Elizabeth Doherty Thomas

Elizabeth Doherty Thomas is co-author, along with her father, William J. Doherty, Ph.D., of Take Back Your Wedding. While planing her wedding she saw the same wedding advice over and over: "It's your day, do what you want." The only problem she saw was people were in great distress and were looking for real solutions, not a quip that ignores the emotional connections we have with family and friends. Bill is a well-regarded marriage and family therapist so the two began to build principles around the most common wedding relationship issues that occur.

Elizabeth and Bill won a Modern Bride Magazine Trendsetter for their advice in 2007 and have been expanding the books advice and message through their website, www.TheFirstDance.com