Discussions from Planning

Hey guys any ideas for table name stands something qwirky i dont just want a fancy metal stand but dont actually no what i do want, weve brought a fake blossom tree to hang the seating plans on thanks...

I'm quite cross as I feel I've been 'tricked' a little bit by the dress shop, but I don't know if it was intentional or not. Basically the history is this: I'd chosen my dress online from Honeypie...

Ok so I didn't buy my dress from a shop, instead got one hell of a bargain. However, it is currently hanging in my wardrobe but due to storage and the postage to me my satin very detailed dress has...

I'm getting married in December, and as it's winter and I also have a bit of a back fat issue with my dress (!) I was thinking of wearing some kind of shrug or bolero. I don't want someting that...

Hi everyone, I'm hoping you may be able to offer some impartial advice on my dilemma regarding my pageboy. My head is saying one thing and my heart is saying another! When we first got engaged I asked...

Hello anyone been to a wedding at Soughton Hall or Combermere Abbey? Trying to deliberate between the two and want to see if anyone has heard anything bad or good about either venue,or if anyone can...

Does anyone know if there are any venues that allow outside caterers? I'm looking in a few locations, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Kent, London, & Milton Keynes, preferably looking for a venue...

Hi everyone! I am in a major panic. We got our invitations printed and included information concerning gifts and registries -- but I've now just read on several websites that it's very inappropriate...

Hello, I am thinking of getting our Flower girl a nice piece of jewerly as part of her Thank you present. I would like something that is suits her age but is also something she can keep forever. It's...

I would really like to get my hens a present to say thank you and how much it means to me that they are there. Some of them have really gone out of their way to be able to come. There will only be 6...

Hi everyone, my 86 yr old grandfather will be walking me down the isle on my wedding day. Can anyone suggest a thank-you present/keepsake I can give to him on the day. He is a very generous and giving...

Hi all! I've been having a think about my bridal underwear and was wondering where the best place to go. I would like a good strapless push-up bra (as I have lost weight!) and am happy to go with...

I have been watching a dress I love on ebay and finally thought to ask for the measurements. they came back as 80cm waist (it's a size 12) and 86cm bust :o Now I can do the waist but is that bust...

The clasp on my engagement ring came loose and one of the diamonds fell out. I found the diamond and we took it back into the jewllers that we brought it from. The shop assistant looked at it (and...

Oh. My. Actual. God. My ticker is lying to me, surely?!

Did anyone wear/ is anyone going to wear their Mum's or Grandma's wedding dress (or mother in law, aunt, or anyone else for that matter!). Did you/ are you wearing it as it was, or having changes made...

There are 3 dresses I like - all of which are out of my budget Maggie Sottero - Embrace Maggie Sottero - Grace Essence - 1158 I have been looking for sample or 2nd hand version withut luck! I'm...

Hi all. Because of our approaching emigration next year, we're asking for cards of well wishes instead of presents. However, my OH's grandparents are very traditional and don't like this idea at all....

I'm ordering corsages for the Mothers which will be a bit special. Do all the boys have the same button hole or does the groom have something different??

We have had some trouble with our invites, you could say it was meant to be though as we had to change our venue, however we are being messed about by invite lady she keeps saying "next week" and the...

Hello everyone! We're getting married in May 2013. We're having a registry office affair, then wanted to have our reception in a hall close by. We're looking at somewhere we can decorate ourselves,...

As above, has anyone used or starting to use the new Guest Manager on hitched? I've just been checking it out briefly and it looks ? but I can't find a way of importing from my existing spreadsheet so...

Real or fake...anyone having these/had these/seen these at a wedding? I want someting that trails and the idea was suggested to me to go with my colour scheme as oppsed to ivy. Struggling to find any...

Hi All My H2B and I are getting married in Vegas and having a very informal reception when we return. We would like to do some traditional wedding bits like have bridesmaids and ushers and speeches...

Hi, I am considering having a double barrelled surname and just wondered if anyone else had a similar dilemma. I have quite a distinctive surname which I had a load of mickey taken out of me when I...

Im getting married on friday 13th sept 2013, Im having a church wedding followed by the reception at a hotel on the beach just down the road, the cost of the hotel includes all my table names, table...

Hi all been looking at bridesmaids dress ideas, my younger bridesmaids are easy as 4 of them be 5 and under so easy flower girl dresses but then I have my niece who will be 9 who is bit old for flower...

How many bridesmaids are you having for a civil ceremony. I have 5 sisters!!! 10 nieces!!! 1 daughter! and 1 step daughter and then friends!! So far my definates are my step daughter and daughter, one...

My SiL-to -be is insisting that the father of the groom should have the same suit as the groom, best men (2), usher and my father, but I think it will look silly having so many people dressed exactly...