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Hi all, I'm just after some advice really. We got engaged may 2013 and almost immediately were set upon by family members (mainly my parents) pushing for a date etc etc...probably because we've been...

Hi everyone ? Just to introduce myself, I am Rachel and I am getting married to Shaun in September - only 11 weeks and 4 days to go (not that I'm counting or anything!) ? Anyway to get to the point...

Just wondering what everyone on average spends on their wedding dress? I'm looking forward to going dress shopping for ideas, but a lot of people are saying to expect around the £1000 and some that's...

Who is sitting at your top table? Having real issues with my seating plan.

Hi everyone, I have just recently posted a thread here re: Youth Hostel weddings. However I did also want to open up a wider question re: cheap and unusual wedding venues. I am basically asking for...

The official title of the person giving me away and sitting on the top table is 'mother of the brides boyfriend'. He is like a dad to me but they have just never married. I'm currently making the...

Hi, please help! My fiancé and I are looking for a country pub to hold our wedding or wedding reception in south Cheshire or Shropshire. We will have around 70 - 80 guests and would like somewhere...

Bit random, but does anyone know if the pockets on a hired waistcoat from Moss Bros are real or just sewn in falsies? I'd like to get my H2B and maybe the two best men he has, a pocket watch with a...

Hi Ladies Can anyone recommend an experienced hair stylist in Manchester or Cheshire who is good at hair up 1940's glamour style? Thanks X

I remember seeing a while a go a downloadable kids wedding activity pack. Tried to search for it but to no avail. Anyone remember it or have a copy at all??

Hi everyone, this is my first post here... I wanted to know if anyone has any useful tips or experience re: Youth Hostel weddings please? I am very flexible on location, with a preference for...

Hello everyone Having a nightmare finding a venue, totally have my heart set on an afternoon tea wedding breakfast, with a bbq in the evening, but nowhere seems willing to do it?! Just stumbled across...

Another quick question. Our ceremony and wedding breakfast will be comparatively small (less than 70 people) however there will be more people invited to the evening reception. We've kept the numbers...

I'm thinking of getting a petticoat, perhaps a coloured one, to wear at the evening reception. Has anyone bought a petticoat for a LouLou tea length dress and if so what length did you get? I'm not...

Hi ladies (and gents), So, Im really enjoying all of this wedding planning businees! Me and my OH are getting married next July and I can't wait. I just had a question and was wondering what all of...

As per above really, stumbled across this website today, which seems to have a lot of nice dresses in choice of colours, made to measure for no extra cost, at reasonable, though not cheap, prices....

Hi, As the title suggests....can they?? I have gone for a strapless dress and am now worrying slightly as, even thought I thought I had finally found a strapless bra that held the girls up and out, it...

Hello! we are looking for a UK mini moon for a short break (mon-fri) in August. We don't want to venture further than 3 hours from Manchester and ideally don't want to pay more than £500/£600 for a...

Hi Ladies, I know that someone somewhere out there in Hitched-land has already done everything I plan to do for my wedding... so I ask you this: has anybody completed the 30 day squat challenge? If...

My partner of 7 years finally popped the question in May. I'm elated as had given up that it would ever happen. We have quite an age difference and different attitudes towards marriage - he always...

Hello! I'm just checking what the norm is when it comes to giving gifts at the wedding breakfast (speeches). I'm assuming parents, Best Man, Bridesmaid(s) and Ushers. Is that right? There are other...

Hi ladies!! We're getting hitched on New Years Eve and have a number of things planned like fireworks at 12midnight and thinking about a New Year's Eve Resolution Board. Does anyone have any other...

Hello I have been lurking around for a while now but haven’t posted very much yet. We're getting married in December and are trying to decide on the readings. I've found this which we both like but...

I am desperately trying to find a really fun band to play at my wedding in Somerset. What is the protocol with a band? Do I need to put them up in a hotel or should I strive to find someone really...

Hey! So, i booked my make-up artist straight away back in Feb 2012 she told me we would do the trial 4 weeks before the wedding but required a deposit upfront. Went for the trial and it was hideous!...

Hiya Me and my partner have just got engaged yay!! Its my second wedding (this one is to the right man - my childhood sweetheart I guess!) and he is not keen on the whole traditional big day (plus my...

Hi, We are having our wedding reception at a local village hall that has an 8 acre field with it. I'm looking for budget friendly ideas of how to decorate and make use of it. Thank You

Hi everyone! I hope you're all well and looking forward to your upcoming weddings I'm just wanting a bit of advice and some suggestions really. We're having an old suitcase stood up like a book to...

Hello ladies, So I've decided I want my hair down (or mostly down) on the day, but everyone keeps asking me what accessories I will have, and I don't know what would go with loose hair!! I have...

I don't know if anyone else has had this issue but I would appreciate advise.. One of my bridesmaids was my best friend for 5 years, we don't see eachother often now or even speak that often but when...