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Buzzee
Slightly OT and Maybe TMI for some - Coming off the Pill...
Buzzee, 5 May, 2011 at 07:41

I will be making an appointment to speak to doctor about this but just wondered in the meantime if anyone had any experiecnces of coming off Microgynon (the pill!) Basically I happen to be on a week's...

Lynseys Designs, thursday 5-May-11 6 880
KateyP
Not a wedding cake, but a wedding-cake-bake-off!
KateyP, 3 May, 2011 at 11:27

Help! Rather than have a traditional wedding cake (never been a big fan) I'm having a wedding cake table where friends and family can bring a cake! I much prefer a proper homemade cake rather than...

girlofsummer26, thursday 5-May-11 18 2,005
hannioli
Venue Booked - Yay! Now for wedding insurance...
hannioli, 27 April, 2011 at 22:14

So, firstly.... YAY!!!! We booked our venue last week and therefore have our wedding date now!! ? After a slight hiccup last year with h2b being made redundant and therefore the wedding postponed,...

hannioli, thursday 5-May-11 16 2,618
*Mini*
Civil people- are you writing your own vows?
*Mini*, 4 May, 2011 at 20:59

We are going to have some bits in there personalised but I am a little bit wobbly as to what to put in? Looking on the registrars website they make some reccomendations which I do quite like but...

hannioli, thursday 5-May-11 12 4,249
Gbutterfly
Advice needed - do I take wedding dress home or leave it at the shop?
Gbutterfly, 5 May, 2011 at 09:44

Hi gals! Some advice needed, my dress arrives in July, wedding is next July. It's been ordered to the size I was in December but am and will be losing weight so alterations will be needed. Do I take...

Vanilla Pod, thursday 5-May-11 13 2,493
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Invitations and reply cards
me87, 4 May, 2011 at 19:35

Hi all, I'm a long time lurker but first time poster! Getting married in September and it's all been going well so far. But something's niggled me today which is frustrating! We had our invitations...

FutureMrsRon, thursday 5-May-11 14 1,802
Random Name
Anyone been to Aruba or Cape Verde??
Random Name, 5 May, 2011 at 13:53

We are trying to decide on where to go on honeymoon and are looking at Aruba and Cape Verde. Just wondered if anyone has been and what you thought? We get married next June so will probably honeymoon...

Random Name, thursday 5-May-11 6 1,914
(Claire)
OOS
(Claire), 5 May, 2011 at 10:54

Are any of you having your OOS printed off by the church and if so how much input are you having? My vicar has offered to do ours it comes with the price apparently. How much control does this then...

Kooks, thursday 5-May-11 2 391
Little Madam
Those having 1 Corinthians 13
Little Madam, 4 May, 2011 at 17:16

How much are you having? 1 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all...

Little Madam, thursday 5-May-11 7 6,485
lauren700
Anyone use Bare Minerals?
lauren700, 4 May, 2011 at 11:29

Have been recommended it but I'm fairly happy with my clinique. Thoughts?

SarB, thursday 5-May-11 24 2,507
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Hen Night recommendations- Blackpool
tressls, 3 May, 2011 at 19:42

Hi all I am provisionally setting my Hen Night date for 16th July in Blackpool. Just wondered if anyone has any rec's for decent Hen Party companies, or advice on where is best to go, chespest way to...

rachb3, wednesday 4-May-11 17 5,359
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Polaroid camera for photo guest book
SouthB2B, 28 April, 2011 at 09:25

We're hoping to get a Polaroid camera for my teenage cousins to go around and take a photo of each guest / couple which we can then stick into our guest book along with their message. Has anyone done...

wonky, wednesday 4-May-11 15 8,547
pandorasbox
OMs/anyone - honeymoon recs? Short-haul in August
pandorasbox, 3 May, 2011 at 18:25

As above really - we thought we had it sorted and planned to be staying in a villa in Santorini, flights are approx 800quid for the 2 of us which is OK, but then the villa itself was a 'luxury' place...

SouthB2B, wednesday 4-May-11 8 1,016
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Ideas for children's 'goody bags'
SuperSpud, 4 May, 2011 at 12:42

We've got two young children attending our wedding - one will be our flowergirl and the other is our friends little boy. The little boy will be three and our flowergirl will be nearly 2.5yrs. There...

Sherrie H, wednesday 4-May-11 13 7,872
Panjita
OT - Four Weddings last night
Panjita, 3 May, 2011 at 14:41

HOW THE HELL DID SHE WIN!??!?! I wanted the Traveller to win, she seemed the most genuine out of all of them, just a shame her buffet was rubbish. The girl who won had the most vile attitude, awful...

Panjita, wednesday 4-May-11 9 2,930
nanny plum
What music if any are you having to enter the wedding breakfast?
nanny plum, 3 May, 2011 at 21:32

My venue has asked for this..i am not sure if it is to enter the breakfast or for welcome drinks but whichever i need some ideas please.

