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My wedding is in just under 12 weeks but I still haven't found a dress for my flower girl. She is in 9 years old clothes so more like a junior bridesmaid and she wants a floor/ankle length dress...
Hello! I'm pretty clueless over here having never been to anybody's hen do. My friends are located in opposite ends of the country so I'm going to end up having two hen dos - one in the north and one...
Hey everyone, Just wondered how much everyone is paying for canapés? Our venue has quoted us £5.95 per person which is for 2 canapés each plus some crisps and nuts. It's going to set us back about...
I'm getting married in January 2026. I have already got people asking me what can they can get us as a wedding present. However, I would rather money putting into an account to help with a deposit for...
Looking into readings and we've picked one of the common-ish ones (On Your Wedding Day, i think its called). This will be ready by our teenage nephew, and am looking for something else to be read by...
We've got 2 wedding evening receptions to attend this month but have no idea what to get the newly weds! There's no gift list but I also have no idea what is appropriate/acceptable to spend whether on...
Hi everyone, I have been costing up invitations and they seem to cost loads! As we are having our wedding a distance away from where we (and most people live) to get all the information required, i.e....
Hi, Is anyone considering having really minimal flowers/no flowers at all? If so, what are you using for walking down the aisle, button holes, and decoration instead?
Morning ladies, I received my wedding shoes today which i love , only problem is that i have a small bunion on my left foot and when i tried the shoes they rubbed against it and which is a bit painful...
Hi, Just looking for some advice please, I know there are some professional photographers on this site and was hoping for some opinions from them or anyone who has experienced similar. Sadly, our...
Hey everyone, I got married 10th June last year and my day didn't go to plan (well my plan) at all. A combination of hair and make up artist stress which led to a very frosty and awkward wedding...
The wedding day is fast approaching (this saturday) and the forecast is very changable between no rain and lots of rain! So to prepare myself - what do I do if it rains? I'm gonna buy a couple of huge...
Hello, I'm struggling to decide on what to serve for our post ceremony drinks. We want to have a local beer as one option and a non alcoholic fizzy drink as another, but unsure what to have for our...
I want embrace the season’s magic with cozy, elegant winter weddings so give me some ideas.
Hello! I’m recently engaged and my Fiancé and I are planning to get married in Italy in 2027. Thinking around June time but I have no clue whatsoever where to start! Any advice would be appreciated on...
Hi everyone! I’m getting married in April 2026 and worried that there’s something I’m forgetting about. We’ve got all the main things booked.. is there anything anyone could advise that we may not...
Ive seen posts on here in the past from videographers who are just starting out and need experience offering to film weddings for free or for a small fee, which is what I am looking for. I get married...
Ok I'm totally new to this so here goes.... So we're getting married August 2014 and would like a 'Teal' colour scheme but finding it so hard to find the 'right' shade...they vary so much from the...
Morning Ladies, I am after some advice on the etiquette of evening invitations. My OH and I have lived together for 2 years and have pretty much everything we need for the house, aside from big things...
How do I add a time into evening invitations
My OH have decided that our wedding is gonna have a movie theme to it. We're aiming to recreate famous movie posters to name our tables after, we've also decided to write our invitations in the style...
Hey! We had our hearts set on a Christmas wedding this year but missed all December dates at our dream venue. They have confirmed they as standard put their Christmas decorations up on the 22nd...
Hi all, I posted this earlier but it doesn’t look like it went through so hopefully it’s not a duplicate. I’ve not posted on here before, I hope the topic is okay. We have had extremely unexpected and...
Hi, Our first choice venue has fell through So now trying to find a second choice, we have found somewhere else which would be perfect but they are limited on the hot food they can serve. They are a...
Hiya all, could anyone advise me where to look for a purple wedding dress please and possibly a good food catering that does roast dinner style food. Thank you
Hi everyone, I very recently got engaged, and I didn't realise two things: 1) just how happy it'd make me, and how keen I am to plan a wedding..I thought I wouldn't care too much about weddings and...
Hi everyone, How much are people paying for aisle music? We need a violinist and a pianist and I have been quoted £800 for just one hour of the ceremony? Is that standard? I would ideally like them to...
Hi All Just wondered if anyone else was being told to stump up more cash by their Registrars? I've been waiting for weeks for the Liverpool Registrars to get back to me about postponing and...
Our wedding planning started off fun and exciting. Then it got stressful. It's now fun and exciting again! We've been struggling to find venues that can accommodate a Friday reception, so we've given...
Any advice, i want one of those nice ones but cannot think what their called, the ones that make your writing look nice!!!
Hi there We are looking to speak to brides and grooms whose mental health has been impacted by postponing their wedding and Covid. If you feel your mental health has been affected and you would like...
I don't think has been done for a while. And if it has, then just indulge me! We're trying to decide and have got it down to a shortlist of: Take That - Rule the World (it might be too cheesy for us...