Discussions from Planning

I have only just started with the planning for my wedding and already seem to be at a loss with all the things that have to be decided. I don't want to spend a stupid amount of money on a single day...

Hi Folks, I posted a few days about asking about Berketex Bridal, but since then I visited the Wed2B store near to me and I've fell in love with a dress. But our wedding isn't until 30th Sept 2018 so...

Hello, I am fairly new here... just wonder if anyone could help? I tried on Ronald Joyce "Jodie" and fell in love! Just wonder if anyone is sellong it in 12 or 14. I am tempted to buy it from the...

Hey! So we are getting married at a beautiful castle and then have a meal organised for guests. It's a small wedding. 24 people in total including us and our children. We decided not to have evening...

Thought this would be easy but I'm finding it hard to find a reading for my friend to say at our church service. At the moment they all seem to be in the first person like 'I love you when...' etc...

We are having a church wedding at 11am. Wedding breakfast at the hotel which is literally next door to the church. Then our evening reception at the same hotel but different room. We anticipate the...

I have 30 days left until my wedding and I really don't know what to do? Both of my parents remarried although my dad and stepmum aren't together anymore but she is coming to the wedding and I still...

Hi, I recently got engaged to my boyfriend of 8 years We're really excited to get married but we're struggling with what to do for the wedding. We don't have much money to spend but also really don't...

So to cut a long story short, we've provisionally booked our wedding for 17th August next year. However a lot of family are giving input and saying it's a bad time weather-wise, as it's likely to rain...

Hi! Currently just browsing online for ideas of dresses. I've seen a beautiful mink coloured lace dress with open back - in my opinion it's stunning. Has anyone else gone for a non-traditional dress?...

Hi all, This might be a bit specific, but does anyone have any recommendations for hair and makeup artists in West Sussex that use Airbrush? I've found one I love but would be good to look around a...

Keep having to justify why I don't have bridesmaids, people are shocked every time! I don't have sisters, or female cousins, and the truth is as I moved away for uni and never went back to my hometown...

Hello, I have a wedding venue but no contract. I'm aware that if anything falls through I'd have needed to have a formal contract in place in order for my insurance policy to be valid. All being well...

Hi, I have all my wedding invitations ready to go but the way they're worded it doesn't let you write anywhere plus one. I could have written them on the envelopes but i got labels printed with the...

I am sure this is a topic that has been overly discussed in this fourm, but what do you do about choosing bridesmaids. Bascially I have 4 sisters, who I love dearly. I am not close to all of them...

Hi, Just a quick one.. it's come to light that my FMIL is annoyed that she's not involved in wedding planning, and is feeling left out. Truthfully, I'm super organised and have really loved organising...

Hello, i was was wondering whether anyone else is having bridesmaid issues. I picked my bridesmaids quite early and I definitely regret it. One that I picked has been one of my best friends for the...

Hi all, There has been a lot of posts about timings of the day which has caused me to have a mini stress. There is myself and 5 bridesmaids having hair and make up done on the day. My ceremony is at...

Hi! Just got engaged last week and looking at venues is frying my brain. I am talking to my friends and they have spent £16/£20k to get married which we can no way afford. We are only planning a small...

Hi guys! Our wedding will be a church ceremony followed by country pub reception, and as we aren't allowed to arrive at the pub until 5.3 (they are doing lunch service then decorating, then it's...

Hey all, I'm struggling to find acoustic entertainment that I like for my drinks / canapes reception. Everyone I find online is quite cringy and old fashioned. I'm after someone young, cool and fresh...

Hi all, so on Friday I went wedding dress shopping and ended up buying the dress of my dreams. I knew it was the one because I smiled so much, I got teary and this sounds silly but the name of the...

Hi all, I was wondering if I could get some advise/opinions on whether the end of May is too early for an outdoors wedding? My dream venue which we have pencilled in for 31st May next year (a...

So my FI and I booked our wedding for next Oct, at first I was happy and now it seems to have gotten to the point where I am dreading getting married. So my thought process is: Can we move the wedding...

Hi, I know there was another post that was about low cost venues in Essex but the suggestions on there didn't all help. We are looking at Rooms in the Rodings but am still unsure if we can afford it....

Hello, I'm a newbie! We just got engaged last week, and we're already looking to plan our wedding for 2018. The trouble is, I have absolutely no idea how to manage our budget. We have a very strict...

I live on a small island so there's very little shopping options here and postage from mainland UK can get a bit crazy. We will be in Aberdeenshire in July and I'm wondering if anyone can give me some...

OMG I just literally stopped in my tracks. I am in LOVE with a dress by the designer Anna Campbell. I managed to track down a UK stockist but it seems they only do the Ivory collection and the dress I...

Hi all, Finally writing a post after months of lurking, reading through everyone elses threads! I’m getting married in a month and extremely excited. This forum has helped me loads with questions I’ve...

We're thinking of getting married in a hotel due to guests needing places to stay and budget. Is anyone else thinking about a hotel venue, and if so, do you have any concerns about this choice of...

Hi all, were due to meet our caterers for the first time on Sunday, and this is where a large chunk of the budget is going as our venue insists on using their own in house caterers. I just wondered...

I am having (yet again) money panics and would like to know if anyone has found any hidden costs or something you don't think about? Such as do we need to tip suppliers in the UK? Thank you letters...