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Sorry to add another post....just wanted a bit of advise..... We have our venue booked for may 15 and have been led to believe that we have to use the in house caterers although there is nothing in...
I'm really struggling to find any shoes that I like. Any I find that I do like are either too high or don't have my size. I really don't like traditional wedding shoes and would happily wear Irregular...
Hi all, My fiance and I had put down a deposit for a venue last week, it was quite a significant amount as this was what was needed to hold the date. Although, we did not put down the full deposit...
I'm just having a discussion with my Moh regarding these trees for centerpiece. I don't want them on every table I want to alternate between tall and low centrepieces but she said people will walk in...
Are any of you planning on removing your veil part way through the day? I have no id a how long to wear mine...I guess I will just wear it until my head hurts???
Hi all. Just wondering what people's thoughts are on confetti? Is it worth providing? We can only use bio degradable one so would provide it but would like to know if people think it was worth it and...
There are a number of us having our weddings on 6th June.....and today our Hitched countdowns show 200 days to go!!! How the time is speeding by.....when we booked our date, we had 424 days to...
Hi everyone, if your having 1 where r u getting it from? We want it as are top table centre piece with our new surname. Just got a quote for £86! I thought was a bit expensive? Or is that about right?...
Hi everyone, i am getting married next March and it's all booked but nobody apart from my fiancé and I know yet! We have decided to have a tiny wedding with just two witnesses (we are going to ask his...
So i've found myself in a situation i am sure hundreds of bride-to-be's find themselves in; I can't afford my dream dress on my budget, the dress is 'Cleopatra' by Amanda Wakeley and i think is around...
I think we might have to postpone our wedding. We are due to get married in April and recently things haven't been going well. The money we started saving ages ago for the wedding has had to be spent...
And I'm actually quite nervous, I'm an older bride (46) and worried that I'll look awful... I've been having a few wobbles just recently anyway as time is ticking on and I just don't want to look...
First of all it was the venue, he wanted a hotel (I was never fussed) but for nearly 80 guests it was WAAY over budget and it seems we live in one of the most expensive counties to get married in! So...
Just had a panic - who should be the mc at the wedding? Should it be a family member, best man, usher or can it be someone else?!
Hi All When I was trying dresses on at the weekend my bridesmaid tried dresses on too. She loved this one. Does anyone know who makes this dress so I can try sourcing it? Thanks for any help you...
I love bracelets and bangles but only tend to wear them for nights out as I have teeny wrists and so most bracelets, even when tightened on the tightest fastening are big and hang down over my hand. I...
Last week I finally got around to making a wedding album for my parents using Photobox and it arrived today! We went for their Premium photobook which normally costs £99.99 for 90 pages but I had a...
Hiya! So i like the idea of having photos of all members of the bridal party with their names. Think its nice for guests to know who they are. Im thinking either having an order of the day with...
Despite being an OM, i've been watching lots of TLC this week (say yes to the dress, i found the gown, randys wedding rescue) and have seen so many brides requesting dresses with pockets! I didn't...
This may take a while so get comfy, pull up a chair, grab a bottle of prosecco and a box of chocolates and enjoy!! How it all began Once upon a time, there lived a single mum of four miserably in her...
Hi all, I'm after inspiration for music to walk down the aisle to. My OH and I don't really have any special songs (sad) Also, as my bridesmaids are walking before me, I'm assuming I'll use the same...
Hi everyone - hope I am doing this right as its my first time posting ? I am looking for somewhere to purchase some chunky tree slices to put my centrepieces on and also one for the cake etc I live in...
Hello! I'm getting married in September next year, in a field, at a farm, with no running water. I'm starting to regret wanting to have a dry hire, blank canvas wedding- the planning is quite...
Hi Couls someone please advise we are having a civil ceremony and was wondering if i need to have an Order of Service I do like the Idea of having something so that everyone know's whats going on and...
I know it's silly and I need to pick myself up and be cheery about all the successes of the day but when I think about it it does seem quite a few things didn't go to plan :-/ my step sister made me...
Anything at all? Good or bad? I am considering using a venue that has a package that includes this photographer and wondered if anyone knew if they were any good! I would prefer to pick out my...
So on the 8th we went for our menu tasting and it was absolutely stunning food. We tried 5 starters 4 mains and 2 deserts. We defiantly enjoyed the tasting of great food. we decided for starters of a...
Ok, so I'm going a bit DIY on this wedding, and am making my own brooch style bouquet, so wanted to tweak the button holes I had ordered to co-ordinate. This is what the button hole looked like: My...
Hi there I've seen those boards with a funny picture on and a hole where you put your face for a picture and would love to have one for my wedding reception for everyone to have photos taken. The...
My wedding is 28th Feb and the only big thing left to sort is transport but i'm not sure what to do... I have always thought that me and my dad would travel in a nice vintage car, and my mum and...
*This is a long report, no apologies given!* Background We actually met in a little hardware shop buying wellies on a Tuesday afternoon two days before Reading Festival in 2006. The conversation...