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Pricing for onsite accomodation
Genevieve, 26 January, 2024 at 16:04

Hello, Our wedding venue has 8 "glamping" huts (each sleep 2 people) and a campsite for tents/campers that we have exclusive use of. We've paid £750 to reserve the whole thing on the night of our...

Warner, thursday 2-Apr-26 5 82
Janet
Web site help
Janet, 13 April, 2024 at 13:39

Is it possible to add more than one dropdown option for menu choices? I have a menu with a choice of starters , mains and desserts and i cant see a way to do this. I have added and amended the...

Voocccie, thursday 2-Apr-26 1 23
Sophia
Handling nightmare/overbearing family
Sophia, 23 August, 2023 at 01:36

So, I only just got engaged, I’m talking a few days ago and my fiancés mother is already a nightmare. Making little comment to the point we don’t even want to properly announce it anymore. She’s also...

Mohsin, wednesday 1-Apr-26 12 417 1
Gina
Wedding signs ideas
Gina, 22 November, 2023 at 17:29

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

Carz, tuesday 31-Mar-26 10 931
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Sit down meal vs food trucks
Nina, 16 August, 2023 at 15:42

Hi! We are started to plan our wedding but are getting huge quotes from caterers for 100 person sit down meals. I have seen lots of Pinterest photos and stories of people using food trucks for a more...

Jon, monday 30-Mar-26 10 778 2
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Wedding blessing for divorced couples
Emily, 16 May, 2025 at 22:59

Hi Has anyone done this please? The minister in the family Baptist chapel said he couldn’t marry us (which I fully respect). I asked about a blessing, and he’s going to look into it. I get the...

Samantha, sunday 29-Mar-26 4 52
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2025 wedding
Carlene, 23 January, 2024 at 09:44

Hi beauts, I need reassurance over something Me and my fiance are planning to get married in March 2025, we got engaged on Boxing Day My cousin and his fiancee are getting married June of that year...

Yasmin, thursday 26-Mar-26 19 1,320
Faye
No plus one desitination wedding?
Faye, 25 March, 2024 at 14:04

We are planning a destination wedding in South Africa, and are only wanting close family to come. This is due to the cost as we are paying for the full 3 day event in a game reserve ourselves for...

Harry, wednesday 25-Mar-26 4 105 1
Lucy
Skylark country club administration
Lucy, 16 July, 2023 at 11:08

Anyone getting married there next year? Have you heard anything about your date from them yet? What are your thoughts with everything going on recently?

Harry, wednesday 25-Mar-26 8 348
Sian
Waking up with your husband to be on your wedding day
Sian, 21 February, 2024 at 09:11

Has anyone spent the night before your wedding with your husband to be and woke up together and had breakfast together? Our wedding is a twilight wedding so not until 4pm and the bridal suite is...

Voocccie, friday 20-Mar-26 16 1,135 1
Reece
When do guests throw confetti?
Reece, 17 June, 2025 at 18:04

I don’t know if I’m being silly 🤣 but, our venue is a barn and the marriage certificate signing room is off of the venue. If the guests are lined up to throw confetti, we would have to walk past them...

Gared, friday 20-Mar-26 2 53
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How to not feel awkward about no bridesmaids?
Deborah, 24 November, 2024 at 12:26

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...

Willium, thursday 19-Mar-26 10 628
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Partner invites/plus ones
Paul, 3 February, 2026 at 13:25

So up until this point its been stress free! Now the invites have gone out, its flipped and its stressing me out. What are peoples thoughts on inviting family members partners?? Basically, we're...

Voocccie, sunday 15-Mar-26 3 71
H & B
Wedding Date Clash
H & B, 2 December, 2024 at 22:04

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...

Babita, thursday 12-Mar-26 6 393
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a few questions in 1 post
Amy, 29 January, 2024 at 16:05

Hello, I got engaged in December and we have booked our wedding for July 2025. I have absolutely no idea about these things as I've only ever been to two weddings when I was a child. I have a daughter...

