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.

Some grooms may surprise their intended brides by purchasing the engagement ring or using a family heirloom. Other couples wait to pick out the rings together.