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ne Business Bridal Bliss L Accessories from First Date. It Takes a Village 78 nshoremag.com January/February 2012 Andover's new Bridal Center is a one-stop destination where brides and their wedding parties can say yes to the dress— and a whole lot more. By Andrew Conway ike any bride-to- be, Drew Duford's to-do list is as long as a wedding train. It's eight months until the 28-year-old, who lives in Haverhill, ties the knot with fiancé Richard Du- pre at The Crane Estate in Ipswich, and pressure is mounting. Unlike many anxious brides, whose inner Bridezillas come out somewhere between choosing the in- vitations and walking down the aisle, Duford is calm, cool, and collected. She has already chosen a dress, the photographer is booked, and the groom is shopping for tuxedos. If she needs help with any of the 101 other things to check off her list, from the DJ to her bridal bouquet, she knows it's just a phone call away. Instead of racing around to 15 dif- ferent wedding services, Duford has found the ultimate support network at The Bridal Center at One Main Street in Andover, a new and unique wedding "destination," with nine highly experienced specialists who can smooth every step of a bride's journey, from getting hitched to choosing her honeymoon outfits. "It's a fabulous idea," Duford says of the Bridal Center concept, "and it's making my life so much easier. Eve- ryone is so pleasant and professional photographs by adam detour