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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...

Ghulam, yesterday at 08:46 42 856 8
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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...

Haxnode, 44 minutes ago 44 15,679
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...

Ostora, 51 minutes ago 54 6,375
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Marquee in own garden for the reception
Chale, 19 August, 2014 at 10:36

Hi everyone! I'm new here. We're getting married in August 2016, so I'm trying not to think about too many of the details at this stage (although I have done some extensive Googling on wedding favours...

Arthur, an hour ago 16 6,952
Cora
What would be the ideal start time for a ceremony within a venue?
Cora, 25 September, 2025 at 12:27

We are having our ceremony in the venue and was curious when you should have the start time? and if anyone else has done this previously would you advise staying at the location the night before?

Deltaa, an hour ago 46 260
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Suppliers not replying (rant)
rusticbride90, 22 March, 2016 at 09:47

Hi all.. Getting frustrated with a few suppliers who just will not respond to me! One is a videographer and one a magician. Seen them both at a wedding fayre and really want to arrange a booking with...

Ezra, an hour ago 24 3,200
Louise
Alternative to flowers
Louise, 9 August, 2025 at 22:50

Hi, Is anyone considering having really minimal flowers/no flowers at all? If so, what are you using for walking down the aisle, button holes, and decoration instead?

Sheen, 2 hours ago 39 997 2
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HELP! Ideas for snacks for guests at the church!!!!
ljtomlinson1, 26 August, 2012 at 21:26

Hello I am getting married in a church at 12.15 and the reception venue is a 40 minute drive away. I want to provide the guests with something to eat at the church to tide them over - nothing major as...

Mitchel, 3 hours ago 5 3,562
Georgia
Home made candles?
Georgia, 1 October, 2023 at 22:41

Hi, all! We are debating using candles on our tables. I’d really like them to have a scent (not too strong, just enough to be pleasant!) and go with our bud vases and eucalyptus foliage. Now, we’ve...

David, 4 hours ago 6 419
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Assumption of a 'Plus One'
homespunbride, 16 May, 2014 at 17:31

I have a bit of a problem which I need serious help in approaching without offending anyone. I've just sent out our wedding invitations, one of which is an old friend of mine whom lives a good 3 hour...

Queen, 4 hours ago 25 3,907
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...

Sabir, 5 hours ago 109 1,201 6
porkchop
Changing name on driving licence
porkchop, 4 October, 2012 at 14:44

Now I'm an old married I'm trying to sort out all the changing of name stuff! Have tried a search but all questions seems to be about certificates, rather than what I need to know! I'm probably just...

NIIM, 6 hours ago 50 52,420
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Online Guest Photo Uploads
Carly, 19 June, 2024 at 18:55

I want to use a designated online guest photo upload platform so that all of my guests can add photos to the same place, has anybody used something like this and who did you use? I’m planning to put a...

Elijah, yesterday at 19:54 12 220
emjjarvy
Alternative to canapes??
emjjarvy, 15 April, 2014 at 11:41

Hello! Some advice / ideas please!! We are heading to our venue this weekend (in SW France) and have a menu/wine tasting booked amongst other things! CANNOT WAIT!!!! Will likely do a mega flash when...

Noraiz, yesterday at 19:41 15 1,687
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Flower markets?
Chucklebun, 9 April, 2012 at 07:44

Anyone else had this problem? I keep reading about brides who did their own flowers, and just popped to the local flower market a couple of days before the wedding. Started looking into it and I'm now...

Char, yesterday at 19:12 125 11,473
Matt
dj recommendations
Matt, 23 February, 2026 at 08:57

Hi all and wishing you the very best for the future, I'm looking for a wedding DJ to play in Wolverhampton who uses light up dance floor, dry ice and indoor pyro's. Any recommendations please. Thank...

Bell, yesterday at 18:45 52 203
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Evening Only guests dress code
kerrie_jay, 6 October, 2015 at 09:12

Hi ladies, Bit of a dual post here as advice needed both for my OH and my evening only guests. SO... what is the traditional dress code for evening only guests at a wedding? My OH and I are going to...

Mitchel, yesterday at 17:24 19 44,887
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Unofficial Officiant
melgoddard, 20 June, 2014 at 21:39

Hi, We're getting married in London and our venue is not authorised to host wedding ceremonies, so we've decided to have the official ceremony before the "wedding". We would still like someone to...

Delta, yesterday at 16:41 15 9,977
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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...

AbdulAhad, yesterday at 16:01 58 6,993
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Help finding a Photographer/videographer
Laura, 4 August, 2023 at 17:56

How do you decide on a photographer/videographer? I have no idea on this profession, but I want to invest in this aspect of our wedding. It is important for us to find someone who has done a lot of...

Mikael, yesterday at 15:58 22 251
Louise
Wedding reading help needed.
Louise, 12 July, 2024 at 14:33

Hi! I’m really struggling to find a nice reading for the wedding that has a deeper meaning, is about love and might have the odd funny line in. Have any of you found the perfect reading that sounds...

Tojay, yesterday at 15:06 32 245
Courtney
Tuscany weddings?
Courtney, 5 October, 2025 at 07:09

Hi guys! I’ve just started wedding planning and we are thinking about Tuscany, but I have no clue where to start? Is anyone else getting married in Tuscany?

Cgbangalore, yesterday at 14:27 26 287
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12 o'clock wedding
Slink, 8 January, 2016 at 15:41

I booked my registrar today (yey). I had wanted to get married around 2pm, I've been to a few weddings at this time and thought it was well spaced out. So did everyone else who is getting married so...

VistaReale, yesterday at 13:53 16 4,005
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The Jiggers Ceilidh Band (Glasgow & Edinburgh)
iz007, 21 September, 2010 at 12:46

We are looking to book a ceilidh band for our wedding next year and have found The Jiggers who we really like. I just wondered if any forum members had seen or used them at their events?

Mohsin, yesterday at 13:43 27 4,387
Megan
Content Creator Somerset or Videographer looking to expand portfolio
Megan, 23 November, 2025 at 21:23

Hi I am looking for a content creator who ideally does the vintage VHS film style content in Somerset area for a June 2026 wedding or an early stage videographer who is looking to build up portfolio.

Claire, yesterday at 13:40 78 1,208
Emily
Basketball Arcade Game
Emily, 7 October, 2023 at 16:23

Hey everyone, I wondered if anyone knew of a supplier who could arrange a basketball arcade game to our wedding in Sussex? It's a bit of a difficult one to google so thought I would ask on here!

Sameed, yesterday at 13:12 77 754 2
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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...

Renewalls02, yesterday at 12:41 10 73 2
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Table plan and VW camper ideas
excited bride2015, 17 March, 2015 at 13:20

Hi I am having a wedding with a slight VW camper van theme running through the reception. Not too much but am using it for table names, favours , cake and would like the table plan to have it too....

Skokaar, yesterday at 11:56 31 1,981
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...

Aiman, yesterday at 11:23 127 1,932 2
Caitlin
Hen do planning advice please!
Caitlin, 1 October, 2025 at 07:03

Hi everyone! I’m a maid of honor so appreciate if this is the wrong forum (although I did join hitched last year when I was a bride looking for advice!) I’m now planning a friends hen do next year and...

William, yesterday at 10:40 53 972 2
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...

Usman, yesterday at 10:12 50 2,326
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Paying a deposit on a dress
Bride2012, 27 August, 2011 at 22:46

Hi all, I'm going dress shopping the first week of September and just wondered what the typical deposit was when ordering a dress? I'm thinking its something like 50% of the cost of the dress. For...

Harry, yesterday at 10:05 8 1,455

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