Discussions from Planning

Has anyone used this gift list service? Any feedback on it? we are trying to decide between this and debenhams.

My partner and I have looked at only 2 so far: The Lawn, Rochford- too expensive for our budget, although very beautiful, but too grand for us! Ye Olde Plough House, Bulphan- liked the fact it was a...

Just a bit of a rant to be honest. Firstly, on my hen do 2/3 weeks ago I ended up falling out with one of my best friends of 13 years and we haven't spoken since and i've made the decision to cut her...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum! Really bad time for me to be having a wobbly as it's Sunday evening and absolutely nothing I can do about it until tomorrow but I'm having a real panic about booking...

Does anyone has this dress - how are you wearing your hair ? I was gonna have my hair in low sort of bun mainly because i'm always tieing my hair back plus the back of the dress is very detailed and I...

I'm having 4 bridesmaids and had the (naive?) budget of £100 per dress. I was hoping to find them on the high street but can't find any like what I had in mind. There's some nice ones online but they...

So me and my Fiance got engaged over a year ago and are planning our wedding for next April, we were engaged for over a year before we booked our venue and are saving up for the wedding ourselves we...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had planned a wedding with no evening bit. We are planing on have intimate rustic barn wedding without the traditions of speeches etc. We want a ceremony, welcome drinks,...

Hi all I love all the personalised bits and bobs and was thinking of buying "Bride/Matron of honour / bridesmaid " robes to wear while we are getting ready but the ones I've seen so far are really...

Hi girls, I'm getting married in August, out in my new home of Chamonix. I'm very excited about having all my friends and family out here for the wedding, but in the past couple of days I've started...

Hi there, Can anyone recommend a flameless candle that is a realistic colour? We are having our wedding in a listed building so we are not allowed real candles. I'm not a massive fan of fake candles...

Hi ! Just wanted some quick advice, ive booked my venue, my reception venue and my room dresser. The reception venue take AGES to reply to emails, sometimes up to a month. Would you class this as...

Hi - I'm new to posting on here, but need any advice on weekday weddings! Me and my OH have been together nearly 10 years and got engaged about 6 months ago and are planning to get married in 2016. We...

Hi! As I mentioned in my introductory post, my OH and I are still in the veeeeery early stages of wedding planning but I got a little bit carried away with thinking of possibilities for the big day!...

Hi, Thought I would introduce myself as I start to read the boards. I got engaged on Saturday, was a complete surprise to me. My fiance (LOL) spent all day on Sunday looking at venues - he wants to...

I'm thinking about songs that I want to be played by the DJ and I want people to dance! So for inspiration, what can you not resist having a boogie to? One of mine is N-trance Set you free. Apparently...

Hi Again, This may sound like a boring topic but I just want some quick advice on whether it's okay to have white napkins on an ivory tablecloth at my wedding? I'm planning on hiring linen because the...

I'm trying to pick where to have my hen do but am struggling to decide! I'm thinking staying in this country just to make it easier/ cheaper for everyone even though I'd love to go abroad really. My...

Hiya Im having a carnival / fun fair/ circus themed wedding and struggling to find fun fair games and decor bits. It seems everything I like or find is only available in America! Its a tricky theme...

Hi Girls, just wondering how much you girls are spending on flowers? Im not sure if my budget is very realistic so curious as to what others are spending thanks

Hi my sister was always a huge spice girls fan. i am doing a speech on her wedding day and really wanted to incorporate spice girls songs/lyrics into a speech. eg 'we're looking forward to you both...

Hello All You Hitchers I'm new to posting, so please be gentle with me ? Me and my partner got engaged in January and I've been scouring Hitched ever since and finally plucked up the courage to post ?...

Hi everyone, I need a little advice on how to deal with my fiances mother, who is taking over the wedding and causing unnecessary stress. My fiances parents are contributing to the wedding heavily -...

Hi everyone I have got 1 maid of honour for my wedding,1 bridesmaid and 1 female usher.I am paying for all of he MOH,bridesmaids outfits,jewellery,shoes,hair and makeup,which I personally feel is the...

So we picked our romantic reading last night. We're having two. One sweet and one funny. I love the sweet one because it is very us. We were high school sweethearts but broke up when I went to uni. I...

I already have my bridesmaids sorted: my sister, his sister, three close friends and my niece, who'll be four by the time we get married. Does it honestly matter if she's designated as a bridesmaid or...

My friend was going to be making my wedding cake - unfortunately she has got carpel tunnel syndrome and is having an operation which means she wont be able to do the icing and the decorating :-( I...