In which Mark convinces the woman of his dreams to marry him.

If you’ve just got engaged and are bounding through cyberspace like an excited puppy, don’t worry. Alena is here to rain all over your parade.

We’ve been polling grooms via email and on the site and we’ve built up a detailed insight into what the groom of 2011 is experiencing – everything from the proposals, to the stag-do to the planning.

So if you want to know why grooms hate people with food allergies, how much they’re spending on their wedding and what they’ve got against traditional suits then read on…

Chris takes a look at the all-important wedding spreadsheet and finds that it’s something blokes can Excel at (sorry).

We’ve worked our fingers to the bone to bring you the 2011 Staggered Directory – 108 pages of groom, best man and father of the bride brilliance that will make planning your wedding simple, and maybe even enjoyable…