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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...

Bryan, 44 minutes ago 55 985 11
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...

Bryan, 43 minutes ago 121 1,311 7
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Digital invites and save date
Rose, 25 June, 2025 at 16:42

Hello, I am going all digital with invites and rsvp and I was wondering if anyone has done this and if they had any advise/site/ platform they could share with me

Zayrah, an hour ago 78 582
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Betting/Gambling Wedding Favour Ideas
LuxuriousRedHair663, 5 February, 2018 at 19:47

My fiancé and I love betting - football coupons, betting at the races etc! Looking to do a few different things! Iv heard of football coupons, single bets on horses...! Just wanting something bit more...

Shamim, 3 hours ago 58 3,396
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Thank you gifts for parents - When? And just mums or dads too?
Chedi, 6 October, 2012 at 11:40

I'm soooo confused. I brought up this subject to mum last night, I think it was to do with speeches. Mum seems to think that you give gifts during the speeches. As in Groom gives the mums their gifts,...

Harenok, 3 hours ago 20 6,352
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OM's How long did you wait for your photographs - getting impatient!!
Kilner, 28 August, 2015 at 17:11

Hi Our photographer said we should receive the photos in 4 weeks. It has been 4 and a half weeks now although she did email me today and say we should get them by 18th September!! She has been...

Blufx, 4 hours ago 12 4,725
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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...

Dex, 4 hours ago 138 10,777
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.

Ytmusic, 5 hours ago 291 2,972 7
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Venue deposit
ExpensiveIvoryDecor809, 11 September, 2017 at 01:39

I've fallen in love with a wedding venue where we would be for the ceremony, wedding breakfast and reception. It's quite a grand venue and the overall cost comes to just over £10,000. We don't have a...

Мамалыга, 7 hours ago 4 9,329
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Where can i find high-quality custom cake boxes for wedding favours in the Uk?
Abdul, 15 July, 2026 at 23:46

Hi everyone, I'm planning my wedding and want to give each guest a slice of cake in a beautiful personalised cake box. I'm looking for boxes that are sturdy, elegant, and can be customised with our...

Sophie, 7 hours ago 57 511 4
I-go-by-many-names
Jo Malone perfume- experiences?
I-go-by-many-names, 27 March, 2015 at 14:32

So with one week to go I am feeling pretty organised and not stressing too much. But I was saying to a few people at work that I like the idea someone else on the forum mentioned about having a scent...

Dhoni, 8 hours ago 18 4,084
bigpants
Those that had hen t-shirts made...advice please
bigpants, 9 October, 2008 at 19:35

? I'd like to get some t-shirts printed for my friend's hen night which I'm organising. If you had them, which company did you use to print them? I've found some people on e-bay offering £8 a t-shirt,...

Emma, 8 hours ago 10 1,003
moonpie1985
How to word an email to colleagues?
moonpie1985, 30 May, 2012 at 19:11

So as you might remember, we have moved our wedding up to the lake district which means its about 250 miles away from where people live. All the closest family and friends are coming up to stay for...

Kavya, 9 hours ago 9 3,930
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Pay bar
Daffodil2017, 20 November, 2015 at 11:15

What are people's thoughts on a pay bar at a wedding? Would you begrudge it as a guest? We are on a small budget and planning an informal, intimate DIY wedding but I keep having wobbles about how...

Laragin, 9 hours ago 55 4,917
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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...

Clibrestock, 9 hours ago 145 34,386
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Sophisticated Halloween wedding
Summer, 22 July, 2025 at 00:38

Hello!! We are getting married on 31st October 2026.We are doing a autumnal type wedding with aspects of Halloween horror Looking for something a bit alternative for our wedding, entertainment,...

Noman, 10 hours ago 53 575 4
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DIY invites- designing myself then printing online. Confused!
drbride, 7 September, 2015 at 11:24

Hi all, I was hoping to get some advice on designing your own invitation and then printing online (thinking of printed.com). Their templates are all in software I don't have eg adobe illustrator and I...

