Discussions from Planning

Hi I was wondering how you source covered straw bales for a wedding? I've seen multiple 'real life' weddings articles at Chilham Village Hall (where I am getting married next summer) and they have...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone could help me out. Has anyone got married at a village hall and had to do a big clean up themselves the day after? If anyone has any advice on who they got to...

Hi all, How did you pick your wedding / elopement date? I have been wondering about how we should pick ours. Since we are planning to do an elopement we don't really have to consider anyone's plans,...

Hi, Can anyone recommend a company in Lancashire for our wedding cake? Our wedding is in four months time, so we need to get this organised very soon. Have tried searching the internet but feel at a...

Hi everyone. I'm a newbie. Just got engaged last week and I am soooooooo happy! I am so excited to be marrying the most incredible person in the world I'm sure I will have a lot of questions for you...

Hello all. My H2B and I love the look of the create your own cake from M&S. We are on a tight budget so this appears to be a great way of getting a beautiful cake for a fraction of the price. I...

Hi ladies, I'm after some advice about what to do about my dress. Initially I was torn between the dress I have ordered and another, but had to make a decision as my budget wouldn't stretch to 2...

Hello! This is my first post so nice to meet you all. We are about to book our wedding for june 2015. We are also trying for a baby. We have been trying for a long time and so don't think it would be...

I am trying to get all of my stationary sorted at the moment and I am just wondering what timescale to give for RSVP's? I am getting married on 20th June 2015 and I was thinking of saying RSVP by 23rd...

I went to a wedding fayre earlier on in the year, some time between March and May. I cannot remember where it was because we've been to so many and I've since moved house and can't find my file with...

I recently got engaged and have started looking at venues - which is proving impossible. I moved to Leeds 4 years ago and bought our house last year near Roundhay. But unfortunately I don't know the...

I'm hoping someone here can help me. im looking for suppliers who have popcorn and candy floss machines for hire with someone running it in the surrey area. all my google searches bring up companies...

Hi everyone, I'm Amy from Staffordshire and i'm getting married in 2016, either July or August not decided yet. We're having a festival wedding with a marquee and live music. As this doesn't really...

At the Wedding Fair at the NEC recently, I found a stand for Wedding Marryoke, which looked like utter genius and such a great reminder of your day. Has anyone had one at their wedding or know anyone...

I've been thinking about ways to make sure our reception is a good night for our guests. It got me to thinking about what can go wrong. I was just wondering what the worst weddings you've ever been to...

Has anyone got any recommendations for hair and make up artists that cover the new forest please. I've contacted quite a few and I'm really struggling with any level of service! I don't know if I'm...

How much is everyone spending on their wedding cake? I have no idea what is reasonable, we fancy a three tier lemon, chocolate and vanilla sponge. The few places we have enquired with are around...

My OH and I are humanists and my partner in particular is a strident atheist. It was never on the cards to have a church wedding and we are doing away with quite a lot of the traditions that weddings...

Hi I got engaged two weeks ago so am in the very early planning stages and just wondered if someone could assist - either you're planning your wedding reception in a marquee or know someone who has!...

We booked our venue at beginning of Sept for 12 Sept next year. Its a converted barn where we will have ceremony and reception, around 50 day and 80 evening guests. We arranged ceremony room, welcome...

Hopefully this will post..... I saw a beautiful dress on don't tell the bride this week. It was quite plain at the front just a lace top but the back was open and had diamonte strings hanging down...

I know you are not allowed any religious content with a registry office wedding but I really want to walk in to "Heaven" by Do and am not sure if this will be classed as religious or not. Any other...

Hi all, just wanted to gauge opinion really, if you other half is getting married wearing their uniform are you having button holes and are they wearing their medals? We cant decide if both are too...

I'm really fed up I can't find a wedding venue my budget is 8k for the wedding and at the minute everywhere I've look I'd is coming up as £4500 ? I didn't think it would be this much for a venue at...

I really like the convertible bridesmaid dresses by dessy & 2 birds but with 6 adult bridesmaids £250 a dress is waaay out of my budget. Has anyone found a similar thing elsewhere?! My colours are...

Oh my goodness, I can't believe this time tomorrow the girl doing our hair and make up will have just arrived, and I'll be getting ready to marry the love of my life! Lots to do today, but it's all...

My OH can't wear a wedding ring due to his work and the fact that he is left-handed. We want to get him a tattoo of our names/initials and wedding date instead but don't know of any tattoo artists...

I thought I'd settled on a colour for the bridesmaid dresses.....navy. Stylish with elegance I thought. I don't know why but my original colour theme popped into my head last night (strawberry and...

Hi guys, just need some advice. i have a mahoosive issue from the past. i was previously married and divorced (under my old name) and am looking at getting married again under my new name. As I've...