Discussions from Planning

Hi everyone. I'm getting married in 2 months (eek!) and we have decided to create our own playlist for the evening instead of hiring a band/DJ - we're both passionate about music and would rather have...

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good gold spray paint and nice sparkly gold glitter? There are so many different shades and brands and you can't always tell what the colour is going to come...

Has anybody got married or been to a wedding at Alfreton Hall?? I like the look of it from the website and it's conveniently located for guests to attend but I saw a couple of bad reviews from 2012...

I'm doing this & i cannot wait! She is the other love of my life & i wanted to involve her in my day somehow. Any of you out there doing/done this?

We can all do with a laugh sometimes so I had to share this... A wedding guest of mine (old school friend) who is booked into stay at the venue the night of the wedding (we exclusively hired the venue...

Hi everyone, I'm really struggling to visualise how our day will flow! We are getting married in a registry office around a 20-30 minute drive from our reception venue at 1.30pm. It's a garden party...

Hoping someone can help me... My sister has just engaged to her girlfriend and I am looking for a wedding planning book that is suitable for same sex couples. Trouble is ive only really seen them...

Help!! We have booked to have our ceremony at 11am! Now this wouldn't be my ideal time but it seems for our date the registrar is fully booked and the only choice was 3pm or 11am. We feel that 3pm...

Hi everyone!! Anyone who had witnesses that actually weren’t in the bridal or groomsmen party how did you include them? Or is that them already included anyway? I had an idea of having the girls in...

Just got back from our honeymoon in the Caribbean yesterday ( we had a lovely mini moon straight after the wedding also!) We decided to have an unplugged honeymoon. 2 Weeks no internet, no TV, no...

Hi, I’m looking for some ideas on hen parties! I’ll be 27, I love dancing, clubbing and drinking. But I went to a night club for my 21st and it was just full of youngsters I felt out of place. I also...

I have to go and give notice this week and I have a british passport in my correct name however my name isn't the same as it is on my birth certificate as it was changed by deed poll. Is this relevant...

Hi Everyone, Im going on my first hen weekend tommorow (3 of my girls cant make my big one in the summer as they are away, so as they are all off for easter hols them being teachers we are doing a...

Hi everyone! Hope planning is going well (wish I’d discovered this forum sooner!) We are getting married May next year & starting to think about invitation designs etc. I am thinking quite a...

Both myself and my OH are huge film buffs so i thought we could have famous film quotes from films as our table names we have 13 tables including the top table so below are a few I had thought of. If...

Hi, My partner proposed last November and we have planned our wedding for this November. The issue is that he is still married, I know that sounds terrible but they have been legally separated for...

Is anyone else not having confetti at their weddings? basically we can have confetti at the registry office but we decided against it, basically the way i see it is im gonna spend all day trying to...

Hi ladies, With 11 days to go my mum has decided we should have OOTD for our ceremony! So my question is, what did those of you who had/are having one include in it? Did you go funny or serious? And...

Hello! Newly engaged so this is my first post here 😆 basically, me and hubby to be have been together a long long time and we cannot wait to get married, but we just aren’t keen on the costs 😂 for us,...

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I'm struggling with our timeline, we are having quite a casual day as the legal ceremony will have already happened. So far I've got this below. Any advice on when you'd do the cake cutting and do...

I have ordered a personalised wax stamp to make wax seals for our invites, I read online I should use a cool melt glue gun but can't find one for 11mm wax sticks. Hobbycraft have one for 7mm sticks,...

Whats peoples thoughts on winter weddings? I've looked at summer prices and they are extortionate, and I dont want to cut costs by having a less than perfect venue, so thought why not have my perfect...

Hi All! I've been waiting to get the pricing from Ravenswood manor (Sussex) for venue/food/wine etc but its not come through yet and had to re-request it. Does anyone have any idea of the costs for...

What are people's thoughts on a pay bar at a wedding? Would you begrudge it as a guest? We are on a small budget and planning an informal, intimate DIY wedding but I keep having wobbles about how...

I am whatever the "foodie" version of a music lover is. I notice it in the background anywhere it is playing. I know this will be the case on my wedding day. As I have been making a list of my...

Looking into readings and we've picked one of the common-ish ones (On Your Wedding Day, i think its called). This will be ready by our teenage nephew, and am looking for something else to be read by...

Hi guys, So I got engaged in March and have looked at 10 different venues so far and still haven't found 'The One'!! My fiancé and I are hoping to get married in July 2016 and places are already...

Hi! Has anyone bought their dress from Wed2B? I've only tried on 'designer' dresses so far, and wanted to try on something less expensive just before I make the definite decision about spending a...

Hi ladies I am currently planning my august 2016 wedding and absolutely love the whole creative side of planning colours, decor, themes and designs! So much so that I have had the wild thought of...

Photographers - how do you know that they are good and that your not going to get ripped off with a rubbish one?

I went to a wedding in the summer and they had put little boxes of cards with an 80's music quiz in them on the tables. It was a great way of breaking the ice between people who didn't previously know...