Expert Advice from wedding guru, Sharon Naylor

Hello, my name is Catherine and I'm getting married in January. I was wondering about how to run a tea party reception. Any tips? Read More

Our wedding is black, white and red. I was wondering the color for the mother of the bride dress cause I keep hearing all those colors are not good for her. We need help! Read More

I'm planning on having an outdoor wedding. For the invites we are listing the outdoor venue as the main venue. However we have a plan B which is the same place as the recption. How should we put this on the ... Read More

Ok I have one more questiona about the tulipsn the lilacs. I was wondering if maybe an orange tulip with the lilacs. The colors I like are lilac, tiffany blue, and with touches or persimmon. U think tht colo... Read More

Hi there. I am stuck!!! I have my dress and the groom! and my colors picked out (champainge and brown) and then I am stuck. Now we are getting married on July 17, 2010. and I want an out side wedding and I d... Read More

Hi Sharon, I am a bride working on a budget. I am planning for a simple, less formal wedding. I have already cut costs in every area (except the guest list), printing my own invitations, not doing flower ... Read More

Hi my name is Debbie and I came acrost your website and thought you could help me out. Me and my Fiancé are planning on having our wedding on December 20th. He is currently in South Carolina and will be ther... Read More

Okay, so my boyfriend is in the Marines, and he wants to have a Fourth of July wedding w/red white & blue colors. But this just seems corny to me, is it? ..I was thinking Plum & and pale yellow would be beau... Read More

I have no idea what i am doing. I need help figuring out where I am going to have the wedding. I am 19 years old and I need help going cheap. Can you please help me? Read More

I am planning a wedding in march of 2010 and know that I want to have lilac for the main color and bridesmaids dresses but Im having a hard time figuring out what other colors would go well with this. I was... Read More

Hello Sharon! My fiance and I are trying to cut cost and have a wedding at one of our local parks rental facilities. It's very inexpensive to rent, however the space is big-2 floors, and we plan on only ... Read More

Is it okay to not have a place for everyone to sit at a reception? We will have 78 chairs plus 12 for the bridal party. That will leave 24 people without a chair. There will be a total of 6 highboys on out... Read More

Dear Sharon, I was wondering if it is appropriate for the groom and groomsman to wear shorts? Thank You, Tam Read More

Can you put tulips and lilacs together in a bouquet? Read More

My husband and I got married five years ago this April. He was a 47yr. old bachelor and I had been married before. I gave him the choice for a wedding or the courthouse, he chose the courthouse. Our frien... Read More

I am planning a winter wedding in February 2011. Small town country church. Any ideas for making the experience unique and memorable. Aprroximately 50-60 guests. Haven't found a venue for the reception yet. Read More

I am getting Married in Nov 7th in Pensacola Fl and I really want to have a beach wedding. My wedding was suppose to be small but now some of my family are coming in from tx.So I want to know if you know of ... Read More

hows it going sharon i was recently engaged and were planning our wedding for june 1st next year and me and my fiance talked about some ideas and we have our color theme. but i am a very clueless guy lol so... Read More

I'm trying to plan a wedding for about 100-125 people. We decided that with not much $ we would cut alot of corners, have a simple buffet meal & trim out as much as possible so we could have the people we wa... Read More

What do the guests wear to a Nov 28th wedding in Caracas Ven.? Read More

I am planning my wedding for July 3rd,2010. I am having a really hard time with colors. My Bm dresses are black I want Hot pink in there somewhere. I have an idea of limes in different vases for the receptio... Read More

HELP! recently engaged this past wkend,trying to plan an oct 2010 wedding. not sure where to start. fiance and i want small, simple wedding (nondenominational) looking for a place mayber near oconomowoc....g... Read More

Should I begin planning although we don't have our entire budget together? Read More

I am looking to get married October 2011 outside, do you think that will be a good idea or is being on the inside better off? Read More

