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Hair and makeup
ExpensiveGoldDecor821, 5 June, 2017 at 16:08

Does anyone know of any good but reasonably priced, companies or people that do hair and makeup in London? Ones that travel would be good to know as well. Thanks in advance.

SunnyYellowDiamonds8, friday 23-Jun-17 2 810
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London venues lower than £13k, including booze?
ExpensiveGreenBridesmaid839, 21 June, 2017 at 10:58

Does anyone have any ideas for London venues that will cost less than £13k for the venue, catering and wine? I have received quotes from 20 venues, and I feel like they have colluded to all price...

ExpensiveGreenBrides, thursday 22-Jun-17 5 4,202
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Veil length - can't decide!
FutureMrsT123, 11 June, 2017 at 20:47

Hi all, I ordered my dress last week, it's a lace fit and flare by Enzoani. When I first went into the shop and found it I tried a fingertip veil, which I loved (I knew I wanted a veil - makes me feel...

Lilacbouquet, monday 19-Jun-17 9 2,266
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Mother of bride / groom -doesn't like dresses
HappyBrownConfetti849, 13 June, 2017 at 22:33

So both the MOB and MOG don't particularly want to wear dresses on the big day, aaannd 90% of the outfits advertised involve a skirt of some sort. We have a tight budget and I'm struggling for decent...

PadBin, wednesday 14-Jun-17 1 2,324
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Distance to wedding. Hire a coach?
HappyOrangeBridesmaid844, 2 June, 2017 at 15:14

Hey My fiance and me are looking to get married in a few years and are looking at a venue in Somerset. We live in south west London as do most of our family and friends. Somerset to where we are is...

Happily_married_mrsM, wednesday 14-Jun-17 3 892
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Order of Service help
missbiscuits, 31 May, 2017 at 10:12

Hi everyone. I cant believe I only have 24 days left to go!! It's coming around so quickly. I'm in a bit of a panic at the moment, as I've realised I haven't started our orders of service yet!!! And...

missbiscuits, tuesday 13-Jun-17 3 1,383
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Bridesmaid dress web page
Adc, 11 June, 2017 at 23:13

Hi..I have been looking at 3 bridemaid dresses on a page called Mix Bridal..it is advertised on Facebook.. The dresses look ideal for what I want.. I ordered some swatches which arrived in really good...

HappyBrownConfetti84, monday 12-Jun-17 806
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DIY wedding venues in NW
RomanticGoldStationery854, 6 June, 2017 at 12:51

Hi! We are currently in the venue finding stage and are having trouble locating what we want. We are not keen on an overly formal, sit down 3 course meal type thing and would much prefer getting a...

HappyBrownConfetti84, thursday 8-Jun-17 737
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No wedding knowledge and 6-8 weeks to get married!
Moley81, 28 May, 2017 at 20:33

Hi all :-) I've been with my other half for 11 years. For many reasons we never planned on getting married. This all changed last night when we decided that the OH would accept an unexpected offer of...

DreamsComeTrue2015, wednesday 7-Jun-17 10 1,690
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Stephisaur's Wedding Report! Very Flash heavy!
Stephisaur, 26 May, 2017 at 10:02

Yay! It's report time! It's long (sorry not sorry) with lots of piccies! The Days Before My Wedding prep started on the Friday, which happened to be my Dad’s birthday! I took OH to work (we work...

Tidal Wave, tuesday 6-Jun-17 19 2,906
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Bridesmaid Dresses - HELP!!
Bride-to-be-16, 2 June, 2017 at 12:39

Hi everyone, This is my first post on here. I'm newly engaged but already starting to plan the big day so it doesn't creep up on me all at once. I already have my heart set on a colour and its a dusty...

HappyBrownConfetti84, tuesday 6-Jun-17 2 1,014
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Best man issues
disneyfanatic95, 30 May, 2017 at 23:20

So we have 18 days left to our wedding eeeeek? But we have been have issues with our best man. So we have two. My brother and my OH best friend. My brother had been fantastic. He's been doing...

disneyfanatic95, saturday 3-Jun-17 5 1,650
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Help! Can't choose a venue
SunnyGreenCars840, 23 May, 2017 at 13:11

Hi all Just looking for some help/advice/reassurement! We're recently engaged and have been round loads of venues now. I'd always envisioned a Spring wedding, but next May feels too soon to plan now,...

tash038, thursday 1-Jun-17 6 1,705
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Bridesmaids dresses shopping trip
Lilacbouquet, 30 May, 2017 at 12:56

I am after lilac/purple dresses for my bridesmaids and we are thinking about getting them soon before the shops change their colour scheme to greens and oranges etc for Autumn. I have looked online at...

DreamsComeTrue2015, wednesday 31-May-17 7 1,540
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Family Feud Crisis!
RomanticBlueDecor816, 28 May, 2017 at 23:55

My partner's parents are divorced and it was a messy one. A lot of his family haven't seen or spoken to his Mum in a long time and even her side of the family has minimal contact and a few years ago,...

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Cake and drink reception
HappyBlueDecor849, 13 May, 2017 at 08:59

We are planning a drink and cake reception only. No sit down meal or buffet but wedding cake and maybe a cheese wedding cake too with bubbles, wine, beer and maybe tea and coffee too. We can't afford...

