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Hi, We would really appreciate some advice! We're looking for a really simple wedding, no fuss etc and very informal. We never wanted to have to pick and choose what friends/family we can invite so...

Hello! I am getting married in April and my reception is at a barn in Kent. I have been looking at bands and disco's for our evening entertainment but struggling to find anything i'm really sold on....

Hi everyone Has anyone ordered their wedding dress from www.theweddingdresses.com ?? If so what was the service and dress like ? Thanks

Hi there all, I've just joined the site as a newly engaged lady (May 2012) and guess the first place to start is with a venue (and approximate date of course) We're thinking of having a marquee...

Hi there Counting on my fellow Hitchers to help me out with your wisdom again! I bought a reduced price tiara from a bridal shop last week - reduced because a couple of the tiny stones were missing. I...

Hey, Found out today that I will well and truly be in crutches on our wedding day. As expected I am severely hacked off but the one thing I'm really stuck with is the bouquet...I will practice on one...

Has anyone ever hired a bridesmaid dress before? I've been considering it as I' struggling to find a dress on high street in colour I want and ones in brides shops are around £200 each. Would you...

Hi Anyone else having a Sassi dress I originally had an Ian Stuart Florentina, then had major dress wobbles and happened upon Sassi Holford, went to try on her collection at a local shop and fell in...

Hi All, Can you suggest some places to look for inexpensive bridesmaids hair accessories. I'm looking for something vintage diamante but something a bit different. I've been looking on ebay and etsy...

Evening All, I was hoping for a good kick up the bum and just wanted a little vent! 11 weeks today until the wedding and i feel very deflated with it all. We've had a tough 10 days. My other half and...

Has anyone done this or heard of this? hiring someone to come to the reception to take the kids and sit with them when they go to bed? Cheers

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone had experience of / was planning to do their own flowers for their wedding? I'm having my bouquets and buttonholes done by a florist but want to do the...

Dear all I have fallen in love with (and bought) a silver wedding dress for a winter wedding - I am so pleased with it however, I am now facing a few issues withe my colour scheme.... any help or...

Hi, Recently engaged and starting to look around wedding venues for the big day. We are only planning on having about 30 day guests and another 20-30 at night so were looking at smaller locations in...

This probably sounds a bit silly but I am really worried about people dropping out days before the wedding, ruining the run up, and worse still, people now showing up on the day. We had quite a few...

Hi all booking rivington hall barn for my wedding, does anyone know if they do a discount price for winter weddings ? also ive been told you can take your own wine for the tables does any one know if...

We are having a civil wedding and we are going for the registry office's suggested wording for our vows. For those of you who have done the same, I was wondering whether you have to know the vows by...

Is anyone having Jo Malone candles? If so what scent are you going for? x

If anyone who’s already done their invites doesn’t mind flashing the content it would really help me. I’m stuck on how to word and layout the interior of the card. What info goes on the inside and...

I saw these today. Want! Want! Want! And

I have just ordered my dress (very exciting!!!!!) and am now thinking abut flowers. The dress is oyster underneath with a lace ivory overlay (Essence D1158) We are having a spring wedding and I have...

Hi Ladies, Any of you doing New York theme? Any inspiration you could share? I am trying to do ours as we got engaged on Brooklyn Bridge (wish i was back there!!!), although my colour scheme is...

Hi due to a limited budget - I am hiring chair covers but am going to be getting the ushers to do the 60 chairs on the morning of the wedding - as the hotel will charge to do this themselves and I...

Hi, Has anyone booked a good string quartet/trio or know anyone who has booked a good one? My FI and are having difficulties with ppl not getting back to us etc. Hope you've all had a good evening....

Hi everyone, We think we might finally have found the perfect venue for our wedding reception next year after six months of searching (I say we, my other half would probably say that I have finally...

Hi all This is my first post (yey me?) and I wondered if anyone can point me in the direction of a nice company that can do Jewish wedding invites? I live in the NW and am finding it difficult to find...

We weren't going to bother, but what's everyone else doing?

Hi there, Can anyone help me, Im looking for a thank you poem for my cousin who is my bridesmaid and also my best friend who when I get married i will have known for 24 years. Ive looked online and...

Morning all! Bit of a query. We are having a relatively small wedding breakfast with just the closest friends and family there. However, there are some people that we wouldn't mind coming along to the...

My cousin is getting married in two weeks time. She is 37 years old. Already owns her house, doesnt work because her husbands family is rich and has children. It is her first marriage and has been...

I cant remember if theres a 'rule' about this. Or was that red? A few girls wore black dresses to mine and didnt bother me, but do some brides get funny about it?