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Rima
Hitched Panel & £50 Voucher for You! 💜
Rima, 5 May, 2026 at 09:23

We’re looking for couples currently planning their wedding to take part in a short, friendly online panel taking place this week 💜 We’d love to hear about your experience planning your wedding, how...

Back, yesterday at 11:01 63 1,029 11
Happybluebridesmaid4886
Twilight weddings
Happybluebridesmaid4886, 5 November, 2024 at 13:44

Hi, can anyone reccomend anywhere for a twilight wedding please? Struggling to find many places that do them. Thanks so much in advance

Wubdhcs, 2 hours ago 24 415 1
kizzi10000
Anyone played wedding 'raffle'? Ideas needed
kizzi10000, 25 February, 2016 at 14:40

Thanks to yet another change of plan, as the pub we'd picked to eat and dance in after the ceremony has decided they're not sure they can offer what we want due to noise and space constraints, we've...

Grace, 2 hours ago 14 3,425
bliss_balloons
Garden games
bliss_balloons , 21 May, 2015 at 09:45

I can't find anywhere decent to hire them so I've been buying a few but trying to get one's that aren't too expensive and people will actually want to use. Those of you who are are having them what...

Fuan, 2 hours ago 82 2,008
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Private Dining
Louisa, 10 July, 2026 at 16:30

We are looking for a private dining space following a legal ceremony at Marleybone Town Hall, London. It will be for 32 guests, including bride and groom. Ideally close by to the town hall. not...

Nikolambo, yesterday at 23:37 43 228 1
Francesca
App/ website design that can customise invites?
Francesca, 5 March, 2024 at 08:59

Hi everyone! Hope planning is going well (wish I’d discovered this forum sooner!) We are getting married May next year & starting to think about invitation designs etc. I am thinking quite a...

Alexander, yesterday at 22:23 88 802
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Blessing after wedding abroad??
RossRoxx, 13 February, 2014 at 21:25

Hey everyone, Just wondering if anyone has had a blessing back in the UK after a wedding abroad? Me and my fiancé are wanting to fly off to Hawaii, just us two, have a small beach wedding alone and...

Ranker, yesterday at 20:35 29 11,394
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How do i add a time into evening invitations
Claire, 17 April, 2026 at 21:15

How do I add a time into evening invitations

Jamshed, yesterday at 19:49 62 430
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menu tasting... when should it be done?
Gumibear85, 7 April, 2013 at 09:24

Something that was big on my list was having a nice menu for the wedding breakfast. I want my guests to be able to have a choice of what they eat. So I need to (at some point) go to my venue and do a...

Lucifer, yesterday at 17:57 24 3,306
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Wedding business advice...
Moonbeam88, 10 September, 2014 at 13:30

Hi ladies I am currently planning my august 2016 wedding and absolutely love the whole creative side of planning colours, decor, themes and designs! So much so that I have had the wild thought of...

Avnita, yesterday at 16:56 42 5,539
MrsBoo
How long to give guests to RSVP?
MrsBoo, 4 May, 2014 at 16:33

Our final details meeting at the venue won't be until about 4 weeks before the wedding so the end of October but our invitations are going out the beginning of July. How long are you all giving your...

Danielparker, yesterday at 16:55 20 5,388
Charlotte
No Bridesmaids but groomsmen?
Charlotte, 11 August, 2025 at 15:43

Hey, we have just booked our October 2026 wedding and noticed I have literally not one bridesmaids but we have groomsmen. Is it weird to have this. I feel we would look of balanced and it’s a bit sad...

Avnita, yesterday at 16:54 20 242
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Mp3 player for pa system suggestions
Claire, 8 August, 2024 at 11:32

Hi all, as we're only having a small wedding we haven't hired a DJ and are using a PA Sytem instead (PANIC) rather than having to take my laptop to the venue, does anyone have any suggestions for an...

Avnita, yesterday at 16:53 21 321 2
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Furniture hire for diy reception
glaelia, 27 September, 2010 at 22:49

Hi there, looking for some advice re hiring chairs, tables, linens and crockery/cutlery etc for my wedding on 01/10/11. We're doing a DIY reception at a lovely village hall, and looking to be able to...

Harry, yesterday at 16:37 230 2,265
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Alternatives to chair sashes!
HappyYellowDiamonds675, 27 July, 2017 at 21:15

Hi!! I'm in need of help please! I'm looking for some ideas on how to decorate my chair at the reception. I havent got a large budget either. My reception is a small traditional pub with all the beams...

Kissanimes1, yesterday at 16:07 12 1,504
kharv
Childminder at wedding
kharv, 14 August, 2011 at 23:52

I'm looking to hire a childminder for my wedding as I have a lot of kids coming - does anyone have any idea how much I would be likely to pay for this? I'm having about 18 kids aged from 3 to 12 and...

