Discussions from Planning

I want to get through as many places as possible in the shortest possible time. Does anyone have tips tips of where to start :-)

Hi All I have decided to make my own wedding invitations which has worked out cheaper. I don't know what glue i should use to stick the information bit to the card itself. I tried Pritt Stick buts its...

Hi ladies, i really cannot find a band i like or a band within my budget. I've been looking for weeks, i have emailed a couple of bands but have had no response. I really don't know what to do and i...

So after much thought, discussion and number crunching we have decided on a venue! Argh!!! Very excited, but also nervous. We've got to make an appointment to confirm and pay the deposit. I absolutely...

After lots and lots of thinking about favours, I've decided to get charity favours. Is anyone else going down this route? I'm just getting simple ones from Macmillan Cancer. They are little seed packs...

Hi, I have a problem with if we should have my Dad's fiancée (so my soon to be step mum) on the top table. The back story is my Mum died about 2 and a half years ago. My dad started seeing his fiancée...

Hi Everyone Does anyone have any wedding venue suggestions for the East Midlands? We live in Derby, but would consider further afield, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. Any...

Hi everyone! My partner and I are looking to wed in June 2016! We are struggling to find an affordable wedding venue (looking for a civil ceremony, so would like somewhere where we can get married...

Me and my fiance are getting married in a large church so we want as many as our friends and family to join us for the special moment of us saying i do. The problem is for our wedding breakfast we...

Our wedding is in three weeeks my mum got an "our daughters wedding" photo album for christmas, does anyone know where i would get a MY SONS WEDDING album as my OH mum is on her own??

Hi Everyone We recently went to veiw Berrow Court in Edgbaston/Birmingham and really love the venue itself, but have notcied the is quite a few bad reviews on the place and have been told by a friend...

I thought I'd made my mind up about my entrance music but apparently not... Initailly I said I'd have the traditional 'here comes the bride' as it's a church wedding & for us, it wouldn't be right...

I bought my dress at a sample sale so I had to take it away with me, but the lady in the shop gave me the phone number for the alterations lady they use and told me to ring her in August to book in...

Hi all, This week I contacted my vicar to get our July 2016 wedding put into the diary. In short, we have been told the only available time is 12pm. I was originally hoping to get married at 1pm. The...

I am starting to narrow down my search for my wedding dress, as I think I am trying to be too open and i'm not getting anywhere! My favourite designer at the moment seems to be the Mori Lee range, and...

Hi we're in the process of choosing a venue, at the moment I've just been looking online an forming a shortlist of places we like the look of. We want to start viewing them soon, I'm just wondering...

Hey everyone, After much deliberation we've made the call on just inviting family children who are in the bridal /wedding party. That's two nephews and a young bridesmaid. We made the decision because...

Hey I need a little help. we are having a seaside themed sweet buffet. I'm thinking of having: haribo turtles haribo freaky fish shrimps jelly dolphins starfish sweets ice cream cones (either foamy or...

What are you or did you do with your flowergirls hair? Did they have little tiaras, or did you have something else? Inspiration needed.

There's a woman at work who keeps asking me if I've decided on colours and has used the term 'palette.' I'm not very artistic and not sure where to start on choosing wedding colours- any tips? How did...

Hey ladies I was wondering if you could give me some advice. I found out from my step daughter that my sister in law to be thinks I am mean for not having my OH's nieces as my bridesmaids. I was...

Hi, I just found a lovely poem for a thank you card if you're having your SIL to be as one of your bridesmaids so thought I'd share! "The day that I marry, our families will blend, you'll be my sister...

I wonder if anybody has any advice on how to source and make real or artificial flowers to make our own bouquets and buttonholes. I have been dress shopoing and have fell in love with a dress £300...

Hiya everyone, I've been chatting with my Chief Bridesmaid who is doing my hair and makeup, and have decided to get someone in to do all the BMs' and MOB's hair to help her out. Does anyone have any...

Hi All, I have the task of planning my sisters hen and the day itself is sorted but i want to play a sort of game with her Nothing mean just a cheeky Q&A which im going to enlist the help of my...

So tonight was my hair and makeup trail! I booked it after work so i could get it in on time and without too much travelling. Anyway, I got there and met the MUA we talked for a little bit and got...

Hi all, I've had my eye on a dress which I really like on the internet and have contacted all the suppliers near me to ask if they stock it. Unfortunately none of them do but I have been offered that...

Hi All, Our parish doesn't have a worship group (apparently this is the new name for choir now days within the church) They have suggested that they can get an external choir group in for our wedding...

Hey everyone! So I'm looking for ideas on things to have in the evening. I want something like a sweet table...but not a sweet table haha as my close friend had one so want to be different. She also...

Hey all, So we gave notice at the end of January at a registry office in the place we live in. They said that the "16 days notice" period would start and then they would send confirmation to the...