Discussions from Planning

Think I may be buying my wedding shoes tomorrow, but quick question. What is the sizing like, i've got size 7-8 feet (big I know,) more a 7 now as lost some weight.

I got a quote last week from our venue dresser and am shocked at some of her prices. I originally wanted 8 tall black candleabras, she told us she would have to buy them in and would only buy 4. I...

I have an ivory dress and my left boob always seems to be a magnet for food! I'm usually ok but our first course is tomato soup..... I didn't know if anyone had seen such thing as a wedding bib/cover...

Hello! I recently saw a Ronald Joyce dress on the catwalk at the National Wedding show, which I absolutely loved but the stall didn't have any available to try on. Now I've booked an appointment to...

I've fallen in love with these shoes and really want to wear them on my wedding day, but I just don't know if its right to be wearing pink shoes?! Are any of you wearing different coloured shoes? What...

Hi, just wondering if any of you have tried one of these cakes? They look fab and all that chocolate is very tempting. I am sure the children would scoff the lot given a chance! Thinking of planning a...

Hi All, Im about to send out my invites, and We have included an RSVP card, with an addressed envelope, Is it normal to include a stamp on the envelope, or should we leave this to guests to sort out?...

Ceremony at 2 pm. Ends at 2:30 pm. Dinner at 4:30 pm. Do we need to provide canapes/crudites? Who IS providing them and what is your time gap between end of ceremony to dinner?

For anyone with divorced parents or divorced in-laws to be, what are you doing? OH's parents are divorced and remarried, they get on okay but he doesn't want to sit them all on the top table. Are you...

I'm looking for a song to dance to with my dad, but i have a few problems in finding the right one. my dad has not been around for most of my like and has just came back into my life about 3/4 years...

Morning! We sent out our Wedding Invites in the last week and they've been arriving at a nice pace. This morning we received a card from a close member of my family, with a wedding gift in it but no...

Hi ya we're looking for a venue to hold our wedding reseption. only have a max of 5 k to spend so im finding it really hard. wedding breakfast for 50-70 and 100 + in the evening. please help x

So after the diaster which was the Birmingham dress lady I thought I had found the dresses I wanted in a concession in good old Dotty P's of all places. BM's all like them which is a bonus. Went down...

We're having a seaside theme and after looking at some pictures I REALLY want a shell bouquet. Only seen one on eBay, but it's shell/foam roses and I'd like it to be completely shell. Also after...

Bit of a problem.... My partner doesnt want any hymns at the church ceremony...is anyone else having no hymns??? Im not sure of my views on this, and would love other peoples opinions Thanks ladies ...

Hi all Just wanted some advice on whether the below is expensive for a hen do? People would have about 6 months notice. Am having it as a joint celebration for my hen do and 30th. 2 Night accomdation...

Hi all, Should all 3 of them wear the same colour waistcoats and cravats? Also should the groom wear waistcoat and cravat to match my brides dress? Is just ive seen a really nice purple waistocat for...

Hello everyone! Hope you can help - my fiance and I are both very keen UK divers and are having our reception in our local aquarium. We're having an underwater theme (but don't want to go OTT), and...

Hi, This is my first post, been reading the forum for a few months and though it was about time I joined in :-) I was just wondering if anyone had any recommendations for inexpensive places to get...

Hi all! I'm hunting down a lace 'cover-up' to go with my strapless gown. It's a cropped jacket, but the buttons go at the back, so the front looks almost part of the dress. They usually come 3/4...

Help!!! OH has lost the plot and after being engaged for years he want to gt married. In August. This year! No venue, band or catering. Only saving grace is the ceremony is outdoors and we have...

Hi there, Has anybody got married or attended a wedding at prestwold hall in Loughborough? I'm thinking of getting married there next summer and would love to hear peoples' experiences of there! Many...

We are looking to book with Thomas Cook, and I've seen the holiday we want on their website. You get a discount if you book online, but is it worth actually going to one of their branches? Can you get...

As the title says my Dr told me about a tablet you can take 3 days before due to delay period, you have to take every day (3 times a day i think!) until you are ok for period to arrive! Has anyone...

Just wondering what peoples thoughts on buying presents for the mother of bride, father of bride etc... I didn't even realise this was what people did until I joined this forum when I started planning...

HELP! The costs of our wedding are becoming out of control - we originally wanted to cater for the full day and offer a free bar - we're already supplying all the alcohol ourselves however in order to...

A lot of you ladies seem to be very keen on these - are they better/different from normal candles?

Hi, I'm a newbie, so apologies if this has already been discussed as a thread before! I am in a mild panic about what to put my mum in for the big day. She's an ex-hippy who has hung up her kaftans...

So having started out planning my wedding, I thought that it would be hard to get a bargain if the 'W' word is mentioned. But having just googled 'wedding favours' a massive amount of amazingly cheap...

Hello Hitchers, I had a bit of a tantrum last night as, despite spending the last few months working out at least 4 times a week and being pretty good with what I am eating, I still don't feel like I...

A friend of mine organised my hen do, a night at a cabaret in London with dinner and then a big night out. Initially I was excited about it but then I started thinking of cost (it was gonna be well...