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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...

Tourhopers, 11 hours ago 57 1,004 11
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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...

Adeeo, 2 minutes ago 137 11,528
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Wedding Photo Apps
LuxuriousPurpleHair69883, 9 January, 2018 at 06:13

Has anyone used a photo app for their wedding? I’ve been looking at wedpics, but can you download from the app (i.e. onto my Mac)? and do guests have to take photos through the app itself, or can they...

Heinrich, 59 minutes ago 22 7,237 1
Erin8
Realistic weight loss for wedding dress?
Erin8, 5 September, 2012 at 22:09

I have found a gorgeous dress that l like and is a great price. The only problem is it is too small for me by about 2-3 inches for all of the different measurement. Is it realistic to loss weight to...

Heinrich, an hour ago 19 3,290
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Help!! My wedding dress hasn't arrived!!!!
RomanticYellowCars2, 19 August, 2013 at 12:19

Hi ladies, Looking for some supportive words please. I am getting married in 19 days and still don't have my dress. It was due in 17th July, the bridal shop I purchased it from said to wait until...

Heinrich, an hour ago 34 9,794
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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...

Alex, 3 hours ago 59 3,403
itgirlno1
Hen night games - non-rude (ish!)
itgirlno1, 12 November, 2010 at 16:11

Hello! I've not been on here since before I got married, so firstly apologies for being a part timer... it's my friend's hen night tonight and I've just been told we're supposed to bring games for the...

Drift, 4 hours ago 51 5,774
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Streaming wedding on the internet live to guests who can't make it
MaddieR, 27 June, 2010 at 12:28

My father has recently thought of a fantastic idea to stream weddings on the internet live to guests who can't be there. It wouldn't be avaliable for any one to watch as the link would be password...

Umer, 5 hours ago 60 3,811
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Blessing after wedding abroad??
RossRoxx, 13 February, 2014 at 21:25

Hey everyone, Just wondering if anyone has had a blessing back in the UK after a wedding abroad? Me and my fiancé are wanting to fly off to Hawaii, just us two, have a small beach wedding alone and...

Va, 5 hours ago 28 11,387
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First time wedding.
Cara, 10 December, 2025 at 11:10

Hey people ☺️ Okay so, first time getting married and we're wanting to get married in 2027 around spring. My question is....how the hell do you plan for a wedding?🤣 Its stressing me out already and I...

Anum, 5 hours ago 22 231
Aimz87
Hitched Table Planner
Aimz87, 12 March, 2013 at 14:20

Does anyone know how to use this thing??? I cant seem to move people to tables or move the actual tables themselves. Please help

Hteao, 5 hours ago 125 2,575
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Evening Entertainment Opinion for a very small wedding
HappyGoldConfetti513, 7 March, 2016 at 20:47

Hi, my fiance and i are divided over entertainment. Our wedding is max 30 people in a small intimate venue. Do you think a DJ would be best or the other option is having a fun casino with croupiers,...

Metka, 7 hours ago 27 4,147
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...

Metka, 7 hours ago 65 1,056 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...

Metka, 7 hours ago 61 556 5
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Barcelona Hen Party - Places to Stay
MoorWedding, 14 November, 2014 at 13:10

Hello I am planning my hen party for the end of July (2015) in Barcelona. There will be 15 of us, and I was wondering if anybody has any recommendations for places to stay. Looking for somewhere close...

OnlineSpielExperte, 7 hours ago 455 7,676 1
Chez2k
First dance dilemma
Chez2k, 23 June, 2010 at 20:05

Hi Everyone, We thought we had decided on our first dance song... we were going to have Al Green Let's Stay Together. But my H2B wants to change it to Chris Issak Wicked Game. It is a great song, but...

Grace, 7 hours ago 6 2,480
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Getting Married with Dogs
HappyBlueCars518, 2 May, 2016 at 15:15

HI Me and my partner have decided that we are going to get married we are looking to get married October 2017 in cumbria when we have some friends over from Germany there will be me and my partner and...

Aslex, 8 hours ago 11 1,628
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...

Michael, 9 hours ago 17 233
warlycarly
Songs for when the guests are being seated?
warlycarly, 8 February, 2012 at 12:11

I was told yesterday that i need about 4 or 5 songs to be playing while the guests are being seated. I hadnt thought about this before, what songs are you all having?

Mandre, 9 hours ago 14 35,273
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Providing drinks for wedding breakfast
Nicole, 21 January, 2024 at 14:10

Hi all! We're providing the drinks for our wedding breakfast and I'm unsure on how much to buy. We'll have 10 tables of 10, and will need to include bottled water for the tables as well. Any ideas on...

Sarah, 9 hours ago 4 131
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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 149 34,420
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How to work out numbers for an evening buffet.. Help please.!
KEG, 21 January, 2009 at 15:34

Hi, I was just wondering how people have worked out numbers for their evening buffet? I still havent recieved alot of rsvp's for the evening, do you under cater, or over cater, and by how much? We...

Kim, 10 hours ago 34 15,039 1
SingleNoMore
Colouring water in vases - how?
SingleNoMore, 23 January, 2013 at 14:11

After going to a black tie "do" for work last night the table centre pieces had coloured water in the vases and I quite liked it. Our centrepieces are artificial flowers in vases so it doesn't matter...

Memesoundboarduk, 10 hours ago 70 8,637
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.

Emma, 11 hours ago 114 1,551
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,...

Ryan, 11 hours ago 10 1,270
Bride2b2020
How to not invite future sis in law to hen party? ?
Bride2b2020, 27 September, 2019 at 10:57

Hi, so my future SIL is a bit in your face and bossy. We do get on quite well most of the time but as I said very in your face telling you what you should do etc. My bridesmaids are asking who I want...

Malline, 11 hours ago 4 474
Saint
Wedding Planning: Tips, Tricks, and Stress-free Ideas!
Saint, 3 January, 2025 at 11:16

Hi everyone, I hope you're all doing well! I'm currently knee-deep in wedding planning and wanted to start a discussion to share ideas, ask questions, and connect with others who are on this same...

David, 12 hours ago 4 58
Giulia
Wedding vendor trying to charge more money than agreed
Giulia, 3 January, 2025 at 12:00

Hello all, In a bit of a pickle at the moment: I’m getting married in Italy but have done my invites here in the UK as I thought the process would be a lot easier. I had found a vendor, contacted her...

Laragin, 12 hours ago 25 283
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How to edit email?
Sam, 28 May, 2025 at 18:20

Hi all can anyone advise how the rsvp email can be edited please? We wanted to send out additional information but there's no options of using bullet points (unless I'm being stupid) and it doesn't...

Nikolas, 13 hours ago 8 85
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.

CricFy, 13 hours ago 305 3,099 7
Lucy
Save the date cards
Lucy, 18 June, 2025 at 08:20

Hi everyone! What is the cheapest way to get saved the date cards printed? Unsure how to go about printing my own.. Thank you!

Shaykh, 14 hours ago 28 240
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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...

Ellie, 14 hours ago 25 1,387

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