Invitation to impress
Stationery, the cake, photography and the wedding video are all important items that should be on your must-do list to remember for the big day

A party to remember
Forward planning is recommended to ensure that your reception will be remembered for all the right reasons.

A Fragrant bouquet
BEAUTIFUL blooms often form the focal point of the wedding decorations. From the bride’s bouquet, to the centrepieces on each table, flowers are a beautiful and important part of any wedding, and a wedding without them is unthinkable.

More to menswear
These days the groom’s outfit doesn’t have to mean an ill-fitting suit. There are plenty to options to suit your personality

The perfect dress
Allow plenty of time for your search for the perfect gown – and don’t forget your shoes, writes Francine Wolfisz

True value
Your special day doesn’t have to cost a fortune. It’s more important to spend wisely and stay within your budget

Spoilt for choice
Follow some basic rules when choosing the perfect gown for you...

Pray silence for the best man
It’s an honour to be asked, but with this job comes huge responsibility and, for some, it is the cause of many a sleepless night — as Emma Pomfret finds out.

First impressions
With celebrity customers on her books, wedding stationery designer Charlotte Hewson is becoming a big name herself. Alison Dewar takes a look at her collection.

Make-up made easy
Here comes the bride, all dressed in white, wearing a garish shade of lippy, doesn’t she look a fright!

Small but sweet
You are spoilt for choice when kitting out the little ones at your wedding

Good grooming
The bridegroom’s essential guide to looking great on his wedding day, compiled by SAM POPE

Top tables
With the addition of a few well-chosen decorations, your reception tables will look pretty as a picture, says Sam Pope

Weddings in paradise
Ken Bennett looks at the most popular destinations worldwide for tying the knot

Most important reminders
Helen Loggin advises you choose carefully when booking a photographer to record your Big Day

On the cards
Athanasia Mavroudi is expanding her Oxford-based business to include an exclusive range of hand-painted wedding stationery.

Getting ahead
Sam Pope says it's easy to have some fun when deciding what headgear to wear to a wedding

Little angels
Weddings are usually family occasions but will allowing children to attend make your day a dream, or a nightmare? Sam Pope weighs up the pros and cons

Get kilted out in style
Have a real Highland fling of a wedding with the groom and male guests resplendant in tartan

Just figure it out
How can you look like Elle McPherson when you are five feet tall and definitely a pear shape? Sam Pope discovers how to find the dress of your dreams