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Black/Afro Caribbean Mobile Hairdresser and Makeup - where oh where do I find one!
Zebra22, 4 January, 2013 at 23:58

Hello, I am getting married on the 25th October - but know from my own experience that I need to start looking NOW for help with organising the beauty and styling for the most important day of my...

Rochelle (Make up HI, saturday 5-Jan-13 1,253
Davies2B
Help mixing Welsh into an English wedding?
Davies2B, 31 December, 2012 at 00:09

Hiya I am English, getting married in England, however my OH is from South Wales and is very proud of his roots. I dont want a Welsh "theme" but I'd like to include his heritage. but I really do not...

Blue&bling, friday 4-Jan-13 10 4,488
Ola
Wedding Cake Flavours
Ola, 3 January, 2013 at 22:58

Hi all, I can't decide on what cake flavour to have. H2B wants mini individual cakes with 3 different flavours. He normally likes vanilla but he doesnt want that. I was thinking of having red velvet...

Ola, friday 4-Jan-13 20 6,049
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Too many bridesmaids?
Jader123, 18 December, 2012 at 18:57

Hi, I have 2 definite bridesmaids, however, I am really close to four friends I met when at uni. Do you think 6 bridesmaids is too many? How many bridesmaids did you have and what did you think about...

rachd03, friday 4-Jan-13 39 3,438
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Honeymoon and an 18 month old...Discussion
morristobe, 3 January, 2013 at 09:15

Hi all I am getting married in September and am looking into honeymoon ideas. We are on a tight budget of around £600 (not including spending money) and are loking for 3-6 nights away somewhere...

oneforfxckall, friday 4-Jan-13 10 1,769
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your opinions please trad vale and hair band vs birdcage vale
sarah321, 3 January, 2013 at 15:59

I have already bought a hairband and was going to wear it with a trad viel. i now think i like birdcage viels. should i a) keep the hairband and get a trad viel b) start again and get a birdcage veil...

Rhoslyn, thursday 3-Jan-13 15 2,344
essex_charlene
*********** essex_charlene's long overdue Wedding Report 1st September 2012 ************* flash heavy!
essex_charlene, 1 January, 2013 at 23:41

Hi all, Apologies for the long delay. Finally got round to writing this up First of all a little background on my and my hubby. We were friends through work for 3 years before he finally asked me out...

essex_charlene, thursday 3-Jan-13 32 3,453
MrsRtoH
LIVERPOOL BRIDES
MrsRtoH, 20 April, 2012 at 12:57

Is there any body out there? =D

bevacreek, thursday 3-Jan-13 44 5,876
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How much time off work are you taking for your wedding/honeymoon?
Laura_Reena, 30 December, 2012 at 22:30

So far I've booked off two days before and two weeks after but am considering booking more, if they'll let me see can have a longer honeymoon and/or spend time with relatives who are flying down/over...

Jemima Renrut, thursday 3-Jan-13 22 6,280
Katianne
Non matching bridesmaids...LOVE!
Katianne, 3 January, 2013 at 11:04

I have a total of 6 bridesmaids and would prefer not to have them all in the same dress / colour. I have just been having a quick look online to see if anyone else has done this and how it looks. I...

Katianne, thursday 3-Jan-13 19 4,648
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Ceremony Only Venues - Surrey/West Sussex
kerry_s, 3 January, 2013 at 09:15

Hey! I have just got engaged so new to all this wedding stuff! I am planning a wedding for summer of 2014 and want a venue just to get married in as I will be holding the reception at my parents home...

kerry_s, thursday 3-Jan-13 10 2,672
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How do *you* deal with telling people they're not invited?
Caraboo, 2 January, 2013 at 16:12

Firstly, I've not been around for a while, so apologies for being such a bad bridey. Happy new year to you all - especially the 2013 brides. We're getting married this year - SQUEEEEE!!! This is my...

AJBsoon2bMRS, thursday 3-Jan-13 23 2,307
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Exhausted trying to find a wedding venue!
vintagegirl, 29 December, 2012 at 15:48

Hi everyone. So Ive been engaged for three months now and plan to marry in October 2014. However, I have been searching for a wedding venue consistently since getting engaged and have only found ONE...

HAG13, thursday 3-Jan-13 7 1,809
Skeptical78
'Casual' wedding dress...
Skeptical78, 3 January, 2013 at 12:07

Me again! Sorry- I only tend to post when I'm at work, so I'm bothering the forums quite a lot today... I was having another bout of wedding dress paranoia over Christmas. The fact is, traditional,...

Skeptical78, thursday 3-Jan-13 4 2,819
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Still struggling ..... wedding ceremony music .... help!!!
LisBee, 15 December, 2012 at 22:57

Hi I am still struggling with this. My OH hates 'soppy love songs' and we cant agree on any songs! I am particularly struggling with my song for walking down the aisle. It is a civil ceremony in a...

Holey, thursday 3-Jan-13 18 3,099
ShootingStar2012
Secret Engagement - update **with flash**
ShootingStar2012, 13 November, 2012 at 15:16

Hi, I just joined this site and it’s absolutely fantastic! Got a small dilemma on my hands though… my fiancé and I have been together a little over 3 months, though we knew each other as friends...

