No matter what you’re sure to be thinking about the big day and looking like utter gold dust as you tie the knot, all your outfits will be chosen the dresses and the tux and all the fancy trims and accessories.

And for all the girlies out there the accessories are what make you look a million dollars, and the thing that seals the deal? Your, Tiara! Now we’re talking about your pride and glory and where you have long, short, think, thin, dark or light hair there’s tons of options for your big an beautiful day. And the men, you may have little hair, but you’ll be wanting that little hair in great shape on the day, not the usual role out of bed stuff.

Think that’s it, wrong! It’s likely as the beautiful blushing bride to be, you may want to take another look at that make up collection of yours, or even consider the skills of a makeup artist themselves, and don’t be thinking this is too much either, it’s doesn’t have to be as expensive as it sounds and most towns will have a local artist, so just do your research. You may even be thinking about getting your skin, nails and hair into radiant shape well before the day with a care routine.

Civil Wedding ceremonies are often found to contain a wedding reading. There is typically at least one, the words are picked by the happy couple and usually read by a close friend or relative, but its not uncommon for the reader to suggest the words themselves.

It is always a good idea to ask your registrar about readings, some may only like one reading and at a particular time or none at all whereas others may be optimistic about various readings scattered throughout the service. In the case of a particularly awkward registrar don’t be afraid to ask for an alternative registrar, if available.

When this is all go, now you must decide how many readings you would like to have, the registrar will give as much help and guidance you need on this and will overall have the final say so on the timings of the readings. In guidance most registrars for civil ceremonies will be happy with one to possibly even three readings, but, more is likely to be pushing it. Undoubtedly this is dependent on the length of the readings, three short readings could be favourable to one really long one.

As for the readings, you may take the world by storm, as long as you stick to the non religious theme of the ceremony. The possibilities are limitless, from poems to lyrics, to pieces from texts or novels. But my advice make it relevant, and timeless something that will stick with you forever and never grow old.

A question that is often considered of little significance, is where to seat people at a ceremony. Big mistake. Don’t get this wrong. Here is the golden rule which applied to both civil and church wedding ceremonies. From the rear, the bride’s guests and family are seated to the right and the males to the front. Ok, so that’s the basic. Now, other things that you should consider concerning seating.

Venue, taking a good look before the day is key, get a good idea of how things will be set out and arranged, the seating capacity, then there’s layout, think about accessibility, do you have any guests that will need particular seating and what about view points, any small children that won’t be able to see at the back?

On the subject of children, they can get very bored during a wedding and it should be remembered that children have a very short attention span. Because of this it’s a good idea to ensure that children at your have something to keep them entertained. You could try to make sure you have some children’s party supplies such as games and colouring books to occupy them.

Then where to sit whom. Here’s the general low down, the front rows on either side should be reserved for the according parents and also accordingly, the best man and bridesmaid, in the case of a large amount of bridesmaid also reserve the second row on the brides side. The next row behind that should be the next closest of relatives, grandparents, aunts, uncles and best friends. Leave the back row spare for late comers and ushers. Also seat elderly in more accessible seat and as close to the front as possible, and the same for parents with young children the last thing you want is a hassle as the parents try to make a getaway mid temper tantrum.

And finally, know your guests; don’t put Johnny the milkman next to his ex-wife or her new boyfriend the postman. Think it through.

It’s your wedding and the most important walk of your life lays ahead, the walk that begins the rest of your life. And the rest of your life happens to begin with lots of photos of you in your big white dress. And am I right or am I right, the is the most important decision your having to make, besides saying ‘I do’ that is.

And girls being girls, even the most happily unmarried female upon walking past those bridal dress windows finds herself resisting natural urges to pop the question herself. Once again that little girl inside of you has probably already made a few decisions, the big puffy Cinderella dress or the long elegant curvaceous dress, but shock horror, you’ll be surprised to find so many questions left still to answer, shade, material, train, type of decoration, cut, neckline, hemline, all decisions you’ll need to make before the snap shot and poses come into play.

So where to start. Magazines and shops are always a good port of call, but don’t go rushing to the first frock you see and fall in love at the drop of a hat, there is lots of choice out there and the last thing you want is to later see something you’d have really loved. Try scouring the internet and looking at other wedding pictures what works what doesn’t there’s a lot to consider. Happy shopping.

What’s the best party you have ever been to? And what was so good about it? Music and Entertainment, correct.

Consider your options, because this shall set the scene of your entire celebration. What do you imagine on your big day, are you the romantic sophisticated people of the world that want the harmonious string quartet and guest gently flowing to its beautiful tones? Or, the latest tunes, pumping being rhythmically pumped out by some, it, DJ. The contrasts are clear and there is no right or even wrong answer it’s about you and what you want out of your big day. Choosing the right kind of wedding band, DJ and music is an important task.

It’s always best to seek inspiration, grab the wedding mags and feast your eyes on the music articles, they’re sure to give you a few tips on what’s the good, bad and ugly at the moment. They will also give you contact information so you can find the perfect wedding band. It’s important to think what kind of music you want where I mean you’ll hardly want ACDC’s Highway To Hell to play as you and you’re partner take to the floor for that all important first dance.

And for the rest of the evening think wisely it’s always a good idea to choose music that will reflect yours and your partners relationship but you do want to be engaging and entertaining your guests, so think for them too, form the flower girl to great grandpa it’s good to have it all covered.

After all this is the celebration of the start of the rest of your lives together, make it one to remember.

The idea of having songs as a part of your ceremony is definitely a rarity, however, they are certainly not unheard of and it can be a beautiful addition to a ceremony that is personal to you.

