Sharon Naylor
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Sharon Naylor is the bestselling author of over 35 wedding planning books, including Your Wedding Your Way, Bridesmaid on a Budget, Your Special Wedding Vows, Your Special Wedding Toasts and other books for brides, moms and bridesmaids. As a world-renowned wedding expert, she has appeared on top television programs including Good Morning America, Primetime, ABC News, BBC and many more. She has also been featured in the top bridal media -- most notably as Bridal Guide’s Bridesmaid Guru and Tip-a-Day expert -- as well as in InStyle Weddings, Glamour, Ladies Home Journal, Self, Destination I Do and GorgeouslyGreen.com. She lives in Morristown NJ with her husband Joe. Visit her website at www.sharonnaylor.net and follow her on Twitter @sharonnaylorwed.

Blog Entries by Sharon Naylor

15 Signs You're Too Obsessed With The Wedding

Posted February 24, 2012 | 02/24/12 04:47 PM ET

Being excited about your wedding is normal, but when you let it become an obsession, it totally takes the fun out of the experience! Too many brides allow their big day to become their all-day, everyday reason for living -- annoying everyone around them in the process -- and often,...

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Put Your Wedding Officiant To The Test

1 Comments | Posted January 5, 2012 | 01/05/12 01:36 PM ET

"We were looking for an independent officiant to perform our backyard wedding, and one contender sounded great... until we met with him and discovered that he would wear a bright purple robe, assign us a symbolic animal and ask the nature gods to bless our marriage. We moved on to...

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Rooftop Parties: The Hottest New Wedding Trend

Posted December 28, 2011 | 12/28/11 12:27 PM ET

Leave raising the roof to the reception, and host your engagement party, rehearsal dinner, bridal shower, bachelorette party, after-party or wedding morning breakfast on the roof. Rooftop party settings are the new, hot trend, providing an elegant setting with a spectacular view, in a style that's purely you.

When Nick...

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Table Number Trouble

Posted November 7, 2011 | 11/07/11 02:26 AM ET

"Hey, why am I at Table 4 when they're at Table 3?"

Any guest who complains about which table number they 'made' has issues you can't do anything about. Table numbers aren't rankings of importance ... they're there so that the servers know which entrees to bring...

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The New Roles of the Mother of the Bride and Mother of the Groom

Posted November 3, 2011 | 11/03/11 01:56 PM ET

Today's mothers of the bride and groom often find themselves caught between what they thought their roles were going to be in the wedding plans and what they're being asked to do by the bride and groom.

Things have changed a lot in the past 10 years...

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Freebie Faux Pas: Asking Friends to Work Your Wedding

Posted October 3, 2011 | 10/03/11 02:08 AM ET

It always makes me cringe when brides say they plan to ask their friends to take their wedding day pictures, or have their aunt make all of the food for the wedding. Yes, it's a financially-strained time for brides and grooms -- with the average wedding cost over...

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