Discussions from Planning

Just a quick question. I've bought some PRESERVED rose petals (different from freeze dried) from http://www.rosepetalshop.co.uk/preservedrosepetals/99-dark-red/packages I was just wondering if they...

Is it essential to have favours? My hesitation is that it's easy to spend a load of money and end up with a cheap looking favour. I don't really want to spend more than £1 per favour. We have 78...

Hi All I'm getting married in July next year in North Yorkshire. We're hoping to hire a fish and chip van for our evening food, for something that little bit different! I've had a few quotes in but I...

We are likely to have around 100-120 guests at our wedding, most of whom are travelling long distances and I imagine most will want to book the jurys inn hotel which is 2 mins walk from the venue. We...

OK so this isn't about when to throw the confetti - we will be doing an organised confetti shot after a few formal photos after the ceremony, but more how is it best thrown? Do people tip it out of...

Hi fellow brides! I'm looking into MUA and hair prices. Can anyone give me an insight into what they are paying for MUA and hair for bride and for bridesmaids? Thanks.

We have a 12pm ceremony, OH needs to set up the room from 8 am it's going to be such a rush!! Anyone else have this problem? and what are your timings for the day as I'm worried people will get...

Only have one bridesmaid, who'll be almost 12 on our wedding, so will be too big for flower girl/young bridesmaid dresses but too small for adult sizes and I've got no idea where to start looking for...

Something else occurred to me along the beauty route. I tend to wear a lot of strappy tops in the summertime (when we actually get sunshine) and I've always been left with slight tan lines on my...

... so what name is used in the ceremony? We got our registrars ceremony pack today and it asks for your full name ...I am still known as my married name and all my ID is still in that name ... I have...

I'm usually a bit of a control freak so surprised I feel like this but was looking forward to them offering to do it! I don't feel like I can ask them to take over now as if they wanted to they would...

If any of you had bubbles in place of confetti, I was wondering about the liquid leaving marks on my dress when the bubbles pop. Did any of you have this problem? Are there any tips or certain types...

Hi All, I'm new to this forum and was hoping to get some help with evening reception music. We wanted to have some kind of ceilidh/barn dance thing going on to make sure everyone gets up and dances...

Hi we're looking at booking suits best month and originally planned on going to greenwoods but my cousin used them for her wedding in June and a few things weren't right with suits etc. I don't think...

Hi, Out of curiosity, I was wondering what your ratio split for family and friends at your wedding is going to be? I have a large family so for my allocation, it is going to be 50% My Family, 50% My...

Hi, I am looking for some ideas for the wording of our invites. We are going to Lapland to get married and having an evening reception when we get home I am unsure how to word this any ideas would be...

Hi, what time are people getting married? We've gone for 3pm register office, 5pm meal, 7.30pm evening bash. The late timing is mainly due to having relatives travelling down from up north but I am...

So I lost my dear Mum nearly 14 years ago and I would like a nice way of remembering her on the day. I have a photo of her from her wedding day tied to my bouquet but I thought it would also be a nice...

Hi, we're only having a small wedding of 20 people max. We don't want to have a first dance it's just not us and we really don't want the whole traditional wedding thing. Problem is my mum keeps...

Will be a Mrs for my 25th birthday next year yay xx

What is everyones opinion on the 'Pick a seat not a side' sign at a wedding ceremony? It'll be a civil ceremony, not a church. I like the idea as 99% of our families won't of met until at the wedding,...

There were many things that I wanted to know when I was looking at booking my appointments for wedding dress shopping: would I be able to afford any of the dresses? Could I take pictures? Would they...

I was hoping someone might be able to help me with finding a reading for my wedding, my Nana will be reading it and i would like something modern/funny/short. any ideas?

I was set on having Rainbow Club Gala, I love them. However, yesterday I went to get my measurements at the dress shop and she advised unless I absolutely am head over heals with the shoes too look...

Sooo im pretty set on my bridesmaids.. im yet to "pop the question" i have been looking at ideas to ask them.. there's the obvious outright asking them.. or i have been swaying towards the idea of a...

Hi Everyone I'm hoping to get some input from other brides as I'm really confused! Since I got engaged, I've had a very clear picture in my head of how I want things to look. I wanted a coral colour...

So it's time to think about buying wedding insurance. It's not an option for me, I want the peace of mind. Trouble is I have a chronic illness. Partly the reason I want the insurance I suppose, in...

Hi, We both like so many different genres so we're having a mix of funny YMCA type stuff, disco, rock and whatever the True Blood soundtrack is! First dance: Metallica's Nothing Else Matters as our...

Hi everyone, I am pricing up chair cover & hessian bows at the minute and they are working out more than I thought they would! What are peoples views on having chair covers? do you think you need...

Hi guys Me and OH are getting married 31st of January next year at the registry office. We are having just the simple ceremony no walking down an aisle music or anything. Im currently looking for a...

We may be changing the place where we are having our wedding ceremony. At the moment we have a venue booked for it and the reception for the whole day BUT we may be able to have a ceremony in our...