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Hi all, Between my fiance and myself, we have quite a mixture of heritages that we want to incorporate into our wedding somehow! He's half-Scottish, half-Welsh, but they seem quite easy to incorporate...
Me and my fiancé are 17 at the moment and are planning to get married at 19. We have been together for 3 years and are so in love. Everyone thinks we are crazy for wanting to start this so young but...
Hi everyone We had guest that said they would not come and not RSVP so we delete them from our list also removed plus one guests. Do they get a email letting them know they been removed. Am panicking...
Hi, we're looking for a small wedding (only 22ish people including us) at the registry office in Dudley. We don't want a formal wedding, but would like to go somewhere for a meal later. Any ideas...
I feel like gifts could go on forever but I've been wondering if we should buy a gift for a friend who's doing a reading? Or is that one gift to far?
I am trying to add more than just attending and menu to the RSVP. I have found where I can ask more but the only response option is 'accept' or 'decline'. I want to ask more about allergies, if they...
Hi all, I've using the Hitched wedding website as a way for our guests to RSVP. Does anyone know if you can change the order of service in the RSVP section? Eg, at the moment, it reads :...
Hi all, I looked at some wedding invitations and styles online. I'm not entirely sure where exactly to write the exact names of people invited. By that I mean e.g. Maria Smith and Tom Smith, for...
Hi all, very new to this! But I'm getting married next August and I really want to get my wedding budget down. One way is through the photographers. Though some people are charging over £1000 they are...
Hi there, I’m looking for some advice. My fiancé and I are looking to get married in his home town which is over an hour away from where we live. Ideally he finds it important to get married in his...
Hi all, Totally new to this but I’m in the UK and looking at getting married in a venue we’ve fallen in love with in Tuscany, Italy. For anyone that has been and done it, I have a video call with them...
Some wedding bar advice please 🥂 We are getting married in Italy and have been given 2 options by our wedding planner for the drinks/bar package. Option 1 - £75 pp for a 2 hour open bar, where they...
Hi, I'm Polish my partner is English. We're struggling to make location work. I want to get married in Poland and he wants to get married here. I have family in Poland who can't travel due to health...
just wondering if anyone is having feel like home as their first dance and who sings it. my mum was at a wedding recently and they had this song and my mum thought it was lovely but she can't...
My partner has chosen 5 groomsmen but now I'm worried about having to pick ushers as well? Would you recommend picking two ushers for the big day?
Hello, has anyone got married in South east France? How / where did you book What did your costs include etc? Thank you
I am so excited to be going wedding ring shopping at the weekend can't wait to select the ring I want. Ideally want it to match my engagement ring I have seen one from H Samuels I really like. Plus we...
Hi everyone Were wanting to do a small intimate ceremony and then have an “engagement party” in the evening with all our friends and family where we’ll show a video of us getting married to surprise...
Does anyone know what this venue is? I believe it’s located in the south of England and has a chapel but don’t know anything else!
Hi all, looking for help please! We are getting married abroad in 2024 and I am thinking a dark green blazer for the groom with beige/cream trousers. Initially we were thinking all beige suits for the...
Hi, has anyone had any luck with printing on pearlescent card? I'm going to buy the cards from pdacardandcraft and they've given me advice that it's best to get them professionally printed. I would...
Hey, Has anyone used the wedding website ‘say I do’? I’m having a few issues with it , unfortunately it’s all after I’ve sent ours invites !! If anyone’s used them for their website let me know xx
Hi All After being so excited and getting the big stuff booked well in advance of the wedding, I've just realised that I still need to look into wedding insurance. Just done a quick google search but...
Hi, Does anyone have experience or recommendation for insurance company that deals with people and long term pre existing condition please, there doesn't seem to be many around that will cover this...
We are due to get married next October 25. When would you recommend getting dresses / suits for flower girls & page boys? TIA x
Evening all! Fresh from booking the honeymoon today I'm in wedding planning mood and having a think about the bridesmaid shoes! We've gone for navy blue dresses (image below - apologies if huge!) and...
I am just laying in bed having a little rest! It’s only Monday and it’s been so manic since going off on holiday Friday evening! Only waiting on the food bill and we are good to go. All my beauty...
Hi all, I’m setting up the wedding website with the menu options so that guests can make their choices ahead of time (the venue requires a pre-order). Is there anyway to allow guests to choose a...
Hi there, our wedding in in July 25 and we’ve booked our venue over a year ago to have the wedding “celebration” there as well as signing legal documents at the registry office a few days before....
Hey all, About a month to go for me now, and I need some advice on biodegradable confetti please. Whilst we need some of this, I've already received advice to not use anything 'coloured' eg. paper...
Here's a question - do evening guests at a wedding typically expect to buy presents? I don't want to assume they won't, and then end up fielding 60 enquiries. But if it is not unusual for evening...