Pooja, monday 9-Mar-26 2 205
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Present price for the bride and groom
Fizz, 22 January, 2025 at 17:13

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...

Leoparker, monday 2-Mar-26 3 71
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Cash Bar?
Gracef, 11 August, 2022 at 21:18

I’m just looking for some advice really. I was chatting to a member of the family about the wedding the other day and mentioned that it’s a cash bar. He was shocked and looked at me horrified and said...

Petter, saturday 28-Feb-26 20 1,313 2
Laura
Digital Invites yes or no?
Laura, 27 September, 2023 at 15:27

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?

Jeffrey, thursday 26-Feb-26 11 877 2
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Registrar and celebrant at the wedding
Elouise, 18 January, 2026 at 12:17

Hello! I’m getting married in October and we wanted to do a handfasting and unity candle for our ceremony, I’ve ready that registrars can’t perform these as the legal and belief aspects needs to be...

Leoparker, tuesday 24-Feb-26 2 28
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Led dance floor
Tina, 29 March, 2024 at 14:24

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 ?

Harry, tuesday 24-Feb-26 3 150
Hattie
Can i send a fax from my phone?
Hattie, 17 July, 2024 at 05:39

Hi, I’m frequently on the go and don’t always have access to a computer. Is there a way to send faxes directly from my phone?

Дмитрий, saturday 21-Feb-26 100 706
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Secretly married now planning a wedding - help!
Hallie.sullivan, 16 January, 2024 at 03:33

My partner and I got married a few years ago at a registry office in order for us to get a visa sorted to live and work abroad in New York. We had been together for 7 years already so knew we were...

Rina, saturday 21-Feb-26 15 1,016
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Mother in law behaviour
Junior, 20 April, 2025 at 08:14

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...

Thomas, friday 20-Feb-26 14 485
Elizabeth
Have we done a Faux Pas?
Elizabeth, 16 October, 2024 at 09:36

Hello, My partner and I are getting married early next year and when we broke the news we let some of our nearest and dearest know. In this group was a couple who have been “on the rocks” for some...

Norma, thursday 19-Feb-26 5 466 1
Janice
Being 'given away' - but not by father of the bride
Janice, 29 May, 2024 at 09:08

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...

Chanchal, thursday 19-Feb-26 14 602
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Colleagues at your wedding...
Emma, 8 August, 2024 at 11:30

Hi all, Please help! I've had my first wedding melt down today and spent the start of the working day crying in the toilets over whether to invite a specific colleague to my wedding. I work in a small...

Victoria, thursday 19-Feb-26 10 398
Chukwude
Accomodations
Chukwude, 18 February, 2026 at 12:35

Please am gonna be coming for a wedding in Glasgow by April, I really want to know the possibility of an affordable accomodations anywhere around, maybe it can hold to three days before I can leave or...

Chukwude, wednesday 18-Feb-26 4
Sam
Family argument
Sam, 24 February, 2025 at 09:57

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...

Jolden, monday 16-Feb-26 2 47
Vanessa
Double-barrelled surname
Vanessa, 12 October, 2023 at 15:26

Hi everyone, I'm getting married and I'm thinking of having a double-barrelled surname to keep my current surname and also have the surname of my husband to be. My surname is Richter and his surname...

Thomas, friday 30-Jan-26 8 321
Natasha
Green and Red Flags in Suppliers
Natasha, 8 May, 2024 at 15:23

Just getting properly stuck in with starting to look into quotes and get things booked and was just wondering if anyone had any advice on what to look out for in terms of good suppliers and signs you...

MAGIS, wednesday 28-Jan-26 2 129
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Vendor - any advice, I'd really appreciate it!
Jenny, 4 April, 2025 at 12:36

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...

Rao, tuesday 27-Jan-26 7 199
Imogen
Keeping an attention seeking kid entertained
Imogen, 27 January, 2026 at 16:14

I am getting married next year and we are having a mainly child-free wedding. I say mainly child free because my fiancé's nephew is invited as it would cause more issues than its worth if he wasn't......

Imogen, tuesday 27-Jan-26 13

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