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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...

Amil, wednesday 5-Aug-26 52 965 10
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Not too riske hen party game ideas
Sparkly, 25 February, 2010 at 20:46

Hi all! Not a regular hitcher here - am usually found on Babytalk. It's my sister's hen party this weekend and as chief BM I guess I am responsible for the event. I was looking for some not too riske...

Iftikhar, 14 minutes ago 135 34,333
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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...

Herry, 35 minutes ago 216 2,191
Vanilla Pod
Good "wedding" movies for first night of hen do?
Vanilla Pod, 7 April, 2011 at 20:04

Hi Everyone, Im going on my first hen weekend tommorow (3 of my girls cant make my big one in the summer as they are away, so as they are all off for easter hols them being teachers we are doing a...

Jordan, 43 minutes ago 58 6,427
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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...

Mohsin, 46 minutes ago 24 77 1
VikingPrincess
Invites wording when reception is at the same location as ceremony - help!
VikingPrincess, 2 January, 2011 at 00:53

Hi all, As it says above -how do you word it? All the samples I have read say "...to celebrate their marriage at xx:xx, on xx xxx xxxx, at XXXXXXXXXXXX followed by a reception at XXXXXXXX" or similar....

Florida!, an hour ago 16 14,162
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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...

Laragin, an hour ago 20 1,359
missqueenvee
Advice for slow replying venues etc
missqueenvee, 23 July, 2015 at 18:56

Hi ! Just wanted some quick advice, ive booked my venue, my reception venue and my room dresser. The reception venue take AGES to reply to emails, sometimes up to a month. Would you class this as...

Ali, 3 hours ago 30 3,410
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Presents for witnesses
bingowings, 28 August, 2011 at 21:22

Hi Should witnesses (at a reg office) receive thank you presents? I have organised everything myself (inc hen do) so I've got nothing to thank them for - only kidding, they have been supportive. I...

Ellie, 3 hours ago 17 2,422
Felicity
‘It’s your wedding day!’ Vs ‘it’s only one day’
Felicity, 11 January, 2026 at 12:22

For my whole life, as I’m sure many other little girls did, I dreamed of my wedding day. A big, white traditional wedding. So much so that when we got engaged, we knew exactly who to contact and what...

Amandaouis, 4 hours ago 108 1,049 5
Dani
Budget like a pro with our new tool! 🤓
Dani, 15 July, 2024 at 09:11

Hey lovebirds, So you're probably wondering what's so special about a calculator? Introducing the brand new Hitched wedding budget calculator that will help you to find your ideal budget to plan your...

MUZAMMIL, 6 hours ago 113 1,032 2
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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

Ali, yesterday at 23:01 51 371
Cheeky_pie
Film quotes as table names
Cheeky_pie, 5 June, 2011 at 09:07

Both myself and my OH are huge film buffs so i thought we could have famous film quotes from films as our table names we have 13 tables including the top table so below are a few I had thought of. If...

Gull, yesterday at 19:34 46 9,744
Rachel
Menus
Rachel, 19 January, 2025 at 19:52

I'm trying to add a menu to our wedding website and we have a choice of 2 starters, 2 mains and 2 puddings. All guests are attending all day. How do I go about setting this up under 1 heading Eg...

Adnan, yesterday at 17:03 34 98
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Wedding Breakfast menu/food choice
Rosco, 7 June, 2009 at 10:06

Hi All, it seems 99.9% of venues that have a banqueting style approach to the meal want guests to have the same starter, same main etc etc, which can make for difficult decisions when it comes to...

Zentisu, yesterday at 16:51 47 12,077
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Long lasting foundation for wedding day
kate246, 25 February, 2012 at 08:38

Hi I am after some advice... I am looking into buying some new make uo for my wedding day but I am after some recommendations on foundations efore I go and spend my money. I really want a flawless...

