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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...

Faster, yesterday at 11:45 19 421 2
porkchop
Changing name on driving licence
porkchop, 4 October, 2012 at 14:44

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...

Brock, 22 minutes ago 40 52,176
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Re-Arranged Wedding. Alternative Entertainment, Games Ideas
LookingForward2020, 16 July, 2020 at 18:25

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....

James, 31 minutes ago 120 2,116
memedoaky
Tiara storage/display boxes?
memedoaky, 17 January, 2009 at 14:45

Hello everyone, I'm looking for a hard plastic clear storage/display box for my tiara. We're making a shelf of wedding bits for our dining room and one if the things I'd like to display on it is my...

Jenny, an hour ago 2 2,402
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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...

Gary, an hour ago 120 11,426
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...

Heinrich, 2 hours ago 44 6,292
Natalie
What to do the night before the wedding?
Natalie, 7 May, 2025 at 19:55

Hello! Getting married in a little over a year. The venue does not have any accommodation apart from a honeymoon suite the night of the wedding. However we can use their bridal suite from 8:15 to get...

George, 2 hours ago 104 1,359
Rebecca
Food at the reception
Rebecca, 3 December, 2025 at 09:58

Hi all, We are looking to do things a bit differently and get food trucks instead of a sit down meal. We were looking at getting just one food truck (A pizza van) which can serve 130 pizzas (which is...

Johnny, 3 hours ago 45 545 2
wee-lou
Popular wedding hymns
wee-lou, 14 October, 2010 at 12:08

I need to start thinking about hymns and a reading for the wedding but dont have a clue which hymns to pick, anyone got any ideas?

Septimusbob, 5 hours ago 14 8,019
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Entertainment ideas
Zoë, 21 November, 2023 at 15:09

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 ☺️

Sam, 5 hours ago 40 565 1
katieJ2b
Gold glitter and spray paint!
katieJ2b, 26 April, 2016 at 11:48

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...

myassignmenthelprevi, 6 hours ago 20 3,822
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...

Sound, 6 hours ago 52 8,490
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How do i add a time into evening invitations
Claire, 17 April, 2026 at 21:15

How do I add a time into evening invitations

Ali, 6 hours ago 14 98
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...

Mike, 6 hours ago 24 9,418
Louise
rsvp
Louise, 16 November, 2025 at 23:13

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...

myassignmenthelprevi, 7 hours ago 58 911 1
Kat Furlong
Found a designer I ADORE! But anyone know what prices are like?
Kat Furlong , 8 November, 2015 at 22:20

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...

Jake, 8 hours ago 12 3,053
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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....

Nisha, 8 hours ago 27 1,966
smilesjp
Best Foundation?
smilesjp, 9 July, 2014 at 17:02

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...

Ahmad, 8 hours ago 49 2,906
Mrs-S-to-b
Hen party situation - please help!
Mrs-S-to-b, 3 June, 2010 at 09:03

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...

King, 9 hours ago 12 3,957
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Suppliers building portfolios
Emily, 11 July, 2025 at 19:24

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...

Jake, 10 hours ago 23 303
Francesca
App/ website design that can customise invites?
Francesca, 5 March, 2024 at 08:59

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...

Adam, 10 hours ago 64 647
mummymrs2b
Are your in laws involved in wedding planning?
mummymrs2b, 3 April, 2012 at 18:03

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...

Kgfeedback, 10 hours ago 35 3,706
*Pugsley*
How shall I send business card size save the date magnets in the post?
*Pugsley*, 27 January, 2013 at 12:49

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...

CarmenCHunt, 10 hours ago 16 1,617
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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...

Sirtaj, 10 hours ago 54 1,845
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...

Aoun, 11 hours ago 34 283
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Money worries..
MrsW2Bxx, 5 February, 2013 at 10:53

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...

Siyre, 12 hours ago 19 2,777
Sash+Shaun
Adding Menu options for guests to select
Sash+Shaun, 16 October, 2024 at 14:37

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...

Maaz, 12 hours ago 10 304
May2be
Ideas needed for drinks 'vouchers'
May2be, 31 January, 2011 at 08:55

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...

Hannah, 15 hours ago 16 17,088
Felicity
‘It’s your wedding day!’ Vs ‘it’s only one day’
Felicity, 11 January, 2026 at 12:22

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...

Ammar, yesterday at 22:17 69 888 5
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How to ask people for vouchers
boo_2018, 8 January, 2012 at 11:33

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...

Willium, yesterday at 21:46 5 3,803
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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...

Fahad, yesterday at 20:47 59 348
Ali_G
How to clean a veil ??
Ali_G, 23 August, 2012 at 11:58

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...

PriceCruz, yesterday at 17:36 3 10,317

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