Discussions from Planning

For those who have read my previous posts, you may be aware that we are getting married on 5 November. I am a huge supporter of the Poppy Appeal and have just suddenly thought that we will be right in...

Has anybody managed to add a page in their website for a registry or gift list? I remember reading somewhere that you could do that with Hitched, but now can’t find where to add it.

Okay, so me and OH originally dismissed the idea of having readings at our wedding, but since then I have felt like our ceremony would just be over too fast, and not at all personal. So.. we have...

Hi all. I’m looking to provide my guests with an order of events so they know the timings for everything. How has everyone done this or planning to do this? I’ve seen options where they’ve put it on...

Hi I'm thinking of doing shots as our favours and need some opinions! We might do a choice of two...what would your favorite be??? I'll also have some cake pops for kids / nans / teetotals etc. I like...

What is the first thing you when planning a wedding

Hi All So i've been engaged for over a year now and the sum total of my wedding plans - errrrrrr zilch! ? I've been having a look at various hotel/hall options (neither of us are religious so church...

Hi, At a lot of weddings i've been to guests at the tables bet amongst themselves on the length of the speeches for a laugh. I've won it once or twice and the money always ends up getting recycled...

Who's had em? Ducky I know you have, and it clearly went down well. How much did it cost if you don't mind me asking? We're having our wedding breakfast at 3.30pm so want to provide something later...

Right, I'm having trouble choosing a design for my table plan. My theme has a medieval/fantasy feel to it and I cant think if how to incorporate that into the plan. The tables will be arranged in a...

Not a question as such, I just need a little moan really to get it off my chest. My Mother-in-law to be visited last weekend. It's the first time we've seen her since our engagement in September. My...

I'm getting married to my boyfriend of 6 years by the end of the year, and although we are having a very small wedding (in fact, we're eloping! ) we've started to plan the bits we need to. My fiance...

Hi guys, Wedding is less that 3 months away now and things are really starting to move... I am really worried that the night before my wedding I am going to be a nervous reck and not be able to sleep,...

Hi all I am just drafting our evening invitations. The bar at our venue closes at midnight and so I have included the line "Carriages at midnight", which I think is fairly standard wording for "Sling...

Hi all, I was wondering if any of you could help me...I love these shoes (see the link): http://www.harrietwilde.com/collections/all/products/bridgette-silver-rose Thing is, they cost £375 and it's...

So it seems the common thing is to put your BMs (and yourself!) in heeled shoes! My BMs, like me, aren’t really “heel” girls and much prefer our flats. (I can cope with heels until a point though so I...

Just wondered if they come up small or big? and what people think of there shoes by them? thanks?

My partner and I recently decided to bring our wedding forward to 2026 (as opposed to a longer engagement) due to some health issues in the family and have an overall budget of £8-10k. We are wanting...

Hi all im new to the forums, first post! I'm looking forward to many discussions here. Can an anyone recommend or suggest any venues for wedding breakfast and evening do only in Hampshire. I live in...

When we initally became engaged we agreed on a rough budget of £15 000 and my fiance said he would cover £10 000 and I'd cover the rest. I agreed with this thinking that I'd have plenty of time (18...

Has anyone used uplighters to transform their function room? We've had a quote today of £152 to have uplighters all around the room to match our colour scheme. I absolutely love the idea but with us...

Hi everyone, bit of a mad question but how many orders of service should I have printed? One each or one per couple? Not sure what is the norm, someone at church suggested one between 2 but not sure...

Hi all We're getting married in a church, and while originally I was thinking of modern music for our wedding now I'm not sure that it will 'go' especially as we will be having hymns. So I'm thinking...

Ok so as I write this I know some of you will already think I am ungrateful. I can assure you I’m not and I love my fiancé very much. We got engaged in Italy 3 months ago and it was the most beautiful...

Hey there can anyone tell me the name of best wedding venue planner , I want my best best best wedding

Hi all, bit controversial I fear, but is there a way I can say 'don't smoke here' without being mean or coming off as too judgemental??? The issue is our venue includes a conservatory and outdoor...

Hi everyone, i'm just working out what drinks i'll be supplying, this is my plan-sparkling wine on arrival, then a bottle of red and white on each table(and a jug of orange per table)Then sparkling...

Hey everyone, We are getting married in July 2024, at the receptions we are having cans of beer and pimms! Both myself and my partner really dislike wine so we are trying to think of other options for...

Hi everyone, I'm newly engaged, and live in Bristol. We moved here a year ago and I don't yet have any really close mates here (close enough for bridesmaid duties anyway), so have little local support...

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...

Need some help/advice please! We will be having some kids at our wedding - age range from 6 months old to 12 yrs. We decided any kids over 12 will get the regular favours of chocolates and the younger...