Discussions from Planning

Help! I am completely lost. Our wedding reception venue is an old church, which has been converted into a theatre so we have a biiiig space to fill but we're not allowed to stick anything on the...

Hi This may sound like a stupid question but I have no idea lol. Anyway I was just wondering when are you meant to get your wedding license and where do you get them from also does anyone know how...

Hi all, Been engaged for less than a month and already booked a venue and a slot with the registrar. We had the option of 12:30 or 3:30pm for the ceremony. We chose 3:30pm cos I felt 2:30 was too...

Hi girls i was just looking for some advice about my dress. I ordered my dress 16 months ago from a store in Glasgow and I am due to get married 2 weeks on Saturday but still no dress! I have phoned...

Hi, Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably priced airbrush makeup artist in Herts/Essex? I have been looking and had a bit of a shock with how much make up costs! Ideally I would like to pay under...

Anyone ever ordered dresses from JJ's House? I think they are based in China so I am wary although reviews seem good...

I have family who will not be able to attend our wedding. It's really important to us that the are there so I thought about streaming the wedding via Skype. Has anyone done this or watched a wedding...

Hi ladies, Looking for some supportive words please. I am getting married in 19 days and still don't have my dress. It was due in 17th July, the bridal shop I purchased it from said to wait until...

Hi everyone, I'm planning on doing jam style jar centrepieces with silver glitter and tea lights in (not tacky honest!) - one of the many ideas I've got thanks to Pinterest! Does anyone know where...

So I visited three shops in Bexley, Kent, on Saturday and thought I would share my thoughts. First one was Cutting Edge brides - this caters especailly for tea length, 50s style dresses. Don't be put...

Hi, could really do with some advice regarding top table seating arrangements. My H2B has four children (age range between 10 -15, the eldest is our best man) and he wants them at the top table with...

I am giving notice 13 September EEK! How exciting!!! What do you actually do when you go there?

Over the past few weeks/months I have really grown part from one of my BMs (I have two). She's disinterested in anything I do, not just wedding related things. Doesn't answer my messages even though I...

Originally I was planning on getting a simple platinum band. But my platinum engagement band has got really scuffed and scratched since getting engaged only last December (lifting kids climbing...

I haven't got a clue what to get my bridesmaids as presents, andam considering Pandora charms? They all have Pandora bracelets and I thought a charm would be nice. Does anyone have any charm...

I was planning on going down the guest book route but then a friend suggested the fingerprint tree as her guestbook is in a box at home half empty. She voluteered (as BM) to be in charge of making...

With only a few weeks to go until the big day I am now trying to sort out some kind of guest book. I have pretty much decided I don't really want the traditional style book as every wedding I have...

Hi all, we have been to the travel agent today to see what the options are with regards to our honeymoon. Now this is the second marriage for my OH so he is not too bothered for a typical honeymoon....

Hi there Would love to hear if you have any solutions to the following...at the moment working this out is giving me the biggest headache so far! I have 8 bridesmaids. Basically I have grouped them...

So lets talk first dance.... What is your chosen song and why did you pick it? Me and my h2b are having let me be your wings by Barry Manilow, we want it as it's the song from our favorite childhood...

Hi everyone, I' m getting married on 21 December 2013 and had thought I would have Christmas Bauble name card holders as my place settings. I had planned on using personalised ribbon with our names...

Hi ladies, this is my first post on here so hopefully some pele can help me out. I am getting married 6th September 2014 to my amazing fiancé we are having a church wedding then reception in a marquee...

I know when I booked my wedding some family members said things like "oooh July, at least the weather should be nice" but the weather has never really crossed my mind as being an issue. If it rains we...

So.. I want to have some music playing whilst everyone is eating but unsure of the kind of music... After recieving some great advice on here we are having New orleans jazz at the reception drinks so...

In the last couple of days my OH and I have booked a lovely venue in Milton Keynes, scraping in on a Saturday in May - the only Saturday they have we can do. We really don't want to change the date....

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had ever attended a wedding/looked round venue for a wedding at one of The Crazy Bear's? As there are no prices online I wanted to know roughly how costly it is...

I've just booked my first dress shopping appointment for next week!!! I'm so excited I had to tell someone or I'd explode! Apologies for the self indulgent post! Lol. :-D

I'm off to the spa (yippee!!) for my hen do on Friday, exactly a week before my wedding (yippee again!). I'm looking at the treatments they have on offer and can't help being curious about the...

A friend of mine of 15 years owns a very successful photography business so I approached her to see if she would cover our wedding. Initially she said yes and was very excited. I was happy as she fell...

Hi There! Is anyone able to help me find out where to get my bridesmaid dresses from? I have had a look on Ebay but am rather cautious about the overseas suppliers? Has anyone bought through them...

I have just finished a couple of calls with some travel agents about possible honeymoons for September 2014 - we don't want to book yet but I need to know what our saving target is for both wedding...

So we only planned to have a photographer. Now I'm thinking I would love a Videographer as we will miss so much of the day. Originally I also like the idea of the Marryoke but now I don't know. Is it...