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Forever&always
Venue hunting Essex- the one??
Forever&always, 24 January, 2014 at 18:27

Hi, I have been looking for a venue in Essex that can allow outdoor wedding, ideally has a marquee (but fiancé prefers barn), has on site accommodation and allows fireworks. None of the venues so far...

Forever&always, saturday 25-Jan-14 11 2,387
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Personalised velour tracksuit
pippy81, 24 January, 2014 at 16:13

Hi guys, does anyone know where I can get a personalised velour tracksuit from?? I want it to say my future married name (not bride) and I can't seem to find any that aren't based in the US any help...

CoopsJ68, saturday 25-Jan-14 4,237
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Sisters Boyfriend
murphy88, 21 January, 2014 at 15:03

My mother and me are at a bit of lock heads with my sisters boyfriend. I need your advice and all opinions welcome :p my sister is my MOH and at the moment i have not met her boyfriend - well call him...

*J9*, friday 24-Jan-14 30 4,188
Mrspetal
22 days to go and my dress is still tight!!
Mrspetal, 23 January, 2014 at 13:06

I have lost 1 1/2 stone and I've just had my second dress fitting. I can't sit down in my dress!!! It hurts. The seamstress is letting it out by 2cm but I don't think it's enough. I'm doing the 30...

The Little Jewellery, thursday 23-Jan-14 15 3,357
LoveHimMegaMuch
WedPics
LoveHimMegaMuch, 21 January, 2014 at 17:05

Just to let you know that a friend of mine told me about a mobile phone app called WedPics! I had a wee look and it's a free app for uploading photographs onto. I set up my account earlier...it lets...

WontBaJonesmuchlonge, thursday 23-Jan-14 8 3,089
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Cheap wedding dress
carlyb13, 23 January, 2014 at 10:50

Hi, I am getting married in August and we are planning on doing the wedding for £3k! A tough task, but we have been lucky, a florist in the family, a butcher to do us a hog roast etc. I am really...

Elderberry Brides, thursday 23-Jan-14 5 1,433
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HELP! hen do activities
sparkly_eyes, 22 January, 2014 at 16:57

Hi all, I am the chief bridesmaid and need help with ideas for my best friends hen do. We are going to butlins for an adult weekend. Some other members of the hen party have given ideas of things for...

Foo, thursday 23-Jan-14 9 3,129
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Bridal hair and makeup - West Midlands/Warwickshire
scatkat, 21 January, 2013 at 20:25

Hi all Does anyone have any recommendations for bridal party hair and make-up in the West Midlands/Warwickshire? I would ideally like someone who does both. Lots of thanks in advance

Daisey chain, thursday 23-Jan-14 4 1,197
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NON-TRADITIONAL WEDDING DRESSES
Morgan-Vaughan, 22 January, 2014 at 18:59

Hi everyone, I'm keen on the idea of a non-traditional wedding dress... I think it might be cheaper as well as a bit more practical for our Youth Hostel/outdoor wedding My thoughts are something...

mariannechuaphotogra, wednesday 22-Jan-14 18 3,094
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Mother daughter hen weekend
Miezy83, 22 January, 2014 at 21:01

I'm having a hen do with all my girlfriends and BM's but I would like a seperate weekend away with my mum aswell too! Does anyone have any recommendations for a nice hotel with spa and fairly near to...

Miezy83, wednesday 22-Jan-14 746
jen-lou
Question for the invitation DIY'ers
jen-lou, 21 January, 2014 at 14:25

Hi all, I want to make my own invitations, i've been looking to do the pocket fold ones, i've done a mini mock-up from A5 paper i had lying roundso they are easy enough to make, but my question to...

Trish2014, wednesday 22-Jan-14 21 2,891
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Tudor Barn, Eltham - Does anyone have any experience of this venue?
mrsmtb, 18 March, 2013 at 13:44

Hello there I'm a new user to hitched. I've recently booked Tudor Barn in Eltham for our wedding ceremony and reception in April next year. has anyone out there got any expereinces to share about this...

lazydotcom, wednesday 22-Jan-14 11 5,578
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Looking for non cheesy wedding band
Bevvers, 21 January, 2014 at 22:58

Hi all, Getting married in June and we're still looking for a wedding band. We really want to avoid any cheese and want a cool youngish band doing some rock, folk or funk, covers and/or original....

Bevvers, wednesday 22-Jan-14 2 1,100
daisymoo86
Uncle Jon, here comes your bride
daisymoo86, 22 January, 2014 at 12:00

Hello again everyone, Totally random and Im sure someone can clear this up for me pretty quickly. I've seen a few B2B talk about 'Unle John, here comes your bride'. Is this from something? Am I having...

cerysrichards, wednesday 22-Jan-14 9 3,425
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HELP! In LOVE with a dress I don't think I can get anymore )-:
Future MrsB, 10 January, 2014 at 01:06

Hi all! This is my first time posting as i am recently engaged, but i wondering if anyone knew how/if there is anyway of getting old of past season dresses? I'm going to contact a few stockists of the...

kharv, wednesday 22-Jan-14 12 2,833
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'Just us' wedding in Mauritius. Video or no video?
jimmyeatworld, 22 January, 2014 at 09:49

Hi Everyone, My fiance and I are getting married in Mauritius in May this year - just the two of us, no guests. We've hired a great photographer, so we know we'll have lots of lovely photos to keep,...

