A trousseau of creative, canny and crafty tips to plan a wedding with a difference.

This is a new wedding planning guide for brides-to-be. The savvy, the surprising and the downright ingenious ideas that will make your wedding stand out from the crowd. Not to mention some behind-the-scenes secrets that put this guide on the side of the bride, not the wedding industry.

Want to know what photographers, venues and caterers say you should ask them if you want the best service at the lowest price? Want a wedding with a personal touch, not off the peg? Lusting after luxury but smart about saving? Favour a home-made feel but haven't got the know-how?

Lifting the veil on everything from the entrance music to the honeymoon getaway, Lucy Tobin teaches you how to dream big, shop smart and do-it-yourself - all in the down to earth style of the kind of girl you'd want as your own bridesmaid.

Get ready to go up the aisle in style with this essential wedding planner!

Lucy Tobin is the personal finance editor of the Evening Standard and writes a weekly column called How To Save It. Her regular media appearances include BBC Breakfast, Sky News, BBC News 24 and Five Live Radio and her first book, Ausperity, was published in 2013. She lives in Mill Hill, London. Having just got hitched herself, she's clued-up and highly eligible for writing her own guide.