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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 52 948 10
Sian
Photo Albums
Sian, 16 April, 2025 at 18:42

Just a quick one! We're currently about to book our photographer, between two of the offered packages. They're £600 different and the only change is a physical print album. Has anyone else decided...

Rence, an hour ago 57 739
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Sophie's Wedding Dress - Mamma Mia the Movie
Nephelae, 28 October, 2008 at 14:06

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about dresses like the one Sophie wears in the film? I'm pretty sure I don't want a traditional wedding dress and as soon as I saw the dress in the film...

Drift, 2 hours ago 30 45,730
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Wedding Breakfast Menu?
WinterBride14, 19 June, 2014 at 13:33

We are scheduled to meet with our venue next Tuesday to discuss lots of things, including our menu & I wondered what everyone had chosen for your breakfast menu? We will be giving everyone a...

Panda, 2 hours ago 44 9,887
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Hen party games - help!!
Almost~Mrs~W, 20 January, 2015 at 10:39

Hi was hoping for a little help planning my hen party with my sister (yes I'm a control freak) we we are having an afternoon tea at my house in our bar in the garden then going to a pub in Birmingham...

Hooram95, 3 hours ago 62 3,157
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...

ROBIN, 3 hours ago 13 123 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.

Patti, 4 hours ago 275 2,729 7
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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...

Jake, 5 hours ago 122 34,228
Kelly
Dance floor
Kelly, 23 January, 2026 at 09:25

Hello, I am getting married in May 2026 in West Sussex. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a dance floor hire company. I am ideally looking for a white lit floor. Thank you!

Muhammad, 5 hours ago 25 129
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Games for family get together!
PenelopeP, 25 September, 2008 at 11:22

We're having a family get together the day before our wedding. Most of our families have never met because mine live abroad. We're getting together in the afternoon for afternoon tea and I was...

Stephen, 6 hours ago 121 10,642
sarahjolley
Chair covers
sarahjolley, 8 March, 2011 at 21:36

So a fairly simple questions but im cofused!! If you are having chair covers for your wedding breakfast are u also getting extra covers for chairs in the evening for extra guests??

Maharrashid, 6 hours ago 117 2,744
xkimx007
Wedshoots
xkimx007, 14 March, 2022 at 11:59

Hi all, Anyone planning on using (or already has) the Wedshoots app and adding the page to their Hitched website? I created an album in the app and added a photo to test. I can see the photo has been...

Maharrashid, 6 hours ago 139 2,009 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...

Maharrashid, 6 hours ago 97 969
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Wedding Dress Nightmare Please Help???
butterflies01, 3 June, 2012 at 23:28

My worst nightmare came true yesterday, id gone with my bridesmaids for their final fitting. when we arrived at the shop the shopkeeper asked if we would mind waiting as the last fitting had ran over....

sahilverma3, 7 hours ago 55 6,371
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reply slips/wedding food choices wording help wanted!
beckyakabetty, 13 September, 2008 at 14:48

I have a menu for the reception and need to tell guests the choices of food available also want to incorporate music requests, reply slip (eg if they are coming or not). Has anyone got any examples...

Project, 7 hours ago 26 3,532
Rebecca
Videographer
Rebecca, 19 July, 2026 at 00:01

We have booked a photographer but are looking for a separate videographer who will make a short 5-10min video of the day at a low cost. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Vikkie, 8 hours ago 28 291 3
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Wedding Marylebone Town Hall
Marie, 5 February, 2025 at 01:24

My wedding is taking place at Marylebone Town Hall in May. Has anyone else married there before or have attended a wedding there. Not sure on timings arrival, think service is 20 mins. Have elderly...

Hmelo, 9 hours ago 50 770
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Background music for wedding breakfast
Becky424, 11 August, 2012 at 09:30

Please help! We're getting married 2 weeks today and we can't think of music!! We really need to think of some background music for during the wedding breakfast....only thing is I can only think of...

sahilverma3, 9 hours ago 5 15,159
Erin
Getting married then having a party at a later date
Erin, 21 June, 2025 at 20:27

Hi 👋 We are currently looking at venues and ideas for the weddings and whilst speaking to a friend they suggested of getting married at a registry office and a meal with immediate family then having a...

berbas, 9 hours ago 45 1,813 3
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Order of service HELP
janeyp, 26 July, 2016 at 21:58

Hello everyone, I am really hoping someone might be able to help me. We are having a Catholic wedding without mass, I'm Catholic and the groom isn't. We have been trying to do our order of service for...

