Discussions from Planning

Hi everyone can you tell me your thoughts on the father daughter dance please? When do you usually do it? Is it before or after the first dance? Our first dance is quite a fast song and we want...

Hi everyone, Please bear with me as I'm very newly engaged (November 2016) and am just starting out with my Wedding Planning, eeeekkkk! Ideally we'd like to hire a barn in Essex where we can do...

Hello everyone, I am looking for some advice. My bridesmaid has just told me she is pregnant and by the calculations she will be due around the wedding date. I don't know what to do as I already have...

I am about to order my wedding flowers which are red foam roses, I have always planned on having artificial flowers as we live in the Midlands but are getting married in Ilfracombe and so just wanted...

Hello! I am newly engaged and this is my first post We are hunting for venues at the moment and keep finding places which unfortunately have a 'sound limiter' for music in the evening. One of our...

I'm getting married in this gorgeous dress - https://www.justinalexanderbridal.com/wedding_dresses/8799 and I'm so excited!! Only problem is, I've got my heart set on a cathedral or chapel length veil...

Hi could anyone recommend good bridal shops in Newcastle please? We have a very tight budget so looking for bargains! Thanks. ?

So this is my first post here, and I really need some advice! We had originally planned our wedding for May 2016, but due to health issues and time off work after the surgery I needed, we ended up...

Hi everyone I am newly engaged and this is my first post on the forum. So I guess the first thing I need to do is find somewhere to get married, but that seems easier said than done. I have a list of...

Hi, Is it ok to have prosecco instead of champagne for the toasts and speeches? I don't really like champagne and prosecco is much cheaper. Just wondered if anyone else had done this? Thanks, Nic ...

Hello fellow brides to be! I had an appointment at a bridal shop at the weekend and found the dress I want - this Essense of Australia one -...

Hi, We're buying all the wine for our wedding breakfast and i'm just trying to work out quantities. I've estimated 3 glasses per person, based on 6 glasses from 1 bottle. Then 2 glasses of prosecco...

I think we've picked out venue (Ashbourne Hotel near Grimsby if anyone has been), and we love it, only problem is we're wondering if we won't have enough guests! We're looking at a total of about 40...

I’m having a bit of a dilemma about my accessories, and whether to go for an overskirt or a veil. When looking at dresses I wanted one which was a fitted mermaid but with a thin overskirt (like the...

Hi, Just wondered if anyone has been to David's bridal for bridesmaid dresses? Am planning to visit the Stratford store but have seen a few bad reviews Thanks

Hi everyone! I am having an issue coming up with songs for my ceremony. We need one for walking down the aisle, two for signing the registar and one for walking up the aisle. I know what I am walking...

Hi everyone, My partner and I have been engaged since March and have booked our venue and photographer. We're excited but whenever I talk about our plans with family they're not interested. Family...

Is anyone doing anything unusual for their top table? Like a lot of people, mine and OH's family set-up is complicated, so the traditional parents/best man/bridesmaid etc arrangement just won't work...

Hi guys i just wondered if any of you could give me advice... before me and my OH were planning on getting married i asked his sister if she would be bridesmaid and said possibly maid of honour...

Eeek- finally bought my dress today! Went for the Sophia Tolli 'Robin' which I've been eying up for a while! Anyone else worn/planning to wear this dress? Any advice on alterations? Wondering where to...

I am looking to book my wedding at Froyle Park next year and wondered if anyone had used the venue recently on a dry hire basis? They are telling us that we can provide our own drinks for the meal and...

Hi all! I only have 2 bridesmaids, my little sister (11) and my best friend. My friend is going to wear a bridesmaid dress that she wore to her sister's wedding, as its perfect for ours and will save...

Seriously fed up with everything to do with wedding planning, tired of family complaints, tired of the over the top price brackets and fed up that my mother is trying to avoid altering my ivory damn...

Hi This is my first post. I'm getting married in February 2018 and I know that's ages away but i'm starting to panic about finding someone who will be able to style my afro-caribbean natural hair and...

Hi Our venue has now installed a sound limiter at the venue and it has been set prohibitively low. Now, this wasn't even mentioned in our contract that and the venue have signed so am I right in...

I want to go and try on a very particular (floral!) dress I've found online which is in London (so, with tubes, probably only 35 mins from me but still a little bit of a trek). I'll probably try more...

Hi all, We have a string quartet booked for the church ceremony. They will play whilst guests are seated, both ways walking down the aisle, and signing of register. However we also have to have 2...

Hi, I'm really hoping I can get an opinion on what to do in my situation. I've recently gotten engaged to the person I've been with for quite a few years. Unbeknown to me, his sister then announces...

Hey all. I've started seriously doubting a decision we made when we sent invites. Our wedding is on quite a small budget, and the venue itself is small too, so we can't invite everyone. Originally we...

I always thought cake got served after the speeches or is it before the first dance? Also not sure on the size of the cake to order? I was going to have it just for the day guests. However now I am...