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Hi All, Just looking for some entertainment ideas for our guests during welcome drinks/photos and perhaps our wedding breakfast. Desperate bride looking for help and inspiration. TIAZoë ☺️

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good gold spray paint and nice sparkly gold glitter? There are so many different shades and brands and you can't always tell what the colour is going to come...

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...

How do I add a time into evening invitations

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...

Hi, I'm getting married next October and wondered what the typical time scale on needing RSVPs in for? We only have limited numbers with getting married at the registry office so if someone can't make...

So after much searching (and a vague sense of panick that I'll never ever find a dress I love) I have stumbled upon a designer I absolutely adore! House of Mooshki. Has anyone had one of these dresses...

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....

I have pretty sensitive skin, so during the day i just use a simple mineral foundation. The only issue is it doesn't last all day, and I'm after a foundation that will require as little touch up as...

Hello Girls! Just wondered if the girls in the know would be abel to help me out with my best friends hen do! Its her hen night tomorrow night and as her cheif bridesmaid I was left in charge of...

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...

Hi, me and my partner are getting married near Darlington on the 25/08/26 and we’re wondering if any suppliers (any type at all from photography, videography, entertainment to catering) were offering...

Hi everyone! Hope planning is going well (wish I’d discovered this forum sooner!) We are getting married May next year & starting to think about invitation designs etc. I am thinking quite a...

Just wondered if there's a few who's in laws get involved in helping to pay or helping to plan, etc? My in-laws don't know anything, aren't paying for anything, don't ask about anything. I tried to...

Hi My save the dates are business card sized magnets I bought from Vistaprint on one of their freebie offers. We're really happy with how they've turned out as they were a design we uploaded ourselves...

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...

Hi Everyone, First of all, congratulations to all the brides to be and of course those already married who are reading this. Not sure where to put this question up but I guess here is as good as any....

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...

Hi, I'm new to hitched and am finding it really interesting reading about other peoples expericances. Myself and OH got engaged in Sep 12 and are getting married in March 14. We have booked the church...

Hi there, We’ve recently sent out our invites, but never included a section for people to send back what their food choices are, as we assumed this can be done on the website, but I can’t find out...

As we have gone over budget on our wedding we now do not have money available to put behind the bar. We have a drinks package that covers us all day and through the meal until the bar opens at 7. We...

For my whole life, as I’m sure many other little girls did, I dreamed of my wedding day. A big, white traditional wedding. So much so that when we got engaged, we knew exactly who to contact and what...

Hi everyone, We are not creating a gift list as we already have a home, and have all the furnishings we need. However we will be moving once we are married so would like to ask people for Next home...

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...

Anyone got any suggestions? I'm borrowing a veil from a friend. It hasn't been cleaned and is a bit grubby at the bottom from when she wore it. Does it need to be dry cleaned or do you think a hand...

Hi everyone! I have recently got engaged and we have decided on 2028 as the year to get married. The wedding planning space is quite overwhelming but I’m so excited to get going with it. If you...

So my partner and I aren't wanting a traditional or big wedding, in fact with us included our entire guest list is a total of 12 people (plus maybe a few friends in the evening potentially, no more...

Hi everyone! I’m getting married in April 2026 and worried that there’s something I’m forgetting about. We’ve got all the main things booked.. is there anything anyone could advise that we may not...

Which registrars are easiest for guests?

Hiya, Just tying up my inserts for my pocket fold invites but can't seem to find a good font. Has anyone used or seen a font they thought looked nice on a wedding invite? Many thanks, Jen x

We (read I!) am really keen to make our own invitations. OH and I are both agreed that we would like pocketfold invitations, and I've ordered some card to make a mock-up. We've gone for bookfold so...