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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...

Daniel, friday 5-Jun-26 15 248 2
Kelly
Dance floor
Kelly, 23 January, 2026 at 09:25

Hello, I am getting married in May 2026 in West Sussex. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a dance floor hire company. I am ideally looking for a white lit floor. Thank you!

Linacit, yesterday at 22:49 13 87
Olivia
Eco friendly wedding venue
Olivia, 27 August, 2025 at 12:28

Hey there! Actually, my wedding is coming soon, but I haven't decided on the details yet — although my fiancé really wants an eco-friendly wedding, so we're exploring sustainable options to make our...

Calculette, yesterday at 22:40 34 300
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Kaimani, 14 February, 2025 at 05:19

Get a chance to get our Planning and Coordination services at a huge discount for the next 10 couples who contact us first. Visit our instagram page: @kaimanievents

Easy, yesterday at 22:39 153 815
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...

Willium, yesterday at 18:58 9 3,301
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Evening Only guests dress code
kerrie_jay, 6 October, 2015 at 09:12

Hi ladies, Bit of a dual post here as advice needed both for my OH and my evening only guests. SO... what is the traditional dress code for evening only guests at a wedding? My OH and I are going to...

James, yesterday at 18:40 17 44,709
Red Baroness
Guest Books - How Many Pages?
Red Baroness, 29 May, 2012 at 14:10

I'm going to put together a photobook, with blank pages, of images from our pre wedding shoot for our guest book. I know some of you have done similar things. How many blank pages for writing on do...

Rosemary, yesterday at 18:23 11 825
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Pay bar
Daffodil2017, 20 November, 2015 at 11:15

What are people's thoughts on a pay bar at a wedding? Would you begrudge it as a guest? We are on a small budget and planning an informal, intimate DIY wedding but I keep having wobbles about how...

Rosemary, yesterday at 18:21 44 4,827
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Small budget wedding
Rebekah, 10 May, 2026 at 20:57

Hi everyone! Me and my partner are looking to do a small wedding on a budget. Inviting close family and friends only (40-70 at a push) I'm not really sure where to start though or what's best, so if...

Rosemary, yesterday at 18:16 25 659 4
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The Jiggers Ceilidh Band (Glasgow & Edinburgh)
iz007, 21 September, 2010 at 12:46

We are looking to book a ceilidh band for our wedding next year and have found The Jiggers who we really like. I just wondered if any forum members had seen or used them at their events?

Mohsin, yesterday at 18:09 13 4,349
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Ideas for a gift for a 5 year old page boy?
SAM83, 5 February, 2009 at 08:35

What would you suggest please? Cuflinks are a no go.

Alaniya, yesterday at 17:47 8 4,026
Daniella
Confetti
Daniella, 27 October, 2024 at 13:57

Hiya, We've been told by our venue that we can have dried lavender flowers for confetti if we are having our ceremony outside. We do hope to have our ceremony outside (weather permitting) but I'm not...

John, yesterday at 16:20 82 829
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Hen party games - help!!
Almost~Mrs~W, 20 January, 2015 at 10:39

Hi was hoping for a little help planning my hen party with my sister (yes I'm a control freak) we we are having an afternoon tea at my house in our bar in the garden then going to a pub in Birmingham...

Ethan, yesterday at 16:20 56 3,052
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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...

EdgarSay, yesterday at 16:19 37 630
Tara
Good kids entertainment (bonus if it entertains adults also)
Tara, 27 December, 2025 at 14:57

I have a handful of kids coming and want them to have fun. I’d feel better spending more money if the solution would entertain adults also. I haven’t been to many weddings and none with kids so I’m...

Mubashir, yesterday at 15:40 78 983 5
Ben
I'm looking for simple and fun games
Ben, 25 October, 2025 at 18:26

I'm looking for simple and fun games to pass the evening and cheer myself up.

Avion, yesterday at 15:15 203 2,270 7
xkimx007
Wedshoots
xkimx007, 14 March, 2022 at 11:59

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...

Yu Zhang, yesterday at 13:47 95 1,716 2
Sian
Photo Albums
Sian, 16 April, 2025 at 18:42

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...

Yu Zhang, yesterday at 13:42 48 552
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...

Tele-latino, yesterday at 12:17 31 9,671
jimjams
I want to hire 26 ceramic cake stands... But no-one seems to do them???
jimjams, 5 November, 2012 at 16:32

Hi all, I am hoping you are the ladies (and gents) to help!!! I'm planning a vintage/picnic style wedding reception, and in line with a lot of the themes around in the magazines at the moment, a "tea...

Ianholloway, yesterday at 11:59 18 7,297
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a pen for writing invites, place cards etc?!!!
louisep, 7 May, 2010 at 20:59

Any advice, i want one of those nice ones but cannot think what their called, the ones that make your writing look nice!!!

myassignmenthelprevi, yesterday at 11:07 10 10,575
laineywhu
Confetti
laineywhu, 5 July, 2010 at 21:55

Is anyone else not having confetti at their weddings? basically we can have confetti at the registry office but we decided against it, basically the way i see it is im gonna spend all day trying to...

Brock, yesterday at 11:05 43 2,270
Vanilla Pod
Good "wedding" movies for first night of hen do?
Vanilla Pod, 7 April, 2011 at 20:04

Hi Everyone, Im going on my first hen weekend tommorow (3 of my girls cant make my big one in the summer as they are away, so as they are all off for easter hols them being teachers we are doing a...

Get, yesterday at 11:02 43 6,282
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...

Tombanton, yesterday at 09:34 22 626 1
Erin
Getting married then having a party at a later date
Erin, 21 June, 2025 at 20:27

Hi 👋 We are currently looking at venues and ideas for the weddings and whilst speaking to a friend they suggested of getting married at a registry office and a meal with immediate family then having a...

berbas, yesterday at 07:30 42 1,547 3
Felicity
‘It’s your wedding day!’ Vs ‘it’s only one day’
Felicity, 11 January, 2026 at 12:22

For my whole life, as I’m sure many other little girls did, I dreamed of my wedding day. A big, white traditional wedding. So much so that when we got engaged, we knew exactly who to contact and what...

Mumbai_neverendservi, yesterday at 06:53 60 865 5
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...

Matt, yesterday at 06:40 59 624
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worried sister might try to upstage me
Vintage84, 25 April, 2012 at 23:11

So my sister is about 18 months older than me & is married. She had a lovely (albeit slightly flashy) wedding a year ago so she's had her big day. Since she's found out she's my MOH she's said...

Emberlyn, yesterday at 06:38 21 3,217
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12 o'clock wedding
Slink, 8 January, 2016 at 15:41

I booked my registrar today (yey). I had wanted to get married around 2pm, I've been to a few weddings at this time and thought it was well spaced out. So did everyone else who is getting married so...

Rose, yesterday at 06:17 14 3,992
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...

Ayman, yesterday at 06:13 35 52,131
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Music help!
Nikkimerc, 3 February, 2024 at 17:25

Hi all We were thinking about having a busker we like sing pre/post ceremony. And then during the drinks reception. Has anyone had music before during the drinks reception and did it work well? Also...

Lily, yesterday at 05:33 11 114
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Live music or dj ?
Lucy, 6 March, 2026 at 10:06

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

Rta, yesterday at 05:17 39 684 4

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