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Rima
Hitched Panel & £50 Voucher for You! 💜
Rima, 5 May, 2026 at 14:03

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...

Rima, tuesday 5-May-26 16
Bethan
Invitations
Bethan, 25 February, 2026 at 14:14

My guest list is currently very small and restricted to people that my partner and I both love, and want to have with us on our special day. However, family are putting pressure on us to invite...

Markijan, thursday 30-Apr-26 2 39
Isabella
Facebook group instead of website?
Isabella, 10 June, 2025 at 12:07

We’re wanting to keep our wedding super relaxed, and like the idea of a private wedding Facebook group to keep people in the loop & we figured it also means people can post their photos/videos on...

sahilverma3, thursday 23-Apr-26 10 150 1
Alex
Friday wedding?
Alex, 19 July, 2023 at 14:25

We are looking at a possibly date for wedding Friday 12th July. The venue has a minimum of a 100 guests on a Saturday so Friday is the only option really if we want this venue (which we both really...

Gared, wednesday 22-Apr-26 16 882
Cazpot88
Ex wife at wedding
Cazpot88, 4 February, 2025 at 10:53

Hi beauts, I touched upon this last year, and got such amazing support from you all We're getting married in August (eeeek not long now 😁), and for my stepdaughters, me and my fiance had agreed that...

Waqar, friday 17-Apr-26 9 567
T Godwin
Proper Etiquette
T Godwin, 14 May, 2025 at 00:41

We are hosting our daughter’s welcome reception for all our out of town guests after the rehearsal dinner. Since we’re having this get together which includes drinks and hors d’oeuvres, is it still...

Mohan, thursday 16-Apr-26 16 260
Teala
Do you like these bridesmaids photo ideas?
Teala, 15 April, 2026 at 21:43

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Teala, wednesday 15-Apr-26 26
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No speeches
Elizabeth1990, 10 March, 2025 at 13:43

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...

Voocccie, saturday 11-Apr-26 3 81
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Heavily pregnant wedding guest!
Shay, 2 March, 2025 at 18:56

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...

Gared, friday 10-Apr-26 3 169
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Speech or no speech
Elizabeth1990, 10 March, 2025 at 15:46

Hi, would it be strange if we didn’t have speeches at our wedding? Thanks

Voocccie, friday 10-Apr-26 4 92
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Bus for guests
Lauryn, 2 March, 2025 at 20:10

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...

Maciejewson, friday 3-Apr-26 6 121
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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 65
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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 1,338
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 1,157 1
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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 10 671
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 6 409
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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 2 206
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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 72
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 11 923 2
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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 3 166
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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 1,120
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 5 499 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 14 680
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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 10 411
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 11
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 59
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 8 327
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 2 142
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 19
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Guests and Plus Ones.
Lianne, 27 August, 2024 at 08:42

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...

Com, saturday 24-Jan-26 7 458 1
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qr code for wedding invites and Rsvps
Alison&Ben24, 18 January, 2024 at 21:37

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...

Pooja, saturday 24-Jan-26 7 932 1
Leelee
Mixed age bridesmaids
Leelee, 11 July, 2023 at 18:56

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...

Fondecranvip, friday 23-Jan-26 8 174

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