Discussions from Planning

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...