Discussions from Planning

Hi everyone, I, getting married on Sunday and feeling slightly gutted that we have rain forecast after all this lovely weather we have had. Has anyone else here had rain on their wedding day and did...

H everyone, I was wondering if any one had any suggestions where to get Bridal Jewellery from? I can't use 'Fashion Jewellery' as I am allergic to the metal they use, so at a mimimum I'm looking for...

So we're having a budget wedding but due to large family / social circle we're trying to prove that you can have all the bells and whistles of a big wedding on a budget! We had planned for the men to...

Okay, so my sister is 14 months older than me and lives about 50 miles away from me and the rest of my family. She is very independent, and chooses not to come home very often to visit but we were...

Pointless post alert! I want to wear my dress again! I've heard of some bridal shops doing dress balls; are there any that aren't shop specific? Might be fun to organise one! Does anyone else want to...

So... as it says above.... do we have some dress twins knocking around and not realised? For anyone who has bought a dress, yet to wear it or an OM, post your dress designer and make below and I will...

Hi All We have a couple of guests attending our wedding who are completely deaf and I am looking into the possibility of getting a sign language interpreter to sign for the ceremony and the speeches...

I found out from our venue that they have the facilities to play cds/ipod during the drinks reception and wedding breakfast... this means about 4 hours of music!!! Help me fill some space - Whats on...

After attending weddings recently I have realised that I have been hungry at the all. I have been to sit down meals with evening buffets but come away starving. Now I am worried I will leave guests...

Has anyone bought bridesmaid dresses from eBay seller Rose-Love99? They are based in China but have 100% feedback; I really like one of the dresses but you hear so many horror stories I'm a bit...

After asking a question on here of where we should go on honeymoon in November, we have been looking at Cape Verde, it looks lovely. Has anyone been? Anyone got any tips or recommendations of where to...

Hi all, I'm new to this forum, so hello! sorry if anything similar has been posted before. We’ve almost pinned down a date for the wedding now, so next on my agenda is starting to think about the...

Hi all brides to be, just wondering If I have a venue buddy on here, we are getting married in august at hollin hall Macclesfield

Hi guys, I need a bit of advice from all you gorgeous ladies who have Justin Alexander dresses. What size does your label say in your dress? I've bought a beautiful dress (preowned) and was told it...

Is there such a thing as an 'average' wedding budget? (A real-life one that is, not one of the magazine extravaganzas!!)

On Tuesday I have my second dress fitting and I am really worried. When I went for my first dress fitting I was really unhappy with my dress. Originally I tried my dress on in a Size 6 in a different...

Hi all - first and most definitely not the last post from me!! After receiving 72 wedding venue brochures for essex through the post, me and h2b decided we wanted to view 8 of them. We have just seen...

Can anyone give me an idea of what I should be budgeting for flowers? I don't buy flowers often so have no idea what they cost in the real world - never mind in wedding land! I'll need a bouquet for...

Just got one in the post, and it's left me feeling slightly peeved. I'm invited to the reception, which is great and what I expected as this is what it said on the Save the Date card, but it also...

Hi Hitchers I've been considering changing my wedding date from 4th July, to a couple of weeks later during the school summer holidays. I have 2 children, and I have been thinking it'll be easier to...

Hi, We're getting married in London and our venue is not authorised to host wedding ceremonies, so we've decided to have the official ceremony before the "wedding". We would still like someone to...

Hi there, I am planning on having tipis for my wedding but I am starting to worry about how easy it is to plan this type of venue as you have to consider and coordinate so many parties ie toilets,...

Hi all, I'm just wondering what you are planning to do (or did do) when it comes to suit hire for the groomsmen? Do we pay for the suits (there will be 7 of them) or it is okay to ask the guys to pay...

After some opinions please. I haven't bought my outfit yet. Am caught trying to find something which is dressy enough for formal church wedding and sit down reception, but will also take me into the...

Hello to all the other Warwickshire-based brides to be! We are looking at venues in the area and have asked for information from the following venues: Wethele Manor Farm Wroxall Abbey Estate...

Hi! This is a bit of far-fetched idea on setting a date but here goes... For some reason 6th August 2016 is screaming at me, and I am not sure why, obviously weather is a big factor in the ceremony...

Hello! Has anyone used cover up make to cover a Tattoo, would you recommend it? I have a small tattoo on my shoulder blade that I would like to cover on my wedding day... But only of it looks ok...

Hi, bit of a longshot i think but i'm looking for a way i can keep my sister involved in the hen planning process. I'm looking at April next year - which i know seems a long way off but for a weekend...

We are scheduled to meet with our venue next Tuesday to discuss lots of things, including our menu & I wondered what everyone had chosen for your breakfast menu? We will be giving everyone a...

Morning all :-) I am just looking for a bit of advice if possible. I've read so many horror stories of people who haven't taken out any wedding insurance and want to make sure that doesn't happen to...