My fiance and I are planning a wedding in Mexico Beach, Fl. and would love to have our ceremony and reception on the beach. There are many questions that I have and a couple of those are: 1) Is having the we... Read More

I am looking for wedding vow suggestions to include my 3 1/2 year old. He calls my fiance' dad and he treats him like his own. I hope you can help. I am in wedding stress mode. Thank you Read More

Im planning an evening wedding in september 2010, and I would like to know if I can get away with heavy appetizers instead of a full dinner? Read More

I am wanting to plan an outdoor wedding i have look at two place a little confused on how make the best choice. Do you need decorations outside or should there be little decorations and let nature take its ... Read More

We are having a New Years Eve wedding-The bridesmaid dresses are a long black jersey knit with the top being one shoulder in a off-white satin with a rhinestone pin-the groomsmen in black tuxes with white sh... Read More

My fiance and I live in NC. We have decided to have a civil ceremony here at our local magistrate's office and "eloping" to Europe. We didn't want to go through the legalities of getting legally married in E... Read More

We are looking to get married in Italy looking for a nice ceremony and dinner afterwards for up to ten people and a holiday for 10 days in which family and friends may join for a weekend but find all these p... Read More

I just created a wedding mapper so I thought...titled it, added three items on the map. Would like to now print one.....but how? Read More

I live in the houston area, and are currentlt planning a wedding for November of this year 2009, I would like to have a black and white wedding but struggling with an accent color , such as colors for table ... Read More

sharon, what is an inexpensive, but creative and classy way to decorate a tent? Should we cover poles?? Thanks! Read More

Dont want to use bubbles, or balloons, butterflys and rice and bird seed (not permitted at our church). No money for doves. TO TOSS AFTER THE WEDDING. Bells were used at my first wedding so dont want to do t... Read More

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Hi Sharon!! My boyfriend and I are soon to be engaged, but not planning on having a long engagement at all...how long do you recommend waiting so that everything can be organized and well planned out? And wh... Read More

I am on an EXTREMELY tight budget. I am at the point where I hate the beach destination I've chosen & am now attempting to see what/if the hotel that I have blocked rooms from is offering me: a Friday night ... Read More

My parents were married for 27 years before their recent and extended divorce. My father is seeing another woman who has children of her own, but my mother is still single. My finance's parents are also divo... Read More

My fiance has a huge family and i wanted to have a smaller wedding. Would it be wrong to invite just immediate family to the ceremony and then invite everyone else to the reception? Read More

Hi Sharon, I am getting married in December and I am in the process of preparing my invitations. My father passed away a couple years ago and I'm not too sure how I need to word my invitations. Proper et... Read More

This is both of our 2nd marriages, after long-term and successful 1st marriages that ended for each of us with the deaths of our spouses. We are in our early 50's and are trying to figure out what would be ... Read More

How are the Bridemaid and the flower girl are suppose to came out. Read More

We are trying to select a venue for 09/1010 from venues in sc and ga what is your opinion on greyfield inn Read More

My fiance and I are trying to plan a ceremony in Cape May, NJ on the beach. We are trying to plan everything by October 3rd of this year(less than 3 months away). It is very stressful and we have very little... Read More

Hi Sharon, We are in the process of booking a band for our wedding. The manager of the band we really want said that they are generally available for our date, and sent us a booking form that requires we su... Read More

My fiance and I have been best friends for over fifteen years, romance has been the last couple of years. We were wanting a small intimate wedding. My mother has died and the rest of our immediate family i... Read More

I am trying to plan a wedding for next June. Originally wanted an outdoor ceremony and an indoor reception, but an now leaning more toward a ceremony and reception at the same venue. How common is this and h... Read More

Hi, we're planning on getting married next year at the end of July. And I have no clue as to what to do first, and when! I know what I want and have ideas. But I just don't know what to do.. please help! ... Read More

I am planning a winter wedding in south Florida. The bridesmaid dresses are navy blue and I do not know what color of tux would complement their dresses? I originally picked grey but it is a lighter grey w... Read More