Discussions from Planning

Hello everyone, I wondered whether I might be able to get some advice/an outside perspective on a situation that I'm really stuck on. I'm only just engaged (1 month ago) and so haven't really done...

Hi there, My partner and I have been together almost 6 years, engaged for two and a half. We kept putting wedding plans off to allow for other things (paying off an expensive holiday, moving, etc.)...

So after putting it off I have my first dress fitting tomorrow & I'm petrified! What if it doesn't fit me or if I don't like it. I ordered it 14 months ago and only briefly tried it on when it...

Hi all, Wondering if anybody could help me at all. My oh and I are looking to get married at Brentwood Registry Office but have not been able to get a straight answer from them with regards to...

I am on my way to a wedding reception and as I am on the train on the way up from work I had a quick pop on Facebook. My news feed is full of photos posted by guests who are there all day of the...

Morning everyone! We've done a big U- turn and decided to go to Gran Caneria for one week and one week in Cornwall- we love it there! We've been many times and tend to go back to the places we love,...

My mum is wondering how much she should send as a gratuity for the venue staff who were there on the day. Did anyone else do this and how much did you send?

Just booking an initial meeting with this florist. Bit worried as i know nothing about flowers!! Has anyone got any tips/advice?? Also has anyone used Gracie Day before??

Like many, I am on a strict budget. Our catering is coming in at more than anticipated. We are tied to use 1 of 6 suppliers and the company we are using are the cheapest/most suitable for us. And i...

All, So the same doesn't happen to you please do not use Abbeydress,com. I order Wine red shoes to wear on my wedding day as my bridesmaids are in red. I now have shocking Pink shoes and they will not...

My h2b has asked me to have his sister and her daughter in the bridal party. His sister is 28 and her daughter is 4. We get on well but I've already asked my 2 sisters and that was all I was going to...

Can anyone recommend a good seller on ebay so I can get some sample foam roses. Thanks x

Hi my fiance and I got engaged september 2013 and are hoping to get married end of summer 2016. I was just wondering if anyone had suggestions on venues in and around glasgow. We have visited The Vu...

Hi, I am looking at getting married in France.. Looking for some advice ... Has anyone worked with any trusted company's that you'd recommend? Countryweddingfrance.com have been really helpful but not...

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...