Discussions from Planning

Hi All, it seems 99.9% of venues that have a banqueting style approach to the meal want guests to have the same starter, same main etc etc, which can make for difficult decisions when it comes to...

Hi I am after some advice... I am looking into buying some new make uo for my wedding day but I am after some recommendations on foundations efore I go and spend my money. I really want a flawless...

Hi, can anyone offer some help? I’m trying to gather people’s responses for our menu options, I tried to do it under the questions section however it was telling me what people had chosen but not...

Hey all I have just found put I am pregnant - I will be around 9 weeks gone on the big day! We have been trying for years and were due to start IVF in May. We are totally surprised as we had given up...

Hi girls, I know we've had a couple of posts about favours recently which has got me thinking about mine. For the girls I'm doing a friendship bag. For the men, I was planning on doing lottery tickets...

I need to start thinking about hymns and a reading for the wedding but dont have a clue which hymns to pick, anyone got any ideas?

Has anyone had experience planning a wedding last minute on a small budget? Very stressed all tips welcome! (Family member very ill with cancer reason for the rush)

Hi everyone! I'm due to marry my football mad fiance on 17th July 2010, the colour theme is based on his football team (black and white), we're having a half time penalty shoot out ( between the...

We are having a marquee on a field/massive bit of grass area and are struggling for the floor. the wedding is booked for the 15 june 2013 so not until next year but we are struggling for flooring. we...

Hi Thinking of hiring a bubble machine for our wedding, as I like bubbles and there are going to be a lot of kids. Not sure how practical it will be though.Slippy floors? Ruined clothes? Maybe put it...

Hi, I've just started looking to get an idea of what centrepieces I would like and I am wondering whether doing them yourself saves any money or not compared to hiring them? I was thinking I wanted...

In a few weeks i'll be heading off to Pembrokeshire with five friends for my hen weekend. We're planning to hit Tenby on the Saturday night for a bit of a pub crawl and some dancing. If anyone knows...

Hi all I am seriously considering using dried flowers as they look amazing and are much more convenient for storage and transport to venue etc etc. I was looking at the English Rose Garden bridal...

In an attempt to keep the budget down, we're looking at just doing the registry office bit. However, half the offices nearby don't have interior pictures on their websites - and if they do, they're...

Am so not happy today!! my engagement ring was brought from H Samuels at end of july. Then 4 weeks ago I noticed that it kept catching cos it had a sharp bit, so I took it in and they said that a claw...

I'm looking for simple and fun games to pass the evening and cheer myself up.

Ok hitchers, I can't be the only B2B who wants to wear stocking to the wedding but has bought peep toe shoes. I have found toe-less tights but tights don't exactly shout "sexy" for our first night....

Hey there! Actually, my wedding is coming soon, but I haven't decided on the details yet — although my fiancé really wants an eco-friendly wedding, so we're exploring sustainable options to make our...

Hi ladies I am currently planning my august 2016 wedding and absolutely love the whole creative side of planning colours, decor, themes and designs! So much so that I have had the wild thought of...

I have a menu for the reception and need to tell guests the choices of food available also want to incorporate music requests, reply slip (eg if they are coming or not). Has anyone got any examples...

Hi all, last week my boyfriend proposed to me me with the ring we chose together. It's a blue topaz with diamonds in a 9ct white gold band. I've only worn it a week and today I noticed the underside...

Hi all, Anyone planning on using (or already has) the Wedshoots app and adding the page to their Hitched website? I created an album in the app and added a photo to test. I can see the photo has been...

Hiya, We've been told by our venue that we can have dried lavender flowers for confetti if we are having our ceremony outside. We do hope to have our ceremony outside (weather permitting) but I'm not...

Opinions please... in other words, please boost my confidence on this one - or make me speak up! My parents are paying for catering, so are the ones liaising with the caterers we're using. We've had a...

I have designed my table names and I had originally intended to print them myself but the card I bought is too thick for the printer. So now I'm looking to get them printed elsewhere, but does anyone...

We are going to a Spa for the weekend and I want to play some fun games in the evening and ideas? x

I am trying to get organised and give myself some time frames. My wedding is 29th January 2012 which is a Sunday so I want to send out my invitations to give people plenty of time to make arrangements...

Any of you lovely hitched lot have any idea where I can get a job lot of pretty ornate looking photo frames? I need around 30. I have seen some lovely ones on ebay but they are between 5 and 10 each....

Can someone please tell me why venues do this? They say for example of venue tyre is 11,000 and then they don’t disclose what else you have to add to that mandatory and it’s very frustrating when you...

Background info: Me (Bride, 23F) and Groom (26M) moved into our first home October 2018 and got engaged in September 2019. We are planning to get married in May/ June 2022. Mother of the Bride (MoB)...