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Veil colour!
Kfalla, 10 June, 2015 at 22:16

Hi, I have ordered my veil but not sure if the colour will match! Ive ordered a white veil as I find ivory veils look dirty. My dress is light gold. If it's any help it is Ronald Joyce Benedetta! The...

Fairycake135, thursday 11-Jun-15 4 1,367
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Ceremony Seating Plan
Kr@zyburd23, 10 June, 2015 at 17:31

We have a really small venue for our ceremony, there are 20 seats (2 rows of 6 and 4). We need to have a seating plan really to make sure that those involved in the ceremony are at the front to that...

Kr@zyburd23, thursday 11-Jun-15 6 2,117
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Help to stop tarnished silver jewellery
2016bride88, 8 June, 2015 at 21:58

Hi ladies, I don't get married til February and I found a bargain for my bridesmaids gifts. I bought them bracelets sterling silver and the lady said to keep an eye on them and to take them out of the...

lisaloulou, wednesday 10-Jun-15 7 1,410
Yvetterob
Goodies through the post
Yvetterob, 10 June, 2015 at 17:41

I love it when you order stuff an the forget you have ordered it. Love the surprise in the post. To I revived my wedding garter, I wanted a custome made one and it's awesome. Will try and see if I can...

Yvetterob, wednesday 10-Jun-15 330
Karen84
Fascinators - yay or nay?
Karen84, 9 June, 2015 at 14:28

Speaking from a guest perspective - are these still a thing? I quite like them to finish the 'look' but I rarely see anyone wearing them in wedding pictures anymore. Do you wear one to a wedding? OMs,...

Kr@zyburd23, wednesday 10-Jun-15 29 2,248
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Feeding photographer...?
RomanticRedHair152, 9 June, 2015 at 13:38

My caterers have just asked whether we are planning on feeding our photographer and I have no idea! What's the norm? xxx

jesikab4u, wednesday 10-Jun-15 18 2,321
TheFutureMrsB
Church bells ringing, how much?
TheFutureMrsB , 9 June, 2015 at 22:09

Our original quote to have the church bells ringing after our ceremony was £40, just had an email to say this has now increased. How much is everyone roughly paying please? Thanks :-)

CornishBride89, wednesday 10-Jun-15 11 4,150
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Bride and Groom can't agree.........
, 9 June, 2015 at 19:46

I have been engaged for 9 months or so and my groom and I can't decide on a wedding. I am not comfortable with a lot of people so my preference is us to pick four people each and take them off some...

soraneko, tuesday 9-Jun-15 5 1,735
bliss_balloons
Final meeting with venue
bliss_balloons , 9 June, 2015 at 12:37

I haven't booked this yet but time is fast approaching when I'm going to need to! I've got an idea of a few questions to ask but feel like I should have spreadsheets or lists to give to them. We're...

bliss_balloons, tuesday 9-Jun-15 7 1,219
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male wedding guest wearing kilt - opinions please.
celticcurl, 6 June, 2015 at 11:38

OH is wearing a kilt for our wedding in 7 weeks time. It has been made to measure in his clan tartan and it's beautiful. My cousin is travelling from Ireland to photograph our wedding. This cousin is...

SRECOWBURN, tuesday 9-Jun-15 23 10,932
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best man crisis
excited bride2015, 8 June, 2015 at 17:31

So less than 2 weeks to go and my OH has fallen out with his best man. Was the stag do at the wknd. The best did not organise in fact i did it in the end, so my OH didn't know until he hadn't. He...

soontobeMrsDavey, tuesday 9-Jun-15 10 1,907
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Artificial Flowers
MrsWood2b16, 3 June, 2015 at 23:31

Hi I'm looking at making my bouquets. Has anyone else done this? Or can anyone recommend any suppliers? Thank you X

MrsWood2b16, monday 8-Jun-15 13 3,368
snow bride
A note to those having small kids at a wedding reception :-)
snow bride, 5 June, 2015 at 21:01

Recent posts have made me realise that a lot of people are asking questions about teeny kids (as obviously if you don't have any close, your not likely to know!). So I thought this could be a nice...

snow bride, monday 8-Jun-15 24 5,561
MrsShep
Happy non wedding day
MrsShep, 6 June, 2015 at 08:21

Today was going to be the day we got married. This coming Wednesday is the 5th anniversary of our first date, so it seemed perfect. We only got as far as reserving the date when my mum revealed that...

Vicki2015, monday 8-Jun-15 11 2,032
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wedding cake
Miss-KEM, 3 June, 2015 at 08:37

My biggest problem so far is finding a wedding cake. I'm not wanting anything too ott just something quite simple - 3 or 4 tiers with maybe a few flowers. The prices i've been quoted seem a bit much....

Vicki2015, monday 8-Jun-15 19 4,627
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Any advice from brides that have lost their mum
sheepareevil, 31 May, 2015 at 01:10

Hi I'm in the middle of planning my wedding but having a few problems finding the joy or excitement in it. My mum passed away just over a year ago and I find that my wedding is just one great big...

pammy67, monday 8-Jun-15 6 1,251
AKWedding
Wedding Fatigue
AKWedding, 5 June, 2015 at 20:20

Suffering from wedding fatigue. Today I had moments when I thought we should have just gone to the registry office and had a fish and chip meal afterwards, kept it simple. A lot of detail to deal...