Jimmy, yesterday at 15:25 11 7,092
Caroline
Electronic Invites
Caroline, 9 April, 2025 at 17:28

Hi I've recently set up our website, I'm trying to understand how to send electronic invites and if I can customise them . I can see how you add names to the guest list and it provides a generic...

Jake, yesterday at 14:08 17 147 1
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Gaynes Park
Mrsc28, 26 February, 2025 at 22:25

Has anyone recently got married at Gaynes Park? We are seriously considering it as we loved the ground and venue! We were a little shocked at the price of catering being £4,800… does anyone think that...

Zoya, yesterday at 13:55 2 37
cford09
Lottery tickets or scratchcards as favours?
cford09, 10 May, 2012 at 13:51

Hi girls, I know we've had a couple of posts about favours recently which has got me thinking about mine. For the girls I'm doing a friendship bag. For the men, I was planning on doing lottery tickets...

Vahanin, yesterday at 12:03 21 16,411
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Confused - English Guide to Planning a Wedding Needed!
Kemonna, 18 September, 2023 at 05:32

I’ve heard planning a wedding, especially on your own can be really stressful and with only three months to go before the big day, I’m feeling the heat. I’ve never imagined having to ever plan a...

Lera, yesterday at 11:36 4 72
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Pre wedding or post wedding gathering
Jade, 4 May, 2024 at 10:57

We’re getting married abroad, and can’t decide if it’s better to do a pre wedding drinks gathering once everyone arrives a day or so before the wedding. Or do a post wedding gathering day after the...

Mark, yesterday at 10:04 8 162
Lauren
Budget wedding for 100 guests
Lauren, 3 September, 2025 at 08:59

Hi everyone! Me and my partner are a young couple that have been together for 10 years. We have been engaged for a year and are eager to book our wedding.We have a budget of 5k and are looking for...

Gangster, yesterday at 09:58 20 538 1
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Two-part Wedding
David, 15 August, 2024 at 19:12

Hey folks I've been planning to propose to my girlfriend for a few months but been put off by the details She's from Vietnam and has been in the UK for a little over a year on a student visa and...

Bernatskyi, yesterday at 09:44 1 73
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Unresponsive Stationary Vendor
Marie-Claire, 15 January, 2025 at 10:40

Hi, I put a deposit down for someone to design our wedding invitations in April 2024. I saw they also started selling temporary tattoos in November so emailed them mid-November to ask about...

Bernatskyi, yesterday at 09:40 15 121
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Name Places...Full name or first name only???
, 7 July, 2011 at 08:05

Hey ladies I tried to search on previous threads for this but Hitched doesn't seem to want to let me today!! I was just wondering what everyone is doing with regards to name places. Are you using...

Muhammad, yesterday at 09:31 19 20,573
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Divorce decree absolute
Sarah, 26 February, 2024 at 16:16

My fiance needs his divorce decree to be provided to the registrar, he has a copy of this decree absolute in digital/pdf format. Will this be acceptable that we simply print it or does it need to come...

Bernatskyi, yesterday at 09:21 16 310
Anna
Planning
Anna, 1 August, 2023 at 21:13

Hey! What did it do you find as the hardest part to plan with your wedding? Would you consider hiring a wedding planner and if not, why?

Cristiano, yesterday at 08:37 14 353 1
Ben
I'm looking for simple and fun games
Ben, 25 October, 2025 at 18:26

I'm looking for simple and fun games to pass the evening and cheer myself up.

Deltaa, yesterday at 08:17 306 3,109 7
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Help! Wedding cancellation deposit questions
RomanticBrownDecor177, 15 June, 2015 at 22:25

Hi all, i could really use some advice please! I booked and paid for a wedding venue last August to have our ceremony there in June 2016. Our entire correspondence in relation to the booking was via...

subahn, yesterday at 07:27 22 13,430 1
Sarah
Guest transportation
Sarah, 7 May, 2023 at 01:56

When it comes to transport for your guests who should pay? We are having our ceremony and reception in the same place but, do we provide transportation for day and evening guests or not?

Jerry Jacks, yesterday at 06:12 15 515
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Furniture Hire - High Chairs for Children
Anne!, 13 November, 2010 at 21:38

At our venue we have to hire in all the tables/chairs etc, and so thinking about it we will need to get/hire high chairs for the children (aprox 5-8), All the suppliers we have contacted (Marquee...

Jerry Jacks, yesterday at 05:17 12 4,335
*Mini*
Can you have 9ct and 18ct gold together?
*Mini*, 10 March, 2011 at 10:40

I have found a WR that I really like but its 9ct gold as opposed to me 18ct ER, the lady in the shop said that thyere was no way I could pout the 2 together as it would ruin the 9ct ring? Is that true...

Superdia, yesterday at 01:52 14 25,051

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