You said yes - panic stations ladies.

Marriage is one of the most beautiful declarations of love within a relationship, bound together in love and should be the most romantic time of your life. But marriage is one of the stressful times in your life too. Unfortunately most of the wedding preparations are all done by the woman. If your man is anything like my husbands then they will not care much that you want the perfect dress to go with the perfect weather, perfect car, church/ceremony and reception. All that he will care about is that you are going to be his bride and that everyone has a good time. For the woman, marriage is for most something that has been dreamt of since childhood. The white dress has been envisaged for many years and the dream has to now become a reality. Here is where careful planning and organisation will really play a major part. One of the major stresses will be the wedding dress and so I will concentrate on that here. First of all decide a timeline, how long is the engagement going to be? Give yourself plenty of time and allow at least a year. Sounds like a long time but really it isn't, normally when you order a wedding dress it will take at least 2 months to arrive normally much longer. Start looking for a dress as soon as you can. Buying a few bridal magazines will help you have an idea of what styles are around and what colours are going to look good. If you have a theme you will want to incorporate this into all aspects of the wedding including your dress, bridesmaid dresses, and all accessories. Make a budget for the wedding, get a few quotes and arrange a budget around what you have available to spend and overestimate the costs to ensure that you wont have any nasty surprises come payment time. Wedding dresses very greatly in their prices, most ranging from