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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 1,142 11
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Barcelona Hen Party - Places to Stay
MoorWedding, 14 November, 2014 at 13:10

Hello I am planning my hen party for the end of July (2015) in Barcelona. There will be 15 of us, and I was wondering if anybody has any recommendations for places to stay. Looking for somewhere close...

William, 6 minutes ago 462 7,820 1
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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

Crumblemenu, 23 minutes ago 67 492
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Do i need a wedding planner?
Ceri, 8 September, 2024 at 09:05

I am getting married June 2025, I have already picked a venue, have a dress and I have an idea of the colour scheme as well as being in contact with a few photographers. Do I realistically need a...

Zara, 50 minutes ago 7 241
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...

Honista, an hour ago 96 894
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Wedding Breakfast Menu?
WinterBride14, 19 June, 2014 at 13:33

We are scheduled to meet with our venue next Tuesday to discuss lots of things, including our menu & I wondered what everyone had chosen for your breakfast menu? We will be giving everyone a...

John, 2 hours ago 46 9,941
sweetlikechocolate
Photo frames - bulk
sweetlikechocolate, 6 November, 2015 at 18:49

Any of you lovely hitched lot have any idea where I can get a job lot of pretty ornate looking photo frames? I need around 30. I have seen some lovely ones on ebay but they are between 5 and 10 each....

Steve, 2 hours ago 16 1,098
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Wedding songs!!
loves-young-dream, 26 May, 2014 at 09:10

What are your songs? We are having bride walking in to better together jack Johnson, signing register to Ellie Golding how long will I love you and first dance Jason myraz I'm yours. Need an exit song...

Nisar, 2 hours ago 27 4,923
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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

Aaron, 3 hours ago 247 9,345
Nenas
Lottery ticket favours
Nenas, 12 October, 2011 at 20:13

We're planning to get lottery tickets for everyone's favours. We had these at one of our friend's weddings last year and liked the idea. we didn't win anything but it was fun none the less! Anyway,...

Jenifer, 3 hours ago 67 13,917
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Writing your own vows
Maldives2013, 29 October, 2013 at 10:33

Hello, Has anyone on here written or going to write their own vows? We both really want to do this, but i am a tad nervous and have no clue what to write, how long they should be etc. I have had a...

Nisar, 4 hours ago 5 1,318
hollyhollytree
Asking guests not to post on social media?
hollyhollytree, 10 January, 2016 at 20:42

Hey everyone! It's been so long since I've posted on here, been in the wedding planning "calm" phase as it's eight months away and most things are done! Hope you're all well I've been dwelling on this...

Nisar, 5 hours ago 28 27,240
Dani
Up to 50% off in the app?! Now, that's a BIG deal 💜
Dani, 7 April, 2025 at 17:32

Hey everyone! Just wanted to pop in and shout about something that could really help if you're wedding planning right now... The Hitched app has a section just for deals from wedding vendors - we’re...

Michael Simmons, 7 hours ago 8 95
Mummy2Ebony
Best Place To Buy Artificial Flowers????
Mummy2Ebony, 1 August, 2014 at 15:27

I am having artificial flowers at my wedding and was wondering if anybody knows of some good places to get them at a good price. I am looking at making up the table decorations myself, as we are on a...

Gorilla, 8 hours ago 12 4,923
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Should we provide a meal for photographer/wedding day planner?
MrsPtoB, 10 May, 2017 at 19:11

Just wondering if we should be providing a meal for the photographer and the wedding planner who will be with us on the day to make sure everything runs smoothly? I would think yes but I don't...

Amir, yesterday at 19:20 19 4,101
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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!

Zuhaib, yesterday at 18:31 47 304
Guestlistissues
Sister stated no children at her wedding. Am i wrong for kicking off?
Guestlistissues, 8 August, 2025 at 22:33

My sister is due to get married next year and we have recently received our save the date. My OH messaged her to indicate we, along with our two children would be in attendance but was advised at that...

Sheen, yesterday at 18:26 51 766 1
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Real or artifical flowers? Help please :)
Msc, 17 April, 2023 at 20:13

Looking for advice, so many people have recommended artifical or even dried flowers, rather than "real" flowers. Thoughts please? Looking to save some £££ as everything is mounting up of course! Thank...

