About this item
Emily Posts Wedding Etiquette is the classic indispensable, comprehensive guide to creating the wedding of your dream, now in its sixth edition.Todays weddings are more complicated than ever, with new traditions replacing old, and new relationships to consider as family life grows more complex. Emily Posts Wedding Etiquette has everything a bride will ever need to know to have the perfect wedding.Anna Post guides brides and their friends and family through weddings to maximize fun and reduce stress, including: How to handle awkward family situations How to address envelopes and word invitations How to choose an officiant How to blend family traditions The timeline of events throughout the engagement and during the wedding Who to include on your guest list How to use technology to your advantage
About the Author
Anna Post is the great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post and works with her family for The Emily Post Institute in Burlington, Vermont.
She is a co-author of:
- "Emily Post's Etiquette," 18th Edition (William Morrow, 2011)
- "Great Get-Togethers" (William Morrow, 2010)
And is the author of:
- "Mr. Manners: Lessons from Obama on Civility" (Andrews McMeel, 2010)
- "Do I Have To Wear White? Emily Post Answers America's Top Wedding Questions" (Collins, 2009)
- "Emily Post's Wedding Parties" (Collins, 2007)
A modern etiquette expert, Anna covers topics ranging from green weddings and business etiquette to politics and pop culture. A regular contributor to Reuters, Anna conducts business etiquette seminars across the country, working with clients such as Emerson Process, Walgreens, BAE Systems, The National Institutes of Health, Caltech, and Dartmouth College. She also speaks nationally at bridal shows and events and is a columnist for Inside Weddings magazine. In addition, Anna has worked with companies such as Intel, The Body Shop, Princess Cruises, 3M, Hyatt Place Hotels, and Skype to promote their brands to national media.
Anna also turns her creative eye to creating and launching new products that marry the trusted name of Emily Post with other brands. Most recently she has contributed to lines of wedding, social and business stationery for the Emily Post exclusively for M. Middleton line.
Anna is a popular source for media outlets such as USA Today, The New York Times, the Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, BBC.com, and Real Simple, and has appeared on The Today Show, The Early Show, Good Morning America, and NPR.
Anna worked previously for the Motion Picture Association of America and in the Washington, D.C. office of Senator Patrick Leahy. A graduate of Phillips Academy and the University of Vermont, she currently lives in Burlington, Vermont.
