Discussions from Etiquette and Advice

Hey, I need some help!! We have inquired to multiple suppliers&vendors but obviously can’t book with more than one. How do you say to the ones that you have decided to go with someone else? I’m...

Hi, Hoping to get a bit of feedback on my groom's speech. It might be a little on the short side but I am not the most confident public speaker. Does the toast at the end sound good? I am a little...

Hi everyone, I am planning on having a small intimate ceremony with immediate family in March 2024 and holding a large ‘happily ever after party’ with the rest of our friends and family in May 2024. A...

Hello, I am having an issue with one of my bridesmaids and I am in need of some advice. Lets start off when I asked her to be my bridesmaid. She seemed excited but didnt ask any questions as you would...

My partner and myself are due to get married next September. I am really stuck on what wedding songs to choose. I want something unique and a little bit different for walking down the aisle, our first...

HELP PLEASE! Just wanted some help on the wording of my invites, there are 31 rooms in the venue we’re getting married in, however we have some guests traveling long distances and a lot of family...

Our venue has asked if we plan to put a basket of toiletries in the ladies toilets, tbh I’d never given it a thought. Has anybody/is anybody doing this? If so what did you put in, they suggested, mini...

Hey Just looking for some ideas really of who everyone has had/ is having as their witnesses? We are only have a smallish wedding around 30 people and can’t decide who we should pick. Feels like best...

What is a good decent price for wedding bouquets? 1 for the bride and 2 bridesmaids?

Hey, so I'm a little young to marry by today's standards (legally I'm not too young) and I was wondering if anyone has advice on how to deal with criticism, the nagging and such. It went from a secret...

Has anyone else got a meddling mother and sister in law? They have caused nothing but trouble so far for my partner and I after announcing our engagement. His sister is refusing to come to our...

Hello, so I’m having a bit of a dilemma. I lost my real dad. I have a step dad who has been amazing to my family and a brother who has obviously always been there and that I’m close to. I want them...

Hi, My sister has assumed she will be my bridesmaid and maid of honour. However, I wasn't going to ask her to be either of those purely because we have been growing apart and she hasn't been that...

I want to ask my oldest friend to be my bridesmaid but she’s getting married in august do I wait until she’s married to ask her or ask her before?

Hey all, I need a bit of advice. I am starting to make my enquiries for hair and make up for myself and my bridal party, 3 adult bridesmaids, 2 junior and mother of the bride. Myself and my partner...

So first of all, do most people have canapés during the drinks hour before the wedding breakfast? Or would it go unnoticed if we doing do them? The venue we have chosen charge £9.50 for 3 x canapés...

Does anyone have an advice for what I can say to make my H2B feel better. I have a great relationship with My parents but I know they are awkward. Unless they really want to do something they won't do...

Ive sent save the dates to 90 people, and now the wedding venue are saying we can only have 75 people in the venue. Our wedding is 9months away so formal invites havent gone out, and so i don’t...

Stressing slightly about the bridesmaids situation. Is it ok to not have any? There’s 2 reasons I’m considering this.. although I have a good group of friends to invite I’m not sure I’m close enough...

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...

Hi everyone, we're planning to start our wedding reception at 5pm. The plan is to have a buffet, toasts, about 30 mins of speeches, cake cutting, the wedding cake being served as dessert. But I'm not...

So my FH has a 7 of nieces and nephews aged between 5 and 17. The 5 year old will be our page boy and my 7 year old niece will be a flower girl, and we have got them both little gifts to ‘propose’....

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...

I got engaged 9 months ago and have planned my date and wedding for next year, already sending out the save the dates 3 months ago. My bridesmaid who knows my date got engaged recently and has had...

Last night I Had a Frank conversation with a good friend of mine. We went to uni together we lived in the same house. She hasn't spoken to me for a month because she's upset that I didn't have a...

Hi all Could really do with some advice, might seem like a minor issue or that I'm being the biggest bitch but it's really stressing me out. We are getting married in Mexico next year (we live in the...

Hey everyone! I'm Hannah- the community manager for forums on Hitched and this is your very last chance to benefit from our Stationery discount. We won’t be giving a discount like this for a while so...

Hi, I'm just looking at the timeline of the wedding day and wanted people's experience of guest arrival time. If we book the registrar ceremony for 12:00PM should we request guests to arrive at...

After a bit of advice.. We’ve had to rebook our date 3 times due to COVID. Finally settled on next August but have been reading so many bad reviews on trip advisor and even people commenting on the...