Discussions from Planning

With under 4 weeks to go I need to start sorting out stationary. I'm okayish with what to do for table things - I'm doing place names, table names, table plan and menus - but I'd love to see some...

If you have decorated wooden letters or are going to, e.g. Mr & Mrs or your initials, how have you done it/are you doing it? There'll be a mantelpiece behind our top table and I thought it would...

Hi all, Just after any advice regarding times of the day and the evening reception. We are having our ceremony at 2pm, then need to allow time for a few photos and then for guests to get from the...

As you can see from my other post I am trying to find a wedding reception venue. I live Manchester/Oldham way! I wamted to know your opinions on how far you should travel your guests to the reception....

Hi everyone, I am a newbie to the forum. I have been engaged since 01.01.2010 and now the OH and I have decided that next year will be the year to get married - we are hoping to get a last minute deal...

I ladies fancy flashing me your engagement rings and wedding rings for some inspiration ?

Hi ladies (&gents), I just want to sound off/get some advice really. I have a small group of very good friends, one of my friends (a) really dislikes one of my other friends (b). When i told a i...

We have chose several songs for signing the register and to have on low in the background of the meal. How do I get all the songs on one CD? We have some on albums and some we were going to download...

I'm the sort of person who is always hopeless at writing anything in Christmas & Birthday cards etc so I am struggling to come up with something to call my boudoir shoot book which I'm giving to...

Hi ladies I aint new to hitched i got married in 2005 but due to my husbands taste in clothes i had to divorce him....I met someone and we are having a commitment ceremony on new years eve......now...

Can I just get your opinions please? Had my make up trial last night, was going for smoky eyes. I liked it at the time but not too sure now if I look like a drag queen lol. By the day, my eyebrows...

What is the norm on this? Are wedding thank you cards generally hand written and personalised? Just received a generic printed thank you photo, with a printed message on the side.

Our daytime "do" only consists of 10 people (inclusive of me and H2B!) so am wondering how many to actually cater for on evening reception? We are having around 80 people in total, inclusive of the 10...

For anyone who is buying their own wine or champagne - Tesco have some great deals on for the next few days. Link to champagne from £10.68 a bottle. I've just bought a fair few cases of the Francois...

Ok hitchers, I can't be the only B2B who wants to wear stocking to the wedding but has bought peep toe shoes. I have found toe-less tights but tights don't exactly shout "sexy" for our first night....

Hi, Just wondered if anyone was having or had a marquee wedding reception and what sort of quotes you were given for your Marquee etc. Im having one and currently just getting quotes!! We are looking...

I want to make my own, but not sure how/where to fold? I'm using doyleys any tips?

Hi all I am looking for someone to make my bridesmaid dresses in Portsmouth area. I have looked through Yell etc but just wondered if there was anyone on here with personal experience? :-)

We are having a very relaxed country fete type wedding, all the flowers/centrepieces are all lavender/wheat etc. Do you think it'd be wierd to have cones of dried lavender heads as confetti????

Hey everyone There was a photographer in my area that I have used before for family photo sessions etc and I loved his wedding photography. I went to the shop the other day and found the shutters...

We are so stuck as what to get our mums for wedding gifts! i know that flowers and jewellery are the usual done thing but we're getting married abroad so flowers aren't realistic, and they both only...

Hi What the title says really. I get married in may 2013 and was wondering when to buy wedding insurance? I have only booked the venue but thats it. Also which company?

We are having after but now wondering if this is best.. what are people doing?

I'm thinking of buying lush soaps for the females as wedding favours, got sweetie jars for the kids! Only problem...what to get the men!! What do you think?

I know i need to book my registrar and i need to register my wedding i live in basildon and im getting married in thurrock and i need to do one of these in one district and one in the other district....

Hi guys I've just joined Hitched today and read some really useful stuff on here - thanks for sharing!!! I just thought I'd post my first question(s) on here - please be nice :o) My invites are going...

Yesterday Oh & I went to our venue for our trial meal. I had cheese & onion tartlet complete with burnt pastry & OH had wild mushroom soup which was very unexciting & looked like a...

Didn't want to hijack the other thread so just wondered if anyone has any ideas for table names for winter weddings (not Christmas or NY related though). Have (through google) found winter plants as...

Hi all Our Wedding banns are being read for the first time tmrw in our local parish - and then for 3 weeks in a row. We are going on the third week to pick up the certificate but I have been worrying,...

The ones we like are non-shuffable, unless we want a first dance mosh we are running pretty thin on ideas. What have you had/got- may give me some ideas.