Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE: The First Steps
Chapter 1: Sharing Your Day
Chapter 2: Style and Formality
Chapter 3: Setting the Date
Chapter 4: Location is Everything
PART TWO: Planning Your Ceremony
Chapter 5: Building a Beautiful Ceremony That’s You
Chapter 6: Wedding Vows
Chapter 7: Closing Your Ceremony
PART THREE: Dressing Up in Style
Chapter 8: Gorgeous Gowns and Colors for You
Chapter 9: Gorgeous Gowns and Colors for Your Bridesmaids
Chapter 10: Wraps and Accessories for You
Chapter 11: Looking and Feeling Gorgeous on Your Wedding
Day
Chapter 12: Dressing Your Men
Chapter 13: Dressing Up the Children
Chapter 14: The Rings
Chapter 15: Your Flowers
PART FOUR: The Party of Your Lives
Chapter 16: Setting the Scene
Chapter 17: Setting the Tables
Chapter 18: A Menu to Savor
Chapter 19: Just Desserts
Chapter 20: Give Your Guests a Show
Chapter 21: The After-Party
PART FIVE: Additional Details
Chapter 22: Impressive Invitations
Chapter 23: Photos and Video
Chapter 24: Getting a Ride
Chapter 25: A Place to Stay
Chapter 26: Wedding Weekend Plans
Chapter 27: A Token of Appreciation
Chapter 28: Making the Last Moments Count
Note from the Author
Resources
About the Author
About the Author
Sharon Naylor is the author of twenty-five wedding books, including Your Special Wedding Vows, Your Special Wedding Toasts, 1000 Best Wedding Bargains, The Complete Outdoor Wedding Planner, The Mother of the Bride Book, The Groom’s Guide, and The Ultimate Bridal Shower Idea Book. She has also written for Bridal Guide, Bride’s, Self, Health, Shape, and Good Housekeeping, among many others, and she answers real couples’ wedding-planning questions on www.njwedding.com. She has appeared on Lifetime, Inside Edition, Fox 5 News, and in the wedding idea section of the Bed Bath & Beyond website. She is the founder of the first national book club for brides, which you will find on her website www.sharonnaylor.net. She lives in Madison, New Jersey, and is at work on additional titles in the Sourcebooks wedding series.
If you would like to share your best secrets for a perfect wedding (which we may include in future editions of this book) or find out more about the author, visit www.sharonnaylor.net.
1000 Best Secrets for Your Perfect Wedding
by Sharon Naylor