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.

Wedding cakes are often a favorite attraction at the reception. While the cake has traditionally been made of a light pound, sponge, or white cake, today's wedding cake flavors vary from chocolate to spice.