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