THE 2002 Bride of the Year may have only just exchanged vows and kisses with her groom but the search is now on for next year's winner.

Like Katrina, 25, and David McCarron, 27, your wedding day will be one of the happiest of your life but it can also be one of the most expensive.

So for the 12th year running we are looking for a fiance who has got what it takes to become Bride of the Year 2003 and win a dream wedding worth £8,000.

The 2003 competition is better than ever.

Do you dream of marrying your sweetheart in a fairytale gown like Katrina's, or sashaying down the aisle in a sexy scarlet chiffon number?

Will you say 'I do' at the church altar or the Temple Street register office?

Will the wedding cake be square or round?

This year's competition offers you so many choices.

But don't worry. Our competition is designed to ease your pre-nuptial bewilderment and take the stress out of organising the big day.

All we ask is that you have chosen your future husband and plan to marry between June and September 2003.

The rest will be a piece of cake you decide whether it is sponge or fruit!

The 2002 winner, Katrina McCarron, has enjoyed just six weeks of marital bliss but says the Evening Advertiser's competition was the perfect start to her married life.

"It really has been wonderful," Katrina said. "If I hadn't been Bride of the Year, David and I wouldn't have been able to afford to get married this year at all.

"The competition gives you so much more support than you would normally get.

"Everybody was surprised at how relaxed we were leading up to the big day.

"The companies involved have very good reputations which are reinforced by the competition. You know they won't let you down."

Katrina says her wedding was a dream day due to the scope of the prizes.

She said: "I still had the wedding I wanted even though it was a competition, because there was so much choice in the prizes.

"And the photos printed in the Adver will always be a constant and happy reminder. Very few others have that."