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Hair extensions?
thatlassoverthere, 10 June, 2018 at 17:16

Hi everyone, I'm getting married in Italy this September and want to give some extra length to my shoulder length hair. My hair is quite thick so I'm not worried about volume, but am completely new to...

Backlinks, an hour ago 24 1,384
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Driving to Italy from uk?
Camilla, 2 August, 2023 at 12:47

We are getting married in Tuscany next May, my partner was planning to drive over so we could fill the car with bits (clothes decor etc). The question is- does anybody know how easy is it to drive in...

Dimebov565, 2 hours ago 23 129
SunnyPurpleHair275
Reception timings
SunnyPurpleHair275, 9 May, 2025 at 01:04

Hi everyone, I'm really struggling to visualise how our day will flow! We are getting married in a registry office around a 20-30 minute drive from our reception venue at 1.30pm. It's a garden party...

Deanjones, 3 hours ago 13 159 1
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Wedding Gift/Money
S and S Wedding , 9 December, 2015 at 18:28

Hi All I am looking for any thoughts or ideas on gift list. We are hoping to have an extension in the next 18 months so could write a list of things for our new bedroom. Downside to this is we will...

Mihailo, 7 hours ago 10 1,446
Theedecorr
Do you need someone to decorate your special day?!
Theedecorr, 13 May, 2025 at 12:27

Hello All! I’ve recently started my events’ business, and i am trying to build up my portfolio. I would like to offer my services FOR FREE to any couples who may not have the biggest budget but still...

Fatima, yesterday at 20:35 15 174 1
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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...

Fahad, yesterday at 19:20 16 1,014
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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

Sheen, yesterday at 19:13 24 7,589
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Do i really need Evening food?!?!
Nikita, 9 January, 2025 at 08:24

I’m a South African getting married in Scotland to my Scottish fiancé and I can’t get my head around evening food?!? We have canapés going out at 2:30pm. Our reception dinner meal and dessert for our...

Fatima, yesterday at 14:32 46 824
Amy
Has anyone used Glamlora?
Amy, 26 August, 2024 at 16:47

Has anyone used glamlora? I am getting married on the 20th of next month. I saw a wedding dress on glamlora that I really like, but I don't often order a wedding dress online. This wedding dress is...

David, yesterday at 13:37 32 6,984 1
Daisy
Hen Party Group Chat
Daisy, 13 July, 2024 at 19:19

I'm getting married next May and have been asked by my MoH to create a WhatsApp group chat of all the people I'd like to invite to my hen party, then leave the group chat so that she and the...

Fatima, yesterday at 07:12 10 1,177
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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...

Patricia, friday 23-May-25 14 4,908
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Food menu choices
Natasha, 8 January, 2024 at 09:17

Hi does anyone know if you can add food choices to your website and guest pick from there what they want? X

Harry, friday 23-May-25 11 371
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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...

Resp, friday 23-May-25 230 5,261 1
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...

Alice, friday 23-May-25 4
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Eyelash extensions
halechap, 7 January, 2014 at 14:03

Hello, Just having a ponder on eyelash extensions and realise I know nothing about them and that there is many different types to choose from including daily wear to permanent done in a salon ( lots...

Florencio, friday 23-May-25 25 2,391
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Wedding gift - money
HappyBrownCakes385, 15 August, 2015 at 13:30

Many of our guests are asking if we will have a gift registry or gift list, we haven't yet sent out the invitations and don't want to offend our guests but rather then gifts, for those who insist on...

Mihailo, friday 23-May-25 15 2,495
Misha
External Catering Venues for Asian Bride
Misha, 22 May, 2025 at 22:05

I’m planning to get married in March 2026 but can’t seem to find any venues near greater Manchester (or up to 1.5 hours drive) that do external catering or have approved Asian catering suppliers....

Misha, thursday 22-May-25 10
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Irish Weeding thing? Betting on the Speeches!
JuniperConroy, 24 September, 2008 at 11:28

Hi, At a lot of weddings i've been to guests at the tables bet amongst themselves on the length of the speeches for a laugh. I've won it once or twice and the money always ends up getting recycled...

