Discussions from Planning

Can anyone reccommend me a really good foundation, I usually use dream matte mousse which I like but it doesn't cover as well as I would like for my wedding. How much difference does a primer make?...

Hellooo! Yet another question.... is anybody having their ceremony/reception in a venue that doesn't have it's own bar? If so are you just providing alchohol yourselves or hiring a cash bar? If that's...

Has anyone used the wedding veil shop .co.uk for their veil? I'm thinking of a 2 tier veil like this one with the wired edge. I ordered their samples of Ivory and Ivory Shimmer but can't decide. They...

I've had my white gold engagement ring for just coming up to 2 months now (9ct white gold, quite delicate) and it's already starting to tarnish on the underneath...is this normal or should I speak to...

Hi all, So having had my dream wedding day I am now looking to get my dress (which is pretty filthy now!) cleaned and boxed. I don't want to go through the bridal shop I bought it from as they are...

Hi, I'm almost there with my wedding decoration, and thought I'd found a bargain in Ikea on Sunday but am having a problem! I saw they sold 4 spice jars for £2 and thought they would fit a tea light...

Dear all lovely brides to be! I am an experienced bridal stylist and am thinking of setting up an independant styling company. Please can you give me your honest advice as to whether (budget...

Anyone gonna watch this now? The blurb says " Slovenian Castle. This week we revisit the memorable internet furore surrounding Julia, the devious bride who cheated her way to the top" I'm here for the...

My fiance and i have come up with the idea of getting married in a registry office and then hiring a village hall/ sports and social centre for the reception where we will provide cream tea instead of...

I'm sure most of you have been following this. Has there been anything featured you've previously liked and seen on there, followed by a 'woah, that's coming off my list of things I want to have'?

I am trying to organise my timeline. How long are you allowing for your catholic service with or without mass? Our priest has said we can have either service but I'm not sure what to go for!! I have...

Has anyone seen a nice wooden alternative to mirror plates? We're having a beach theme and want something a bit more natural than mirror to stand our centrepieces on. Ideas?

I know this sounds stupid but I just have this fear that no one will dance at our wedding, a few things as to why..... Our bar is in another room We have a large out door area with tables and chairs...

Dear All, We are looking for a venue in Greater Manchester where we can use our own caterers. We have a very international family and don't want to be restricted to hotel set menus. Any ideas would be...

Hi there. My fiance and myself are planning a small wedding in Sept of next year and are trying to do it on a budget. So far lots of corners have been cut without any possible detriment to our big...

So me and OH have been discussing colours quite often. A number of colours are out of the question due to recent family members weddings already having chosen the colours and we don't want to do the...

I found my dress in Ireland whilst visiting my family, it's a pronovias dress and I won't be able to go back and forth to Ireland for the fittings. Does anyone know of any pronovias stockists in the...

Hello Ladies, I was thinking about my wedding colours today. I know I want a dark bright green and silver, with cream/white for flowers etc. But I was thinking it would be a bit boring and am thinking...

I was told I would have to pay a lot of money to have a wedding band made to fit my engagement ring, I then found this on the rox website for £295 (my ER is from their sister company lewis grant) I...

Good Afternoon, Just eight weeks to go now till the big day, trying to decide on my hymms for the church service. Let me know what you think of these choices: 1, Praise my soul the king of heaven 2,...

Hello! So I have a bit of a funny question, we need glass hire for the Ceremony in the Rose Garden after the wedding, for our champagne and canapes. After that we go on to the reception for more...

Ok, so the answers to these may be pretty obvious but they've got me thinking. 1. Is it acceptable to hand out invitations rather than post them. It seems silly for OH to post invitations to his work...

Heya, I have a friend who is a DJ and been doing this now for over 10 years he is now focusing more on doing weddings and used to work through an agent but he's doing this on his own now and has asked...

Some one suggested using green florist tape to wrap around my stems of my button flowers - and then it helps them to stick together. I have been shopping and the tape doesn't feel sticky - how is it...

How long before your wedding did you have your hen do? I get married next June and am 30 next March. I am thinking about combining the 2. My friends are parents so want to start looking at costs bow...

Hi there! Am now a bit confused, my dress has no train and is rather long so it sweeps the floor, is that normal or I need to have it shortened? Also then how does my chief brides maid help me so it...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for your advice please I'm expecting my second baby so am thinking of waiting til our new baby is 1 before we get married, (May 2012) we have a 14 month old son at the moment....

Obviously your closest friends but did you also invite your MIL/SIL to be and the wifes of the best man/ushers? Trying to do my list would actually like it to be about 10 of my closest friends but is...

When we got home from our break last night I noticed our venue contract had come so I scanned through it and saw that they don't allow confetti (and there is a £200 charge if anyone throws it). I was...