Discussions from Planning

I'm soooo confused. I brought up this subject to mum last night, I think it was to do with speeches. Mum seems to think that you give gifts during the speeches. As in Groom gives the mums their gifts,...

Hi, I'm getting married in November 2013, and having a church wedding, so it's going to be soooo cold! Does anyone have ideas for keeping warm? I can wear thermal leggings under my dress, but it is...

This came up several times on the Unpopular thread-a lot of people seem to hate them ! We're getting married overseas and had to find a venue for our "do" when we got back- only around 40-50 guests...

Hi my bridesmaids will be in navy and I am wearing an ivory dress. I need inspiration for our flowers please! Always thought I would have off white / cream roses but now wondering if I should get...

I need to change the shoes I bought as they no longer match my dress - now I'm in a dilemma because I need flat or low heeled (max 2 inches) shoes that aren't peep toe or granny like and I can't find...

I'm going to look at a second hand dress on Sunday, I just wanted some idea of how easy it is to source your own seamstress ( not linked to a wedding shop ) and what sort of prices people have paid...

When do you start trying out signatures with your new surname? I read somewhere it's bad luck before the day. Do you sign the register in your maiden name? Technically still a miss until you sign it,...

Hello, only started planning this week for July '13. We plan to have everything, including the ceremony, at the village hall. I am rubbish at this stuff! We are going to view the hall/pay the deposit...

I was wondering if anyone had feedback/experiences with http://www.joshuamillais.com ? There is a deal on KGB for a wedding package and wondering if its worth looking into. Anyone use him before? I...

Tried on Martina by Sophia Tolli today, loved it, but the sample size was a 16 and I am a 10, so it was difficult to see how the top detail would fit. Any real bride photos to share? This is the model...

Has anyone seen where I can either buy or hire the below cake stand from? I've been searching for SO long and only seem to find American suppliers who will not ship to the UK. There must be someone in...

Hi all, So, having been engaged for a year and having the church booked & organised for nearly as long, we have FINALLY now decided on a venue & finalised the guest list! We're looking at...

We have quite an expensive (for us) venue, so don't really know what to put in ours?! Maybe some little tins of body spray, breath mints, etc?! I don't think they're really necessary, but I like the...

Hi everyone, We want disposable cameras for each of our tables - these are easy enough to source and are relatively cheape. However, I am swaying towards black and white rather than colour prints but...

I had been umming over how I wanted my tables for ages and then I saw this picture in Brides and went "that's it!" Sorry for the poor quality photo, it's a camera-phone picture of a magazine page......

As the title says I've just got engaged & already looking at venues for possible 2013 wedding. Has anyone got married at Tewin bury farm hotel? Off to their wedding showcase on Sunday but wondered...

Well where do I start? I have so many things to say as I had literally the best day of my life. Sorry if this is a long one. Background and the proposal I started working at Bank of Ireland Mortgages...

Im married!! ??? It really was the best day of my life ❤️ I sent huours trying to put the report together, and really enjoyed re-living the day. But after numerous attepts at trying to get my report...

Hi Ladies Sorry of there is already a thread for this but I was just wondering if any of you girls are off to the wedding show in Birmingham NEC next week? If so does anyone know of any discount codes...

Hi all I'm getting 5 forever yours bridemaid dresses ( 79210 ) and they're looking to be £170 each in Special Occassions in Stanford le Hope and they've advised that they won't do discounts on bulk...

Following the Essex thread I thought a Manchester and Cheshire area thread would be a good idea feel free to add experiences The wedding boutique -Cheshire Prices: under £1250 Very strange place for a...

I want to get some thank you cards sorted so that we can send them out straight after the wedding. Does anybody know where I can get cheap ones? Not bothered about them being personalised or anything,...

I'm having a small wedding next winter, about 18 guests. At a civil wedding at a beautiful house, how would I encorprate in a first dance as we're not having a disco respection. What did you do or why...

Hello, has anyone got any ideas of what favors i could have at my wedding. The theme is vintage/shabby chic, white and gold in colour. I had the idea of making my own cake pops and decorating then in...

Hi all, Does anyone know how much a Jenny Packham Muscari dress from the 2013 collection will cost please?

? Please please give some advice as my Mum, sister AND best mate don't seem to be answering their flippin texts this evening!!!! Having a major major dress wobble - this isn't just a minor one where I...

We booked a local barn for our wedding, to keep costs down we planned a late wedding and straight through to an evening reception. The price we were quoted was approximately £2500 based on their menu...

H2b and I have decided not to have our wedding cake made by our friend. H2b wanted a fruit cake bottom tier which she was unable to do. She is also a BM and I dont want her running round trying to...

Hello there I am wondering what underwear experiences the brides with larger boobies have had. I'm going for a one shouldered dress so will not be able to wear underwear with straps. I'm therefore...