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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, 4 hours ago 57 1,004 11
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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, 9 minutes 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, 14 minutes ago 6 2,480
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...

He786, 44 minutes ago 64 1,052 2
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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, an hour 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, an hour ago 17 232
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, 2 hours ago 14 35,273
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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,...

Simon, 2 hours ago 26 4,145
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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, 2 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, 2 hours ago 149 34,420
KEG
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, 2 hours ago 34 15,038 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, 3 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 5 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, 5 hours ago 25 282
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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, 6 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, 6 hours ago 305 3,097 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, 6 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, 7 hours ago 25 1,387
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Food truck venue - North West!
Kenzie, 9 April, 2025 at 08:22

Hi all! I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations or ideas for venues that are open to food trucks/street food type carering, rather than a sit down meal for the wedding breakfast? Ideally I'd...

Thomas, 8 hours ago 25 243
tortoise
New signature
tortoise, 4 October, 2012 at 19:42

When do you start trying out signatures with your new surname? I read somewhere it's bad luck before the day. Do you sign the register in your maiden name? Technically still a miss until you sign it,...

Adnan, 8 hours ago 35 3,152
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Minimum spend Venue 8k???
LoveisLovlier, 1 September, 2016 at 20:46

Hi everyone! We got engaged a few weeks ago but we've decided to go for a Feb 2017 wedding. We found a Venue in Sheffield (where we live) which is a lovely restaurant in a gorgeous part of Sheffield....

Adnan, 8 hours ago 32 2,676
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Bridesmaid gifts
JadeyPops98, 3 August, 2016 at 07:49

Morning all, so I was planning on buying my bridesmaids a necklace each and giving it to them on the morning of the wedding. However my sister mentioned that she thinks it's traditional to give the...

LOVE, 8 hours ago 46 4,644
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Kilts !!
, 16 October, 2012 at 14:55

So the OH family are scots ...some are more scots than others but the OH father is very much a "im a scot" guy. The OH was born in England but moved to Scotland when he was 8 or so, but doesnt think...

Adam, 8 hours ago 74 6,555
Toni
Bridal hair and makeup stylist in Southend or Essex in general recommendations
Toni, 30 April, 2026 at 23:16

Getting married on 1 August 2026 and struggling to find a bridal hair and makeup stylist that is available! Please help!

Robin, 10 hours ago 6 24
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North West registry offices
Anarcala, 19 June, 2013 at 15:50

In an attempt to keep the budget down, we're looking at just doing the registry office bit. However, half the offices nearby don't have interior pictures on their websites - and if they do, they're...

Horai, 10 hours ago 41 6,006
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Furniture hire for diy reception
glaelia, 27 September, 2010 at 22:49

Hi there, looking for some advice re hiring chairs, tables, linens and crockery/cutlery etc for my wedding on 01/10/11. We're doing a DIY reception at a lovely village hall, and looking to be able to...

Herry, 11 hours ago 227 2,252
Rebecca
Videographer
Rebecca, 19 July, 2026 at 00:01

We have booked a photographer but are looking for a separate videographer who will make a short 5-10min video of the day at a low cost. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Resin, yesterday at 21:09 60 629 3
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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....

Hazel, yesterday at 20:28 41 2,039
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...

William, yesterday at 20:28 58 2,382

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