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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...

William, thursday 29-Oct-26 70 1,124 11
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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...

Edward, 22 minutes ago 65 7,123
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...

Haris, 53 minutes ago 38 3,230
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Italian wedding
Michalina, 10 July, 2026 at 15:13

Hey, looking for very affordable villa that will host pizza night before wedding, then the wedding ceremony too. Can someone recommend a venue like this?

Gilgit, an hour ago 46 326 1
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Games to play at a Hen Party Weekend??
BrogstarBride, 22 February, 2013 at 12:55

We are going to a Spa for the weekend and I want to play some fun games in the evening and ideas? x

Bell, an hour ago 242 9,321
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No sit down meal!
Kelly, 17 March, 2024 at 00:51

Hi, I'm really struggling organising our wedding. I don't want the normal sit down meal, speeches etc. I would prefer a small ceremony late afternoon and then roll straight into the reception but I...

Garedol, an hour ago 4 190
Catherine
Servers
Catherine, 12 December, 2023 at 21:14

Does anyone know of any servers in the Hertfordshire area. We have caterers but no one to serve the food and drink. Wedding is May 26 2024. TIA

Lucas, an hour ago 16 72
*Little_Jen*
Eyebrow threading
*Little_Jen*, 13 July, 2009 at 14:35

Does anyone get there eyebrows threaded? I am getting married on Saturday and i am just wondering when would it be best to get it done? Jen x

Ruhi, an hour ago 29 7,761
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What should Father of the bride wear?
Stephanie, 15 October, 2024 at 12:17

Hi All - currently discussing what my dad should wear to the wedding! He's retired military so offered to wear his RAF number ones, but we're not sure if he should wear that or match the groomsman??...

Lucas, 2 hours ago 15 184
lc93
Meeting with the vicar this evening!
lc93, 19 March, 2014 at 12:31

Hi all, we have our meeting with the vicar at the church we want to marry in this evening. I'm quite nervous!!! Could anyone who's done this already maybe advise what you think I should be wearing and...

Lucas, 2 hours ago 18 1,952
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...

PVz, 2 hours ago 69 6,514
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Hen Do London
Joanna, 27 February, 2025 at 12:29

Hi all! We have a couple of activities in London booked for my hen do, but trying to find a good restaurant for in between. Can anyone recommend anything, for around 8pm near the Waterloo side of...

Lucas, 2 hours ago 20 44
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Evening Buffet Food
Apey, 25 January, 2015 at 16:07

Hi everyone We are meeting with our caterer in February to discuss menu planning (very exciting!) I'm looking for inspiration for evening buffet food! At the moment we are set on having a cheese board...

Delta, 2 hours ago 24 2,634
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Budget weddings!
Mia, 17 September, 2025 at 20:21

Hi all, me and my partner have been engaged 3 year and now have a little girl we don’t have a very high budget budget but we are desperate to be married. We are willing to have a small one if that’s...

Che, 3 hours ago 17 141
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How far are your guests travelling to your wedding?
Sparkle2015, 17 September, 2013 at 18:59

Just curious really as we have found the perfect venue that we both really love (shock!) Only niggle before we book is the distance. It is a hotel too so the option for people to stay over and we know...

Faiq, 3 hours ago 32 3,249
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11.30am ceremony help!
HappyPurpleDiamonds4245, 15 February, 2018 at 17:43

Hi all, I’m looking for some advice. Me and my H2B have decided to have a bit of a last minute wedding and get married this September. We’ve found a beautiful venue at a considerable discount so I’m...

Lucas, 3 hours ago 22 890
AKWedding
Does your workplace know you are getting married?
AKWedding, 27 June, 2015 at 11:58

Hi, Just wanted to find out what other brides' workplaces are doing and some tips on how to navigate a potential minefield. Does your workplace know you are getting married? Are you expecting a...

Mohsin, 3 hours ago 21 8,976
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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!

Mia, 3 hours ago 38 268
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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...

Matilda, 3 hours ago 51 2,586
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Relaxed outdoor venue
Hannah, 26 September, 2025 at 14:22

Me & my partner are looking for a really relaxed venue , ideally mostly outside but with indoor place for the evening. We don’t want it to be formal , just a really relaxed chilled venue. We would...

Yuliia, 3 hours ago 95 541
cford09
Window and windowsill decorations - anyone thought about this?
cford09, 13 May, 2012 at 17:33

Hi girls! Firstly, I'm really excited because we took OH's brother and his wife to see our venue yesterday and it was all set up for a wedding! Not seen it set up before! The venue is a converted mill...

James, 3 hours ago 16 3,102
Charlotte
No Bridesmaids but groomsmen?
Charlotte, 11 August, 2025 at 15:43

Hey, we have just booked our October 2026 wedding and noticed I have literally not one bridesmaids but we have groomsmen. Is it weird to have this. I feel we would look of balanced and it’s a bit sad...

Alexander, 4 hours ago 25 322
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Wedding cakes, sponge or fruit cake?
Bubbles369, 23 June, 2012 at 16:34

The last wedding I went to had a similar number of guests to mine, and the next day the remaining cake was pakaged up to give back the the wedding party. There was tons left! I'm talking over half the...

Grace, 4 hours ago 21 8,972
Anna
Go Pro for Live stream?
Anna, 17 July, 2023 at 06:48

Hi all We are getting married in December and have many family/friends who can’t make it. We’d love to ‘live stream’ elements of our wedding. My initial thought was using a Go Pro - has anyone had any...

Ashir, 4 hours ago 48 407
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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...

UPFR, 5 hours ago 25 5,439
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!

Rishaat, 5 hours ago 100 960 2
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,...

Movies7, 5 hours ago 65 13,904
Alice
Hitched Wedding Website - How to personalise?!
Alice, 23 May, 2025 at 13:41

We've just started to create a wedding website using Hitched. The preset pages are quite easy to handle, but I wanted to know if anyone knew how to add additional pages that aren't based on the...

Emily, 6 hours ago 36 700
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Average price of photography and videography?
Millie, 19 September, 2024 at 15:26

I am looking to book a photographer and videographer for our 2026 wedding and wondered how much on average these usually are? I am not sure if the quotes I’m receiving are reasonable

Lucas, 6 hours ago 26 653
Ceryn
📖 Would love your thoughts – I'm creating a journal for brides (inspired by my own mental health struggles during wedding planning)
Ceryn, 29 July, 2025 at 20:24

Hey everyone 💍 I hope this is okay to post. I’m working on a personal project that was born out of my own experience planning my wedding. While I was excited and grateful, I also found the process...

Dawood, 6 hours ago 48 514
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...

Chinedo, 6 hours ago 52 9,787
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Interview before civil ceremony??
chels89, 4 March, 2012 at 16:52

Hi guys i wondered if anyone else has had this problem- i have given my notice of marriage and had the interview etc at the same time. I have now received the paper work from the registry office that...

Jack, 7 hours ago 31 11,873

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