Discussions from Planning

Just wondering if anyone has used Ryecroft Hall in Audenshaw? Or even just booked with them. I phoned today and they've apparently been taken over by new events team who haven't sorted their documents...

Is anyone or has anyone got married here before?! Pros and cons - any tips? What did people think of the staff / service?

So although i'm not getting married until November, I have been asked to book my leave now (and also I want to know how much I want to take!) I have, at the moment, allowed for the week before the...

Just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for any nice venues in or around Manchester or Cheshire? Our budget is £3-5k for the whole thing if that helps.

Hi, We wanted to make our wedding unique to us and was thinking if anyone has had just a daytime only wedding without an evening do? Or have ideas for alternative entertainment for the evening?...

Just curious really as we have found the perfect venue that we both really love (shock!) Only niggle before we book is the distance. It is a hotel too so the option for people to stay over and we know...

I have been desperately trying to find something to wear to cover my arms that compliments my wedding dress. I have looked at lace boleros, shrugs, wraps, cardigans...but nothing is right! Because...

Made me LOL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00pkxwx/Live_at_the_Apollo_Series_5_Episode_5 Only on iPlayer till Thursday - worth a watch!

Hi Ladies! I'm newly engaged and my FI and I are picking rings together - can you flash me pictures of your unusual e-rings for inspiration? I'm thinking I'd like something like this: Thanks! ...

Hi, looking for some advise for grooms wear. Should all groom, best man and ushers all have the same style and colour of waistcoats or should they have a different colour/style from the groom. Any...

Just found out that one of my BMs - also my older sister! Is pregnant. I'm really happy for her but also a bit concerned... Firstly...her due date is bout 6weeks before my wedding so she's going to...

I've been thinking about veils today and I have come to the conclusion that I would rather have a lace cloak/cape with a hood, like this: or this: Does anyone know if these have a specific name? Or...

Sorry, am sure this has been covered a lot, but the search facility isn't working for me :s Anyway. I'm in the process if designing our evening reception invites and unsure how to word the feeding...

My Maggie Sottero wedding dress is ivory and has a sort of mink coloured belt with it. I really wanted my colour scheme to be dusky pink and ivory. If I incorporated the Mink in to my Boquet along...

Ok, so I can't walk in stiletto heels - it's a medical issue due to back problems causing weakness in one leg/foot. I cannot find ivory shoes, say 3 inches high, with a block heel ANYWHERE!!!! Soooo...

Just trying to decide which shoes to go for. I'd like a nice pair, ones that maybe I could wear again. It's such a shame to just put them away forever (I love shoes!) 1. So first question, for those...

Hi, I'm thinking of starting my own vintage tea party, specialising in hen parties. However a few people I have mentioned it to are dubious of the business this would receive. It would entail coming...

I thought it was lovely completely the opposite to last weeks alien themed wedding. He did really well.

Hello, I am hoping to get married in 2014. We are on a tight budget - 5 grand. ( without couting my dress) . My fiances dad is a chef and said he would do our wedding food for free- which is going to...

We are getting married at 14:00 25th July 2014 at our venue (we are having a civil ceremony).. We decided that we weren't going to opt for the venue's canapes and the choice was quite limited.. plus...

Hi Has anyone gone down this route? Iv been shopping in proper wedding dress shops but just cant find anything I like or feel comfortable in, I am having a Church wedding and reception is in a place...

Hello, I'm hoping someone can recommend me a make up artist in the North East. I am getting married in Robin Hood's Bay near Whitby which I think is causing me the problems when I'm googling MUAs, it...

Hi this is my first ever post. I have planned a village hall wedding for october 2014. All dates were available in october at the hall so we got penciled in and booked the church, hotel room for the...

Hi I'm having a ww2 themed wedding, I was wondering if anyone could give me any ideas on centre pieces to fit in with my theme, I'm struggling a bit. thanks claire

Hi, Just having a small do at a local sports club, and i am looking for tasty ideas for a hot fork buffet. Any ideas for a chicken hot fork meal that's a bit more interesting than chicken in some sort...

Hi all! I have recently discovered that me and the husband to be are expecting a baby. We have our big white church wedding and proper reception all booked and part paid. Despite this, as much as I...

Help!!! We have just found out how expensive chair hire is going to be, a cost we really hadn't budgeted enough for.... So we're now trying to think of alternatives. Our first thought was bales as we...

Me and my fiance have been living together for 4 years and have a baby so we really dont need gifts. We want to ask for donations to help pay for the wedding and i thought about putting a poem in the...

Does anyone know what the MOB outfit prices range from roughly? Cheers! xxxxx