Obviously their addition to a ceremony will lie solely upon the Superintendent Registrars agreement and it is of high importance that should you wish to include songs in your ceremony, you waste no time in discussing the request with your Registrar early on.

In your ceremony it is most likely that your songs will replace the readings or be straight before or straight after. And once you have all the technical stuff sorted you can then move onto the best bit, the fun bit, choosing the tracks.

As for tracks it’s an open playing field with a little common sense. Clearly hymns are to be avoided and as for other tracks it depends entirely upon the Registrar, as certain tracks such as Robbie Williams Angles have on occasion been disallowed simply because of the title and others have been declined based upon slight lyrics, however provided that your Registrar isn’t a music wiz and doesn’t want to see lyrics your pretty safe just choose wisely. But once you have the best of the best, you’ve forgot the rest and you have your favourite it’s a good idea to get the go ahead and final green light from the Registrar’s Office.

Beautifully, lovingly made, a flavour to die for, and a multi tiered masterpiece, the wedding cake is often the centre-piece of the day and the grand finale to the reception, that photo moment, cutting the cake.

There are a massive number of options available when it comes down to wedding cakes, for any new bride and groom. Wedding fairs and bridal magazines are a good place to start, and prepare to be overwhelmed by the range available.

Unless you know exactly what you’re looking for it’s very easy to become an immense struggle to see that glimmering light at the end of the cake tunnel, but take it steady and don’t let the first cake maker you meet talk you into a double decadent chocolate fiesta, take it slow think about it, there’s lots to take into account, besides you don’t want to run out of cake!

But do think carefully with streams full of information out there it’s important that you narrow down what you’re looking for, from style to size, flavour to colour, not forgetting where to get one and how and when best to serve it. The last thing you want is a disastrous end to a beautiful day.

You hear honeymoon and cue the Pink Floyd and ‘Money’. But this special once in a life time event doesn’t have to cost the earth. Ok, so it’s probably not going to be the cheapest, a short trip to the nearest coast but you can save money on the holiday of your dreams. Here are four useful ways of making this happen.

You know you have all those saving schemes, collecting up points which you will one day use, clubcard, nectar, you know the ones, well here’s an idea make one day today. The majority of these schemes offer members a trade in for things that may help you in funding your honeymoon. Such as, flights, travel vouchers, uk hotels, airport parking, travel insurance. Now’s the time to take advantage!

There are so many offers out there there’s bound to be a bargain waiting to be uncovered, so get searching dig deep and hard! Search the internet, newspapers, teletext, travel channels and all those travel agents that seem to appear everywhere. And not just for the fights and accommodation but for every part of your dream holiday.

If you can’t find any cheap deals, especially as everyone is getting cut-throat with their prices at the moment, you could always consider an alternative approach to a honeymoon. Maybe spend your honeymoon camping in Holland or Italy, it doesn’t sound terribly romantic at first glance, but it’s unique, you can make a romantic picnic, go see some natural sights and it’s sure to be memorable. Or you could try soemthing random, pack some clothes and get in the car and just drive, go North to Scotland or South and explore Europe.

And lastly, if you’re having a gift list, think wisely. Try asking for payment for daytrips whilst you’re away, or even for foreign currency it doesn’t all have to be spoons and dishes.

Finding the words to use can be difficult, but before you begin, take a few moments to read the Golden Rules of Speechmaking as set out below:

Speeches can be difficult, especially if you find that you and words are not on the best of terms, and you haven’t put pen to paper for a while, but there are some things that if taken into consideration are a dead cert to go down well.

Choose your wording carefully, think about language that will relate your stories to the entire audience, from Great Gran in the corner, who’d me lost at the mention of ‘Facebook’ to the 9 year old Flower girl who’d turn to tugging on mums sleeve wanting to know who ‘John Major’ is. Possibly the most commonly flaunted rule, no swearing or the use of any, let’s say x-rated material. Be natural, it’s no good being remembered as the class clown at high school only to get up there and try to impress with a few words, let’s face it even you don’t understand. Stick to the short and sweet stories, Uncle Joe will fall asleep before the nights out anyway he doesn’t need your help. Get it structured, make sure it’s going somewhere, the best way to go is usually, pre-meeting each other, once together, and now, a big finish is always the way to go. Never laugh at your own jokes, if Lee Evans doesn’t do it it’s a no for you too. Finally, stand up, smile, and don’t put too much pressure a lot of pressure on yourself, you want to look like your enjoying yourself not laying eggs.

The wedding transport is one of the most important factors to consider in a wedding. After all it’s no good having everything else perfectly planned only to turn out to be a terrible disaster arriving there in the first place. Key point always to consider, for any couple making decisions for the big day.

The Journey route, its best to have the route carefully planned and considered, thinking about the road itself, surface, any low bridges and backstreets. This needs to be as easily navigable as possibly if you hope for you and your guests to have a hassle less journey and arrival. You must also check the obvious traffic, congestion and busiest times.

Travellers will know by now the ways of the road, you all have one of those friends that travels three times the distance to work as you yet gets home in half the time, don’t forget to think about the journey length and time. To test drives, dry runs some time before and making sure it’s the correct time of day, and correct day at that! Take into allowance extra factors that could affect the day, a football match or a summer fair along the route on that day? These things are easily neglected.

Finally, cost. Know your budget and stick to it. You can achieve classy without instantaneous death to your wallet. You’d be surprised but a manageable, affordable
Vintage car will just as easily impress your guests as flashing your cash will.