Discussions from Planning

Hi all, We are having a sweetie buffet and I was wondering - when can I start buying the sweets to spread the cost without them going off!

Hi, our venue coordinator was asking if we want to have the disco in the orangery or the main hall. We told her that we wanted the main hall as it has curtain, hence darker and more appropriate for...

How many people are you inviting to your wedding? we have a minimum guest list for the day of 45 if the venue can hold more that might go up to 50 or 60 and then on a night we might invite some more...

Hiya all, Just wanted some ideas of what to do after our Ceremony, reception drinks and then wedding breakfast. We won't be doing the traditional things such as first dance we will not be having a DJ...

Hi, Anyone have any advice on how to keep our alcohol bill down to a minimum? We have to purchase all alcohol through our venue and to be honest the prices are extortionate! We need welcome drinks,...

Having just read an article on this very website, it suggests that wedding insurance is something often overlooked by couples planning. After a very brief look into it, I wasn’t able to find any...

We are thinking that a disco or band with just 30 guests will be a bit much, trying to find ideas of alternative evening entertainment alongside background music. Has anyone else not had disco or...

Hello, I am getting married next September in 2026 and looking for a photographer! We are having a ceremony but not a reception so would need around 1 hour of work. I am getting married in south west...

I was wondering if anyone could help clear something up. I'm planning on getting married next year, I want a pagan wedding as I am pagan. I need somewhere outdoors and that's hard to find on here...

Hi guys, Just wondering if anyone can help. We had booked the Tin Tabernacle in Lewes for our wedding next July but recieved an email today stating that they are pulling all weddings for 2014 due to...

Has anyone got married at this venue before? Sadly there are only a few reviews on it for weddings and I just wondered how people found it? To sound shallow, we were wondering if there is a lot of...

Hi I have my venue booked in the south west for 2027 given family health my mum will be in a wheelchair, it's not the most accessible venue mainly the outside being stones and there is a ramp but it...

Hi, I'm looking for inspiration! I became engaged in May and straight away began excitedly searching for perfect wedding venues in our local area (west Cumbria towards the lakes) but my excitement has...

We are putting a couple of bottles on each table, then everything else will be bought by people at the bar... we want to put a rose on the table, but 1 red, 1 white and 1 rose is a bit silly... do you...

Hi Does anyone know where I can hire seat pad covers? All i seem to find are complete chair covers but I just need the pads covered! Thanks Beth

Hi all. What can I give my husband for his birthday? I want to give him an unforgettable holiday

I hope I'm posting this in the right place... Is it normal to pay photographers, videographers and other suppliers in FULL before the wedding? My fiance and I have found a photographer whose portfolio...

So first off, we're idiots, but no judgement, please! Slightly stressed.... When we booked our venue (not a registry office), they said that we could have 70 guests at the ceremony, no problem. Sent...

I have been around this forum for a while and there has never really been a big male contigent. Having said that the guys who do use the forum are a bright bunch and do not really need any advice from...

Hey! I've been looking at DJs near my venue (Midland in Morecambe) and the only one who looks half decent is £450 + £100 for his lights, which I personally think is quite a lot?! I'm worried about...

Does anyone know how to get the food menu options to guests to choose their starter, main and dessert to send back and know who has chosen what? I have done a questionnaire but only tells me the...

We want a small wedding to save on cost and also because we are shy people and don't like being the centre of attention. I initially thought it would be 60 day guests and 40 extra evening guests. Now...

Can anyone help please: I have looked over poems but none really say what we want it to say. We don't want a gift list as don't anything we would rather have the cash to use towards things. NOT VERY...

just wondering if anyone is having feel like home as their first dance and who sings it. my mum was at a wedding recently and they had this song and my mum thought it was lovely but she can't...

Has anyone or is anyone providing confetti bags for your guests? I assumed guests will bring their own (I normally do!) but I have seen cute paper bags on people's flashes and think it's a really nice...

We are planning a very small wedding as neither of us is comfortable in large groups, and I'm feeling really nervous being the centre of attention even in front of the few guests we are inviting....

Hi everyone, I’m Bethany and I’m just starting out in iPhone wedding content creation and would love to offer my services for free for couples getting married this year in the North...

Bearing in mind approximately 40 of the adults are aged between 25-35 (the rest are 'grown ups'!) and are sweetie monsters!? Not sure if we're having a sweetie buffet (don't want to have to go to any...

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...

Hi Ladies! I'm newly engaged and my FI and I are picking rings together - can you flash me pictures of your unusual e-rings for inspiration? I'm thinking I'd like something like this: Thanks! ...

We are currently trying to arrange our seating plan and wondered whether you asked your humanist/priest as well as photographer & videographer to attend the meal? I would think they would at least...