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Right ladies……as promised my hen night report! As I mentioned before I had absolutely no idea what I was doing for my hen do, it had been kept a complete secret from me. On the lead up however all my...




Im totally stuck with this one and im getting married next week so need some ideas! Originally I was going to have the Black Eyed Peas but now im worried if the dance floor empties it will look...
I am usually a spray tan girl but there is always the worry of it going wrong. I also want a base tan for honeymoon so as a one off I am going to use a sun bed. Although not for a few years, I have...
I want a dress around £200 and have seen nice ones in monsoon and debenhams are okay too but i want to look elsewhere before i buy. i know u can buy sample dresses but i'd rather buy a new one. thank...

I just want to know your opinions really. My son is 6 and there will be the following age children at the wedding; 5, 6, 6, 9, 9, 11 and 11 and we also have 8 younger children (3 and under) who will...

Booked venue on Sunday. Phoned the registry pffice today to book registrar to come out to the venue. I was told that as its a Sunday wedding there is only one registrar available and our time of...
Hi We were originally planning our wedding for Mexico for March 2012 but due to various unforseen events we have had to postpone and possibly re-think our plans. Re-considering our options for getting...
Hello everyone, Im getting married in November and the motivation to diet has finally kicked in - hooray! - however I ordered my dress in Feb and am now on the Cambridge diet so hoping to shift 2-3...
Im pretty sure this will have been asked hundreds of times before. but what is the actual running order for a civil ceremony like where do readings and poems and vows all come? can you point me to any...

Our guest list is very wide and varied in terms of ages / types of people so we know a "standard" welcome drink won't work for us and would be wasted. We have planned to provide Afternoon tea on...

Good Evening! What are your plans for the morning of the wedding? We (me and my bridesmaid, mum and dad) are all getting ready at my mum and dad's house, hair and makeup ladies are coming at 8.30am!...

Hi Ladies, Probably a silly post but I am so desperate to have my hair cut into a nice little bob but am worried this will restrict me for my wedding day hair as i would like some height at the back...
Instead of sending out lots of information with our invites, I like the idea of our guests being able to visit a website to find out the details of our day and to be able to RSVP online. I just...

Ok, not quite but I am preempting drama and getting in a flap anyway. Seeing as we've had a handful of RSVP 'no's, I've decided to start tweaking the provisional table plan we made last month and I'm...
I have a new toy - a slow cooker! My sister has given it to me without any instructions or anything. I obv know what they do but I dont know how long is long enough for anything to be cooked in there?...

Morning all. I've started to look at wedding rings and wondered if my engagement ring and wedding ring should be the same carat? Will they discolour if they aren't the same? Thanks in advance
Hi all First flash of my dress from China its lovely!! Fits me perfectly and is really well made! Also a pic of my sister in one of the bridesmaids dresses (they are from BHS and not actually for my...


So, we don't have a lot of money and have budgeted that we can't go over £5000. Has anyone else decided on getting married for what seems half the amount as the normal person?! Lol. And money saving...
I want to get or make programmes as fans like these: https://www.etsy.com/listing/57920040/as-seen-in-brides-magazine-wedding https://www.etsy.com/listing/64665474/monogram-circular-program-fan It...

I've been doing some online hunting..... I want a couple of bay trees or something, about 5ft high, as I'm having an outdoors wedding there is no really way to have a proper "entrance" so i want a...

Well, it is summer now, which means that we all get to witness more gems like this one. Why do I have a feeling Jim Henson is behind her......working her arms? Ummm, I think you might need something...




I've only ever worn those obviously fake false eyelashes, you know - the ones with the glue that goes stringy, and that start to peel off halfway through the evening! However we are off to a HUGE...
Hi everyone, I had my 1st dress fitting last week and my cbm, actually my only bm, wouldnt leave her lo in nursery for the lunch time so she could come with me. Mainly because she would have to pay a...
Hey all, As above really...am planning on going to Spain for 3 nights for my hen do, was planning on going 4th May, getting married 26th, do you think this is too close to the wedding? How far in...
As said above, I've been going in circles and as you were all so helpful last time I posted, I'm seeing what you guys can come up with Thanks in advance. Would love to see some flashes too... xx ...

Hi all, a little help needed please, Do you think having a two course meal (main and dessert) at 4.30pm and then a BBQ at 7.30pm would be too much food??? Also would it bother you having to eat a set...
If anyone is after some at a reasonable price I have found these on Tesco website...
I have been looking for a dress and tried on so many but I haven't found the dress. I only have a few weeks left but I can't settle on anything. The type of dress I have found I liked best is the...

As above really, Ta

Hi all As it says really - any ideas where I can buy a birdcage from? Many thanks K
We're having a civil service and I don't want it to be over in the blink of an eye so I'm going to include readings, to 1) make it a bit more personal and 2) also make it a bit longer- unashamedly I...