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Hi all, My fiancé and I in the process of sourcing caterers for our wedding, and are struggling with tea and coffee etiquette - what do you think? We both like drinking tea/coffee, and often feel at...
Hello everyone. I’m seeking a Dj who supplies led dance floors / lighting etc for a wedding in Sedbergh. Has anyone used any companies before who provide this ?
Do you wear diamond’s or pearls on your wedding day? Can’t decide what earrings to wear
Hi, I'm getting married in 4 months & we paid a vendor to decorate our wedding venue. Sunday - I emailed with some reimbursement questions, received a bounce back. Checked their website and it's...
Good morning all, I'm new to the site and am looking for advice as to how to handle this situation. Yesterday my fiancée had her hen do in London. There was a group of 27 that attended in total that...

Hi everyone, I’m struggling with wedding signs, like the welcome to…. I want to make my own but struggling for designs, has I ask for some idea’s please? Many thanks

Digital Invitations, yes or no? I feel they are more sustainable, easier to send as I don't know half the addresses and linkable to the wedding website for RSVP?
Has anyone had anyone other than their father/stepfather etc give them away? I’m getting married in August 2024 and I don’t have anything to do with my parents or family. I don’t really have anyone in...
Hi all, we have decided to take out speeches and I’m unsure if this is ok or not! My partner was going to do one but has had a feeling of constant dread about it, I know he won’t feel at ease on the...
Hi, would it be strange if we didn’t have speeches at our wedding? Thanks

Hi All, Is it unusual to not have wedding favours on the tables for guests? if I am being honest it just seems like an unnecessary expense after everything else we're having to pay out for. We're not...
That guest will be me!! Very very close to our due date. My husband is the best man! It is an hour away from home so we have decided to stay the night before and night of as we don’t want to be apart...

Wondered if anyone could offer any advice. My better half’s aunt and cousin live in New Zealand and are flying over to our wedding. BH cousin has had a baby in Oct 24. Important info we also had a...
Hello everyone. I'm looking for advice regarding travel for guests. To make this worse, my FH and I and never been to a wedding before so we have no idea what the etiquette is. We have a venue a 30...

Hey! I’m doing our wedding on a budget. Looking to spend a max of £10-£12000 at maximum. We have 70 guests and asking them to travel across the country so really want to make the food and drink the...

I have been told by some that party favours aren't really worth it - what do you think?
I don’t have sisters, no close female cousins and while I do have female friends none that I would say are the bridesmaid type. I will have my guy best friend as my witness/best person (if that’s a...

Hey beauts, need some advice We found a photographer on Facebook who charge different amounts depending on how many hours you wantThey've already sent me their bank details for the deposit, which is...

Hello all, I'm not getting married. I can't seem to tell the website that! I am the aunt of the bride. I love her very much and see her every few weeks. The bride and groom have lived together for a...
Hi all do you send save the dates out to day and night guests or do separate ones completely
Apologies for the long post in advance! I’m getting married abroad in October this year and am starting to worry about RSVPs and not hitting minimum numbers for the venue. Me and my partner got...
Hey everyone. Im getting married abroad this year in Greece, and at the moment I'm having trouble planning a hen do, one of my bridesmaids are saying everyone I’ve asked are idiots and d**kheads, and...

We recently had our registrar appointment for our April 24 wedding & were given a copy of the vows that will will have to say. With it being just a few lines of text, I said it just seems that it...
Hi, has anyone asked for euros as gifts? I’m struggling to find wording. 🤦🏻♀️ help 🤯🤯🙏🏼

Is this the correct etiquette for UK Wedding Invite Wording? Together with their families, Bride Name & Groom Name Joyfully invite you to celebrate their wedding Date Time Venue Address Followed...
I am looking for some advice! My partner has 3 siblings, I have one, he has 2 sisters and 1 brother. His brother is going to be an usher. His youngest sister is the same age as me and in the early...

Hi there, I have asked my cousin to walk me down the aisle as my Dad is no longer with us. Has anyone else had another family member walk them down the aisle, and did that person have to fulfil...

Hi All!! This is my first post and I’m looking for some advice on a potential wedding date clash… We got engaged in November and have just started looking at planning/venues. Ideally we’d like to be...

My fiancé and I are getting married on the 30th May 2026. We have a field to use and a marquee booked but in terms of the actual ceremony, we aren't sure how this will work. A lot of people have told...

I’m planning on getting married next year but I have a lot of girls in the family. I have 5 young family members all expecting to be bridesmaids (I haven’t had the conversation yet). The ages span...