You've been dreaming of getting married outdoors since the first time you took in the magnificent scent of fresh-cut flowers.

Q. What can you tell me about St. Martin? My wife wants to go there for our wedding anniversary because, she claims, it has the best food in the Caribbean. What's to do there besides eat? I'm not a lie-on-the-beach person. - R.A., Boynton Beach, Fla.

For women, the traditional wedding attire is a floor-length white or off-white dress, often in a ball gown style. For semi-formal daytime ceremonies, the dress may be ballerina length, which is just a few inches off the floor.