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Wedding hair Cheltenham 25th July 2026
Kate, 14 April, 2026 at 14:13

Any hairdressers with availability for bride, 2 adult BMs and MOB?

June, sunday 31-May-26 10 82
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Getting ready morning food?
Senel, 23 January, 2024 at 20:01

Hello everyone, I have quite a large bridal party and I’d like to have food for us whilst we are getting ready the morning of. Our caterers aren’t able to accommodate but they said we could use their...

Alastair, saturday 30-May-26 112 1,561
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Asking for contribution towards wedding album as gift?
loopylou1980, 18 November, 2010 at 11:46

Hi all, I am new to this site, and newly engaged! Woo hoo! We have just booked our photographer and are considering asking for contributions towards our album for our wedding gift. Does this sound...

Willium, saturday 30-May-26 11 3,742
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menu tasting... when should it be done?
Gumibear85, 7 April, 2013 at 09:24

Something that was big on my list was having a nice menu for the wedding breakfast. I want my guests to be able to have a choice of what they eat. So I need to (at some point) go to my venue and do a...

Rahul, saturday 30-May-26 9 3,230
xsammix
Sweet Jar Favour Idea - WDYT?
xsammix, 25 July, 2010 at 15:09

Instead of having "individual" favours me and OH were just thinking of putting a sweet jar on each table instead?? This would just be for the adults....the kids are getting their own individual...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 18 4,742
chocoholic_claire
What did you wear in the morning whilst getting ready?
chocoholic_claire, 26 July, 2010 at 07:40

Morning all! I'm heading out to the shops later to get the last few bits. I have a quick question, what did you wear whilst getting ready in the morning? I'm staying in a hotel and the makeup/hair...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 24 8,298
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Religious blessing after a civil service?
Jelly_Bean, 26 July, 2010 at 10:29

Hi everyone I was just wondering of anyone else is thinking about doing/ has done this? We're having a civil ceremony but the venue we're using has a lovely little chapel that apparently a lot of...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 9 6,841
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Buffet reception...speeches???
Soon to be Mrs W, 26 July, 2010 at 12:29

We are having a buffet for our reception at a different venue to our ceremony, the ceremony being at 3.30 and arriving at our reception for 6pm. The issue we have is we dont know when to have the...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 7 5,192
VeeDubLuv
Cooling Castle - What would you re: price increase
VeeDubLuv, 26 July, 2010 at 12:57

Good afternoon all. Cooling Castle have recently sent out my booking form for Nov 2012. Brilliant I thought! Well it wasnt until the weekend when me and my OH sat down to work out numbers that we...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 23 7,402
kacaldwell
OMG I'm Getting Married in 10 Days!!!
kacaldwell, 18 August, 2009 at 11:08

Hey sorry I have been neglecting Hitched recently! Sooo much to do! Logged on today for the first time in ages and it flashes up 10 days to go!!! ? I stil feel like I have soo much to do! My order of...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 3 980
CountDuckula
Freezing sponge wedding cake. Can you?
CountDuckula, 18 August, 2009 at 11:41

I've just worked out we've got far too much cake for the number of guests so I want to save the top tier for us to binge on once we're back from honeymoon a special occasion. Can you really, really...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 5 2,751
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Halter necks, necklaces and back jewellery
Sarahloup, 18 August, 2009 at 15:41

Hi girls, I am quite new to this site, but have been reading alot of your discussions etc, and I have a question for you all...... My wedding dress is an halter neck and I am loving the back jewellery...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 32 22,923
AutumnRose
Back from an enforced Hitched break and need some ideas!!
AutumnRose, 18 August, 2009 at 16:13

Hello all!!!! Hope everyone is well and planning is going swimmingly all round ? I moved house about a month ago and have had no internet for sooooooooooooooooooo long!!!! Have very much been missing...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 5 1,229
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DIY table plan - alphabetical order?
narie, 16 October, 2011 at 18:47

As the above heading says - I am making my table plan tonight. Do I need to list the names on each table in alphabetical order? If yes - surname not first name?

