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Anyone had a dress from Bravissimo? I've had huge problems (two in fact on my chest) trying to find dresses for two weddings I'm going to in the next few months. I've been getting really upset about...

Hi all! My parents gave me a wedding gift. This is our family house in a small cozy town. This is a great place. My grandfather built this house and my husband and I want to live there. but first we...

I have a friend I have known for a number of years. We used to work together and then kept in random touch over the years since we left. Shes a lovely girl, in a lovely relationship. She asked me to...

Hi everyone, My partner and I are planning our wedding for next July and we’ve hit a bit of a discussion point that I’d love your thoughts on. We’re torn about whether to do a “first look” before the...

We've had parents evening tonight - our second of the year (we have one each term). Each parent gets a 5 minute appointment and they're given a slot in which to attend. We also give reports out each...

I need to think of a number of events for a silly sports day- participants being 12 unfit blokes, 6 women and (where possible) about 6 toddlers/young children. So far on the list I have: three-legged...

I got married in August 2017 at cave castle hull and I need to locate my videographer we’ve lost our dvd and I don’t remember his name! He travelled to us I think from Liverpool area and the company...

Looking to chat to fellow June '26 brides from Bucks/Berks area.

Hi, I am a Dutch national and have lived in the UK for the past 11 years. I am getting married in April and I never realised that the Dutch government doesn't allow you to change your surname because...

I’m really annoyed with myself today. I was running late for work today and had to take the car in because I have a meeting this afternoon in a location that’s 30 minutes away. I had to park the car...

I've just had my windows replaced and the two guys have done a cracking job. there is minimal mess, and they've worked their arses off while its been pretty hot they're popping back tomorrow just to...

I've been writing my christmas cards this afternoon (I need to be prepared, we could be moving house right before christmas ?) and I've been writing in red ink (not biro) but H just mentioned that...

I live in a ground floor flat - last night when I went to bed I found puddles on my bedroom floor and water dripping from the light fitting in the centre of the ceiling! I went up and spoke to the guy...

..does that bug you when men do that? I caught my OH calling me 'the mrs' once, before we were even engaged and he had a speaking too - if he wants to call me that, he has to want to marry me first!...

I have a packet of Supernoodles in the house [yes yes, i know, food crime etc etc] and i'm really confused about the calorie content. It says that per 100g 'as served' there are 176 calories, and 7.9g...

I have to answer this for a job application form. While it's a very interesting question, it's pretty tricky to fill in on an anonymous form without mentioning anything that might be...

We're looking at buying a washing machine to leave our flat when we get tenants in. We have (cheapy) laminate flooring plus a springy floor in our kitchen (old property converted in to flats on the...

Someone used it ? Im furious. We moved house over six months ago and actually went into our local branch on the day we moved to tell them. Ive phoned the bank and been on to the fraud dept who said...

I read a really interesting article yesterday, regarding celebrity bullying over Twitter. Now, it wasn't about people bullying celebrities, it was about celebrities encouraging their followers to...

We have some friends over for dinner on Sat and I was thinking of using a raclette I bought some time ago and have used only once! I will google some ideas for it but wondered if anyone had any...

I am 36 years old and most of my friends have moved away. I like football, going to the theatre, movies and going out for night outs. I would love to find new friends.

I picked a design thinking I could change the colour scheme of the flowers but I can't, and now I can't see a way to change the design or start from scratch at all, can anyone help?

It's my mates Hen this weekend and I am struggling to think of games to play. We will be out and about in Brum so it can't be anything too 'active' if you see what I mean? Just something funny like Mr...

Just a bit of fun, and to get things going again over here... So what is your favourite film and why? I actually struggle to answer this sort of question myself, me and OH are complete film lovers. We...

Couldn't think of a better title - sorry! Its my parent's 30th Anniv in July and im planning a surprise lunch and will invite some of their best friends. however most of their long term best friends...

We are faced with a choice: what wedding format to choose - a traditional one with a large number of guests or a more intimate celebration with the closest people? What, in your opinion, is more...

I am umming and ahhing about signing up to an open university course in law. I currently run a business on behalf of a large company but I do not have a degree or anything and have worked my way up....

Sorry to crash... am normally a BTer but was after some advice please? I am in the process of opening a "play cafe". Basically this will be a coffee shop/sandwich bar which will have soft play areas...

Just had a phonecall from the Estate Agents asking if our prospective buyers can come around and measure up. We agreed a sale with them two weeks ago and the survey has been completed (which we assume...

Hi, we live on a corner plot and have a small garage at the back of the house BUT no dropped kerb to it and a lamp post almost in front of it (!). We know we could pay to get the kerb dropped and even...

I'm interested in cookware that will allow me to cook anything without worrying about its durability and convenience. Ideally, it should be scratch-resistant, easy to clean, and distribute heat...

I got engaged in September last year it was the most amazing day of my life- anybody that knows me it’s a day I have waited for all my life, through the ups and downs over the years through ex...