Jones, 9 hours ago 19 1,565
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Wedding dress doubts!!
LuxuriousIvoryCakes74838, 22 July, 2018 at 23:33

HELP! I'm having major wedding dress doubts. I bought my dress from a lovely bridal shop a couple of months ago, it was the first and (so far) only bridal shop I've visited. I knew what I wanted...

Sumit, 10 hours ago 7 2,250
Dani
🚨 Newsflash: The Hitched Podcast second series is live!
Dani, 14 January, 2025 at 12:49

Hey couples, BIG NEWS for 2025! The Hitched Podcast is back with its second series and it’s bringing all the wedding inspo you need - on the go 🎧 Think storytelling, juicy gossip and belly laughs with...

Habib, 10 hours ago 7 1,380
Dani
Hitched Rewards: Our 5th edition winner is... 🥁
Dani, 12 December, 2024 at 15:52

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS KATIE!! 🎉 Winning £3,000 in the 5th edition of Hitched Rewards, here’s what she shared: "I was at work when I received the call from Hitched to let me know that we were the lucky...

Willium, 11 hours ago 3 93
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Ravenswood manor?
BrideHannahB, 11 February, 2009 at 08:47

Hi All! I've been waiting to get the pricing from Ravenswood manor (Sussex) for venue/food/wine etc but its not come through yet and had to re-request it. Does anyone have any idea of the costs for...

Brock, 11 hours ago 59 5,521
Tara
Good kids entertainment (bonus if it entertains adults also)
Tara, 27 December, 2025 at 14:57

I have a handful of kids coming and want them to have fun. I’d feel better spending more money if the solution would entertain adults also. I haven’t been to many weddings and none with kids so I’m...

Savetikio, 15 hours ago 113 1,242 6
hopefulmum2b
Plain iced sponge cake
hopefulmum2b, 14 January, 2012 at 09:15

Helllo as the tit;e says we are needing to keep the costs down for our wedding and especially on the cake....you know how in m&s asda and tesco you can buy plain fruit iced square and round cakes...

Zulfiqar, yesterday at 23:11 17 8,030
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Wedding venue won't respond to me!
a-cheap-date, 15 November, 2013 at 13:30

We thought we had found our dream venue in Cheshire - lovely barn and for 100 day guests having 3-courses and the usual drinks plus 130 evening guests all catered for it came in at £4,450!!! I don't...

Ikw12, yesterday at 22:14 23 5,779
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Bank holiday sunday weddings
, 6 April, 2016 at 18:18

Hi everyone Just wondering if anyone has been married on a bank holiday sunday and how to supplier prices compare to a regular friday or saturday wedding? Venue wise we are going to be paying the same...

Ethel78, yesterday at 21:50 10 2,578
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order of service font
narie, 4 September, 2011 at 18:19

Hi - am now drafting the order of service to show the reverend on Tuesday... what would you say is the best font to use for the words for the hymns in the order of service? Need to be big and clear...

Kjk, yesterday at 20:31 14 11,659
Nenas
Lottery ticket favours
Nenas, 12 October, 2011 at 20:13

We're planning to get lottery tickets for everyone's favours. We had these at one of our friend's weddings last year and liked the idea. we didn't win anything but it was fun none the less! Anyway,...

HiMovies, yesterday at 20:02 47 13,793
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...

Jones, yesterday at 19:34 55 2,345
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Paying for the Venue by Bank Transfer??
CristaMB, 18 June, 2014 at 13:38

Hi, I'm just wondering how you pay for a venue that's quite far away? (So you can't go and pay in person). My bank won't allow me to pay the £800 deposit over the phone, so the venue have emailed the...

Tatiana, yesterday at 18:58 63 7,048

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