Andriy, thursday 22-May-25 3 1,153
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Oakley Court Experiences - for better or worse ?
Jessica, 11 January, 2024 at 00:28

Hi hitched We are looking at Oakley Court for our wedding venue either midsummer or later in September. Has anyone had any experience in dealing with them ? We imagine the numbers are going to climb -...

Jassica, thursday 22-May-25 1 74
Jessica
Looking for photo app with qr code!
Jessica, 14 September, 2024 at 20:44

Evening everyone! Completing hopefully what is to be final bits before our wedding next month! It’s come around so very quickly. I really want to use one of them photo apps, so guests can scan the QR...

Zk Tube, thursday 22-May-25 16 451
vintageangel
money behind the bar?
vintageangel, 14 September, 2011 at 21:12

Just had our final meeting at the hotel and they are giving us £250 behind the bar, we were just discussing how to work it out and thought i'd ask on here if you had free drinks how did you work it?...

Zorrest, thursday 22-May-25 27 3,039
Louise
Wedding website rsvp
Louise, 10 April, 2024 at 19:26

Hi all, I've using the Hitched wedding website as a way for our guests to RSVP. Does anyone know if you can change the order of service in the RSVP section? Eg, at the moment, it reads :...

Elizabeth, thursday 22-May-25 5 66
Amy
Evening food - Good idea or waste of money?
Amy, 10 October, 2024 at 14:07

I am undecided on whether or not to have food in the evening at our wedding. I believe that people will be focused on getting drunk and the food will go to waste but some people have said its nice to...

Rogers, thursday 22-May-25 13 245
Dani
Budget like a pro with our new tool! 🤓
Dani, 15 July, 2024 at 09:11

Hey lovebirds, So you're probably wondering what's so special about a calculator? Introducing the brand new Hitched wedding budget calculator that will help you to find your ideal budget to plan your...

Fahad, thursday 22-May-25 1 73 1
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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...

Jonivick, wednesday 21-May-25 22 2,284
bliss_balloons
Garden games
bliss_balloons , 21 May, 2015 at 09:45

I can't find anywhere decent to hire them so I've been buying a few but trying to get one's that aren't too expensive and people will actually want to use. Those of you who are are having them what...

Vesty, tuesday 20-May-25 14 1,129
Bean2304
So upset, mum & dad ruining everything!!
Bean2304, 14 May, 2014 at 13:55

Sorry just need to come on here and have a bit of a rant my mum and dad are driving me crazy!!!!! We are getting married up in Edinburgh in October so my BF and I have been backwards & forwards...

Emma, tuesday 20-May-25 21 3,456
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Hitched Website
Gina, 5 March, 2025 at 19:05

Hello, we are getting married in Rhodes, Greece next September! I am wanting to set up a website so that people can RSVP via a QR code but I can see that it is UK based so I can’t seem to choose...

Alexander, tuesday 20-May-25 33 347
Buzzee
Readings related to football!?
Buzzee, 23 August, 2011 at 16:56

Looking into readings and we've picked one of the common-ish ones (On Your Wedding Day, i think its called). This will be ready by our teenage nephew, and am looking for something else to be read by...

Dora, monday 19-May-25 11 8,976
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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...

Henry, monday 19-May-25 34 9,365
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What do do about bar tab?
LuxuriousIvoryStationery835, 18 June, 2018 at 09:21

Hi guys, My very kind mum and dad have said they would pay for the bar tab at our wedding (Along with already offering to help us out with the cost massively!) They are very old school when it comes...

Kyle, monday 19-May-25 10 4,238
Michelle772012
Solar fairy lights
Michelle772012, 15 September, 2011 at 15:54

Afternoon all, Well i'm probably being really thick so i do apologise in advance but, i need several sets of fairy lights to decorate my venue that are safe with material as having a midsummer nights...

Jacksmitho, monday 19-May-25 5 1,592

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