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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...

JerrySmith, 11 hours ago 69 1,102 11
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Crochet Wedding Bouquet
Womanonabudget, 14 June, 2016 at 14:02

Hi all I have seen a lovely crocheted wedding bouquet on Pinterest and I thought it would be ideal for my bridesmaids and it would save some much needed cash. I have just finished a crochet blanket...

Nicka, 2 hours ago 7 3,110
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Registry office help :)
Daisy, 18 February, 2026 at 15:28

We have found the registry office and will be booking with them soon, however I still want to maybe decorate or something. I have my photographer and because we are only doing the ceremony then maybe...

Rabi, 2 hours ago 3 18
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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...

James, 3 hours ago 259 2,427
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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...

Robert, 3 hours ago 44 15,148 1
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?...

R H, 4 hours ago 65 417
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Chair covers
LauraLtobe, 31 March, 2016 at 10:52

Hi, I've just received a quote for chair covers for our reception venue and it seems a little expensive so wanted to get your opinions. Our venue is charging £3.50 a chair for covers and sashes, which...

gorgeina, 4 hours ago 23 3,134
tayto
Bathroom Basket Poem
tayto, 25 April, 2013 at 09:31

I'm putting together a basket of stuff for the ladies toilet and I wanted to put a poem beside it. However, all the ones I've seen either refer to aspirin or ibuprofen and, as we have small little...

Dr Jeff, 5 hours ago 15 9,892
Claire
Maid of Honour Drama
Claire, 13 August, 2025 at 09:15

Hi all, I need some advise on concerns ive have with my maid of honour. She has been my best friend for years and when we got engaged she was straight away saying she cant wait to be involved and...

Eric, 6 hours ago 22 230
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Crete Wedding Renewal/blessing
SunnyYellowHair243, 8 August, 2024 at 16:34

Hello you lovely lot I’m wondering if you could help please!? We are looking to have a blessing/renew our vows for our 10 year anniversary and Crete has really taken our eye. We’re planning to elope...

James, 6 hours ago 21 81
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...

Love, 7 hours ago 72 52,922
Caroline
Electronic Invites
Caroline, 9 April, 2025 at 17:28

Hi I've recently set up our website, I'm trying to understand how to send electronic invites and if I can customise them . I can see how you add names to the guest list and it provides a generic...

Yaseen, 8 hours ago 28 206 1
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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...

Fitness, 8 hours ago 32 1,616
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Cousins
katie_turner_uk84@hotmail.com, 29 January, 2025 at 15:14

Can anyone give me some advice with the wedding guest list. I am closer to some cousins than others..plus they have kids. Do I invite some cousins and not all? Don't want to upset anyone!

Fitness, 8 hours ago 23 226
Tina
My wedding
Tina, 19 February, 2026 at 17:11

Im not sure where to start

Companion, 9 hours ago 36 189 1
1stBaby
Canapes...how many per guest?
1stBaby, 1 November, 2008 at 18:59

As the post really...how many canapes should we allow for each guest? Thanks in advance =0)

Jerry Jacks, 9 hours ago 28 14,560
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Looking for a Michael Myers (halloween) flower girl
Jane, 7 July, 2026 at 23:20

Random one I know. We are having speeches Halloween wedding and I am looking for a Micheal Myers scare actor to be our flower girl. I gave no idea where to start with looking anyone got any...

Houseura, 9 hours ago 14 85 1
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Stag do weekend before the wedding?
mkw, 15 June, 2015 at 20:42

My OH mentioned the other day that he is considering having his stag do the weekend before the wedding and asked if I would mind. Assuming they don't shave his head or anything I'm perfectly fine with...

Lucas, 10 hours ago 28 1,344
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Venue Suggestions - City of London
Josephine, 6 September, 2025 at 14:36

We would like to get married on 22/08/26 and are looking for a ceremony space only for up to 70 people. I'm struggling to find venue's in the City of London that will accommodate the ceremony only....

Mohsin, 11 hours ago 82 932
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?

Hellen, 11 hours ago 80 965 4
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Street food
Kelly, 29 July, 2023 at 16:07

Hi, we are looking at having street food vans for our food at the reception. Does anyone have experience of this, like what works/doesn’t? Do I need more than one van? Do I need ‘inside’ food as well?...

Oliver, 11 hours ago 39 440
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My wedding day story (drama!!)
RachD90, 18 September, 2016 at 18:00

I don't even really know why am writing this maybe just to get it off my chest to unbiased people. I look back and laugh now, though I do still grimace slightly. I think there is a lesson to be learnt...

Lawson, 11 hours ago 10 3,712 1
Chelsey
Hen Do Group Chat
Chelsey, 6 February, 2026 at 09:04

We're getting married in May 2027, so ideally I want my Hen Do in the April. Is it too early to put a message out to see who would be available etc? I've message a couple of "Hen Houses" in the UK and...

Wealthyscopes, 12 hours ago 12 104
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Worrying about divorce - odd title for wedding planning!
Annaangel, 9 March, 2016 at 14:48

Hi, My partner proposed last November and we have planned our wedding for this November. The issue is that he is still married, I know that sounds terrible but they have been legally separated for...

Mohsin, 12 hours ago 30 2,892
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DIY cheese
, 20 March, 2015 at 16:42

Hi Hitchers. is anyone doing their own DIY cheese tower/cake? I am looking for a good (read:cheap) supplier of cheese wheels to make my own, or suppliers of ready to go ones if they're cheap enough. ...

Gabe, 12 hours ago 10 7,023
EPW Photography (HIB)
Advertising advice
EPW Photography (HIB), 25 February, 2011 at 15:43

Hello Ladies. I need your help if you have a spare minute. I haven't advertised for ages (apart from the Hitched suppliers directory of course!!) and don't know what is the best option. Did you book...

Karen, 14 hours ago 34 3,208
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Post ceremony drink
Purpleshoes13, 17 January, 2017 at 18:19

Hello, I'm struggling to decide on what to serve for our post ceremony drinks. We want to have a local beer as one option and a non alcoholic fizzy drink as another, but unsure what to have for our...

Lucas, 14 hours ago 17 608
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Diy video booth/guestbook
jesikab4u, 18 February, 2015 at 09:18

We've hired a video camera to use for guests to leave us a message. I'm just thinking how to do this. We have a small room where we will be having our photo booth along with the video. But as the...

Freya, 15 hours ago 9 3,962
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Blessing after wedding abroad??
RossRoxx, 13 February, 2014 at 21:25

Hey everyone, Just wondering if anyone has had a blessing back in the UK after a wedding abroad? Me and my fiancé are wanting to fly off to Hawaii, just us two, have a small beach wedding alone and...

Hafiz, 17 hours ago 34 11,446
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Hiring a large house, with a marquee
tumbleweeds, 5 June, 2013 at 21:20

Hello, I've looked at about 10 local venues, and all seem to be not quite right. Either they shut to early, too small, have silly corkage charges, or simply don't feel special enough. I was wondering...

Sava, 20 hours ago 6 1,069
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Tipi and running water- any advice?
flaw27, 4 November, 2014 at 12:57

Hello! I'm getting married in September next year, in a field, at a farm, with no running water. I'm starting to regret wanting to have a dry hire, blank canvas wedding- the planning is quite...

OnyxFalcon, yesterday at 21:49 16 2,941
emabee
Do I NEED canapes??
emabee, 4 June, 2014 at 11:04

So we went to our menu tasting at our wedding venue last night and they went through all of the timings with us which are as follows; 1.30pm - Guest arrival time (this is the time I have specified on...

Amelia, yesterday at 20:31 17 5,426

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