Chale, monday 8-Jun-15 5 1,348
kelly17687
Jimmy Choo Shoes
kelly17687, 23 May, 2015 at 13:33

Hello, I'm hoping to get a pair of Jimmy Choos to wear to our Wedding, I've started putting money away for them separately from our Wedding account so I don't feel as guilty spending all that money on...

BriertonBride, sunday 7-Jun-15 21 5,657
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Ideas for our StHen do
S&K2015, 5 June, 2015 at 12:51

Hoping you can help us with some suggestions...Originally we weren't going to bother, but as time has gotten closer we've both decided that it would be nice to have a night out just before we get...

snow bride, friday 5-Jun-15 2 559
MrsB88
H2b on his stag weekend......feel sick!
MrsB88, 4 June, 2015 at 21:34

About 15 of them went to Prague this morning until Sunday. I'm so worried about him! Him & his friends get so carried away when they drink, they get themselves in a state and don't know when to...

Bets2015, friday 5-Jun-15 14 1,762
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What songs are you having?
MrsWood2b16, 25 May, 2015 at 17:33

As the subject says really... what songs are you having? What are you waking down the aisle to? What songs are you playing whilst signing the register? What songs are you walking out to? What's your...

bliss_balloons, friday 5-Jun-15 35 6,368
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Chinese wedding caterers....
hayglopainting, 27 June, 2010 at 17:49

Hi There, Anyone know of any Chinese wedding caterers - I found one online: Leigh House...they're based in Beaconsfield - they seem ok - please bare in mind I'm chinese myself - so quality is of the...

Shikaka1984, friday 5-Jun-15 17 11,614
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Wedding Planner Problems
dan_ielle20, 3 June, 2015 at 12:37

Hi, I'm due to get married later this year in Santorini and I'm really having trouble with our wedding planner. We booked the wedding in March 2014, we then received massive price hikes earlier this...

Chocolatelulu25, friday 5-Jun-15 582
LittleMissPanda
4 months to go ... flash!
LittleMissPanda, 3 June, 2015 at 14:47

Hi I thought I'd share a few pictures of what I have so far ... can't believe it's only 4 months to go!! The ceremony room Our evening venue (no piccies of the inside yet as I've forgotten to put them...

jayannfernandez, friday 5-Jun-15 13 2,078
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looking for a buget venue in derbyshire/nottinghamshire area??
layna91, 30 May, 2015 at 18:17

Hi ladies, im new to this and hoping some of you may be able to help me im recently engaged and am desperately looking for a cheapish venue in derbyshire/nottinghamshire or potentially leicestershire...

daisymoo86, thursday 4-Jun-15 13 2,073
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Kent Photographer Tony Gameiro
MrsWood2b16, 3 June, 2015 at 23:33

Has anyone used (or is using) the above photographer? Tony Gameiro in Kent :-)

Bruce Neville Photog, thursday 4-Jun-15 1 670
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sleeping tablets??
mrsgzd, 2 June, 2015 at 14:02

So almost everyone that writes a report or gives post wedding advise says they wished they had got more sleep. If I have anything going on in my life my sleep is the 1st thing to be affected, whether...

Calella, thursday 4-Jun-15 11 1,675
gingeremmie
Help with timing - 1.30pm ceremony, Timing of food?
gingeremmie, 2 June, 2015 at 13:56

So the ceremony is at 1.30pm at the register office, I understand they've very quick, so I imagine it'll all be done by 2 or 2.15 at the latest. Then it'll be a case of everyone getting themselves to...

AKWedding, wednesday 3-Jun-15 9 3,536
MrsV-wasMissB
Anyone ever regretted who they invited?
MrsV-wasMissB, 2 June, 2015 at 15:24

Just wondering… Brides to be who can't undo an invite, surely I’m not alone? Or OMs that couldn’t undo an invite, how did it pan out? It’s nothing serious… but… we have 2 mates (a couple) who in the...

layna91, wednesday 3-Jun-15 13 1,975
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Band set-up timings
Milly_Bride, 3 June, 2015 at 09:49

Just over three months to go til our wedding now (eek!) and starting to try and pin down some of the details! We are having a fairly small wedding, approximately 50 people day and night and all in the...

thespectrumband@hotm, wednesday 3-Jun-15 8 2,396 1
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Chocolate bar wedding invites
Sheldon, 12 January, 2014 at 10:51

Hello everyone, I am new to the site so please be gentle. OH and i are considering chocolate bar wedding invites, I just wondered if anyone else had /has this for their invites and where i woild be...

InkedDoll, wednesday 3-Jun-15 12 2,587
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Wedding Cars - Bridesmaids
MrsJFC2be, 2 June, 2015 at 12:20

Hi everyone, please can I have some advice on wedding cars. I am booking a wedding car for me and my dad to take me to the venue, my fiancé is staying at the venue the night before with the best man...

Miss-KEM, tuesday 2-Jun-15 9 1,794

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