Gentlemen, a grave injustice has been visited on you, without your knowledge. For years, grooms have been deprived of something that is rightfully theirs. Worst of all, that something is cake.

Staggered is starting a campaign to bring the tradition of the Groom’s Cake to the UK. Why? Because we’re damn well worth it. We go through hell for these bloody weddings and the absolute least we should get in return is a giant cake shaped like Jabba The Hutt to make us smile on our wedding day.

The campaign starts here. Join us.

Among the many expectations placed on a groom-to-be, one of the hardest to shirk responsibility for is the notion that you should drink your bodyweight in booze on the stag do. In today’s hard-drinking culture, stag nights can be like an alcoholic assault course, so how do you survive?

Last week Carl posed a question on many couples’ minds: “Why bother with a professional wedding photographer?” and I gave some tips on finding the right one. But how much to budget for this vital piece of one’s total wedding package?
£300 buys a lot of beer
Somehow I managed to avoid …

“If you believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing, half so worth doing as – simply messing around in boats!” And let’s face it, if you can’t trust a talking rat to pick where you go on your stag-do, who can you trust? So, how about for your stag-do heading off on a cruise?

Hi Brenda, What’s the point of getting married? I know it’s a good day and everything but is it really necessary?

Dear Matrimonially Suspicious,
While there is no shortage of dogma, doctrine and fairy tales, all readily available to push the pros of getting married, the truth is, there is no …