Discussions from Planning

We are hoping to have our wedding reception in a tipi. I was wondering if there is anyone who has done this before who can give me a breakdown of the cost. I know there will be a lot of add ons:...

I have no idea about how much to budget for flowers and need some help!! Luckily centerpieces are included in our wedding package so that's all taken care of. However, there's my bouquet & the 2...

Just about to insure the wedding, saw something on a website about insurance not necessarily being valid for weddings over multiple days. Our venue isn't licensed, so we are planning to have a...

Hello, I've had lots of problems with the shop I ordered my wedding dress from. They were lovely until I paid my deposit, then I didn't hear anything again. I emailed a few times to ask for delivery...

Hello, I'm just wondering if anyone knows of somewhere you can buy a floating cake stand from? We'd like to have a mixture of cake flavours including a small fruit cake, however I know you can't stack...

Hi, I'm new here so thought I would introduce myself and pose my first question. So, my OH proposed a fortnight ago! We've been together for a year and a half and living together for about half of...

Help, we think we might have messed up Booked our venue back in January for our wedding in June 2016, the venue suggested we book the registrar from January onwards. Now that we have told our friends,...

We have just booked our honeymoon, so excited! We are going to be travelling round the west coast of America, San Fran, Yosemite, Mammoth Lakes, Carmel, Santa Monica, San Diego, LA and Vegas. If...

Hi, Beginning to think about hymns for our ceremony. We would ideally like two appropriate hymns that people who aren't regular church goers might recognise. Any suggestions ladies? Thanks?

Hello everyone I am getting married at the end of October to my wonderful fiancé whom I have been madly in love with for the last 33 years. We are having a very small wedding for 25 guests at a...

Hello! I'm pretty clueless over here having never been to anybody's hen do. My friends are located in opposite ends of the country so I'm going to end up having two hen dos - one in the north and one...

Hi All, This is my first post, so please do bear with me if this has already been covered in another thread somewhere. I'm after a little bit of advice. My fiancé (still not quite used to that)...

When me and OH started talking about getting engaged we started talking about what we would do with the big day. My family is relatively small with only 4 members and his family is split in two halves...

Hi Girls I've been looking for someone to do me a silk bouquet and I've managed to find someone local to me but I have no idea how her price compares with others. She is quoting me £40 for my bouquet...

We've been wondering which wedding tradition would you gladly see the back of? Please feel free to comment if you think we've missed one or if you'd like to elaborate on why you voted for a particular...

My wedding is in just under 12 weeks but I still haven't found a dress for my flower girl. She is in 9 years old clothes so more like a junior bridesmaid and she wants a floor/ankle length dress...

❤️ Hi All Please can you help me, I am looking for a wedding venue for less than 20 guests, I still want it to be beautiful and special, as I am flying out my immediate family from NZ - but I have...

I have been driving myself crazy all day looking at bridesmaid wraps/stoles/boleros you name it I have googled it! We are getting married in an ice chapel so it will be around -5 inside. They have...

Hi All, Had to share my experience as I'm so angry! After a long search for Bridesmaid's dresses, I picked 2 ballgown style ones from David's Bridal in Stratford and was really happy with the service...

Hi ladies!! Getting married this November and so my beautiful dress should be coming into the shop in around a months’ time. One slight issue I have is my height. It’s just about right for me. I tried...

Hi Everyone, Just wondering how much wedding rings normally cost - we have had quotes for ours today, and the price knocked me back a little! We are both going for mixed metal bands, I don't want to...

hi! im looking for some advice. i have a budget of about £3,000. could possibly be £4,000 if i manage to be super careful with my money & budgeting! its for for my wedding reception. the budget is...

I had my final dress fitting on Saturday and it looks amazing! However, I'm worried about the length. My dressmaker shortened the front a little as I found I was catching it with my toe, but the sides...

Hi, Im considering having my hen do abroad, possibly Benidorm for a weekend. The idea of going overseas isn't to have a mad one but to enjoy a little sun with the girls and I would love to add in a...

Need some help please thinking about wedding shoes. Don't want traditional, want something a bit fun or a bit of colour, other than white or ivory. Ideally like lower or mid heels so I can wear them...

Hi Ladies (and any gents) any previous brides got any top tips on Crabbs barn? Or any opinions from any body? I like it, but not sure if it's got the wow factor, or am I just being a bit picky? Anyone...

Hi Brides! Anybody got married at Bulphan Church, Essex? What's it like? What are the regulations (if any) xx

Anyone know where I can get these from that don't cost the earth? They're about £25-£30 each of the ones I have seen so far xXx

Hello, We are planning our wedding for 2017 and it would be great to get some tips. Our idea is to have a simple ceremony followed by a big party, ideally a barn dance with a hog roast for 100-120...

Hi everyone, Since I ordered my wedding shoes from Ruby Shoo I have fallen in love with their styles, so I was chuffed when I went on Secret Sales this morning to see what they had, and there is an up...

So I'm fast approaching the 6 month mark ... Eeeekk..... As we're getting married abroad there's not much i can do until we get out there but here's a few flashes of what we have planned Ceremony...