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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...
Hi all, I’m having a bit of a dilemma with the whole plus one situation. I’m wondering what the etiquette is when it comes to having guests plus ones only show up for the evening? For example, if I...
Hey! Does anyone know if you can create QR codes with Hitched? Or can anyone advise the best and easiest way to create these? We want to use it on our invites for the RSVPS. Many thanks, Alison and...
Hi, It’s looking like I’m going to have 5 bridesmaids ranging from age 11 to 28. Do you think the age range is ok? Originally, I was going to have the youngest one as a flower girl but multiple...
Edit: title should say "overreacting"My brother is getting married in April. We've always been close even though he lives in another country now. At my wedding 5 years ago, he did a reading and walked...
Hello! We'd love to have my eldest niece at our wedding (she'll be 16 by this point) - hopefully as a bridesmaid! - but not my younger nieces/nephews as we don't have the same connection with the...
Hi everyone recently engaged and just getting my head together. My parents are divorced and remarried ( my mum is also divorced again but I will be having my mum's ex there as he is my step dad) and...
I am the MOH for my sister for her wedding in May. We are both very close! After 4 miscarriages I am expecting my miracle baby 6 weeks before the wedding (if baby is overdue this could be 4 weeks). I...
Help, I'm really stuck - I've been with my Fiancé for 3 years, by the time we get married it'll be nearly 4. In that whole time, my partner has never met my step-sisters boyfriend, and therefore...
We have our venue which has rooms which we have to allocate but they will pay for. I need some help with a couple of things. 1) We can pre-allocated who we want to stay on site, but how would we...
We’re getting married in November of this year. Appreciate it may me cold, wet etc so I’m after some advice and/or suggestions about anything we may need for our guests. Many thanks x
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...
Recently engaged, about to confirm with our venue and v excited to marry the love of my life. Been together 10 years but still can’t decide how to sort out my bridal party. We’re both brides so doing...
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...
Hi everyone, We are getting married in May 2027 I'm British and my partner is Spanish. I wondered if anyone has experience of arranging a wedding in two languages? I think the ceremony itself will...
Hi, I’m in a dilemma. My partner has asked 2 of his mates to be groomsmen. We used to spend a lot of time with them and their girlfriends but recently they have started spending a lot of time without...
We're at the beginning stage of planning out wedding. Initially we wanted to elope as my Fiancé has quite severe social anxiety and I've never really thought I will get married till I met him and the...
My parents are divorced and my dad is now remarried quite some years ago. My mum hates my dad as he remarried someone she knew. And just hates him anyway. My older sister cut my dad off years ago...
Hi, For my wedding meal I’m having 2 choices for starters, mains and desserts. I really need 3 drop downs added to the rsvp section. I have added and amended the one existing menu drop down but it...
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...
Has anyone had a positive outcome of family not wanting another family member attending? My sister and likely my mum too don’t want to be in the same room as my dad. My dad left my mum, it will be 15...
We're getting married next year, not the first time for either of us. I no longer have any aunts or uncles however I do have quite a few cousins. Ideally I don't want to invite all of my cousins as...
Hi I’m looking for some advice. My fiancé and I are planning a September wedding in France mainly with family and some of our friends. His family will be travelling over from Canada. We have found a...
H there can anyone help with my glassware hire dilemma. We need to hire all wines glasses, champagne flutes etc and quotes are coming in really high. Please can anyone suggest alternatives or cheaper...
Hi all, hoping to get some ideas. We are getting married in the UK i'm originally from NZ. Due to health and other reasons my dad can't make it over. He hasn't actually told me this, but i know he...
Hi everyone, I am getting married at Shotton Grange in Northumberland in 2026. The venue have confirmed that there is a wedding there the day before ours so we are unable to get into the Bridal Suite...
So I am designing my own invites and then getting them printed so I can label them up myself for that personal touch but I don't know how you send about 80 invites without individually stamping them...
Hello, I'm looking for some advice please. My cousin ( the bride ) got married years ago and didn't invite any cousins to her wedding. It was aunts and uncles only. None of the aunts and uncles...
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...
Hi all, my parter and I will be getting married in the UK with family and then hoping to have a "celebration" wedding in Italy with friends but I really want to keep it simple and book somewhere in or...
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...