Anthony says: "Hi Emma… blue isn’t a very common colour and in fact, a lot of the flowers you see that look blue have been dyed! Hydrangeas, carnations and roses are probably your best choices, although can you get away with being a bit more contemporary? Perhaps silver twigs with small fairylights mixed with white lilies and gladiloli would be very dramatic. As another colour option, can I suggest you think about having pale yellows and cream, maybe with a bit of ivory? You could pull all the blues together with ribbons and coloured stones in the centrepieces. Good luck my darling, you’ll have a fabulous day!"

Anthony says: "Nikki, many horses have been brought to water and refused to drink! If she doesn’t want to be involved then don’t force it. I am quite sure that there will be plenty of other people in your social or family circles who would be more than happy to offer opinions and quash your ideas! Seriously though, whatever the reason she has for not being involved, that is up to her. Good luck my lovely!"

Richard says: "Well it sounds like you have a fair number of single friends, so perhaps they might like the idea of a romantic singles night. Make sure they know there are other singles going, and that it would be a great opportunity to meet some new friends."

Richard says: "There are a number of websites that provide you with a web presence dedicated to your wedding day. The two I like most are theweddingsitecompany.co.uk and mywedding.com. There are hundreds of companies offering free or paid-for sites, so have a look at a few and make sure you look at their templates to see which styles suit you - and more importantly your guests!"