Little Madam, wednesday 4-May-11 11 2,587
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Dress STILL hasn't come with 9 weeks to go!!
Aleox, 3 May, 2011 at 13:22

As the title says, I am still waiting for my wedding dress to arrive...with less than 9 weeks to go ? I ordered it back in September last year and was told it'd be in the shop around...

Aleox, tuesday 3-May-11 8 1,574
summer_bee
Hiring Dance Floor???
summer_bee, 1 May, 2011 at 22:40

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...

summer_bee, tuesday 3-May-11 15 4,206
summer_bee
Anyone just paid import tax on oversea purchase?
summer_bee, 3 May, 2011 at 17:06

If yes, how much is the item declared & how much is the tax payable? I'm getting mine soon and was told that custom has been stricter for the past 1 month so they will be declaring at a much...

VikingPrincess, tuesday 3-May-11 5 3,455
Natalie2011
hen night theme... hair and make up test flash! NSFW
Natalie2011, 3 May, 2011 at 14:32

So the subject says it all really! i am having a hen night in dublin on june 10th and have gone for a burlesque theme, so was bored yesterday and had a play with hair and make up. so first...

JezVonSavage, tuesday 3-May-11 10 3,492
sara.jo
M&S wedding cakes!
sara.jo, 28 April, 2011 at 14:27

If like me, you do not want to spend LOADS on a wedding cake, M&S is a good stop! I have just ordered ours...delivery to a shop right near me 3 days before the date. I went to pay for three tiers...

lenny82, tuesday 3-May-11 31 6,481
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First dance - speechless
, 29 April, 2011 at 01:20

OH has just made me cry floods of tears - in a good, happy way. And he's not here right now and I'm sat here on my own so forgive me coming on here to blather. He texted me earlier to say he had an...

Panjita, tuesday 3-May-11 9 971
lovelygirl
Which is more important to you - Honeymoon or House
lovelygirl, 2 May, 2011 at 20:12

We have a minimoon planned at the family caravan, but we had originally planned to have a honeymoon in a few month after the wedding, but now thinking that a house is more important to us than a 2...

Lillibet, tuesday 3-May-11 28 2,482
skyrocket
Table decor - which size fish bowls
skyrocket, 2 May, 2011 at 22:43

I want to have glass bowls with flowers in (daisies I think) but what size fish bowls do you ladies who have them for your decor. And what size for the top table. What I mean is something like this:...

Sherrie H, tuesday 3-May-11 3 2,653
Jay-Low
Bride on left or right on top table?
Jay-Low, 2 May, 2011 at 20:32

I'm just trying to tackle the table plan and can't work out which way round me and OH are 'supposed' to sit on the top table!

Mrs C, monday 2-May-11 2 680
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Stationery HIBS: Petal Fold Invitations
Mrs B 2 be, 2 May, 2011 at 12:46

Hi, I was planning on making my own invitations, but I changed my mind fast when I tried to make the first one. I really like petal fold invites and wondered if any HIBS have ever made/ could make...

Inspire Me Designs, monday 2-May-11 2 3,024
joannexyx
help!?! colour ideas.
joannexyx, 1 May, 2011 at 21:54

So...i was originally wanting out wedding to be pink pink and more pink. but now that im thinkin about it, i want it to be more then just pink. i then started to think pink and black or pink and gold....

GemmaLouise1986, monday 2-May-11 14 2,456
ButtercupSoph
How long before you bought your wedding rings?
ButtercupSoph, 1 May, 2011 at 14:15

Hi everyone! Was talking to OH today about what Wedding rings we want, and we had a look at different jewelers online and found rings we each want, but we were wondering when we should buy them. It's...

ButtercupSoph, sunday 1-May-11 18 15,602
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Debanhams hire- Administration????[:S]
steph2325, 1 May, 2011 at 15:59

Hello! has anyone heard that debanhams suit hire has gone in to administration? Im planning on hireing kilts and have set my hole coulour scheam on the kilt!! I know that i have a-g-e-s to go and yes...

happy_feet, sunday 1-May-11 11 959
Chidders
Where did you meet your OH?
Chidders, 27 April, 2011 at 15:07

Just off the back of your first words thread, I am intrigued as to where/how you met your OH....... We met at work, worked at the same place for 6 months (not same dept though) and eventually got...

yummymummy81_123, friday 29-Apr-11 75 4,244
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Wish tree instead of guest book
, 28 April, 2011 at 13:03

I REALLY want one but OH is saying no! He has no valid reason for not letting me have what i want (he is so misbehaved!!) he just says he doesnt like them. My plan would be to make one. Ok, maybe when...

SouthB2B, thursday 28-Apr-11 23 6,736
*libby*
Childrens reading.
*libby*, 20 April, 2011 at 21:49

My 7 year old son wants to do a reading at our wedding (civil ceremony) which Id love but im finding it difficult to find something suitable for a child and not too long. I did have one but cant find...

cassmk2, thursday 28-Apr-11 8 26,019

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