Wedding gowns
Check out gorgeous wedding gowns, pictured on location at the magnificent wedding venue, Eynsham Hall at North Leigh. All the dresses, accessories, flowers and hair and make-up services are available locally

Get me to the church on time
We all know brides are supposed to get to the church on time but when it comes to how they get there, that is altogether more complicated. A sleek modern Mercedes, classic vintage car, horse and carriage, double-decker bus or even a rickshaw — there is a mode of transport to suit your wedding day theme and your budget. Here are some ideas to start you off . . .

Flower power
Since Roman times, brides have adorned themselves with flowers to look beautiful and as a sign of fertility and happiness. In those days, it was more likely to be ivy or other herbs that would be wound in the hair or carried down the aisle.

Having your cake
There has never been a better time to be a bride, in terms of having your cake and eating it. Decades ago, there was no choice but to have heavy fruit cake because it was considered an unbreakable tradition.

Married at Minster Lovell
Natalie Johnson, 28, a personal trainer and sports therapist, and Simon Sundblad, 31, a logistics manager, of Witney, were married on July 11, 2009, at Minster Lovell Church, with the reception at Friars Court, Clanfield

A Winter Wedding
Elizabeth Shepherd, 26, a senior teaching assistant at the Mulberry Bush School, Standlake, and Nick Shepherd, 26, an assistant contracts manager, from Bampton, got married on December 19, 2009, at St Mary’s Church, Bampton, with the reception at Witney Lakes Resort

A Sparkling Start
Helen Jones, 31, branch manager at Paterson Recruitment, and Simon Bailey, 31, a self-employed bricklayer, from Bicester, got married at Launton Church on September 19, 2009, with the reception at The Great Barn, Aynho

Our Big Day
Amy Bradshaw, 25, a support worker for children with autism, and Tom Harbottle, 26, an assistant construction site manager, from Wheatley, got married on August 15, 2009, at Eynsham Hall, North Leigh

Planned to perfection
Wedding planner Charlotte Fortune organised two weddings — at home and abroad — when she tied the knot with her South African fiance.

Happy ever after...
Newlyweds will return fresh from wonderful weddings and romantic honeymoons ready to face their future together.

Setting the trend with your winter wedding
Winter and the Festive Season can be used an inspiration for a memorable wedding theme.

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.

In the best tradition
Kimono fitter dressed couple for their traditional Japanese ceremony in the Cotswolds.

Pioneering partnerships
Exactly 13 years after they first met, gay rights campaigners David King and Louis Letourno were the first couple to register to marry in Oxfordshire under The Civil Partnership Act, 2004.

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

Wedding stories
All sorts of bizarre things happen at weddings, as SAM POPE found out when she spoke to some of Oxfordshire’s registrars

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

Four decades of gowns
Oxford dressmakers AnnaBelinda have been designing bridal gowns for 35 years. Co-founder Belinda O’Hanlon takes a fond look back . . .

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

Please yourself
Sam Pope finds that ‘anything goes’ when it comes to choosing your perfect gown

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

Having a bit of a 'do'
Sam Pope explains why it is important to book your wedding hairdresser well in advance

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