Etiquette and Advice
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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?
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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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......
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...