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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...

Amil, yesterday at 23:14 52 940 9
missqueenvee
Advice for slow replying venues etc
missqueenvee, 23 July, 2015 at 18:56

Hi ! Just wanted some quick advice, ive booked my venue, my reception venue and my room dresser. The reception venue take AGES to reply to emails, sometimes up to a month. Would you class this as...

IntelMag, 17 minutes ago 23 3,335
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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....

Дмитрий, 58 minutes ago 35 1,995
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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

Claudeb, an hour ago 50 346
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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

Patti, an hour ago 219 9,156
Cora
What would be the ideal start time for a ceremony within a venue?
Cora, 25 September, 2025 at 12:27

We are having our ceremony in the venue and was curious when you should have the start time? and if anyone else has done this previously would you advise staying at the location the night before?

Dr Shan, 2 hours ago 49 288
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Sophisticated Halloween wedding
Summer, 22 July, 2025 at 00:38

Hello!! We are getting married on 31st October 2026.We are doing a autumnal type wedding with aspects of Halloween horror Looking for something a bit alternative for our wedding, entertainment,...

RxD, 2 hours ago 38 506 4
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Wedding away from home
Elizabeth1990, 10 March, 2025 at 13:19

Hi everyone, just started wedding planning and would love some advice if poss! We live in Northampton but are potentially thinking of a venue in the Lake District which is where we stayed when we got...

Art, 2 hours ago 27 177
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Locations for Marquee!
Maryum, 12 January, 2025 at 20:34

Hello! I'm a newly engaged soon to be married. So we are looking for venues right now. So exciting but stressful at the same time. We've looked at beautiful venues but soon realised they are out of...

Babita, 2 hours ago 4 83
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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...

Azad, 3 hours ago 76 5,493
Ceryn
📖 Would love your thoughts – I'm creating a journal for brides (inspired by my own mental health struggles during wedding planning)
Ceryn, 29 July, 2025 at 20:24

Hey everyone 💍 I hope this is okay to post. I’m working on a personal project that was born out of my own experience planning my wedding. While I was excited and grateful, I also found the process...

Office, 3 hours ago 40 413
2013_Bride_
Those handwriting invitation names...
2013_Bride_, 29 January, 2013 at 13:15

Are you doing it yourself? Or have you asked someone who can do 'posh' handwriting? My mum suggested one of her friends as they can do that special type of writing, but I just think what a palavour?...

Jack, 4 hours ago 35 2,147
Amanda
Evening wedding Schedule
Amanda, 14 September, 2025 at 11:21

So we are having a small ceremony of only 20 people and I am thinking of then doing speeches at the evening ceremony with all the guest, but then what time would we start the ceremony in the evening?...

JMartinez, 4 hours ago 55 315
Hounds
Dogs at weddings
Hounds, 20 May, 2024 at 14:57

Hello everyone, I was just interested in getting some general advice/opinions regarding dogs at weddings. I recently started my own little business called Hounds of Honour, which is a bespoke wedding...

Mini, 4 hours ago 18 679
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?

Lydia, 5 hours ago 15 125 1
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Flowers for mothers
Jane, 26 April, 2024 at 14:20

Confused - my mum mentioned it's expected we present her, MIL and step MIL with flowers at the speeches. Whilst I'm happy to do this for my mum, I'm not comfortable doing this for MIL and step MIL. 1)...

Olivia, 5 hours ago 15 1,051
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...

School, 5 hours ago 61 8,542
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Derbyshire: any beautiful outdoor wedding land for hire?
hayglopainting, 31 March, 2010 at 08:39

Hi there! I'm new to this forum - but was hoping someone could help us!! Am looking for the perfect OUTDOOR wedding venue - we're not religious - and getting married inside a hall somewhere is not me....

Johnclark, 7 hours ago 9 17,447
Marty
House venue
Marty, 6 October, 2024 at 13:47

Hi. Trying to plan a small wedding with 30ish guests. Looking to rent a large house for the reception with a DJ, marquee in the garden and a couple of food trucks, rather than the usual formal sit...

John, 7 hours ago 6 228
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Entertainment between ceremony/breakfast and breakfast/reception?
, 22 October, 2012 at 15:39

Good afternoon everyone! A topic of conversation that has been coming up with me and my H2B is what to do between the ceremony and the breakfast and between the breakfast and the reception. As we...

Olivia, 8 hours ago 17 15,023
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Witnesses attire?
Shay, 7 July, 2023 at 19:49

Hi everyone!! Anyone who had witnesses that actually weren’t in the bridal or groomsmen party how did you include them? Or is that them already included anyway? I had an idea of having the girls in...

Ben, 9 hours ago 79 667
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marquee flooring...help needed!!!
natsastar, 29 March, 2012 at 17:03

We are having a marquee on a field/massive bit of grass area and are struggling for the floor. the wedding is booked for the 15 june 2013 so not until next year but we are struggling for flooring. we...

Donald, 10 hours ago 7 7,302
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Wedding breakfast
Katie, 9 November, 2025 at 21:07

We have booked our venue for March, 2027 and I was wondering what the general practice is for the bride and groom when it comes to the wedding breakfast. Our venue is catering (so there's no separate...

Micro, 12 hours ago 18 89
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...

Calculadora, 13 hours ago 68 1,872
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order of service font
narie, 4 September, 2011 at 18:19

Hi - am now drafting the order of service to show the reverend on Tuesday... what would you say is the best font to use for the words for the hymns in the order of service? Need to be big and clear...

Pcgamz, 14 hours ago 11 11,647
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Wedding anxiety…
Amy, 4 April, 2024 at 09:03

Can anyone offer some advice? We’re planning a wedding for this year (October) And me and my partner are both people pleasers. We’ve really struggled with the worry of what other people think when it...

Rodney, yesterday at 22:50 7 308
Toni
Any harpists available?
Toni, 6 May, 2026 at 20:21

Looking to bark a harpist for our wedding on 1 August 2026 in Southend. Please get in touch or send over recommendations! Any help appreciated!

Irine, yesterday at 19:55 13 101
bigpants
Those that had hen t-shirts made...advice please
bigpants, 9 October, 2008 at 19:35

? I'd like to get some t-shirts printed for my friend's hen night which I'm organising. If you had them, which company did you use to print them? I've found some people on e-bay offering £8 a t-shirt,...

Stephen, yesterday at 19:19 9 982
Sparkly Bear
Evening Invitations
Sparkly Bear, 10 December, 2014 at 08:59

Morning Ladies, I am after some advice on the etiquette of evening invitations. My OH and I have lived together for 2 years and have pretty much everything we need for the house, aside from big things...

Willium, yesterday at 19:07 25 5,018
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Extending the mortgage to fund the wedding
Loz85, 4 September, 2013 at 16:55

We have been trying to save towards the cost of our wedding and to be honest at this rate, we will be lucky if we can afford Gretna Green! With this in mind we have been thinking that it would be...

gammer, yesterday at 18:28 138 5,401
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Football themed wedding - help!!!!
bradsheridan, 13 July, 2009 at 21:59

Hi everyone! I'm due to marry my football mad fiance on 17th July 2010, the colour theme is based on his football team (black and white), we're having a half time penalty shoot out ( between the...

Tt Coins, yesterday at 18:24 46 15,691
Dani
Here's your checklist 101 ✅
Dani, 12 June, 2025 at 10:12

Keep your wedding planning stress-free and organised with the free wedding checklist tool from Hitched! In this video, we’ll walk you through how to use this essential tool to stay on top of every...

Kristin, yesterday at 17:44 7 162

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