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 3 3,749
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Any Demetrios GR200 brides?
steph290208, 17 October, 2011 at 14:48

Hiya, Has or did anyone choose this dress? Whether you did or not, or just tried it on...if anyone has pics of themself in the dress and you are willing to share I'd really love to see them... x ...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 1 352
ellenlouiserobson
North East England Cake Maker Required
ellenlouiserobson, 19 October, 2011 at 11:39

Morning guys, does anyone in NE England have recommendations for a cake maker? My sister is supposed to be making my wedding cake but we keep falling out and I don't want to risk her refusing to make...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 5 641
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Gift ideas for sister getting married
RachelStan, 19 October, 2011 at 19:56

Hey all! My little sister is getting married soon so I was just hoping for some help with gift ideas for her and her future husband! They've set up a gift list on http://www.starlightregistry.com to...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 3 326
Michelle772012
anyone been married or getting married in Alkmaar Room Guildhall Bath
Michelle772012, 19 October, 2011 at 21:04

Hi All as above really, stupidly i hadnt viewed the room we are getting married in as there were 2 options one room sat 14 the other 120 so i booked the one with 120 seats pd deposit and gave notice...

Mohsin, saturday 30-May-26 4 2,502
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Kids table?
jesikab4u, 22 November, 2014 at 23:34

I don't have children myself yet, but we are having around 17 ish children ranging from 4 months to 12. Would a kids table be a good? With having the young ones with their parents probably having 4-7...

Steve, saturday 30-May-26 19 2,848
DarkMoomin
Ceremony Seating?
DarkMoomin, 25 March, 2012 at 20:32

Hi All, Not sure if this is a bit of a random problem or not! We have decided we want to reserve seats for specific people in the front few rows of the ceremony. In part this is because we were at a...

Steve, saturday 30-May-26 6 3,767
Nicole
Summer colour scheme ideas
Nicole, 3 February, 2026 at 21:40

Can anyone suggest some summer colour schemes? (all photos welcome)

Leoparker, friday 29-May-26 4 29
tinkerbelly1983
Got our wedding rings!!!
tinkerbelly1983, 12 April, 2011 at 19:53

Decided to go with a plain court ring, I didn't want to out-bedazzle my ER! I'm wondering if its a bit too wide though, this is a 3mm... wondering if 2mm would look better? What do you think? (please...

Leoparker, friday 29-May-26 4 581
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Ceremony Seating Plan
Kr@zyburd23, 10 June, 2015 at 17:31

We have a really small venue for our ceremony, there are 20 seats (2 rows of 6 and 4). We need to have a seating plan really to make sure that those involved in the ceremony are at the front to that...

Tnsusu, friday 29-May-26 7 2,533
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marquee flooring...help needed!!!
natsastar, 29 March, 2012 at 17:03

We are having a marquee on a field/massive bit of grass area and are struggling for the floor. the wedding is booked for the 15 june 2013 so not until next year but we are struggling for flooring. we...

Joy, friday 29-May-26 5 7,283
avintagebride
How do I change my profile picture?
avintagebride, 17 September, 2010 at 09:51

Can anyone help please, I can't seem to find how to do it! X

Tannu, friday 29-May-26 3 437
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Stopping guests uploading pictures of our children
RomanticIvoryFlowers35819, 12 January, 2020 at 22:36

We are not having children at our wedding other than our own daughter and our niece who are three weeks apart and will be 16 month's old when we get married. Our daughter and our niece will be our...

Ethan, friday 29-May-26 6 1,649
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Dry hire venue (use our own caterers and no corkage) nearish Oxford or Guildford
SurreyOxfordBTB, 2 November, 2011 at 21:55

Hi all. This is my first post and I'm hoping some of you can help me from your experience. We are just starting to look at options for venues for our wedding. I'm not from England and I've been struck...

Iren, thursday 28-May-26 3 2,546
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very nervous about telling parents we Don't want them to pay
Sarah, 9 July, 2021 at 15:56

I posted a couple of weeks ago about my dad blowing up and causing a massive scene at a meal out over a jug of gravy which cost £1 (something he does very regularly) my H2B was aware of how he is but...

KiIlass, thursday 28-May-26 11 436
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Wedding budgets
Kay, 18 February, 2024 at 16:11

Hi, just looking to see what peoples weddings budgets are? We are getting married in June 2024, and looking to spend about £10,000. We are doing a DIY wedding, registry office in the morning and party...

KiIlass, thursday 28-May-26 27 1,910
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Budget weddings!
Mia, 17 September, 2025 at 20:21

Hi all, me and my partner have been engaged 3 year and now have a little girl we don’t have a very high budget budget but we are desperate to be married. We are willing to have a small one if that’s...

Megha, thursday 28-May-26 7 75
Shannon
Trio bands for Surrey Area
Shannon, 10 February, 2026 at 19:02

Does anyone have an recommendations for bands that are reasonably priced. Please 😊

Tannu, thursday 28-May-26 4 30 1
Lucy
Where to start?
Lucy, 30 April, 2025 at 19:41

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...

Nathalia, wednesday 27-May-26 16 185 1

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