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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...

JerrySmith, thursday 22-Oct-26 69 1,112 11
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Alcohol - volume purchases
Mr_P, 14 February, 2017 at 16:01

Hello everyone Hope you've all had a great Valentines Day Quick question - when volume buying alcohol, is it as cheap these days to get from the supermarket or is Europe still the best option? We're...

Marisol, 53 minutes ago 14 10,267 1
rainbowbride
wedding venue - Leez Priory
rainbowbride, 18 August, 2012 at 10:43

Hi everyone, I'm new to the site and to the whole wedding planning. we have recently viewed Leez Priory and thought it was amazing, i could see myself getting married there and having a perfect day,...

William, an hour ago 38 8,953
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Wedding Venue in Norfolk
claremlondon, 24 September, 2012 at 21:31

Help!!!!! My partner and I are really stressing out trying to find a wedding venue in Norfolk. We have been to lots of venues but we like something at each venue but not found the perfect venue that...

Mr Richards, an hour ago 24 2,197
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Transport for bridesmaids
PaintedHales, 13 December, 2012 at 12:39

Yo brides, So, I have booked a lovely VW camper to take me and my dad to the church and then me and my husband (which he will be at that point aghhh) back for the reception. As the church is only a 2...

Carson, an hour ago 17 6,505
laineywhu
Confetti
laineywhu, 5 July, 2010 at 21:55

Is anyone else not having confetti at their weddings? basically we can have confetti at the registry office but we decided against it, basically the way i see it is im gonna spend all day trying to...

crying_crops, 2 hours ago 66 2,433
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Favours on the top table
Blinkered, 16 November, 2011 at 22:18

I know this might be a really stupid question, but do you put favours on the top table?!

Thomas, 3 hours ago 11 7,586
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Decor and Set up
Ivana, 22 December, 2023 at 08:00

Hi ladies, This is my first ever post but I just needed to know!!! I need your help. I’m on a small budget in terms of decorations, so I was going to have mostly candles with some maybe white bud...

Piltos, 4 hours ago 24 801 2
Daniella
Confetti
Daniella, 27 October, 2024 at 13:57

Hiya, We've been told by our venue that we can have dried lavender flowers for confetti if we are having our ceremony outside. We do hope to have our ceremony outside (weather permitting) but I'm not...

Aman, 4 hours ago 106 1,076 1
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Football themed wedding - help!!!!
bradsheridan, 13 July, 2009 at 21:59

Hi everyone! I'm due to marry my football mad fiance on 17th July 2010, the colour theme is based on his football team (black and white), we're having a half time penalty shoot out ( between the...

Tera, 4 hours ago 59 15,885
Kirsty
Cars
Kirsty, 15 February, 2025 at 21:42

Do we are getting married in a church and then off to a big house for wedding reception. However they are both on the same estate! We are both getting ready at the site so no need for pickups....

Legacy, 5 hours ago 39 364
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marquee flooring...help needed!!!
natsastar, 29 March, 2012 at 17:03

We are having a marquee on a field/massive bit of grass area and are struggling for the floor. the wedding is booked for the 15 june 2013 so not until next year but we are struggling for flooring. we...

Local, 5 hours ago 11 7,349
Sophie
Drinks Package
Sophie, 2 July, 2024 at 14:48

Some wedding bar advice please 🥂 We are getting married in Italy and have been given 2 options by our wedding planner for the drinks/bar package. Option 1 - £75 pp for a 2 hour open bar, where they...

Chanchal, 6 hours ago 4 211
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Kilts !!
, 16 October, 2012 at 14:55

So the OH family are scots ...some are more scots than others but the OH father is very much a "im a scot" guy. The OH was born in England but moved to Scotland when he was 8 or so, but doesnt think...

Julie, 6 hours ago 78 6,599
HappyRedDiamonds13869
Entertainment ideas
HappyRedDiamonds13869, 22 January, 2020 at 11:30

Myself and my partner are getting married in October and are having a micro wedding. Only 10 guests. With the advice of the hotel we are getting married later in the day 3.30pm but I'm struggling to...

Olivia, 6 hours ago 12 1,024 1
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Cousins
katie_turner_uk84@hotmail.com, 29 January, 2025 at 15:14

Can anyone give me some advice with the wedding guest list. I am closer to some cousins than others..plus they have kids. Do I invite some cousins and not all? Don't want to upset anyone!