Hannah, yesterday at 18:09 17 451 1
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Two day Indian / Western Fusion Wedding
Caitlin, 11 July, 2023 at 16:06

Hi All, We are currently at the beginning stages of planning our summer 2025 wedding. I am British and my fiancé is British Indian so we would love to incorporate both into our wedding. Our ideal...

Awnex, yesterday at 17:45 5 91
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Help! Hen Do Ideas Needed Please
lydeep, 26 November, 2012 at 14:37

Hi All, I haven't been on hitched for a while so I do apologise if there is already a thread for something like this. I get married in June 2013 and I am struggling to work out what to do for my hen...

Alaniya, yesterday at 17:42 21 4,119
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Walking up the aisle
Katie, 11 March, 2024 at 14:29

Hi everyone, i was wondering what others have done or their thoughts. This will be my 2nd marriage and my OH first. He has 2 children from a previous relationship. B will be 16 and G will be 12. I am...

AndrewClarksonss1, yesterday at 17:40 4 89
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Hair extensions?
thatlassoverthere, 10 June, 2018 at 17:16

Hi everyone, I'm getting married in Italy this September and want to give some extra length to my shoulder length hair. My hair is quite thick so I'm not worried about volume, but am completely new to...

Zain, yesterday at 17:24 98 2,035
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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....

Andero, yesterday at 17:21 83 948
Emily
Basketball Arcade Game
Emily, 7 October, 2023 at 16:23

Hey everyone, I wondered if anyone knew of a supplier who could arrange a basketball arcade game to our wedding in Sussex? It's a bit of a difficult one to google so thought I would ask on here!

Hamilton, yesterday at 16:33 101 964 2
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Budget weddings!
Mia, 17 September, 2025 at 20:21

Hi all, me and my partner have been engaged 3 year and now have a little girl we don’t have a very high budget budget but we are desperate to be married. We are willing to have a small one if that’s...

Che, yesterday at 12:23 20 147
itgirlno1
Hen night games - non-rude (ish!)
itgirlno1, 12 November, 2010 at 16:11

Hello! I've not been on here since before I got married, so firstly apologies for being a part timer... it's my friend's hen night tonight and I've just been told we're supposed to bring games for the...

Willium, yesterday at 12:12 58 5,866
Victoria
Interesting reception entertainment?
Victoria, 24 April, 2024 at 03:47

We are having an indoor/outdoor reception and I need some inspo for reception entertainment. We already have a digital Photo Booth and dancing set up. I’m waiting on rates for a silhouette artist, as...

Mohsin, yesterday at 12:05 113 1,148
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Wedding Photo Apps
LuxuriousPurpleHair69883, 9 January, 2018 at 06:13

Has anyone used a photo app for their wedding? I’ve been looking at wedpics, but can you download from the app (i.e. onto my Mac)? and do guests have to take photos through the app itself, or can they...

Brent, yesterday at 10:50 30 7,302 1
JellyFishJess
Giving Notice - Two Different Councils
JellyFishJess, 1 February, 2015 at 13:04

Hi there! So me and my OH are due to be married on 20th June this year and we need to go in and give notice of the marriage. Now I am really confused and the internet has not helped me at all and you...

Suhana, yesterday at 09:23 9 2,802 1
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Church Weddings - Questions
MissLulabelle, 10 June, 2013 at 14:55

Hello I've been lurking on the forum for a while as I'm planning my own wedding in October and need to ask a favour! As part of my job i'm working with a church and producing an information leaflet...

Suhana, yesterday at 09:19 16 5,266
Lucy
Save the date cards
Lucy, 18 June, 2025 at 08:20

Hi everyone! What is the cheapest way to get saved the date cards printed? Unsure how to go about printing my own.. Thank you!

Suhana, yesterday at 09:18 37 312
Mrs*W*2B
How far would you travel for an evening do?
Mrs*W*2B, 12 June, 2013 at 21:42

There are a few guests that we don't want to the day but feel they need an invite to some part of the day. would you be offended if you were invited to an evening do approx 3 hours away? They have...

Suhana, yesterday at 09:15 57 4,677

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