Discussions from Planning

One of the venues we are interested in has had some bad reviews for weddings on Trip Advisor. Specifically, they had two one star reviews last year. (Some more in previous years but I'm not too...

I'm the first of my friends to get married and they were asking me what the most annoying/stressful thing about wedding planning was. Here's my top 3, but wondered if anyone had any more? 1. People...

I've found a lovely hall near Ripon, but our ceremony will be in Leeds, 25 miles away! I've been quoted £130 for a driven mini-bus to take the guests... But then how do they get home?! Do I expect...

Hi guys and gals, I'm hoping someone can give me some ideas in what to dress my dad in! The groomsmen have just been to choose their hire suits today and it's all very lovely and traditional - slate...

So I've seen a message my h2b sent to another woman on Craigslist about her sending him photos and 0 landing to sort a time to meet this isn't the first time as I've found he had previously joined a...

I've come across a bit of stumbling block! I'm having a very small wedding - 15 or so people at the ceremony, potentially up to 30-35 at the reception if everybody comes (only likely to have 2 of...

FH and I are DIY-ing it a bit. Hoping to reserve a date at the Town Hall soon, and have been getting quotes for Village Halls. No idea about catering at the moment but if needs be it'll be a takeaway!...

Hi everyone. I'm new to the site and hoping you can all help. We have reserved 2 dates with our venue and on Friday will confirm which we want. Our preference is Monday 30th May 2016, however this a...

Hi all. With less than 7 months to go I decided to review our finances/budget and I'm ashamed to say that I've just lost the plot completely with this wedding! We went from having a very small,...

I've just been looking at hand held steamers with a view to doing it myself but now must admit having second thoughts. It's 3 layers and it's recommended that you steam each layer from underneath. I...

Hoping to get married in 2016/2017 Spring/Summer preferred with a budget for the venue of around £5000. This would need to be a package deal including food, drink, evening reception buffet and dj etc....

Hello, I'm new here - I have been searching high and low and I just cannot find something that suits my budget. It's so tight with about £3000 max. Does anyone know of any places in south East kent -...

Hi there. My partner is loving the idea of a videographer, something I hadn't really imagined or planned. Just booked my photography but now on the hunt for a videoapher. Love the style of white...

Hi all, My husband-to-be and I would like to hire a village hall for our wedding reception and go down the "DIY" route. We are getting married in Leverstock Green and would ideally like a village...

I've been told my eyes will disappear on the photos if I don't wear them - not my eyes specifically but eyes in general. I've never worn them in my life and not a high maintenance girl though I do...

Has anyone used or will be using a cake from marks and Spencer's for their wedding day (as their main centre piece cake). I was just googling about wedding cakes as I know they can be extortionate and...

We've picked 26th October 2016 as our wedding date it has to be that particular date to accommodate some of our family, on both sides, and we're both happy with it, because we're both autumn people as...

One of the things my fiancé is very firm about is that he doesn't want our guests to pay for their drinks at the wedding. In theory, I agree with him - I would much prefer to have the whole thing paid...

Hi I am starting to look for wedding cars but have no inspiration on what to go for. Neither of us are particularly interested in cars and so do not want to spend too much on them either. Any thoughts...

We are getting married on October 25th and I haven't got a clue what to serve as a welcome drink. We were going to have Prosecco but we want to save that for the speeches and have something different....

So, I need an L-O-V-E light up sign to sit on a mantelpiece at the venue in Devon, any ideas on where to buy/hire one for a good price? Also, looking to get personalised stickers to put on our favours...

Hi, I'm getting married on a campsite in August 2015 in Lancashire, and I'm struggling to find an affordable fun cover band that fits in with our slightly quirky theme. Ideally I'd like a band that...

No nice way of putting this, I am scheduled to start menstruating on the Saturday of my hen weekend in March. We have a spa booked for the Sunday. Then in April I am scheduled to start menstruating...

Hey guys, Just thought I would see what other people thought of our predicament. My Fiance and I put a deposit down on a wedding venue, pretty sizeable deposit for October. However, I've just found...

Late last night OH and his brother were texting back n forth about something non wedding related when his brother suddenly sends a message saying 'you know you asked niece (his little girl) to be...

Came across Berketex Bride today while searching for wedding dresses and they have quite a few proper A line dresses that was around or under £300. Does anyone have any experience with them or their...

I have found the wedding dress off my dreams, I cannot stop thinking about it. This is the wedding dress I must have!! However I am strugglinyg to trust the site that it is on lunadress.co.uk and...

Hi everyone, sorry if this is a daft question. For the legal part of my wedding we have chosen the basic option of just 4 guests max, my mum, FMIL and my best friend and her husband. My friend has...

So we are trying to find something none religious to have read at the wedding. I've seen one I like, but I would like a second reading aswell. We want something that somebody else can read so nothing...

After months of nagging, on Saturday we're taking the train to Birmingham, in hopes that we'll find h2b's ring! I already have my ring, but he is looking for a Russian wedding band or Turkish puzzle...