Discussions from Planning

I apologise in advance for my rant but I have nowhere to turn to. This wedding is starting to drain me emotionally. Every day there is something new. It started with the fact that my MIL was so over...

Any advice would be appreciated. We are getting married April this year and sent our invitations out quite early due to the wedding being on a weekday. Everyone but one person has RSVPd in time, and...

I am truly fed up at the cost of weddings. We have just looked at our budget again today and I just can't believe how much everything is costing. The main cost for us is guests as we have such large...

Hi all, Just started wedding planning for a wedding in October. Decided I couldn't cope with a long planning session! The ceremony is at a church. We are having a cream tea instead of a wedding...

HELP..... So I’m just in the process of booking my florist. I am pretty set of having gypsophila bouquets for my bridesmaids and in mine as well as the flower girls halos. It is so delicate and...

Hi all, we have just booked our venue at Smeetham Hall in Sudbury... after much indecision! We are now looking at trying to lock in a decent priced but great photographer and all the other details....

Hi , Myself and my lovely Fiancee have booked a venue , booked the church and things are moving on swiftly , our date is in 2016 June. But we have been advised it would be a good idea to buy some...

Hi, Anyone have any advice on how to keep our alcohol bill down to a minimum? We have to purchase all alcohol through our venue and to be honest the prices are extortionate! We need welcome drinks,...

Hey Ladies, I asked around a while ago for any recommendations on who would be best to purchase bling bridal converse from - thank you for your replies In the end I decided to have a go myself. I...

Hello! I was just wondering if anyone could share their experiences so I know if this is the norm? My bridal dress shop told me to come in for my first fitting 12 weeks before the wedding. I assumed...

Hi, Our friends have kindly offered to let us hold our marquee reception at their home. So we are looking for somewhere to hold the ceremony and wedding breakfast only! It needs to be in...

Hi everyone, this is my first 'new' post, so hello all! We got engaged in September and have set a date for May 2016 with the venue and church now booked, and having read some of the advice of you...

Random question - how do I invite ppl to my hen do that I'm organising myself? Text, actual invite ? No idea! Have already spoken to bridesmaids but I'm thinking of how to invite friends I don't speak...

Hello! There is a dress from the new collection that has caught my eye (called Jaime), anyhoo, i was wondering if any enzoani brides could enlighten me on an approx price range these dresses are? Tia...

I'd like to arrange a few suprises for my Groom around the second love of his life - his Land Rover. We have a country garden themed wedding so it would fit in perfectly. Our cake baker is making an...

Neither of us are particularly sweet toothed so we're not interested in having a cake (we've gone for enough small cakes for those who do!). Nor are we a large enough group for a cheese stack. We'd...

Haha, well what I mean is, does the tartan of the kilt have to match the tie? Our wedding colour is pale blue and my Scottish fiance does not have his own family tartan. So the easiest thing to do...

Hi I am getting married in July and this Sunday I am going bridesmaid shopping. My issue is I have a plus sized bridesmaid and a size 12 bridesmaid. One of the bridesmaid also will not wear heels....

Hoping someone can help me... My sister has just engaged to her girlfriend and I am looking for a wedding planning book that is suitable for same sex couples. Trouble is ive only really seen them...

Hi all you lovely ladies! Can anyone recommend a good hair and make up artist based in Guildford for my wedding? I get married on Thursday 29th October this year and am looking for reasonable prices....

I tried my very own dress on for the first time yesterday morning... And it's slightly too small. The worst thing is she measured me and I've put an inch on my tummy. I've been consciously eating...

Can anyone recommend some makeup artists in the Lancashire area? I'm literally going around in circles haha!! I've looked at so many and I'm so picky... I have pale skin and want someone that can...

We are getting married on 17 sept 2016 in a church outside our parish. This has been discussed and booked. I am aware i need to get banns read in our local parish aswell as the church we intend to...

Can anyone help me with locating a shop in or around bristol and bath that sell duck egg blu bridesmaid dresses....failing that then online but i do prefer to go into a shop to see things better. Am...

So our venue (Gaynes Park in Epping, Essex) has what they call a coach house for guests to stay in the night of the wedding. The coach house is not included in the price of the venue. It has 10 rooms...

I'm not having a dress code, it's more of a suggestion... OH is english and I am indian, we are having a straightforward traditional english day but the evening reception will be bhangra music and...

Hi I'm going to put toiletry baskets in the men and women's toilets at the venue - what you suggest would be useful to put in them as a guest? I've got a few ideas - women - deodorant/body spray/hand...

So it's 5 weeks before my wedding and my bridesmaid txt me to say she won't be able to come to the wedding unless she brings her daughter (6 yrs old) the friend who was meant to have her can no...

Can anyone recommend a hairdresser to do mine and my mums hair on my wedding day please? I am getting married on 5 Sep 2015. Our wedding is near Redhill and we will be staying in a nearby hotel the...

You know by now, i'm useless with music- if they're not shouting and screaming, i'm not really there. well i need some soft background music to make a playlist for when guests are arriving to the...

Hi guys I'm getting married on 1st December 2012 and am trying to arrange wedding insurance. Not a major problem, but my mum has skin cancer and so far John Lewis, Debenhams and Direct line have all...