As men, whether we like or not, your wedding day belongs to your wife to be. The only important thing a bridegroom has to do is to show up with a decent suit and shiny shoes. All that needs to be planned before, during and after the wedding is taken cared of by the bride. It is her day.
If you live in the Wales area, one consideration to tell your fiancée is to at least go to Bridgend to see their wedding dresses. The development of Bridgend as a shopper's paradise has its advantages because there is a full array of specialty shops there, with a lot of wedding shops and stores in one area. It is like a one stop shop and there are even factory outlets in Bridgend that may have some wedding favours and gifts at very reasonable prices.
Choosing a wedding dress is not something the groom should accompany the bride in doing. If you believe in the notion that its bad luck for the groom to see the bride on her wedding day and wearing her wedding dress till the ceremony itself, then you wouldn't even dream of going. Rather, have her make it a weekend trip to Bridgend with her best friends and your future in laws where they have so many Bridgend wedding dresses to choose from or if not have it custom made for them. Bridgend draws so many villages from around its area and some of these villages are known for their craftsmanship in many wedding related industries. These can be the accent pieces for the dresses of the bridesmaids or even the embroidery work done for the wedding entourage may be done there. Truly, there is so much to find in Bridgend that caters to the finer details of a wedding.
No matter what people say in this day and age, somehow women have this expectation of getting married. From mother to daughter, there is some form of training or mindset about planning their wedding. It's not a chauvinistic comment but a complimentary one. The ability of the bridegroom to organize and detailed items needed for that one special day is incredible. Even with the help of a wedding planner, ultimately it is the decision of the bride that everyone follows. And one of the most important piece, if not the centerpiece of it all is the wedding dress. And for most women, it is the one piece that matters most.