PadBin, friday 26-May-17 7 2,825
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The Grand Hotel, Brighton - Honeymoon Suite
LuxuriousRedStationery160, 25 May, 2017 at 06:18

Hey everyone. So my partner and so are getting married at The Grand Hotel, Brighton in August. There's currently scaffolding up that we knew about that would nearly be all down by the time of the...

LuxuriousRedStatione, thursday 25-May-17 338
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Registry office maximum people
LuxuriousBlueFlowers879, 23 May, 2017 at 18:41

Hi this is daft i know but I somehow miscalculated the number of guest's for our ceremony. The room is a maximum of 40 people and i have now counted 43. Would this matter? Thanks for your help.

Chapples, wednesday 24-May-17 1 764
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Outdoor wedding - is very end of May too cold?
SunnyYellowConfetti672, 17 May, 2017 at 09:17

So we have a provisional date booked in for an outdoor wedding at the end of May next year. It's taken us over a year to get to this point as I've been changing my mind so many times - probably just...

MrsGraves2B, wednesday 24-May-17 5 1,742
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Role for 13 year old brother
SunnyBlueConfetti745, 14 May, 2017 at 23:03

Hi everyone I'm getting married next May and have a young brother and sister. My sister will be a flower girl/bridesmaid, but I'd like a role for my brother as I really don't want him to feel left out...

disneyfanatic95, wednesday 24-May-17 2 874
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Wedding dress shopping - When to buy??
BlossomKatie1993, 7 May, 2017 at 20:52

Hi All I'm planning to go wedding dress browsing at the end of June, and my wedding is not until May next year. Everyone is telling me to start looking for dresses now but I've been putting it off,...

JulyBridetobeMrsS, sunday 21-May-17 7 12,456
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Ebay bridesmaid dresses....
SunnyGreenDiamonds663, 17 May, 2017 at 07:59

Hi, Anyone have any positive stories of bridesmaid dresses from eBay? They're alot of Chinese companies offering lovely dresses for great prices, is it too good to be true? xxx

MetalBride, friday 19-May-17 1 691
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My Mother won't be attending my Wedding! **Advice Needed*
RomanticPurpleCakes775, 15 May, 2017 at 12:43

Hello I am getting married in July and my mother has told me ever since the proposal that she will not be attending and its getting closer to the date and I was putting it off as I was kind of hoping...

disneyfanatic95, friday 19-May-17 9 2,028
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Who pays for the groomsmen outfits?
Lilacbouquet, 10 May, 2017 at 13:13

Another post has led me to this question - who pays for the groomsmen outfits, us or them? Do we pay for all of it/some of it/ask for a contribution? If we pay for the suits do we still need to get...

Bobbys_Girl, tuesday 16-May-17 8 13,194
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Having a wedding celebrant
sunshine_bunny, 8 May, 2017 at 11:16

Hi guys, Does anyone have experience of legally getting married a day of two before the wedding, and then having a ceremony with just a wedding celebrant? I'm not sure if it will take away from the...

Simply Ceremonies Uk, monday 15-May-17 3 1,272
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Carer at a Wedding
LuxuriousBlueConfetti863, 11 May, 2017 at 21:20

We have invited my future Husbands Aunt to our wedding, and we knew there would be a couple of extra considerations for her as she has MS and is in a wheel chair. She has recently taken a slight turn...

Montysmum, sunday 14-May-17 4 2,290
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Best man's partner
SunnyBrownFlowers802, 11 May, 2017 at 09:21

We invited our best man and his long term partner with whom he has a child to our wedding, this morning my fiancé received a message from him saying that he would be bringing his new partner to our...

HappyBlueCars582, friday 12-May-17 4 1,474
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Essence of Australia/Stella York prices?
LuxuriousBlueFlowers861, 7 May, 2017 at 13:28

Hi ladies, I've started looking at dresses online to get an idea of styles I like. I've found some gorgeous dresses that I love (in pictures at least!) in the Essence of Australia/Stella York...

LuxuriousOrangeDiamo, thursday 11-May-17 8 1,351
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Colville Hall
Goldglittersparkles , 17 July, 2016 at 12:37

Is anyone getting married here? It's a relatively new venue so can't find many others who have got married there already.

Goldglittersparkles, sunday 7-May-17 1 893
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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue...
MrsGraves2B, 27 April, 2017 at 16:01

Hi! I am currently planning for my winter wedding at Rowton Castle next year and there are a few wedding traditions that I want to adhere to on the day including this one. 'New' is simple and I have...

2BMrsC, saturday 6-May-17 13 2,898
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Mother of the bride (my mum) not interested in being the mother of the bride
HappyIvoryFlowers732, 3 May, 2017 at 20:51

Hi ladies, it's my very first time posting here. We're getting married in 2018 in the UK. I'm Scandinavian and have lived in the UK for a decade. Whenever I speak to my mum about the wedding (she...

HappyIvoryFlowers732, wednesday 3-May-17 577
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Found out i am pregnant, wedding in 3 months time
ExpensiveBlueHair802, 2 May, 2017 at 16:02

Hi all we are getting married in 3 months time i have recently found out i am pregnant which will make me around 4.5months pregnant on our wedding day. I dont know why but i feel different about the...

The Little Jewellery, wednesday 3-May-17 1 1,902

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