Jon, 10 hours ago 17 2,505
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Newborns on the table plan?
Wife In Training, 6 November, 2014 at 20:23

Hi all, We will have two newborns at our wedding (between 2 and 8 weeks old). Do we need to include them on the table plan? We've got toddlers coming who will be on the table plan as they require...

Nisha, 10 hours ago 25 4,829
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Wedding breakfast
Katie, 9 November, 2025 at 21:07

We have booked our venue for March, 2027 and I was wondering what the general practice is for the bride and groom when it comes to the wedding breakfast. Our venue is catering (so there's no separate...

Beetv, 10 hours ago 35 178
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,...

Amna, 10 hours ago 54 13,848
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Re-Arranged Wedding. Alternative Entertainment, Games Ideas
LookingForward2020, 16 July, 2020 at 18:25

Hi Everyone, First of all, congratulations to all the brides to be and of course those already married who are reading this. Not sure where to put this question up but I guess here is as good as any....

Maharrashid, 10 hours ago 131 2,236
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TV show - Battle of the Brides
, 10 May, 2012 at 22:40

A new show is being advertised on Sky called Battle of the Brides, the blurb for it is that it will be two brides, same dress (even though the ones shown evidently are wearing different dresses) same...

Katrin, 11 hours ago 85 5,590
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Casino table vs photo booth
Lou37, 15 September, 2015 at 21:02

We went to the wedding fair in Sunday and saw casino tables we both thought it was a great idea and never been to a wedding with them before. We decided to opt for two tables, our hotel was at the...

Juniper, 12 hours ago 65 2,036
EPW Photography (HIB)
Advertising advice
EPW Photography (HIB), 25 February, 2011 at 15:43

Hello Ladies. I need your help if you have a spare minute. I haven't advertised for ages (apart from the Hitched suppliers directory of course!!) and don't know what is the best option. Did you book...

Keon, 14 hours ago 30 3,173
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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...

Gabriel, 14 hours ago 48 12,085
Dani
Where did you find the Hitched app? 📱
Dani, 29 February, 2024 at 12:20

Hey couples! 🔥 We have a couple of burning questions 🔥 How did you come across the Hitched app? If you found us in the app store what did you search? 📱 It doesn't matter if you're team Android or team...

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Please HELP!! How do you have 3 people giving you away?????
zo-bud, 29 March, 2012 at 10:48

This is something that is causing me alot of stress and upset at the moment! Basically my initial senario was - I have a Dad, a step Dad and my grandad, and I made the initial decision of asking my...

Sabir, 19 hours ago 21 5,412
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ER white gold and scratched
clevercroc, 4 May, 2015 at 21:31

Hi all, last week my boyfriend proposed to me me with the ring we chose together. It's a blue topaz with diamonds in a 9ct white gold band. I've only worn it a week and today I noticed the underside...

He0, 19 hours ago 30 2,905
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...

Nora, yesterday at 23:55 60 6,450
Jessica
Elegant centre piece
Jessica, 1 May, 2025 at 09:01

Hi, I am looking for ideas for an elegant centre piece, we are having a small vow renweal so want something I can use for the ceremony and the breakfast. Xx

Michael Simmons, yesterday at 23:28 11 106
FutureMrsO'L
Supplier Issues - I think I am being ignored!
FutureMrsO'L, 31 January, 2017 at 11:31

This post is probably a little bit pointless but I really feel the need to vent my frustration! I placed an order with a lady for all of our artificial flowers for our Wedding. It was a large order,...

Oleksii Savchenko, yesterday at 20:42 6 1,253
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Street food
Kelly, 29 July, 2023 at 16:07

Hi, we are looking at having street food vans for our food at the reception. Does anyone have experience of this, like what works/doesn’t? Do I need more than one van? Do I need ‘inside’ food as well?...

Practice, yesterday at 19:53 30 372

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