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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...

Parwez, saturday 7-Nov-26 71 1,149 11
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...

Sama, an hour ago 88 2,094
Dani
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Dani, 16 October, 2024 at 14:36

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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

Bell, 3 hours ago 251 9,357
Cheeky_pie
Film quotes as table names
Cheeky_pie, 5 June, 2011 at 09:07

Both myself and my OH are huge film buffs so i thought we could have famous film quotes from films as our table names we have 13 tables including the top table so below are a few I had thought of. If...

Cinemanaapk, 4 hours ago 55 9,797
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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...

Rai, 5 hours ago 90 5,646
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Planning Timeline
Poppy, 19 June, 2025 at 19:45

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...

Unitii, 5 hours ago 54 910 3
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Timeline idea
Christine, 2 March, 2025 at 08:16

Hi I’m trying to get a rough timeline together so I can plan do you think I need to change anything or is this ok ?

Dex, 6 hours ago 11 235 1
cford09
Lottery tickets or scratchcards as favours?
cford09, 10 May, 2012 at 13:51

Hi girls, I know we've had a couple of posts about favours recently which has got me thinking about mine. For the girls I'm doing a friendship bag. For the men, I was planning on doing lottery tickets...

Heinrich, 6 hours ago 22 16,429
Mrs Bass
Irish love poems, are you having one?
Mrs Bass, 5 July, 2010 at 19:54

Ok so KatieInWonderland has got me thinking about my readings! we have decided to have my mum and OHs brother in law to do one. As my OH is from Northern Ireland, I think it will be lovely for his BIL...

Chuan, 6 hours ago 14 5,180
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...

Muhammad, 6 hours ago 67 2,995
Sarah
Guest transportation
Sarah, 7 May, 2023 at 01:56

When it comes to transport for your guests who should pay? We are having our ceremony and reception in the same place but, do we provide transportation for day and evening guests or not?

Henry, 7 hours ago 17 542
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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...

Faria, 7 hours ago 265 2,474
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London Taxis
simone12, 2 June, 2014 at 21:45

Hi, I'm new to the forum. I am getting married next year and would love a black taxi as a wedding car. Not sure what model yet but was hoping someone could recommend a company in London providing this...

Henry, 7 hours ago 16 1,895
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...

Henry, 7 hours ago 109 1,460
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Wedding bus for guests
Purplecake, 21 August, 2014 at 14:40

For anyone that's having a reception in a different venue to the ceremony; are you leaving your guests to make their own way there or hiring some form of transport? I'm of the mind to leave them to it...

Henry, 7 hours ago 12 7,454
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...

Jonathan, 7 hours ago 51 538
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Wedding Cars - any cheap alternatives?
sc2347, 12 May, 2011 at 18:56

Hi All, Just looking at quotes for wedding cars at the moment and they are so expensive! The cheapest i could find was for £350 which seems a bit much for driving 2 mins down the road from the hotel...

Henry, 7 hours ago 15 18,893
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Wedding car hire
LauraLtobe, 25 August, 2015 at 12:24

We booked our date and venue yesterday! So it's now onto the next issue... How much have your wedding cars cost? There will be 8 people in my bridal party, including my parents so may have to hire two...

Henry, 8 hours ago 14 4,097
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Acceptable travel time
Sam, 20 May, 2024 at 20:18

Hi! I’m getting married next year and getting married in Norfolk. The venue for the ceremony is 50 mins away from the reception venue… We’ve done this as the place where our reception is special to us...

Henry, 8 hours ago 21 772
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Budget friendly wedding transport advice - Uber or other alternatives?
Wendy, 11 February, 2025 at 11:19

Hi everyone, I’m getting married this August and need some advice on how to get myself and the bridal party from our hotel to the ceremony venue. It’s only a 15-minute drive in outer London and...

Henry, 8 hours ago 6 341
kizzi10000
Anyone played wedding 'raffle'? Ideas needed
kizzi10000, 25 February, 2016 at 14:40

Thanks to yet another change of plan, as the pub we'd picked to eat and dance in after the ceremony has decided they're not sure they can offer what we want due to noise and space constraints, we've...

Muzahir, 8 hours ago 27 3,506
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Wedding Marylebone Town Hall
Marie, 5 February, 2025 at 01:24

My wedding is taking place at Marylebone Town Hall in May. Has anyone else married there before or have attended a wedding there. Not sure on timings arrival, think service is 20 mins. Have elderly...

Ugeschedulesourcecom, 9 hours ago 56 886
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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...

Adexnan, 10 hours ago 33 1,628
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Church Wedding - Archbishop's special license
ExpensivePurpleDiamonds85, 6 January, 2014 at 21:06

Hello all! I just got engaged and have always dreamed of a wedding in the small parish church in the village where my grandparents had a home, and which is still within our family now, although...

Evelyn, 10 hours ago 13 4,686
Daisy Bell
Hair styles that will hide hearing aids
Daisy Bell, 17 March, 2015 at 17:14

Hi ladies. I have been wearing hearing aids for about a year now and while they make life a lot easier for me (I have mild to moderate hearing loss, moderate in high frequencies), I am not too keen on...

Kihec24, 10 hours ago 13 13,435 1
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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...

Verna, 11 hours ago 169 34,609
Erin8
Getting married with just the 2 of you?
Erin8, 7 August, 2012 at 10:13

Hi everyone, My fiancé and l got engaged a few weeks ago and we have been researching how and where to get married. The more we think about it the more we think the best suggestion is for us to get...

Tnsusu, 11 hours ago 11 20,284
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Free Wedding Content Creation - North West/cheshire/staffordshire
Bethany, 17 April, 2025 at 21:58

Hi everyone, I’m Bethany and I’m just starting out in iPhone wedding content creation and would love to offer my services for free for couples getting married this year in the North...

WesleyJames56, 11 hours ago 26 497 2
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Assumption of a 'Plus One'
homespunbride, 16 May, 2014 at 17:31

I have a bit of a problem which I need serious help in approaching without offending anyone. I've just sent out our wedding invitations, one of which is an old friend of mine whom lives a good 3 hour...

Hamza, 11 hours ago 29 3,961
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Wedding car for very short journey SW London?
Kilner, 5 May, 2015 at 20:06

Hello I need to get from the hotel to the venue (also with mum and 2 bridesmaids all in the same vehicle). I would like a nice car but it doesn't have to be a wedding car as such. The cheapest I have...

Bruce, 11 hours ago 11 2,855
Rachael
Tired of peoples opinions
Rachael, 12 July, 2023 at 10:30

Hi everyone! We have 5 month to go until our big day, we’ve waited over 2 years for this and I’ve loved the whole planning part and the build up. Recently though I’ve started feeling a little...

Jackson, 12 hours ago 15 815

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