Discussions from Planning

What does everyone think of wedding mab libs as a replacement for a guest book? I would like a guest book but my OH thinks they are a waste of money and doesn't see the point. As you can download...

I've had the dreaded call from the bridal shop saying it's time to go in and be measured for my dress. In classic DrBuffles style I haven't done what I said I would and haven't shifted as much bum fat...

Hi, I changed my mind about my first wedding dress and have been trying to sell it on Ebay. I was just wondering if anyone else had done tis and what you experiences of selling the other one, etc, had...

Hello All, Has anyone seen/ used The Jiggers ceilidh band & DJ? Thoughts? We like what we’ve seen online but we’re struggling to find any recent reviews of the band with most being from 2010/11. ...

Not sure if I'm allowed to ask this on here, but has anyone been to the Wedding Dress Factory outlet in London / Kent (Bromley)? I want to go to a large retail outlet to try and bag a bargain dress. I...

Hi All, Can someone explain to me what I should expect from my caterers for a dry hire venue? Do they usually provide table and chairs, as well as cutlery and chine (or neither?!) Our venue doesn't...

Hi everyone, There has been much talk of ordering plain iced tiers of sponge cake from supermarkets. I believed I could do this at M and S, Tesco, Waitrose etc. Now it actually comes to do it Im...

Hi Hitchers! I have 3 weeks to my wedding and as a fairly competent crafter have left it until now to start making my card box. It is so far a disaster! The box I acquired from work is too industrial...

Hi ladies, I'm really struggling on what to get as favours for the male guests. For the women I've got Yankee candles but I don't think the men will appreciate those lol!! So then I thought miniature...

Hi all. Could really use some advice. Im getting married in july and we are having a civil ceremony followed by wedding breakfast. The ceremony is at 3.30 pm. The wedding started off tiny with just 20...

I'm looking for some inspiration on how to involve my cousin's 2 girls (15 and 18) in our wedding; they can't really be bridesmaids as I already have 4 adult BMs and 3 flower girls! So far the ideas I...

Hi all, I am pretty new to all of this, have helped at many a wedding and been a bridesmaid but it's all very different when it is your own. I got engaged on Xmas eve and we are hoping to get married...

Ladies, your help would be really great. My OH & I have been together just over a year, we booked our wedding in October last year for December this year. When my OH & I met, a friend that I...

I have no idea where to start! Up until recently I was going to have my own design made by a dress maker, then I panicked and thought it was silly to commit to a dress/silhouette having tried on NO...

Hi Everyone! I was wondering if I could get some help planning our Wedding Reception Venue. Ideally we would like to do it in Kent for 60 people sit down meal and 120 total in the evening. We are on a...

Our vicar is not the best at providing information.. but he has told us that two of the church ladies deal with the wedding flowers. Im yet to track them down, but am a bit confused to what the set up...

Hello all, been browsing here for a while while planning the wedding but this is my first post. I realised this morning that we've been a bit stupid. Wedding is 1st November this year. Venue deposit...

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE I know it’s a church and all, but I’m feeling really ripped off and upset right now when we first approached our Rector in March 2013 about getting...

Hi...we are marrying in gretna next week (just two of us ....in secret) and have decided to throw a party for our friends and family (about 70) next month to celebrate with them it will be just in our...

...how expensive even just a DJ is!!! We're not getting married until 2016, I'm still at college until June/July and my H2B lost his full time job recently and hasn't found anything else yet. We've...

Hi Everyone and congrats on your forthcoming nuptials! I'm currently looking at some exclusive use venues and wondered if anyone had any tips they could share on the best way to go about selling the...

Hi Everyone We would like to book our wedding for July 2016 and had originally chosen to book on a Friday to make it cheaper than a weekend. However, it seems that the venue we quite like doesnt...

Hi guys We have booked our honeymoon and are asking for donations towards it instead of the traditional wedding gifts. We have cards giving to us by Kuoni to slot into people's invitations. We are...

Hello, I am a bride-to-be in Glasgow. I am only having a small ceremony with me, my man and two friends. I would like to be married in Glasgow somewhere outside, quiet and pretty that doesn't have too...

Has anyone got any recommendations for a MUA and/or hairdresser in the south west. Im getting married in Gloucestershire. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed when searching on the internet!

I'm desperate for a cheese tower for our wedding, I was wondering what suppliers other people have/are using? TIA Hannah x

Hi, I am just starting the planning process and we have a favourite venue in mind. It is our local beautiful pub with a lovely garden. They do weddings on an exclusive use basis on weekdays. As my Mum...