Love is on the cards!

This year's winner Louisa Curtis spent an afternoon going through catalogues of wedding stationary at Prestige Colour in Rodbourne, which is just one of the local businesses supporting this year's competition.

The 31-year-old said: "We wanted something that captured the occasion.

"I looked through quite a few books and it was difficult to make my mind up."

The bride-to-be eventually narrowed it down to two designs one with red beaded hearts and one with gold hearts, and took them to show fianc Michael Nestor for his opinion.

The couple finally opted for the one with golden hearts, which are slightly raised, on cream card.

"It's simple and the hearts just say it all, they symbolise what the day is about," Louisa added.

The couple live in County Road and have a seven-month old daughter, Aine.

Michael proposed to Louisa on a beach in Jamaica last Easter when she was pregnant with their daughter.

They have won a wedding package worth £8,000, which covers everything from the reception at the Goddard Arms Hotel in Old Town to professional wedding photography provided by the Evening Advertiser.

A host of local business have agreed to sponsor the wedding of the year, which takes place on Friday, August 27 at St Mark's Church, in Rodbourne, Swindon.

Louisa has already chosen the wedding cake, which will be created by Sugar Celebrations.

Wedding guests will enjoy a five-tier masterpiece of carrot cake, chocolate orange cake, chocolate fudge cake and lemon sponge.

The top layer will also be chocolate orange, but the couple plan to keep that to eat on their honeymoon.

Other companies supporting Bride of the Year are Skyla Designs of Marlborough; Moss, in the Outlet Village; Deacon's jewellers of Old Town; make-up artist Sharron Whiteley, of Pewsey; Party Box, of Wootton Bassett; Dangerfields car hire, of Swindon; Precious Moments, of Swindon and George Lesley Flowers, of Swindon.

Bhavani Vadde