Feb2014Bride, wednesday 22-Jan-14 9 1,449
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Singing Waiters in West Yorkshire
WinterBride14, 22 January, 2014 at 10:06

Good morning to all Yorkshire Brides out there. I really like the idea of having singers waiters at our wedding & I wondered if anyone had seen or heard any in the West Yorkshire area that you...

WinterBride14, wednesday 22-Jan-14 582
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E-Invites
Katucke, 19 January, 2014 at 19:06

Has anybody come across any decent sites that send out good e-invites for weddings? I've not had much luck so far .

NYCBride, tuesday 21-Jan-14 2 698
Mrsjtobee
Top table dilemma
Mrsjtobee, 21 January, 2014 at 16:28

Hi everyone, I just need a few suggestions about what to do with our top table! My OH is having is brother as best man, I'm not having a MOH as I have a large group of friends who all mean a lot to...

Mrsjtobee, tuesday 21-Jan-14 6 1,338
rachd03
wedding party cravats headache!!
rachd03, 20 January, 2014 at 13:04

Hi all, My BM dresses arrived last week so I took them to the suit hire place at the weekend to match the cravats to the dresses. None of their pinks matched and as they are Dessy dresses it would...

kharv, tuesday 21-Jan-14 24 4,271
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bridesmaid shoes - heel height
suzannelewington, 20 January, 2014 at 23:31

Hello ladies. Need some advice please!! I have seen some nude peep hole shoes for my bridesmaids in the sale reduced from£40 each to £12 each!! Bargain! But have just noticed the heel height is...

suzannelewington, tuesday 21-Jan-14 11 2,404
JessieRose
Wedding breakfast before photos...?
JessieRose, 20 January, 2014 at 11:40

Hi brides, new girl here needing a bit of advice, opinions and possibly reassurance, we got engaged in 2012 and have just started planning our wedding for 8th August 2015 (my mum and dad's wedding...

Peter, tuesday 21-Jan-14 21 2,071
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Anyone else feeling like...
Loobar, 19 January, 2014 at 02:17

We got engaged in 2012 and started to think about weddings. We made soft plans such as where we wanted to marry and where we wanted to have our reception, colour schemes, plans for the music...

MrsBeckiW, tuesday 21-Jan-14 20 2,637
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How long does it take Liz Earle products to work?
, 21 January, 2014 at 15:01

I know this is dead stingey of me, but I ideally only want to use the trial pack. There's no way that after the wedding I'll keep up with a ritualistic skincare routine and what I've done for my whole...

Penny P, tuesday 21-Jan-14 2 1,390
Love&Lavender
Wine ratio
Love&Lavender, 20 January, 2014 at 11:22

Hi all, I am sure this question has been asked many times but I did a quick search and couldn't find what I was looking for. We are about to buy wines for the wedding and I wondered what everyone had...

Smithette2b, tuesday 21-Jan-14 14 7,707
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Bridal Shops Leeds and surrounding area
Sezwest, 21 January, 2014 at 08:13

Hi all wondered if anyone could reccomend any bridal shops in leeds. Ive been to confetti and lace and angel brides at horsforth but looking to go to one final shop. Heard some bad reviews of some of...

Lottie2409, tuesday 21-Jan-14 11 1,262
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Striped Straws for Reception
Hoofbeat, 21 January, 2014 at 12:46

I'm looking to buy some grey and white striped straws for our Pimms drinks reception (I'm planning to add homemade custom flags to them). I've found lots available online but they're all paper straws...

Hoofbeat, tuesday 21-Jan-14 9 1,646
JellyBellyBride
Clip in hair extensions for the big day...
JellyBellyBride, 21 January, 2014 at 12:19

Hi All I'm just starting to look at Make Up/Hair for my wedding in December. I'm thinking that for the style I want, I'll need to wear clip in hair extensions as I have very fine hair and there's just...

JellyBellyBride, tuesday 21-Jan-14 3 531
MischiefMumma
Sisters as Bridesmaids
MischiefMumma, 20 January, 2014 at 13:55

Sorry ladies this is going to be a rant. Me and my sister DO NOT get along. We never have. She is a very selfish person who only seems to care about herself and god forbid I try and include her in...

Red Baroness, monday 20-Jan-14 5 984
BrideCummins14
Confetti and Lace....the drama begins
BrideCummins14, 20 January, 2014 at 14:27

I ordered my bridesmaid dresses from confetti and lace and once I did my wedding planner said she was surprised i had such good service as all she had heard was bad reviews (that will teach me for not...

Trish2014, monday 20-Jan-14 6 1,283
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Newton Hall - Northumberland
MrsAJ2be, 20 January, 2014 at 15:00

Has anyone got married or been to a wedding here? From what I can find, it is a relatively new venue and as such I can't find any reviews. I am going to arrange an appointment to see them but...

Alisha.B, monday 20-Jan-14 2 591
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Daisys venue dressing, epping
**Bridetobe2014**, 18 October, 2012 at 16:45

Hi All I am getting married at The Ridings, Theobalds Park in August 2014 and have been recommended Daisy's venue dressing in Epping by the hotel. Has anybody used her before or going to use her? Was...

ClaireSweet2014, monday 20-Jan-14 6 2,938

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