Discussions from Planning

Hello everyone, I am really hoping someone might be able to help me. We are having a Catholic wedding without mass, I'm Catholic and the groom isn't. We have been trying to do our order of service for...

Hello! My partner and I have been looking at videographers but we're not sure we want to pay so much for such a fancy video. We really just want the main parts of our day captured on video so we were...

Hi Ladies, So me and OH absolutely love this song: Higher Love - Tyler James http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDOS58Gcsmw I'd like your honest opinions on it. And whether it would make a good first...

Hi guys, just a little question regarding maternity bridesmaid dresses. What is the actual difference? I have looked at a few and they look exactly the same as normal bridesmaid dresses. One of my...

Hi all! I get married in March 2027, in Staffordshire and I’m working on a budget. I was hoping the wedding community could help me out with some recommendations for budget friendly entertainment -...

So I'm just looking for somewhere to vent really. I booked my photographer 18 months ago, he was one of the first vendors I secured. Then last week he called and made arrangements to meet up in a...

My wedding is in just under 12 weeks but I still haven't found a dress for my flower girl. She is in 9 years old clothes so more like a junior bridesmaid and she wants a floor/ankle length dress...

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...

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...

Has anyone had experience planning a wedding last minute on a small budget? Very stressed all tips welcome! (Family member very ill with cancer reason for the rush)

Hello! I'm pretty clueless over here having never been to anybody's hen do. My friends are located in opposite ends of the country so I'm going to end up having two hen dos - one in the north and one...

Hey everyone, Just wondered how much everyone is paying for canapés? Our venue has quoted us £5.95 per person which is for 2 canapés each plus some crisps and nuts. It's going to set us back about...

We are going to a Spa for the weekend and I want to play some fun games in the evening and ideas? x

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!

Hi all, Anyone planning on using (or already has) the Wedshoots app and adding the page to their Hitched website? I created an album in the app and added a photo to test. I can see the photo has been...

I'm getting married in January 2026. I have already got people asking me what can they can get us as a wedding present. However, I would rather money putting into an account to help with a deposit for...

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...

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...

We've got 2 wedding evening receptions to attend this month but have no idea what to get the newly weds! There's no gift list but I also have no idea what is appropriate/acceptable to spend whether on...

Pros and cons/experiences. We just can not decided what to do. Xx

Hi all, can anyone recommend a website that prints invites & has a QR code that guests can log their rsvp, dietary and accessibility requirements?

What are you doing yourself to save on costs? I'm trying to DIY as much as possible, so want to see if there is anything I've missed! So far I've: - made save the dates - planned invites so when we...

Just a quick one! We're currently about to book our photographer, between two of the offered packages. They're £600 different and the only change is a physical print album. Has anyone else decided...

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...

Hi! Help!! Rich influencers who can afford lots or who get gifted loads seem to gift things constantly and therefore don’t know what the expectations may be? Even if they’re not super expensive gifts?...

He wants very traditional. I am totally the opposite. Zero overlap. It’s 16 months from now and I am either living in panic or dread. How do we reconcile totally different ideas.

Hi everyone! I’m a maid of honor so appreciate if this is the wrong forum (although I did join hitched last year when I was a bride looking for advice!) I’m now planning a friends hen do next year and...

How do you decide on a photographer/videographer? I have no idea on this profession, but I want to invest in this aspect of our wedding. It is important for us to find someone who has done a lot of...

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...

I am undecided on whether or not to have food in the evening at our wedding. I believe that people will be focused on getting drunk and the food will go to waste but some people have said its nice to...

Hello, I am going all digital with invites and rsvp and I was wondering if anyone has done this and if they had any advise/site/ platform they could share with me