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Please help! We're getting married 2 weeks today and we can't think of music!! We really need to think of some background music for during the wedding breakfast....only thing is I can only think of...

Why is it that when looking for bridesmaid dresses I get sidetracked by a ridiculous number of stunning wedding dresses? I'm sure I started this evening googling "pale green bridesmaid dress", but...

I've never shoped at schuh before, but last week I saw some shoes online that I fell in love with and decided that I wanted for my wedding. I purchased 2 pairs in total (different styles,1 for...

Traditionally who dances with who in this dance? Also - should it be a song thats special to the bride & groom still? It feels a bit odd dancing with someone else to a song thats special to me and...

Just wondering what table decorations everyone is going for? The venue said we got use of the candelabras so was thinking of using these and getting some flowers for round the top or bottom, any with...

Hi, Our first choice venue has fell through So now trying to find a second choice, we have found somewhere else which would be perfect but they are limited on the hot food they can serve. They are a...

Just wondering if you have any advice regarding, florists, cars, venues ect. Thanks ❤️

I know its bad luck for the groom to see your dress. But is it bad luck for other people to see your dress? Obviously i want it to have a wow effect when i walk down the aisle in it so wont be showing...

Hi, Looking for a bit of advice, another friend who is getting married in 2014 and having her hen do next summer has led to a few friends asking on the date of mine (I get married in August 2013) How...

Hi all, Myself and my partner brought a house 3 months ago and are now planning our wedding for summer 2013, therefore we have a very strict/tight budget. I'm trying to find a venue that is small and...

Hi all! I received an invite to a friend's vow renewal, to the evening only. In the invitation, it had all the usual details of a wedding invite, including a wedding list type thing (they want money...

Hello! My fiance and I are going to send out Save the Date cards but I just want some ideas...I have a few but when I've put them into practice they don't look as nice as I thought! So show me yours...

Hi, If you have a sister, should they automatically be your chief bridesmaid? I would love her to be of course, but at the same time - I think my best friend would be able to organise a hen doo that...

Hi all, I have found this image of a hair style i just LOVE! Has anyone got any ideas on how or where i might source flowers that would be suitable for this sort of style? would the be real or...

Hi there, My fellow bridesmaids and I are organising our friends hens night in london from over here in Austrlia. We have no idea what is an acceptable amount of money to expect people to pay for a...

Do you think we should bother with canapes? I always associate canapes with posh hotels, not village halls. Do you think we need them? Or wedding is at 2 and we will be sitting down to eat at...

Want to do the cupcakes myself, I may be crazy but cannot bring myself to pay £££££ for a cake. Anyone else doing this/done this? Let me know your tips! ie. can I freeze in week before and just...

Hi all, The question is in the title.... has anyone used yourbridalwear.com?? They have very good priced Maggie copies, just wondering if its worth the risk?? Thanks

When did you/are you planning to pass around your guest book? I've only been to 1 wedding where there has been a guest book and it was passed around during the meal. I was thinking of getting one of...

As the title says really - I am looking at places for our honeymoon and have always wanted to go to the Maldives on Honeymoon but am worried about going in July (would probably be from 1st July for a...

As I mentioned before in another post, my Nanna is 86 and suffers with Dementia. She is, however, so excited about the wedding - she's even managing to remember the date which is amazing. I want to...

Hello! We want to give confetti out at the church - but only to the children we have attending, my Nanna (she has dementia but she is constantly asking us when we are getting married, she bursts into...

If you have had a personalised cake topper made, roughly how much did it cost and where did you order from?

We (read I!) am really keen to make our own invitations. OH and I are both agreed that we would like pocketfold invitations, and I've ordered some card to make a mock-up. We've gone for bookfold so...

Hi all, I would like all of my guests to leave messages on a pebble much like the image below. Any ideas what sort of pen/paint could be used for this? Thank you Hannah xx

We're getting married in Italy and so have lots of friends and family flying over for the wedding. I want to arrange a meal the night before the wedding for those who are already there (probably about...

Hi all, This is my first post on here so I am extemely excited to see the reponses i get! ? I am looking for an unusual idea for a wedding guesbook and have come across the idea of having a guest tea...

Hiiiiiiii Ok so i would quite like to get some personalised wedding glasses as gifts for our bridesmaids and ushers (and price dependant possibly the rest of the wedding party).... Id quite like these...

So, I found some bargain bridesmaid dresses on M&S online in the sale - reduced from £100 to £29!! So I bought a couple - and I must admit I do quite like them. Only issue is, they do not quite...

Hi Everyone Looking for some help, I am singing at a friend's wedding on Friday and for the signing of the register she was meant to have a string quartet playing Des'ree's Kissing You. Anyway the...

We've decided to allocate our guests a table, but not to use placecards. We think this adds to the relaxed/informal nature of the day. However, we're not sure if the absence of placecards will just...