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Hi Ladies.. I'm looking at a few venues in the Warwickshire area and the finish times vary. I love a venue but the finish time is 11.30 and no extension is allowed - Does this seem very early to...
Hi everyone, I am pricing up chair cover & hessian bows at the minute and they are working out more than I thought they would! What are peoples views on having chair covers? do you think you need...
Does any one no how to just select people for evening reception without having them under the ceremony to for the wedding website. Thank you
Hi, My dress is gorgeous, but it does have a very long train. Now, thinking about the practicalities of the day, I think it is too long. I am getting married in a church but then a reception in a barn...
I'm getting married in 2021 and have been looking briefly at seating plans for our guests. We're allowing kids at the wedding because so many of my close family have young kids (my dad and step mum...
Hi all, I am starting to think about our honeymoon so that we know what kind of funds we need to leave in the pot! I want pure luxury and to go somewhere that you don't get to go to every day. And...
Hi all, does anybody know of a good template on the web for a catholic wedding order of service please? We're having the full mass. I think it's a long time since a lot of the guests will have been to...
Hi, I just wondered if anyone has got married/is planning to get married in a Registry Office? What are your experiences like? Thank you
Hi, So I have chosen a beautiful venue but its about a 45min drive away from where most people will be travelling from...I want to make sure that my guests attend and can have a drink and stay till...
Getting married on 1 August 2026 and struggling to find a bridal hair and makeup stylist that is available! Please help!
When adding guests I have included if they are ceremony and evening or just evening. Now I am sorting out the website how do I ensure evening guests only see the evening information? I have tried to...
I've just read some posts and people keep mentioning that wedding dresses aren't the same sizing as the high street (one person normally being size 20 was size 28 in her dress) I'm getting slightly...
Booked venue on Sunday. Phoned the registry pffice today to book registrar to come out to the venue. I was told that as its a Sunday wedding there is only one registrar available and our time of...
Hi there, we are in the very early stages of planning our wedding and are set on it being in my fiancé’s local church. After that I was really keen on a restaurant for 70 day guests which is a 14...
Hi all. I need to sort out the wording for our invites soon. We don’t want our day shared on social media before we get the chance too as we are not able to have everyone we would have liked. Does...
Where did you guys get your bridal hair pieces from? I am after a dainty clip with a few diamantés and pearls to go at the top of my loose bun. The bridal shop ones are about £90 though! I had a quick...
I need help! I'm not sure whether I should keep people who know each other together or whether to mix it up a bit. My mum has suggested mixing it up, mainly becuase it'll get people mingling with...
I know when I booked my wedding some family members said things like "oooh July, at least the weather should be nice" but the weather has never really crossed my mind as being an issue. If it rains we...
MY oldest son (22) will walk me down the aisle and 'give me away', my other son (almost 18) will give a speech (the traidiotnal father of brie speech) and i will travel to the church with both my sons...
Hi, I'm super new to Hitched and I'm looking for any tips and advice on Scottish Wedding Venues. We've been engaged since September 2022 but unfortunately our wedding planning had to take a backseat...
Hi all, I'm a brand new Bride-to-Be, just got engaged at the weekend! I have no idea of dates or budgets or anything yet, but I'm such an intrinsic organiser that I can't help but start to plan... My...
Hi girls, my hubby to be is adament that we can use Spotify at our wedding instead of a DJ. Myself, well Im undecided. I think that a DJ is a focal point and that a DJ ultimately encourages people to...
Hi everyone, I’m wondering if anyone can recommend a singer who will write a personalised song (lyrics about my partner) and perform it at our reception? The Tailors look great but they’re just too...
Hi everyone, We got engaged on NYE this year, so are looking to get married in 2018, but can't settle on a rough date. I don't want to wait nearly 3 years to actually get married, so we are looking at...
Hey Chicks, Am all excited, got all my stuff through from the registrars in Cardiff today - woohoo! Anyway, I like the readings - they made me all teary - but I am looking for something hopefully a...
I was just having another look through the brochure and sample contract from the venue we're probably going to book and notice it says there is a compulsory charge for security staff at all evening...
I'm a musician that plays in a group and gets booking for parties and weddings. It would seem odd to hire another band to play at the reception but I'm getting mixed reactions when I suggest that I...
Hello! My partner and I have been looking at videographers but we're not sure we want to pay so much for such a fancy video. We really just want the main parts of our day captured on video so we were...
Hey all, Considering having a ceilidh at our wedding. We've been to a wedding before where they had this and it was a lot of fun and got everyone dancing. Has anyone had one at their wedding? If so,...
Hi All, We've been super patient with our photographer, but other than the preview collage I posted (which took 3 weeks!) we haven't seen any photos yet. Wedding was 6 weeks ago now, and I'm beginning...
Trying to sort my table plan out… I know, I'm doomed, it's 4 weeks before, so it's bound to change still! But, when you put the people on the board, and I'm putting them on the board in table...