Discussions from Planning

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone has some good places they can share for bridesmaid dresses? We're on a budget (looking for c.£70 each), full length and with some sort of cap sleeve. My...

Hi everyone, Sorry for starting off with a big, fat moan, but I'm feeling really underwhelmed by the lack of interest anyone's showing in my wedding. I don't really have many friends, but my closest...

Hi i was wondering whether anyone has ever purchased a dress from ameliasposa.it? the dresses looks amazing but the site is a little strange. There is no information regarding stockists but you can...

Hi Me and my h2b are trying to figure out if we should do the food ourselves as we don't have much money. Has anyone else done this before and has it turned out okay. I have also seen that m&s do...

Does any one have any experience or views on Skype-ing the ceremony to someone not attending? I'm not sure I'm happy with it, and not sure how it would be viewed by the registrar/venue?

Hello everyone We would like songs from musicals during our wedding breakfast, we are getting married at chester zoo. Anyone have any ideas for songs, they dont have to do with love, just ones people...

Hi, I have offered to pay for my 4 bridesmaids to have their hair and make-up done on the day (which isnt cheap!). Is it pretty standard for the bride to pay? i have since been told that it isnt and...

Does anyone else listen to this? It's my new podcast obsession. The presenter, Aleisha, interviews suppliers and bloggers and answers listener questions about personal wedding dilemmas. I'm tempted to...

I've been in this forum for about a year now, but although I comment on other brides post, I've never actually done one on my own. Well today I want to share what I've learnt with any new brides. It's...

So not really sure where I've got this idea from but I've decided that I would like to make my OH a wedding advent calendar. We get married 18th june so thinking I'll do it from 1st june. Only problem...

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone had used Artistic Motion for their videography? We have just had ours cancel and i found them online, i love the look of their videos but I cannot find any...

OMG - I just went to a bridal shop while on holiday in the US (my mum lives in FL so was only really going so she can be involved in the dress picking process) and I found my perfect dress!...

Hi. We have just been quoted £2000 for photography. This is way over what I was thinking and had only wanted to spend £600 max. Please can someone tell me what a realistic cost would be. I'm now...

Saw some fabulous china bowls that spelt out the word LOVE but they were quite pricey. Happened to come across these from Tesco of all places at just £7.50!!! I ordered them and they are really nice....

So I'm on a venue hunt for our reception. The church that really matters to us is in maidenhead so we don't want to be too far from there for the reception as we don't want people having to travel for...

These were suggested to me by my fiance's cousin and his wife and, as were doing a candy buffet, they seemed like quite a cool gimmicky things to do. However, they're very expensive so I thought "no,...

Hi everyone, I am going to put together a welcome bag for each hotel room and am looking for some ideas and inspiration for what to include. I have checked with the venue and they are happy to put...

Hi Folks, I have what feels like a HUGE problem.... I'm wanting 4 bridesmaids at our wedding, 1 is my sister, 1 is my sister in law to my brother, 1 is a close family friend and the other is my sister...

Hi gang, I'm just a bit down today. We booked a large hotel for our reception as we have so many people travelling from far away. However, we had a call from a guest last night to say the hotel is...

We've chosen the Reid Rooms as our venue and are really excited! We are now having the dilemma of package vs sorting out catering/drinks/DJ ourselves, however. The main sticking point is the drinks...

This is my first post for a while, being an OM and all, but i wondered whether you hitchers could help. My husband and I are going to a wedding in Italy in less than 3 weeks and i have nothing to...

My OH and I were pondering this the other day. We had originally planned to send one to everyone on the guest list, but then I thought: hang on, if I'd received a StD and then only got an invitation...

I'm really confused! I've just bought our bridesmaid dresses - three of them for £100 each. I wanted to make sure they were dresses they could all wear again for other occasions and I always said we...

So we've finally booked our venue for after out church ceremony! So excited! Having a gorgeous two course meal, and serving our cake as dessert. We also have a beautiful veranda, that overlooks...

So H2B would like surprise singing waiters... so I'm trying to work the cost into the budget and decide if it's naff or good fun. I've found one that seems to do songs that aren't cheesy and also...

For max 50 guests. Doesn't need a licence as we are going to have a humanist ceremony. Not a hotel. Our budget is £2,500 max! Thank you in advance.

Hi have been engaged a few weeks and wedding planning is under way for next September. we saw a Tipi at a wedding fare and have decided that's what we want for the reception, it's proving difficult to...

Hi all, I'm new here and looking for advice so hoping you can help please. I had an email at 11:30pm from my photographer who has said she now cannot attend my wedding as she was just informed a...

At our reception we are planning on providing a glass of wine each for during the meal. However what's the best wine to go for? White or red? Neither of us are massive wine drinkers so your advice...

Hi brides!! I'm so excited as just booked my wedding for the 5th of November 2016!! Can't believe it's actually happening!! I feel like I need a little reassurance though - it's the 5th of November...