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Hi ladies! So i've found a great lady to make our hand crafted wedding invitations. She 's sent me a price list of other stationary & they are all a bit pricey! We are having her do our invites,...

There's nothing wrong at all, but it doesn't feel real we're getting married in 19 days. I don't find myself thinking of the wedding and am now seeing the odd DIY job as a 'hindrance' rather then a...

Hi All, I am wearing as the title suggested a light grey suit with a fushia pink cravat. The Bridemaids are going to be wearing fushia pink dresses so my groomsmen are wearing fushia pink tie with...

I am wondering if anyone would be able to help me find a dress from a picture (or know of anything similar!) I have recently got engaged (Yay!) and the wedding date is now set for 31 May nexy year I...

I'm freaking out a little and would really appreciate some advice. At the weekend my fiancé and I talked about bringing the wedding forward, from August 2016 to early next year. This is mainly because...

Anyone had these or planning on having one??? We both want to have a sweet top layer wedding cake (sponge) for me and OH and kids, also loads of small cup cakes to give out too instead of the...

My mini meltdown earlier has had me frantically pintrest-ing arrival drinks? what are your opinions/doing? ive planned hot ciders for after the ceremony but what about when guests arrive? Mom said...

I've been advised i need to get a crochet hook for the person that will be doing the buttons up on the back of my dress, but i didn't realise they all came in different sizes? does anybody know what...

Hi has anybody tried this online site for bridesmaid dresses? They all look amazing however the reviews are very mixed, and I am never sure if its the actual site putting the positive reviews up to...

Finally went to Gretna yesterday to take M10 forms in I changed my surname a few years back so took birth cert and deed poll, registrar came out about 10 mins later to advise me on a few things 1. OHs...

Hi, this is my first post. Our wedding is 20th September 2014 in Watford. Our photographer has just cancelled on us due to personal circumstances and hasn't recommended anyone else. We are really...

Hi I was wondering if anybody had used the gift list Prezola recently and what peoples experience have been? The honeymoon fund aspect is appealing as we've lived together for a few years. We're not...

So I'll try and keep this short. There are 30 of us and originally we were having an area in a restaurant. I had the menu and everyone had a choice of 4 starters, main and puds. I got everyone's...

Hi all, my bridesmaid's mother is kindly making the wedding cake for me and I am currently on the hunt for a rustic looking cake base. However I am clueless as to what the ideal wedding cake base...

There is a good chance we are going to have two newborns at our wedding, both under 6-8 weeks old. I don't want to leave them out when buying favours for the other children but genuinely don't know...

I'm looking for something different to have at my wedding instead/aswell as a candy cart etc. anyone got any ideas??? Thank you x

Has anyone bought one that they could recommend? I keep looking at reviews but a lot of them say they are cheap looking and snap when cutting the cake Dont want to pay loads but enough to ensure good...

Hi everyone I'm getting married next August and plan to look for my dress from January. I'm slightly overweight and I'm looking to sort that out anyway, but I've always had a big chest so I doubt that...

In my ceremony room I have 50 people, so 5 rows of 5 seats on each side. On my side on my front row I have my mum,who is giving me away,my 2 bridesmaids and then brother and sister. On the grooms side...

Sorry for the duplication in the honeymoon forum...If you don't mind me asking, how much are you spending on your honeymoon? I am in the process of looking at different options and the honeymoon...

I'm struggling for ideas! I thought H2B would have some good ideas as he is a guy after all, but no! Have no idea what to get them!! Bridesmaids I am getting jewellery for them and thinking of getting...

Hi, looking for a bit of advice. We are having a December wedding and currently trying to get ideas together for flowers. I have briefly spoken to one florist who suggested silk flowers firstly...

Morning all Spending a morning flicking through my bridal mags and have seen an article on this. Is anyone else thinking of doing this? Or has anyone been to a wedding where the bride and groom asked...

Hi all I'm newly engaged (June 2014) and this is my first post! We have just booked Newland Hall for our wedding reception for September 2015. The reviews on here are very dated so was just wondering...

Hi all, our reception have said under no circumstances can we take our own alcohol for the toast (not even with a corkage charge). They have said if we want champagne for our toast we have to buy...

Hi everyone, My wedding is next month. I'm soooooo nervous already. I'm quite a anxious person at the best of times. Can't eat, sleep. If I'm like this now what am I going to be like on the day? I'm...

Is someone able to explain to me how corkage fees work? It is like 13 quid for a bottle of wine at our venue - 3 times as much than the wine itself! What the hell? Do they just make this up or is...

Hi guys, We have just recently decided to get marries in Rhodes in Greece next august. When should we be thinking about sending invites? We want everyone to have enough time to save and also get time...

Hi all, Just wanted to know what a few of you are doing, regarding bridesmaid dress. Do you buy the dress for them? OR do you choose the dress and allow them to buy their own dress? My partner and I,...

Where are you?! And how much have you got done so far?

H2B and I have just been to visit a venue for the second time, and have provisionally booked a date. We got in the car to come home and he said I didn't seem very excited about it, and I agreed that I...