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Sarah
Wedding date
Sarah, 18 October, 2023 at 09:12

Hi all! I recently got engaged and we found a lovely venue with lots of dates available for the time of year we want. One date in particular is standing out to us as its the 16th which is the same as...

Sarah, saturday 23-Dec-23 4 115
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To videographer or not!?
Emma, 18 October, 2023 at 16:51

I can’t justify the cost of having two photographers and I’m trying to work out if it’s worth having a videographer or not. So thoughts welcome! We’re getting married in a church which will be filmed...

Sarah, saturday 23-Dec-23 2 85
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Photographer - Lack of communication
Hannah&Andrew, 31 October, 2023 at 09:21

Hi everyone! After a bit of advice, we are getting married in September 2025 and have booked our photographer. However, we've realised that the photographer lacks communication. We have emailed and...

Sarah, saturday 23-Dec-23 7 484
Abby
Monday wedding
Abby, 22 November, 2023 at 07:32

I am planning my wedding for a Monday but I’m getting a few mixed views from people in conversation about choosing this day. I don’t think it’s bad if I’m personally saving thousands of pounds, and...

Sarah, saturday 23-Dec-23 3 137 2
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Do vendors increase their costs in peak season?
Isabel, 18 December, 2023 at 17:48

This may sound like a silly / obvious question (if you know the answer!) but do wedding vendors tend to increase their costs during peak season? I know that venues do, I’m just wondering if florists,...

Sarah, saturday 23-Dec-23 3 75
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Napkins
Lisacarmel, 22 December, 2023 at 22:49

So our venue have now decided the only linen napkins they have available are white, previously we had a agreed on a kind of light hessian colour. I just can’t get my head round white and don’t feel it...

Lisacarmel, friday 22-Dec-23 15
Gina
Lighting idea
Gina, 21 December, 2023 at 17:04

Hi all, Iv bought some led lights (the ones you use for bottles) but I’m stuck of what to do with them…. My Center piece is an led rose battery powered light with candles (battery operated) and a bud...

Gina, thursday 21-Dec-23 9
Stephanie
Town Hall wedding/civil Ceremony
Stephanie, 21 December, 2023 at 11:02

Hello fellow bride to be's I need help. Obviously new to this world and I'm planning my own wedding (crazy I know). I got engaged this July 2023 and the original plan was to get married in 2025....

Stephanie, thursday 21-Dec-23 16
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Brides speech & pictures!
Shay, 10 December, 2023 at 21:42

I’m going to do a speech on our wedding day! No one knows except my fiance! He knows what I’ll be covering but not what I’m saying! Does anyone have any tips on how to get my speech across? It will be...

Shay, wednesday 20-Dec-23 5 123
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Wedding registrar paid, but never attended, cancelled shortly before wedding
Jay, 15 December, 2023 at 00:04

Does anyone know who to complain to regarding this?

PhotographybyBillHad, wednesday 20-Dec-23 2 76
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Busses
Kelsey, 19 December, 2023 at 16:48

Hi all, I need to add a bus option to my page but I’m not sure how I do this? Has anyone done it that could help me please? Thanks Kelsey

Kelsey, tuesday 19-Dec-23 27
Anna
Planning
Anna, 1 August, 2023 at 21:13

Hey! What did it do you find as the hardest part to plan with your wedding? Would you consider hiring a wedding planner and if not, why?

Ivana, sunday 17-Dec-23 2 114 1
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Ceremony only?
Pinkbowbride, 25 August, 2023 at 15:02

Hi everyone! I am new here and only newly engaged too. Before getting engaged my fiancée and I were set on eloping. Neither of us want a big wedding, and both sides of our families are quite messy...

Ivana, sunday 17-Dec-23 1 59
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Planning
Amy, 27 August, 2023 at 08:05

Hi everyone new to planning. I was wondering if anyone could advise where to get a “reasonably” priced wedding cake in Aberdeen/shire. I have also been looking for somewhere that does silk flowers but...

Ivana, sunday 17-Dec-23 4 64
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Please help
Pinkbowbride, 28 August, 2023 at 13:08

Hi everyone. I did try and create a post the other day but I can’t find it anywhere, I’m not sure if it was deleted or maybe just ignored. So, sorry for posting again but I’m having quite a hard time....

Ivana, sunday 17-Dec-23 4 100 1
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Venue Price
Olivia, 31 August, 2023 at 15:07

I am hopefully booking my wedding venue next week and was looking at the packages. I'm not on about getting married till late 2025 and the prices are different for **** and 2025. I know why. If I was...