William, 12 hours ago 27 237
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RSVP deadline been and gone and hardly any replies :(
Annaangeluk2016, 6 August, 2016 at 17:17

We sent out our evening invitations right at the beginning of July with a deadline of 1st August for the rsvps. Wedding is in November but we wanted numbers quite early to sort stuff out plus people...

William, yesterday at 22:45 27 1,408
Dan
How do you export the guest list?
Dan, 2 February, 2024 at 13:47

Can anyone help me and tell me how you export the guest list onto excel please?

William, yesterday at 21:34 13 1,136
Mrs.K2b
Who gets a buttonhole??
Mrs.K2b, 24 May, 2014 at 22:10

So after having a few weeks off from wedding planning, I've thrown myself back into it to try and get the rest of the main things booked - florist, cake, band and cars. I emailed the florist with our...

William, yesterday at 20:17 15 5,348
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Wedding Photo Apps
LuxuriousPurpleHair69883, 9 January, 2018 at 06:13

Has anyone used a photo app for their wedding? I’ve been looking at wedpics, but can you download from the app (i.e. onto my Mac)? and do guests have to take photos through the app itself, or can they...

Life, yesterday at 15:07 29 7,295 1
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Dress deposit?
KJHLee, 30 June, 2015 at 21:18

Hey, I'm about to start looking around and shopping for a dress. I have a very good idea of what I want, and provided it looks good on me, have my heart set on a dress that costs £1295. How much would...

Helena, yesterday at 12:49 90 2,691
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Same sex wedding planner book?
LuxuriousGreenFlowers337, 5 March, 2015 at 21:45

Hoping someone can help me... My sister has just engaged to her girlfriend and I am looking for a wedding planning book that is suitable for same sex couples. Trouble is ive only really seen them...

Aman, yesterday at 11:32 20 5,575
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wedding taking over my life
rachel2012, 11 June, 2012 at 09:21

Ok so is anyone else feeling like there wedding is taking over there lives and if so what have they done about it. I seriously feel like everything I do is about the wedding, it is literally on my...

Chrome, yesterday at 11:32 12 2,067
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wedding post box?
AmzieM, 19 June, 2013 at 10:08

Ive been thinking for past few weeks about if to have a post box or not? is the whole point of them for guests to put their cards inside? how big or small should it be? i have seen a couple and my OH...

Escorts, yesterday at 11:18 25 7,877
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...

Yaseen, yesterday at 11:08 30 213 1
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Changing rsvp event name
Hayley, 4 May, 2025 at 07:41

Hi, I have 2 events for guests to RSVP to. Currently set as ceremony and evening reception. Am I able to change the terminology to day guest and evening guest? Or are they fixed. Thank you

Alex, yesterday at 09:58 15 235 1
Hannah
Is Your Dog Attending Your Wedding?!
Hannah, 18 March, 2022 at 10:08

Morning all! I'm Hannah the Community Manager At Hitched! Wanted to jump on and wish everyone a great weekend! We are currently doing some research on dogs at weddings (we've seen a HUGE trend in...

Theodore, yesterday at 09:54 12 164
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Wedding venue
Jamie, 20 February, 2024 at 13:29

Hi all, We’re looking for a wedding venue with accommodation. A nice house with a marquee? Bridal group stay the night before, wedding guests can stay the night and we stay the last night. We want to...

Nathan, yesterday at 09:42 11 184
beccak
Guest puzzles - are these wedding-related anagrams too hard?
beccak, 7 May, 2014 at 21:44

I saw a cute idea online where some little quizzes were included in the order of ceremony or on the back of place cards, just as something for guests to do if they're sat waiting. I've used a website...

Grace, yesterday at 08:41 29 8,408
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Three day wedding venues
Jaycee, 30 April, 2026 at 09:16

We would really like to find a venue that offers guest accommodation the night before and the night of the wedding to make it a whole weekend event. I have been to a wedding before where 40 or so...

Sound, yesterday at 08:33 31 280 2
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Berketex Bridal
pooksgirl, 23 July, 2017 at 18:03

Hey folks, I'm starting to look for my dress, and as much as I love some of the ones I've seen online I cannot for the life of me bring myself to pay ££££ for a dress I will wear once (and maybe a few...

Pikashow, yesterday at 08:24 46 2,571
Guestlistissues
Sister stated no children at her wedding. Am i wrong for kicking off?
Guestlistissues, 8 August, 2025 at 22:33

My sister is due to get married next year and we have recently received our save the date. My OH messaged her to indicate we, along with our two children would be in attendance but was advised at that...

Hindi, yesterday at 08:03 47 748 1

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