Adnan, yesterday at 15:08 31 34,979
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Food choices
Lauren, 12 April, 2024 at 10:50

Hi, can anyone offer some help? I’m trying to gather people’s responses for our menu options, I tried to do it under the questions section however it was telling me what people had chosen but not...

Bessie, yesterday at 14:20 1 24
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I'm going to be a pregnant bride....in 4 weeks time!
Aquiescence*, 13 March, 2015 at 09:44

Hey all I have just found put I am pregnant - I will be around 9 weeks gone on the big day! We have been trying for years and were due to start IVF in May. We are totally surprised as we had given up...

Matthew, yesterday at 13:31 35 4,753
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...

sahilverma3, yesterday at 12:56 17 16,381
wee-lou
Popular wedding hymns
wee-lou, 14 October, 2010 at 12:08

I need to start thinking about hymns and a reading for the wedding but dont have a clue which hymns to pick, anyone got any ideas?

Lucas, yesterday at 12:53 33 8,048
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...

Mr Id, yesterday at 12:51 33 674 1
Amy
Has anyone used Glamlora?
Amy, 26 August, 2024 at 16:47

Has anyone used glamlora? I am getting married on the 20th of next month. I saw a wedding dress on glamlora that I really like, but I don't often order a wedding dress online. This wedding dress is...

Jasper, yesterday at 12:34 50 11,356 1
Shantelle
Planning a wedding last minute
Shantelle, 30 January, 2025 at 17:15

Has anyone had experience planning a wedding last minute on a small budget? Very stressed all tips welcome! (Family member very ill with cancer reason for the rush)

Ekin, yesterday at 12:32 43 898
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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...

Xuper, yesterday at 12:20 49 15,711
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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...

Powfwgv, yesterday at 11:28 8 7,325
bluebutterfly
bubble machine
bluebutterfly, 4 July, 2010 at 13:19

Hi Thinking of hiring a bubble machine for our wedding, as I like bubbles and there are going to be a lot of kids. Not sure how practical it will be though.Slippy floors? Ruined clothes? Maybe put it...

Powfwgv, yesterday at 11:25 14 5,212
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diy centerpieces vs hiring
MrsGtobe2017, 29 October, 2015 at 11:00

Hi, I've just started looking to get an idea of what centrepieces I would like and I am wondering whether doing them yourself saves any money or not compared to hiring them? I was thinking I wanted...

Jack, yesterday at 10:53 34 1,509
Dani
Hitched Rewards: Our 3rd edition winner is... 🥁
Dani, 22 October, 2024 at 15:23

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS ZOE!! 🎉 Winning £3,000 in the 3rd edition of Hitched Rewards - Zoe said: "I was driving to a wedding dress appointment and received the phone call. The prize money will go towards...

Lucas, yesterday at 10:35 17 86
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Tenby nightlife - any recommendations?
SunnyOrangeConfetti79, 6 May, 2014 at 13:11

In a few weeks i'll be heading off to Pembrokeshire with five friends for my hen weekend. We're planning to hit Tenby on the Saturday night for a bit of a pub crawl and some dancing. If anyone knows...

Jack, yesterday at 10:28 33 2,197
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Anyone using dried flower bouquets/buttonholes?
Kilner, 23 April, 2015 at 20:36

Hi all I am seriously considering using dried flowers as they look amazing and are much more convenient for storage and transport to venue etc etc. I was looking at the English Rose Garden bridal...

Daisy chapman, yesterday at 10:16 8 3,418 1
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North West registry offices
Anarcala, 19 June, 2013 at 15:50

In an attempt to keep the budget down, we're looking at just doing the registry office bit. However, half the offices nearby don't have interior pictures on their websites - and if they do, they're...

Jack, yesterday at 09:47 31 5,979
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Engagement ring repair grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
TracieGtobe, 6 October, 2011 at 16:02

Am so not happy today!! my engagement ring was brought from H Samuels at end of july. Then 4 weeks ago I noticed that it kept catching cos it had a sharp bit, so I took it in and they said that a claw...

Lucas, yesterday at 09:24 26 1,658

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