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Experts say that planning a wedding is one of the most stressful things anyone can deal with next to the death of a close relative and moving house. Bearing in mind that some couples combine getting married with setting up a new home, it is little wonder that many engagements are called off before the wedding day.

The trauma caused by a broken engagement can feel like the sudden loss of a loved one and all too often could have been avoided. Words of condolence like "it obviously wasn't meant to be" and "better to discover you weren't meant for each other now" or "you're better off without him" are of little consequence when your world has just crashed around your ears.

Planning a wedding is a mammoth task that could involve up to 40 different services being required to supply everything from the wedding dress to the limousines to the flowers for the church and everything in between.

Failing to coordinate everything and bringing them together at the appointed hour will end up in a potential disaster, tears, arguments and this being said that can never be retracted.

We are not promising that tears won't be shed along the way, there will be disagreements and it is up to you and your partner to deal with these in a way that both of you feel that your partner is listening to their concerns. Nobody ever wins an argument, there are just degrees of losing and you should both be prepared to give and take a little.

Over the next few pages, we will provide helpful advice, information and links to resources that should help your special day run as smooth as silk. Everything from wedding planning services to a single wedding planning form that will ensure nothing goes to chance regarding your wedding plans.