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Mid-week wedding
Elise, 29 November, 2025 at 21:47

Hi all! We have our wedding booked for a Wednesday due to personal reasons, budgeting, and it being during the summer holidays.I’m perfectly happy with our decision - if people aren’t willing to book...

Andrew, thursday 13-Aug-26 10 126
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?

Adarsh, tuesday 11-Aug-26 106 772
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Son of the Bride- Bride Escort
Donna, 10 June, 2024 at 10:12

I love my dad very much but ive always said my son would walk me down the aisle. He'll be 23 by the time we get married. I have two queries.. is there anything I can have my dad do so that he doesn't...

Carson, monday 10-Aug-26 18 664
Emma
Reading at civil ceremony
Emma, 12 October, 2023 at 12:32

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...

Liam, sunday 9-Aug-26 16 728
Aimee
Bridesmaids
Aimee, 20 February, 2025 at 17:03

Hi, Me and my partner are getting married in May next year and we are stuck on bridesmaid costs. Does anyone have advice on who pays for dresses/hair/makeup? Thanks,Aimee

Wen, friday 7-Aug-26 37 556 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...

David, thursday 6-Aug-26 3 62
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Photographer advice
Victoria, 21 February, 2025 at 19:53

Hey everyone, So I was married around 6 months ago, my photographer had sent me an online gallery which at first look were amazing. On reflection, people weren’t looking, squinting, eyes shut, he was...

Mecaga, wednesday 5-Aug-26 73 781
Alex
Sil being a nightmare already
Alex, 11 January, 2024 at 09:54

Just needing to vent really but please feel free to share your own in law to be dramas! SiL is come from the USA where she has lived the last 16 years. She’s become very Americanised, we have been...

Babylon, wednesday 5-Aug-26 7 535 1
Nikki
Who is walking you down the aisle?
Nikki, 29 June, 2025 at 20:59

Hey everyone, I wondered what others were planning on doing or have done when it comes to walking down the aisle. I dont have a relationship with my dad. So I've thought about walking with my MOH but...

Delta, tuesday 4-Aug-26 8 98
ExpensiveBrownCakes48191
Mum making us choose her or Dad
ExpensiveBrownCakes48191, 20 November, 2024 at 12:29

Will try and make the context as quick and simple as possible. Me and my fiancé both come from separated parents. All happily remarried apart from my mum who has a long term partner.Both our dad's...

Ruhi, tuesday 4-Aug-26 1 33
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Christian celebrant
Taylor, 3 April, 2024 at 16:17

Hi all, I am a Christian and my partner is agnostic. We are having a celebrant as our wedding is outside but I want there to a be a religious element to the service. Is there any way I can find a...

Leoparker, monday 3-Aug-26 4 219
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

Aslex, monday 3-Aug-26 11 964
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Would you go with this venue?
Ll, 25 February, 2024 at 11:22

Hi gals, I am totally unsure of what to do here and would love an outsider's opinion. My partner and I have stumbled across a unicorn venue in a PERFECT location (both in terms of distance from our...

Michal, thursday 30-Jul-26 5 214
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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...

Helena, thursday 30-Jul-26 7 106
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Food for photographers etc.
Aimee, 15 February, 2024 at 14:24

Hi all What is the appropriate etiquette for providing food for people you have hired? We have two photographers and a videographer (or two, not sure yet). The photographers have said they don't...

Pet, wednesday 22-Jul-26 49 2,042 2
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Sister in-law dress drama
Sydney, 24 August, 2025 at 14:18

My sister in law has said she wants to wear a bold Red dress when my colours are baby blues and blush pinks / oranges. Shes doing this to cause drama how would you handle it or am i being OTT?

Emma, thursday 16-Jul-26 14 234
Jessica
Vow renewal celebrant speech
Jessica, 30 April, 2025 at 20:21

We are renewing our wedding vows in September and having a friend as the celebrant. Trying to find a speech for the celebrant and they are either very good oriented or plan throwing up 🤣. I want them...

Richard, friday 10-Jul-26 2 25
Eleanor
Reassurance/clarity needed
Eleanor, 24 May, 2025 at 21:27

Looking for some clarity on how my mother in law has been acting and if I’m overreacting by being so stressed by it So we started planning our wedding nine months ago and we are two weeks to the big...

Kathy, friday 10-Jul-26 1 38
Vikki
Expensivd
Vikki, 24 May, 2025 at 16:24

I’m seeing that prices for venus is more expensive for 2027 than 2026 , is this normal? Will the prices for 2027 likely come down next year

Kathy, friday 10-Jul-26 1 17
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Should i ask to be bridesmaid even though we're not best friends anymore?
Kell, 17 September, 2023 at 11:37

I'm literally agonising about the decision to ask another friend to be a bridesmaid (I've already chosen my others quite easily). We were best friends when we were at school, she knows my family and...

Kathy, friday 10-Jul-26 3 469 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?

Maya, monday 6-Jul-26 9 362
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...

Maya, monday 6-Jul-26 5 118 1
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Hen do planning
Laura, 4 August, 2024 at 10:51

Looking for advice. I have been planning my own hen do which I totally regret. It’s been so stressful chasing people and trying to get everyone involved. I either don’t get responses or people are now...

Antony, wednesday 1-Jul-26 5 140
Zoe
Documentation for giving notice - German marrying British
Zoe, 26 September, 2022 at 16:20

Hi all, Hopefully someone can offer some insight as we’re getting mixed messages and info online. My fiancé is a German citizen with a German passport but has settled status. I am British and we live...

Fast, sunday 28-Jun-26 9 108
Nicole
Wedding budget
Nicole, 16 July, 2023 at 21:23

Hi, It’s coming to the time where I need to put down a deposit for a wedding venue. I have one I really like but it’s quite expensive and we’d have to take a loan out to pay it all off. I’ve seen...

Marryme, wednesday 24-Jun-26 11 612
Jess
Bridesmaid help
Jess, 30 April, 2026 at 13:51

Both my fiancé and I have chosen five people each for our wedding party. One of his groomsmen has a girlfriend who isn’t in my top five choices for bridesmaids. However, the four of us are part of the...

Donald, tuesday 23-Jun-26 4 95
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Walking yourself down the aisle?
Sarah, 28 January, 2023 at 18:08

I have always intended to walk down the aisle by myself. My dad died in 2011, and so to me, there was never any other option. I’m a strong woman, very independent, and always have been. My sister got...

sahilverma3, wednesday 17-Jun-26 6 517
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Thoughts on doing your own videography?
Fiona, 2 July, 2024 at 06:02

My partner and I really love the idea of a GoPro being passed around on our day interviewing family members and being set up to record key moments like speeches and ceremony. Has anyone had experience...

Babita, tuesday 16-Jun-26 5 78
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...

Lana, monday 15-Jun-26 2 57
Harriet
Save the dates questions!
Harriet, 18 February, 2024 at 12:28

Hi, We are so excited because we booked our venue in Italy for October 2025! When would you suggest we send out the save the dates? We thought we would do it around April of this year so that there is...

Eric, wednesday 10-Jun-26 25 881 2
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Maid of Honour gift dilemma
Alice, 31 July, 2024 at 21:17

Hi all, Looking for thoughts / advice for what is a reasonable gift to give the couple as a Maid of Honour, given that I've had to pay for everything related to my role in this wedding myself...

Willium, monday 8-Jun-26 9 230
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Wedding date dilemma
Daria, 27 August, 2023 at 11:11

Hey all! Looking for some advice here… My partner and I have been discussing wedding plans but have not formally set a date yet. We have been looking into a venue for April next year but have not...

Leoparker, friday 5-Jun-26 8 704

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