents' roles and responsibilities, and parent issues
--Budgeting, who pays for what, the etiquette of legalities, how to ask others to help financially
--Cutting down the guest list, sticky guest list issues
--Ceremony style etiquette, working with an officiant, and reception planning and seating charts
--The etiquette of group shopping, long-distance organizing, ordering and paying
Providing the most up to date, current and socially important etiquette rules, this ultimate guide to the etiquette of weddings
--Sharing the good news of the engagement, wedding announcements and engagement parties
--The roles of bridal party members, selecting the bridal party, and what to do if a bridal party member has to be removed
--Parents' roles and responsibilities, and parent issues
--Budgeting, who pays for what, the etiquette of legalities, how to ask others to help financially
--Cutting down the guest list, sticky guest list issues
--Ceremony style etiquette, working with an officiant, and reception planning and seating charts
--The etiquette of group shopping, long-distance organizing, ordering and paying
243 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2005
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9 people want to read
About the author
Sharon Naylor
65 books20 followersSharon Naylor is the bestselling author of over 35 wedding books for brides, bridesmaids and the mothers of the bride and groom. Her titles have spent time in the #1 book, e-book and wishlist spots on Amazon and BN.com for their categories, and Publisher’s Weekly named three of her books among the best of the best. She is often excerpted on many of Bride Tide’s Top 100 Wedding Blogs, and she has been featured in the top bridal and honeymoon travel media.
In Magazines
Sharon has been featured in the top bridal magazines, including Bridal Guide, Brides, Southern Bride, WeddingBells, Get Married, New York Weddings, New Jersey Bride, VOWS Magazine, I Do for Brides, Destination I Do and many more. She has also appeared in Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Self, Health, Shape, Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, and many others.
On Television
Sharon has appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Primetime, Lifetime, ABC News, Get Married, I Do with The Knot, Fox 5 News, Better TV and more
Online
Sharon is Bridal Guide’s resident bridesmaid expert, and is also a columnist at New Jersey Bride, Southern Bride, Polka Dot Bride, Creators.com, and more, and has been featured on countless bridal blogs including Broke-Ass Bride, Best Wedding Sites, The Favour Shoppe, and Huffington Post Weddings. She has also appeared on sites for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BBC London, TheStreet.com, Bankrate.com, Publisher’s Weekly, Writer’s Digest, The Writer, InterviewHer.com, and hundreds of other media outlets. She has also appeared multiple times on Martha Stewart Weddings satellite radio shows.
Corporate Spokesperson
Sharon has conducted corporate spokesperson campaigns for some of the top companies in the world. Her long list includes Microsoft, Schering Plough, Michaels Crafts, Kodak, Ellis Island, Omaha Steaks and others. As corporate spokesperson, Sharon has helped develop bridal products and services currently in use, conducted satellite media tours and personal appearances, as well as national giveaways and social media events.
Honeymoon Spokesperson
Sharon conducts blogging and digital media campaigns for top destination wedding and honeymoon locations around the globe, including Rosewood Jumby Bay, Caneel Bay in the USVI, Congress Hall and The Virginia Hotel in Cape May, and more. As spokesperson and contributor for these resorts, Sharon has been featured in the top travel media, helps create special wedding and honeymoon packages and special features, and has conducted national giveaways.
Charitable Work
“I was fortunate to be saved from breast cancer through early detection, surgery and radiation,” says Sharon, “So I do as much work for breast cancer charities as possible. I’m also active in the good work being done by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in memory of my father, and I support Wish Upon a Wedding, as well.”
Sharon has walked the red carpet at bridal industry launches, movie premieres, celebrity product launches, and book premiere parties. She was a featured expert at Conde Nast’s Dream House, has appeared many times at Book Expo and attends the top Bridal Market runway shows and launches. She has also attended The Wedding Salon, EPIC Summit and other top-tier bridal events.
Based outside of New York City, Sharon lives with her husband, Joe, and is at work on her upcoming wedding books and special projects.
Keep up with Sharon on her Facebook page and on her Twitter @sharonnaylorwed.
In Magazines
Sharon has been featured in the top bridal magazines, including Bridal Guide, Brides, Southern Bride, WeddingBells, Get Married, New York Weddings, New Jersey Bride, VOWS Magazine, I Do for Brides, Destination I Do and many more. She has also appeared in Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Self, Health, Shape, Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, and many others.
On Television
Sharon has appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Primetime, Lifetime, ABC News, Get Married, I Do with The Knot, Fox 5 News, Better TV and more
Online
Sharon is Bridal Guide’s resident bridesmaid expert, and is also a columnist at New Jersey Bride, Southern Bride, Polka Dot Bride, Creators.com, and more, and has been featured on countless bridal blogs including Broke-Ass Bride, Best Wedding Sites, The Favour Shoppe, and Huffington Post Weddings. She has also appeared on sites for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BBC London, TheStreet.com, Bankrate.com, Publisher’s Weekly, Writer’s Digest, The Writer, InterviewHer.com, and hundreds of other media outlets. She has also appeared multiple times on Martha Stewart Weddings satellite radio shows.
Corporate Spokesperson
Sharon has conducted corporate spokesperson campaigns for some of the top companies in the world. Her long list includes Microsoft, Schering Plough, Michaels Crafts, Kodak, Ellis Island, Omaha Steaks and others. As corporate spokesperson, Sharon has helped develop bridal products and services currently in use, conducted satellite media tours and personal appearances, as well as national giveaways and social media events.
Honeymoon Spokesperson
Sharon conducts blogging and digital media campaigns for top destination wedding and honeymoon locations around the globe, including Rosewood Jumby Bay, Caneel Bay in the USVI, Congress Hall and The Virginia Hotel in Cape May, and more. As spokesperson and contributor for these resorts, Sharon has been featured in the top travel media, helps create special wedding and honeymoon packages and special features, and has conducted national giveaways.
Charitable Work
“I was fortunate to be saved from breast cancer through early detection, surgery and radiation,” says Sharon, “So I do as much work for breast cancer charities as possible. I’m also active in the good work being done by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in memory of my father, and I support Wish Upon a Wedding, as well.”
Sharon has walked the red carpet at bridal industry launches, movie premieres, celebrity product launches, and book premiere parties. She was a featured expert at Conde Nast’s Dream House, has appeared many times at Book Expo and attends the top Bridal Market runway shows and launches. She has also attended The Wedding Salon, EPIC Summit and other top-tier bridal events.
Based outside of New York City, Sharon lives with her husband, Joe, and is at work on her upcoming wedding books and special projects.
Keep up with Sharon on her Facebook page and on her Twitter @sharonnaylorwed.
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June 29, 2010
Although very helpful with specific questions, (should we do the garter toss although we think it garish?) some of the etiquette advice was a bit dated (who does a receiving line anymore?).
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