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Alive network for bands - anyone used them?
Little_MrsA2B, 30 July, 2015 at 13:28

As title really. We just booked through them yesterday afternoon but reading through the contract now and it's awful! Totally contradictory and could put you on the hook for an awful lot more money...

Kittylove, thursday 30-Jul-15 2 860
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unlicensed venue and registrar's signing, need some thoughts please!
JenniferRennifer, 24 July, 2014 at 09:13

Hi everyone, i've just joined as i really want some advice/thoughts on my situation. Basically we found a venue that is amazing it wasn't licensed but we were told they were hoping to be by our...

hollyhollytree, thursday 30-Jul-15 16 8,703
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Evening outfit
MrsRees2B, 28 July, 2015 at 21:20

I'm not a dress person but wanted to go for the traditional wedding dress I'm thinking of getting a second outfit for later on in the evening when I get fed up...if I don't have something nice I will...

MrsRees2B, wednesday 29-Jul-15 7 954
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Help - South Bucks/Berkshire/Hertfordshire Dry Hire
Guilfie, 28 July, 2015 at 15:54

Hi, I'm becoming quite disheartened with my search so am hoping someone out here might be able to help. I thought that we had quite reasonable requirements for our wedding but I am struggling to find...

YellowDiamond, wednesday 29-Jul-15 870
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Help! I need a venue...
Soon2BeMrsG, 20 July, 2015 at 18:43

I am desperately looking for a venue for roughly 200 guests in London, Surrey, Kent, Essex or Hertfordshire. I will basically consider anything in London and its surrounding counties. Flexibility to...

bettyboohoo, wednesday 29-Jul-15 7 1,323
KJHC
Save the Dates for day and evening guests
KJHC, 28 July, 2015 at 15:03

So, I have a guest list ready which is made up of day and evening guests and we've picked our save the date cards. Only thing is, we're not sure whether a fair few of the people on our day list will...

NoMoore, wednesday 29-Jul-15 6 4,415
Karen84
Children's entertainment
Karen84, 24 July, 2015 at 14:11

Hi all We're umming and ahhing about whether we should provide some sort of entertainment for the children at our wedding and would really appreciate any suggestions or feedback from experience. We...

SunnyBrownCars246, wednesday 29-Jul-15 7 1,381
MadamRed
Chinese lion dance - tacky or cool?
MadamRed, 28 July, 2015 at 12:42

We're getting married at 2pm, and all of our guests are attending all day - we're not having any separate evening guests. My OH is Chinese, so we're thinking of having a Chinese lion dance as...

MadamRed, wednesday 29-Jul-15 17 6,025
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Bridesmaid dresses - Greater Manchester/ online
HappyOrangeStationery380, 24 July, 2015 at 12:17

Hi all, Looking for some BM dresses advice please. 2 of my BMs are coming next weekend and we're gonna try and sort the dresses. My 3rd BM is in Australia and will be here later next month for a visit...

BrideMMD, tuesday 28-Jul-15 8 2,431
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Queenie Bridesmaid
Chale, 27 July, 2015 at 20:13

I saw this site recommended in a different thread so I thought I'd start my own to ask for reviews. Has anyone used them before? They look brilliant - lots of colours and styles, and well within my...

Chale, tuesday 28-Jul-15 1 1,317
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ebay bridesmaid dress success stories please!!
mrsrobinsontobe2016, 27 July, 2015 at 15:26

So we are getting married next june 2016 eeek so excited!! we are doing so on a budget so have been looking at ebay for bridesmaid dresses. 1st problem is I want bright pink, like hot pink. the...

mrsrobinsontobe2016, tuesday 28-Jul-15 14 3,842
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Planning a very last minute wedding - help!
MrsSDtobe, 24 July, 2015 at 08:39

Hi everyone! I I got engaged on July 10th, and I'm getting married September 23rd this year! This gave us a grand total of 75 days to plan our wedding ? The reason for the short notice is that my H2B...

bliss_balloons, tuesday 28-Jul-15 16 2,057
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Not on the high street wedding gift list
Vicki2015, 27 July, 2015 at 13:05

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

MrsEdisToBe, monday 27-Jul-15 1 595
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Wedding venues in Essex- preferably barn/vintage locations with good value packages. Any advice?
drbride, 22 June, 2015 at 17:38

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...

