Upon my engagement, I felt that the obligatory next step was to go out and buy a bridal magazine. Or two. So I did. The first surprise I got was the price - these things cost almost as much as a novel! Still, you only get married once, right, so in my basket this one went. Flicking through it at home later, I noted the following good and bad points. ***Good*** There are lots of ideas in the book for little touches, such as table decor and invitation styles. There was a very handy little planning guide in the back of the magazine, detailing what needs to be booked and bought when, which did help to prioritise ...  Read the complete review

I can't think of any of the Bridal/wedding magazines that I tried a year ago which stood out in my mind. This one is no exception. Every single one of them is stock full of glossy adverts and not much else. Even their articles are not so much indepth as promotions for various products. The basic premise with these magazines is to prey on a Bride's basic fear that something might go wrong on her wedding day, so she pays out @ £3.00 on one of these magazines to help allay her fears that she has not forgotten anything, and that she is doing everyhting right. Unfortunately these magazines do not seem to focus on what is the most important ...  Read the complete review

Being a scientist by nature, as soon as my boyfriend popped the question I started my wedding research by buying as many wedding magazines as I could afford. It just so happened that the first one that caught my beady little eye was You and You Wedding. The first thing that impressed me was the price which is not bad at £3.80 for a magazine with over 400 pages. Another thing which impressed me was the planning sections which, being a wedding novice, were invaluable. I had not considered half of the things which had to be planned and also had not realised that weddings could occur in places other than church or registry office (neither of which had ...  Read the complete review

There may be a lot of adverts in this magazine, but there are in all wedding magazines today. For a bride who is lacking ideas, this is actually a good thing, as it is a source of inspiration. For a bride who wants to read articles rather than looking at pictures, then it's maybe not the best. However, it is better than some magazines out there, so it's not the worst either! However, there is some sound advice in You and Your Wedding, and you get a lot more pages for your money than most of the other wedding mags. If you want to buy only one wedding magazine, you could do a lot worse than to buy this mag. Yes, there's a lot of ...  Read the complete review

After 28 years of gazing wistfully in bridal shop windows, at last it's my turn! Once the novelty of the sparkly thing on my finger wore off, and the date was set, though, it was difficult to resist the urge to race in and buy everything, now! After all, there's still another 14 months to go, and the last thing I want to do is jump straight into the first frock that I see and regret it when the perfect one pops up nearer the time. So, what's a girl to do? Buy magazines, that's what. LOTS of 'em. Stack 'em high, pore through 'em day and night until you can't actually see your fiance over the top of the pile. To be fair, ...  Read the complete review