With the General Election looming we spoke to Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg about how his party will help couples who are getting married, how to master your speech and why Rauceby station will always be a special place for him.

After deciding not to unveil his best man prank, anonbestman stays true to his word to keep us in touch by sending us the scan of the world’s first Twitter baby. And it’s waving!

What goes around your neck on your wedding day is a big issue. If you’re looking for details on cravats, plain wedding ties or bow ties or advice on how to actually tie them then you’ve come to the right place.

We’re feeling pretty happy here at Staggered because one of our favourite comedians Dave Spikey has agreed to join our team and write a monthly column about how to make wedding speeches funny.

That’s right – we’ve arranged it so that a double British Comedy Award Winner, Royal Television Society winner and BAFTA nominee can help you with your wedding speech. Sometimes we are so awesome we impress ourselves. Full details on how to get Dave to help you here…

Got a mucky mind that just can’t resist the lure of the innuendo? We’ve got a competition with your name on it, then…

Coping with hecklers is enough to turn even a professional comedian into a sweaty-palmed loon, so no wonder it’s one of the things that preys on the mind of your average wedding speech maker.

To help you out and kick off our Nervous Wedding week, we’ve got a free gift for every reader – a download of Burn The Toast’s excellent guide to dealing with wedding hecklers. Claim yours free now!

Win his and her bespoke wedding rings from the incredible Rachel Helen Designs.

The current situation is that when it comes to weddings men’s opinions don’t really matter, a fact which we’re not really all that happy with as you might imagine. So we decided to create the Man Panel – a group of normal blokes from all walks of life.

Every so often we put a wedding item in front of the Man Panel (Manel?) to see what blokes really think. First up: Candy Anthony wedding dresses – will the men be able to guess how much they are?

Unless your life is really odd, you’ll really only book a stripper on rare occasions and as a result it can be a bit of a challenge fraught with tassely etiquette.

We’ve got some new writers sharing their stories on Staggered and we thought you might like to meet them. After all, just like you they represent the grooms, brides, best men and fathers of the brides who are soon to be getting married.

We’ll be following their journeys as they take us through the joys and pitfalls of planning a wedding and preparing for the biggest day of their lives.