Bruce Neville Photog, monday 27-Jul-15 16 2,704
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First we lost a bridesmaid ... now the best man
TheNewHyacinth, 27 July, 2015 at 14:16

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...

Arpee, monday 27-Jul-15 807
hollyhollytree
Wedding registrar for civil ceremony
hollyhollytree, 26 July, 2015 at 18:32

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...

hollyhollytree, monday 27-Jul-15 20 2,412
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mark lesley 7078
SunnyBrownCars246, 26 July, 2015 at 22:45

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...

HelenSomerset, sunday 26-Jul-15 638
Justkeepswimming
Help! Bridesmaids dresses. And accessory etiquette?
Justkeepswimming, 23 July, 2015 at 19:21

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...

Teal, sunday 26-Jul-15 15 2,358
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bridesmaids getting engaged after me and planning wedding before me! help!
, 24 May, 2015 at 08:25

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...

Runnergirl, sunday 26-Jul-15 33 8,926
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Wedding without evening do?!
Suzbishal, 25 July, 2015 at 21:40

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,...

Ash953, sunday 26-Jul-15 9 1,452
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Bridal party robes
Tracey H2b, 19 July, 2015 at 16:40

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...

Pure-Treats, sunday 26-Jul-15 8 4,032
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Bridesmaid problems!
maddychamonix, 12 February, 2013 at 16:43

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...

halloweeny, sunday 26-Jul-15 31 4,123
BubbleBees
Pointless Extravagance, or a Petrol-head's Dream?
BubbleBees, 17 July, 2015 at 12:24

Yesterday I was struck by a whim. We're staying and marrying at the venue - there'll be no big arrival, and we're staying an extra night after everyone else leaves so no big departure either. We both...

VegasBride2015, saturday 25-Jul-15 26 2,253
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Flameless candles
Vicki2015, 24 July, 2015 at 09:15

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...

NYE_Bride, saturday 25-Jul-15 7 2,010
Inspyre
Dress shopping, dress regret and tears! (Mega flash!)
Inspyre, 23 July, 2015 at 11:56

I posted last week or so about going dress shopping with my mum and BM and being a bit concerned about their reactions. I loved the dress I already had (especially with a petticoat and sash on) and it...

Happy Polly, saturday 25-Jul-15 17 2,588
missqueenvee
Advice for slow replying venues etc
missqueenvee, 23 July, 2015 at 18:56

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...

Chris Giles Photogra, saturday 25-Jul-15 9 2,919
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Need advice on weekday wedding!
gillshaw15, 6 February, 2014 at 12:16

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...

Jade8, saturday 25-Jul-15 48 8,485
TheOtherMoof
Ideas for subtle horror themed table names...
TheOtherMoof, 23 July, 2015 at 20:37

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!...

TheOtherMoof, friday 24-Jul-15 7 2,118
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Getting hitched - Help!!
, 21 July, 2015 at 11:47

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...

HelenSomerset, friday 24-Jul-15 12 1,460
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Candelabra Decoration Help!
NoMoore, 24 July, 2015 at 13:38

Hello all.. Happy Friday! We have candelabras included in our wedding package. I was going to get them covered in foliage but I think it's going to be too pricey.. the photo below is the same venue...

Calella, friday 24-Jul-15 14 7,115
AnnaMolly
What's your guaranteed get up and dance song?
AnnaMolly, 17 July, 2015 at 11:22

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...

Vicki2015, friday 24-Jul-15 33 2,579
IanStuartBride
White napkins on an Ivory tablecloth- is it okay?
IanStuartBride, 24 July, 2015 at 08:28

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...

CornishBride89, friday 24-Jul-15 618

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