Discussions from Planning

Hi All, Just wondering - do you have a contract with your makeup artists? I'm going for my trial this afternoon (leaving in about 30 mins eek!). I've paid a £40 deposit, with a further £25 to pay...

Hi Ladies (sorry gents, I don't think this is one you'll care for!) I just thought I'd start a topic on how long it took for your dress to come in once you ordered it. I know that when I first got...

Hello all! First post - hurrah! I've only recently gotten engaged, so we've only just started to think about all the different millions of avenues we can go down. One is - hiring a tipi. If we do, I...

Hi All! I've planning a very British wedding- afternoon tea, bunting, etc etc. And we reeeaaaalllly want a Beatles tribute band. Any idea how much one would cost? (Wedding's in Dorest in May next...

I'm in serious need of some advice on how to break the news to one of my bridesmaids that she isn't who I've chosen for my maid of honour. She's quite sensitive and has got it in to her head that she...

I have six bridesmaids, including my elder sister, she has naturally fallen into the place of MOH (not much planning done yet so not actually specified this) but I don't want her to be MOH. Has anyone...

Hi I've been looking for the right pair of bridal shoes and have spotted two lovely pairs, one half the price of the other but I cannot seem to find the least expensive ones in my size or colour! I...

Hey Guys, So, I got an Idea Inspired by OneHartOrTwo's Engagement Ring flash post (which was only like 30 mins ago) Why don't all us lovely Wifeyyys-to-be give our engagement rings a flash! Not...

Hi all, I am hoping to draw on your wedding knowledge to help me put together a small discrete wedding for me and my fiancée Emma. We are looking to have a very small/ discrete wedding somewhere...

I ordered a custom fitted wedding ring from a company in America as my beautiful engagement ring is a bit of an awkward shape! It's very flat to my finger so all standard wedding bands weren't...

Hi there, we are looking for dresses for our bridesmaids and don't really know where to start. I was wondering if anyone can recommend some shops to try in Edinburgh/Glasgow. We are on a budget so...

I'm tired, and my brain can't google-please help! I have bought a multi-photo frame to display table plan on-it's for 4x6 photos, and we are going to print out the table lists and put them in there....

So, having bought my dress (shop sample) a year ago I had 3 st to shift to be where I wanted to be and be able to get in it properly. Fast forward a year, and I still don't have much less than 3 st to...

Hi Everyone, First of all, I don't think us newlyweds should be called OMs...or Old Married, I'm not old haha! Or is that not what it stands for? Secondly, Does anyone have any advice for those who...

Hi all, My fiance and I are getting married next May. We are having a DIY wedding and so rather than a sit-down meal, want to get a fish 'n' chip or burger van. Has anyone done this? What kind of...

So I'm looking at ordering my bm dresses from this seller, she has awesome reviews. I'm waiting on colour swatches to be delivered. However, how much will the customs charges be? Will it just be...

This hadn't even come on to my radar but I was at a wedding last weekend where they did one, and then the next day my dad dropped a hint that he would like to do one (he hadn't been at the wedding, so...

Hi, I'm planning on having my sister, sister-in-law to be and best friend as bridesmaids, and 3 younger family members as flower girls. My bridesmaids are all different shapes and sizes and the flower...

We have 8 weeks until the wedding, picked up our bridesmaid dresses at the weekend, and the dress shop have measured one of my sisters completely wrong! They measured her 3 inches short (she's 14 and...

My hen is this Friday, it's all been a bit last minute and I've been a bit disorganised and now I've run out of time to go shopping! I ordered some dresses online which came today but the only one I...

I'm starting to think about timings for the day and we are meeting with pastor soon so I've been thinking about the actual ceremony itself. I don't want the standard wedding hymns - "All Things Bright...

Has anyone had any experience with Patchwork Present gift list or similar?! Love the idea as we really don't need anything for our house but I'm not comfortable asking for cash contributions to...

I found a dress I like, it's red and very lovely but now I'm confused. My OH keeps saying he doesn't care what I wear so long as it's not a 'toilet dolly' dress but I have no idea what he is talking...

Hi al Hoping someone can recommend a female singer to sing at our wedding. Bit specific on the type of person im looking for (by specific i mean fussy lol). We want someone with a unique style voice,...

Hi All Just wanted to flag up something I wished I'd addressed with our guests before the wedding Unknown to us on the day, as we didn't spot it (I'd have stopped them if I did), but several of our...

Hello all, So I get married on Saturday. I cannot believe the day is finally here.. so all those Bride's planning a year or two in advance, TRUST ME it flies by. Before I go though just a few things...

Hi all, My fiance and I moved from London to Dublin three years ago. Being from London, we want to get married in London and our wedding is in three months. Have seen that we need to be give notice in...

Hello. I had my makeup trial this weekend which was fantastic. I'm going for a Hollywood glam look with a red lip. My MUA suggested that I use one of my own lipsticks for the big day so that I can...