Discussions from Planning

Hi...we are marrying in gretna next week (just two of us ....in secret) and have decided to throw a party for our friends and family (about 70) next month to celebrate with them it will be just in our...

...how expensive even just a DJ is!!! We're not getting married until 2016, I'm still at college until June/July and my H2B lost his full time job recently and hasn't found anything else yet. We've...

Hi Everyone and congrats on your forthcoming nuptials! I'm currently looking at some exclusive use venues and wondered if anyone had any tips they could share on the best way to go about selling the...

Hi Everyone We would like to book our wedding for July 2016 and had originally chosen to book on a Friday to make it cheaper than a weekend. However, it seems that the venue we quite like doesnt...

Hi guys We have booked our honeymoon and are asking for donations towards it instead of the traditional wedding gifts. We have cards giving to us by Kuoni to slot into people's invitations. We are...

Hello, I am a bride-to-be in Glasgow. I am only having a small ceremony with me, my man and two friends. I would like to be married in Glasgow somewhere outside, quiet and pretty that doesn't have too...

Has anyone got any recommendations for a MUA and/or hairdresser in the south west. Im getting married in Gloucestershire. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed when searching on the internet!

I'm desperate for a cheese tower for our wedding, I was wondering what suppliers other people have/are using? TIA Hannah x

Hi, I am just starting the planning process and we have a favourite venue in mind. It is our local beautiful pub with a lovely garden. They do weddings on an exclusive use basis on weekdays. As my Mum...

Hello OH and I want a 2-3 day break somewhere from Perth downwards but still in Scotland. We want somewhere a little luxurious but not at ridiculous prices, does anybody have any recommendations?...

Hi everyone, I just wondered how you've been keeping bits and bobs and if you can point me in the direction of a non expensive folder or something please? Thanks

We have a 3 year old flowergirl and haven't bought her dress yet. I love the idea of her wearing a pair of white converse but am worried it won't look right. I've tried looking online but cant really...

Hi ladies, as a fellow August bride, can I be so bold as to ask what flowers you are having at your wedding? I am struggling with flowers, I know what I like but not whether they're in season or not....

Me and my boyfriend have recently got engaged, so are currently scouring the internet and getting info and prices from numerous venues to hold our reception. We are getting married in my hometown...

Hi ladies , I've come across this on Not on the High Street and I really love it. But as it's nearly £80 not sure I can justify spending this on something I'll wear once. Anybody seen anything like...

I've started to really panic about our timings on our wedding day....any advice would be lovely xxx Cermony - 12pm - 1pm ... Photo's - 1pm - 1.45 pm Journey to hotel - say 2pm - 3pm (its a 40 min...

Hiya, I've done a quick search of the forum and can't seem to find anything on this really! Just wondering if anyone had a price list, or even an idea of what the Dessy BM dresses cost? They seem to...

So it's now 364 days until my wedding!!!! Eeeeek we appear to be taking a very laid back approach to it all I haven't even been dress shopping yet. I plan to make Make my own invites and I'm...

Hello everyone newbie here! I'm in very early stages of planning, day three in fact. One of our possible venues that we've been discussing is my HTB's family farm and I'd really like to hire some kind...

Hi all, I am close to tears now with getting dresses for my 2 bridesmaids we found the perfect dress but it is double the budget set for each dress we can't change our budget and after spending months...

Hi, To those of you who are having children at your wedding, did you give them activity packs? I found some cute personalised activity packs on ebay...

Hi ladies I'm hoping you can help me think of some ideas to put in a hamper for a friend who has recently got engaged. I was thinking of little bottle of bubbly, chocs, a wedding magazine, maybe a...

My mother has just decided that the RSVPs should go to her and not me 'so the postman won't get confused'. Please can this be a thread full of amusing/irritating parent wedding antics - I can't be the...

Our venue has asked us to make a compilation CD for guest arrival, bridal entrance, signing the register and walking back up the isle. I have my heart set on the songs listed below, however a lot of...

So somehow after trawling Pinterest for weeks I came up with the great idea of painting my own peg dolls as cake toppers. So I ordered some on plain pegs online and bought acrylic paints etc from...

I apologise for being nosey but how many day guests are you having? was chatting to a friend yesterday and mentioned we have 85 for the day and she called it a 'big wedding'. i don't think 85 is that...

Hi all, I'm a bride who has no interest or intention of wearing a dress, but finding the right trouser based wedding outfit is almost impossible. i dont wear dresses in every day life so have no idea...

Hi everyone, just wanted to know if anyone else was thinking of having a 'sweetheart table' (just bride and groom rather than a 'top table'), and how it was going down with the in-laws/ bridal party??...