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Hi, all! We are debating using candles on our tables. I’d really like them to have a scent (not too strong, just enough to be pleasant!) and go with our bud vases and eucalyptus foliage. Now, we’ve...
My wedding is in December and I have to provide glassware for 120 people. It seems like it will be cheaper to just buy 120 glasses from Ikea rather than rent them which seems pretty wasteful. I like...
Having more of an unconventional wedding. Registry office ceremony and then going to a bar after for a buffet. Guest list is 32 incl me and my fiancé so it’s a little smaller. Ceremony is 2:15 start...
Afternoon all! My girlfriend and I are getting married next December and we’re struggling with the walking down the aisle part. Neither of us have parents around to perform this and besides, neither...
Hi all, Just looking for a bit of advice we are viewing venues this week and really want a rustic style barn. We went to the Tithe Barn at Bolton Abbey yesterday and absolutely fell in love with it!...
Hi, Recently engaged and thinking about where we want to marry. I’ve read online about a possible change in law where you can marry outside anywhere? We’d love to get married in my parents garden but...
This might be a daft question but in my venues terms and conditions it states "neither you, nor *venue* is entitled to exclude members of the general public from attending unless the rooms maximum...
Hello everyone, I'm getting married to my wonderful partner in October 2025.We have sent out our Save The Dates via post already, and we are toying with the idea of having a wedding website instead of...
Anyone getting married/or has got married in Belfast Castle?? ?
Hi everyone! My fiancé and I are meeting our vicar for the first time on Thursday evening - we are extremely excited about this and have discussed over the phone with her our ideal date and brief...
Hi! We are getting married in May next year and giving notice in October. I work for the NHS as an admin role but I’m doing a degree with the Open University. Can I put down that I am a student as my...
Hello, Does anyone have any ideas for something to entertain children throughout the evening please? I was thinking something like a ball pond. Somewhere that they could entertain themselves and have...
Hey guys, So the time is coming soon where I have to let my venue know the numbers and who is eating what. I have a small number of guests with allergies. One of these is seafood and we aren't serving...
Does anyone know how to use this thing??? I cant seem to move people to tables or move the actual tables themselves. Please help
Has anyone had microdermabrasion before? My skin is going through a stressful phase so thinking about going for it. Just wanted to see if anyone had been and what you thought? I want to be all glowy...
Hey all, I always think of my dad when 'Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars' comes on the radio. He used to play it on his guitar and it's a favourite fond memory of mine.... plus, it's a really good song lol....
Hi Ladies, I'm getting married in May 2026 in Spain. My FH if Spanish so we want to merge both my English culture and his Spanish culture. I have already told the family and friends that I want to...
My fiancée and I have very diffrent families, mine is large. Just adding close family and there children I have nearly 30 people where as my Fiancée would only have around 10 people. I don't want the...
Me and my partner have got engaged. We would really like to get married somewhere abroad, we are not overly fussed where long as we can get some great photos and lovely weather. We have looked at...
Hi all My husband-to-be and I are considering hiring a village hall for our wedding reception and going "DIY" (we already have our caterer if we go down this route, so that's fine!). We would hope to...
Hi all. I’m really struggling (and stressing) to find a venue around manchester that allows external caterers. All the dry hire venues seem to be £8k+. I’m from the Philippines so we would like to...
Hello all, Newly engaged girl here wanting some wedding advice. No idea where to start? After a couple of weeks of googling i’m wondering if the venue I want doesn’t exist. We basically want what...
Hi all After a bit of advice. We're looking at ordering our invites as they are going to be custom made in the US and then shipped over here so we want to get a jump on things. They're making our Save...
Hi 👋 My first time on here. Newly engaged 💍 My partner and I are planning to marry abroad just us and our little boy. We both have huge families and are expecting both sides to be disappointed with...
So I'm British Indian and FH is Chinese and already booked a caterer. Ive been an over worrier from the beginning and booked and secured things earlier this year and weddings in August 2024....
Hey everyone! My partner and I want to get married next September and when I think about what I want - the thing that gets me the most excited is actually being his wife. We don’t want anything big -...
So this is very long overdue but been waiting on photo's and wanted to make sure I did it properly - hopefully this won't turn into longer then a dissertation or a book! How we Met We first met in...
Has anyone been? I am getting married abroad so just want an idea if it’s still worth going to or is all venues, photographers, cakes etc that I can’t use. Is there many bridal accessories available?...
Getting married next year and have a small budget. Want to capture the day in the best way, what would people recommend if I could only choose one?
Hi all 😊 At the start of planning our wedding and we are looking for venue reccomendations in Yorkshire that include's quite honestly everything in a package deal. Any recomendations at all will be a...