Discussions from Planning

Hi all! We are getting married in August next year and have booked the venue/photographer/band but don't really have a clue as to how far in advance to start looking for hair and MUA? As it's peak...

Hey everyone, looking for for some advise, so this probably happens to EVERY bride.. Who to have as bridesmaids! So far my predicament is I have a circle of 6 very very close friends. 1 sister & 2...

Arghghgh, I have just posted off my gorgeous engagement ring to Alba Rose for them to scan it and do their fancy CAD modelling for making a wedding ring that will be shaped with my engagement ring....

So we went to our menu tasting at our wedding venue last night and they went through all of the timings with us which are as follows; 1.30pm - Guest arrival time (this is the time I have specified on...

Hello ladies, Hoping you can give me some ideas... The boys suits are a 3 piece dark blue trendy suit and my BMs are in very pale pink. I'm wearing am ivory (although it looks white to me!) dress......

How do you shop around to find best price for a dress? I have a shortlist of dresses I'm after I've been to a couple of shops but they are way out of my price range and I have been unsuccessful at...

We decided early on we didn't want a themed wedding. I don't dislike themed weddings, I think some of them are very cute and classy, but we love so much that it'd be impossible to choose a theme we...

So we have been discussing honeymoons tonight. We originally wasnt going to have one due to budget but OH has come into a bit of extra money and has suggested we go on honeymoon now we can afford it....

Hi all! First post here; I'm getting married in about a year (^^) and have booked myself in for a wedding dress appointment at the end of the month- unfortunately just made the mistake of looking at...

So my OH (first time i've used that phrase - weird!) wants 4 ushers as well as his best man whereas i'm having just the two bridesmaids. Do you think it'd look weird having different amounts of each?...

I need to organise the music whilst we sign our register, but have no idea how long it usually takes to sign one?! Any ideas?

Firstly, I would like to say that I believe offers of help towards weddings should be voluntary and not expected by the bride and groom. I also realise that some parents are unable to help out...

Was feeling pleased with myself earlier today as we order H2Bs shoes so I was all smug thinking only the shirts to buy now and that's all the physical stuff brought and paid for. And then I remember...

Hello ladies. I have seen a number of threads on here recently about midweek weddings etc. We are getting married on a sunday. I was just wondering if anyone had been to a wedding on a sunday and what...

Seriously, it's one of the things I was mystified about. On the day of my wedding people kept me asking me if I had them, which I didn't. I've only ever seen bridal parties sort this out in American...

Hola, Is anyone else having issues with event co-coordinators? I've never planned a wedding before but this woman is the most unhelpful person in the world. If she's not dashing off to speak to other...

As were having a lot of children at our evening do I was going to put on a sweet table. I was just wondering if anyone could recommend what types of sweets would be good and also where I may be able...

Hi There, I want to find a reading that I can read to my H2B during the ceremony, I would like it to be light hearted, any ideas? thank you Rachel

My FMIL gave me a pressie the other day which was lovely. It was a sparkly top in my wedding colour. She said when I changed out of my dress i could wear it and still be colour coordinated. Lovely...

Hi My OH & I sat last night trying to find music for 1) the guests to go into 2) music for the bridal party 3) the signing of the register & 4) the recessional & it got me thinking that it...

So were not the richest of people and were looking for paying the majority of the wedding ourselves and trying to save up atm not very successfully so far though but i thought it would be a great...

Hi, I'm pretty new around here... set to get married in July 2015, but OH doesn't exactly think I need to be thinking about things "this far in advance"! How did you guys tell them it had to be done...

Hi all! Since peacocks are a wild bird where I live (and I love the colours), I wanted to use the colours from a peacock feather; Gold, teal, purple, blue and green. My groom told me that he'd heard...

Hi guys, Not sure if anyone can help, but I'm looking for light suits for a summer wedding. I don't want tails etc. - looking for a slightly more informal (but still smart) 3 piece tailored suit in a...

I just received my STD for my Hen Do!! It's a weekend so I'm really hoping that they haven't gone too over the top pr expensive. I've just left them to it. I'm pretty sure that part of the hen will be...

My venue is already booked, invites are ready to go and suppliers have been booked to come/deliver to our venue so why oh why do I think it's a good idea to read the trip advisor reviews! They aren't...

Hi there, We're providing arrival, table and toast drinks but after that guests will pay for their own drinks. I'm trying to find a way of wording that our venue will only take cash payments at the...

We bought our girls bridesmaids dresses yesterday, but they need an underskirt/petticoat underneath them to fluff them up a bit. Would prefer not to use hoops as they drive them mad enough in their...

Hi everyone, I am planning to have a 'make your own sundae bar' as dessert for our summer wedding (28th July) however am really having problems finding tall ice cream sundae glasses to hire. I need...

Hi i am really struggling to choose a colour for my wedding in september. i was looking at sage green with possibly a royal blue and maybe use some sunflowers but not sure they go together. my...