IMAGINE what it would be like to take all the stress out of organising your wedding and let someone else arrange the flowers, invites, wedding cake and champagne on ice.

That is exactly what one lucky couple can look forward to with the Echo’s Win Your Wedding competition.

Maxims Casino, in Southend, the first casino in the country to be granted a wedding licence, is offering one couple the chance to win their wedding, worth more than £16,000.

The finalists are now down to just eight couples and this Thursday, at Maxims Casino, they will find out who has won.

The winners can look forward to their wedding being arranged by a wedding planner, including the dress, rings, flowers, invites, and wedding cake, through to a three-course wedding breakfast, champagne reception, evening entertainment and wedding night accommodation for the newly-weds.

The deluxe prize package adds up to the perfect wedding for the couple and 70 guests to enjoy.

The prize also includes a photographer and videographer for the day and the couple will also receive a 150-photo album and DVD to help them remember and treasure their special day.

We had a chat to the final ten to see why they believe they deserve their dream wedding day.

Two of the original ten finalists have chosen to withdraw.

Visit www.maxims weddings.co.uk or call 01702 352919 for details.