Kjay, thursday 3-Jan-13 52 4,517
lizzie1982
Wedding shoes with v low heel?
lizzie1982, 16 March, 2011 at 09:24

Hi Does anyone know where I can get nice wedding shoes with a vv low heel? I am quite tall myself, and although my OH is an inch or two taller than me, with heles and a veil and hair e.t.c. I would be...

lorns64, wednesday 2-Jan-13 11 2,941
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Anyone having difficulty getting bridesmaid / chief bridesmaid dresses for bigger ladies?
Bride to be Becky from Derbyshire, 27 October, 2012 at 11:50

Hi all , I'm getting married next July I have 3 adult bridesmaids and one flower girl (2) only problem is one of my bridesmaids/ chief bridesmaid is a size 22-24 I cannot seam to find anywhere that...

Bride to be Becky fr, wednesday 2-Jan-13 14 2,815
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Tablecloths are soo expensive...
Newmoongirl, 2 January, 2013 at 14:13

I need 11 white or ivory tablecloth for a 5ft 6 sized table. Anyone know where i can hire or buy? Im considering going to fabricland and making them myself!I believe i need a 90''x90'' square cloth or...

Chedi, wednesday 2-Jan-13 4 3,100
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God Only Knows for Civil Ceremony??
Katybear, 1 January, 2013 at 20:38

Hi there, I would love to walk down the aisle to the song God Only Knows by the Beach Boys but am having a civil ceremony. I've just looked through the Wiltshire Council notes about civil ceremonies...

EAC13, wednesday 2-Jan-13 6 4,361
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artificial winter wedding bouquet?
Maiher87, 30 December, 2012 at 15:04

Hi I'm getting married on 14th Dec 2013, theme is white/cornflower blue/silver. I've googled images of winter wedding bouquets and some of the stuff coming up is GORGEOUS! but i can't seem to find...

Maiher87, wednesday 2-Jan-13 9 1,790
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Wedding dress cleaning recommendations
Mets, 30 December, 2011 at 14:26

Hi all I purchased my dress as a sample and it need to be dry cleaned. Looked online & found GownClean http://gownclean.homestead.com has anyone used them before & can provide feedback? Or are...

karina@dragonfly-dre, tuesday 1-Jan-13 2 1,113
Sadiex
Stressed! Ceremony -> Reception, No meal!
Sadiex, 1 January, 2013 at 17:07

Mr.Sadie and I have just got engaged and are planning our wedding (Yay!) on a strict budget. Neither of us have very well-paying jobs so we're having a small, intimate wedding with no more than 40...

mariannechuaphotogra, tuesday 1-Jan-13 12 1,617
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Your wedding invitation wording please??...
BrogstarBride, 31 December, 2012 at 13:50

Can you share your wording in your wedding invitations please? Thanks x

Marysmsmt, tuesday 1-Jan-13 6 1,016
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Bridesmaid dresses from dressing pod.com
nikki2801, 30 December, 2012 at 13:36

Hi Sorry in advance if there is already a thread on this. I did search for it and thousands of options came up and I don't have time to go through them! I have found gorgeous bridesmaids dresses that...

nikki2801, sunday 30-Dec-12 1,367
Cecdesigner
Hotel/formal venue vs a DIY hall or marquee
Cecdesigner, 28 December, 2012 at 16:33

I have just got engaged and i am struggling to make the decision between the two venues- they both have the their merits and down sides and there is an obvious financial saving by not having a hotel...

Teal, friday 28-Dec-12 5 2,143
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Anyone used Hen Heaven organisers???
Peyaleed, 29 December, 2011 at 18:37

Hi Everyone I'm looking to organise a hen weekend and was wondering if anyone has used hen heaven? What was your experience of them-price/activities/organisation/customer service etc? Thanks for you...

Janine1988, friday 28-Dec-12 11 2,535
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blue wedding car
Joanie22, 19 December, 2012 at 14:51

Has anyone had a blue wedding car? I'd like something different but not sure if I'll get funny comments if I don't go for the normal white or cream. Has anyone got any comments about choice of colour?...

roo2605, friday 28-Dec-12 14 2,364
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What does the father of the groom wear?
midlandsbride2013, 26 December, 2012 at 13:40

Hello and hope everyone had a lovely Christmas Day! Was talking to FMIL yesterday about the suits for the boys and we suddenly decided we did not know what the father of the groom wears! My Dad will...

Peter, wednesday 26-Dec-12 4 1,779
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Personalised dressing gowns/hoodies etc
aimzxx, 21 December, 2012 at 13:25

Hey :-) I hope you are well for the build up to Christmas! Just wondered what OMs and brides2b are doing for any personalised bits? I'd quite fancy a Mrs 2 B dressing gown for getting ready and an...

LoveSka, tuesday 25-Dec-12 18 4,407
Jemima Renrut
Chair covers... buy or hire?
Jemima Renrut, 16 December, 2012 at 19:33

What would/did you do? We originally wasn't having chair covers, with them only being used during dinner we couldn't justify spending loads on 2 hours. However, since attending my cousins wedding OH...

*gnashers*, sunday 23-Dec-12 10 4,207
Chippet
First dance
Chippet, 21 December, 2012 at 20:23

Hello I'm new :waves: Hope I'm posting in the right place. I've started planning bits and pieces in my head, though nothing is actually booked yet. Am struggling to decide on a first dance. My fiancé...

*Mini*, sunday 23-Dec-12 9 1,666

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