Ivana, sunday 17-Dec-23 1 82
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Finding a bridal suite to get ready
Alicia, 6 September, 2023 at 09:11

Hi there About to secure a venue in the Cotswolds (cripps barn) that has no accommodation or bridal suite on site. So I’m looking for somewhere local to get ready in in the morning that’s big enough...

Ivana, sunday 17-Dec-23 1 58
Sarah
Wedding Insurance
Sarah, 17 September, 2023 at 21:21

Hi, Can anyone advise the best place to get wedding insurance from? Thanks in advance

Ivana, sunday 17-Dec-23 1 129
momai
Wedding planning book
momai, 19 October, 2023 at 23:59

Can anyone recommend a book that I can use to help with organising our wedding?

Ivana, sunday 17-Dec-23 1 40
Iwuagwu
Wedding venues
Iwuagwu, 26 November, 2023 at 18:50

Hi all, Can anyone recommend affordable venues for 150-200 people in Essex ? It’s so hard finding an affordable venue . I’m super stressed. If I can’t find a venue will I be able to plan a wedding?

Ivana, sunday 17-Dec-23 2 68
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Danish wedding- what to wear/traditions?
Teal, 12 April, 2017 at 08:35

I've received an invite for a wedding in Copenhagen. The bride is from a remote, Danish island, the groom is Australian. I;m unsure how formal weddings generally are in Denmark? Is it common to wear...

Brian, friday 15-Dec-23 4 4,011
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Deleting guest that was already added
Maria, 12 December, 2023 at 21:33

I'm struggling to figure out how to delete a guest from the list. Please could u have assistance.

Maria, tuesday 12-Dec-23 79
cford09
Lottery tickets or scratchcards as favours?
cford09, 10 May, 2012 at 13:51

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...

PhotographybyBillHad, thursday 7-Dec-23 14 15,734
Dani
My wedding planning just got a virtual upgrade!
Dani, 5 December, 2023 at 11:23

Hey, Dani here from Hitched! Did you know we have a FREE virtual planning assistant available for all Hitched users? "What is a virtual planning assistant?" I hear you ask! Meet Sarah 🙋‍♀️ she sits on...

Dani, tuesday 5-Dec-23 31
Victoria
Budget wedding
Victoria, 3 December, 2023 at 08:52

Has anyone done their own wedding stuff, I’m on a budget and we’re only having a very intimate wedding 15 of us in total and back at our house after. Can people give me ideas for decorations etc

Victoria, monday 4-Dec-23 2 126
Fiona
One link to request contact info?
Fiona, 17 September, 2023 at 17:38

Can you use 1 link for all to request contact information from your guests, rather than send 1 individual link to each family? We have serveral Whatsapp groups set up with family and friends where it...

Mary, sunday 3-Dec-23 1 32
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Berkshire/oxfordshire/hampshire/wiltshire wedding venues?
Hallie, 28 November, 2023 at 21:32

Hi everyone, I am currently planning my April 2025 wedding. It is my dream to get married in my grandparent’s old parish church located in the village of Kintbury near Newbury. However, we are really...

Daniel, friday 1-Dec-23 1 66
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Edinburgh hair and makeup
Melissa, 25 November, 2023 at 11:41

Hello we are eloping in Edinburgh just me and mypartner no guests. I'm looking for someone to do my hair and makeup either come to me or me to go to the salon for hair and makeup done. I've seen some...

Laurie, wednesday 29-Nov-23 1 30
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Driving to Italy from uk?
Camilla, 2 August, 2023 at 12:47

We are getting married in Tuscany next May, my partner was planning to drive over so we could fill the car with bits (clothes decor etc). The question is- does anybody know how easy is it to drive in...

, tuesday 28-Nov-23 1 43
MrsHD2015
Anyone else not having a wedding car?
MrsHD2015, 3 January, 2014 at 08:26

My H2B and I decided not to spend a fortune on a wedding car so instead we are going to ask someone we know to drive us. We're not that fussed what car it is as our church and venue are so beautiful...

Robert, saturday 25-Nov-23 23 6,084
Mark
Hitched e invite
Mark, 23 November, 2023 at 08:55

Can anyone tell me are the e invites from hitched linked or does everyone have to reply separately for example my brother will get an e invite will that be linked to his wife and children or will they...

Mark, thursday 23-Nov-23 30
Katherine
Tasks to be done by individuals
Katherine, 21 November, 2023 at 21:28

I discussed with my groom, I felt it important to inject our individuality into things and it would be nice to do stuff like make invitations together Tonight he has insisted he has no individual...

RomanticGreenStation, tuesday 21-Nov-23 1 75 1

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