Discussions from Planning

Hi We're going to order our invitations through vistaprint but want to write people's names on the front of them. Is this possible with the linen finish? Or the matt finish? We've used the postcards...

My OH and me disagree so thought would get your advice ladies. Ceremony is at 3pm and 3 course meal + cake will be about 5.30/6pm. We were thinking of serving canapes and drinks in the garden about...

Trying to think of wedding colour ideas for a spring wedding, I really like lime green for something bright but don't want pink. What do people think about lime green and purple?

Hi Everyone, Does anybody know where i can get a Donald and Daisy duck (in wedding dress??), im looking for something to go on top of the wedding cake or to sit beside it, but having no luck!!!! x ...

My OH has a friend and his girlfriend is doing all my wedding hair for free, and my sisters friend is coming along to be an assistant for the hair for free too! I'd like to get them something to say...

I am having a ceremony at 4pm then onto hotel for drinks, speeches, buffet and disco. I will still have 10 round tables, but how would i decorate these as obv there will be no crockery etc. I know its...

Hello Everyone! I have just signed up after booking our wedding last week! ? We are having a Church wedding and decided on friern manor in Dunton essex for the reception.. So really just to say Hi and...

Ok, still ages to the wedding and nothing colour schemed bought yet so can still change our mind. We decided to go with yellow; it's an unusual wedding colour, it's bright, happy, the wedding is in...

Please tell me everyone does this and i am not just a weirdie stalker, but when i see photos of wedding come up in my news feed of friends at weddings i have to thumb through them so i can see the...

Ordered our gifts for my mum and MIL2B over the weekend and they arrived this morning (which I thought was very quick as they're personalised photo frames). Was expecting them to be a bit cheap and...

Hi all, We're really stuck on what to get the best men (we have 2) as thank you gifts, looking to spend around £60 each and don't want to get cufflinks, tankards, hipflask etc. did think about getting...

Hi I'm looking to buy some tea lights that last for a longer amount of time than normal - does this exist? and if so where can you buy them as I have looked on ebay already. Thank you

Hi! I'm really struggling with a colour scheme for my Feb 2012 wedding. At first, I refused to have one. I decided on black BM dresses and to keep it as simple as poss, white dress for me, dark suit...

I can't find any place cards I like, so I thought I would make some by buying plain placecards and attaching 3 small vintage buttons in the corner of each. I love knitting and sewing so I think it...

A few months ago, upon deciding our colour scheme / theme, my mother decided to take it upon herself to tell the whole world, including my cousin who is getting married a few months later than us. So...

Hi all, I'm having my best friend, 2 stepdaughters and my daughter as bridesmaids - They are aged 17, 12 and 8. The 17 year old is having the same dress as my CBM, and the 12 year old is having a...

Sorry, another 'piece of string' question from me, but would you mind telling me how much you're paying for your flowers and what you're getting for that? Just trying to sort out my budget and I don't...

Hi Ladies im in the process of ordering my invitations but unsure of a couple of things as I would like my invites to state 'together with their parents' KB & GM.......etc but how would this work...

Do you know how many syns in a crackerbread (the thin things that have less flavour than the cardboard box they come in!!)??

Where could I buy a 2nd hand tiara / side headband? We're on a tight budget and want something old so thought if I got my headband 2nd hand it would fit the bill! I've been looking on ebay but can't...

Hey people, I’m planning on wearing a side tiara and a birdcage veil for the wedding, I tried it out a few times with a headband and some netting at home and think I could make my own quite easily,...

Another off shoot from the "things I don't like at weddings" thread... Lots of people have mentioned stealing limelight from the B and G. I wouldn't have thought of this as I have never seen this...

I cannot believe the cost of a plain band ! And I also cannot believe how much the prices can differ ! I originally thought I would have one with diamonds in ! Maybe not eh ? Anyone bought a platinum...

Nosing on jojos thread regarding decorating trees i popped onto ebay to look at pull bows and thought maybe i could use them to decorate the end of the pews in the church? workable? If so can anyone...

Hey all, We are not having children to the day, just our 2 page boys (due to a couple of reasons) and I was wandering should we state this in the invitation...if so how do we word it? Thanks

What size mirror plates do you think I'd need for 40cm square footed lily vases (with a simple rose display)? Looking at 20cm but having trouble picturing it in my head.

Im thinking of having Nina Simone - Feeling Good for my entrance music but I am not sure how I would walk into this. I have two bridesmaids going first, initially I was thinking of having them walking...

Hi ladies Im hoping you can help me. Im sorting out my favours for my wedding and have decided on sweets in glass/jam jars but I want personalised labels to fit with my butterfly theme and with our...

So when we went to get our wedding rings and my engagement ring my OH kept admiring tag heuer watches. I told him i'd get him one for his 30th (next year) but then secretly bought it to give him as a...

A Bristol couple will be celebrating their wedding nuptials on Saturday with a bucket of chicken and fries. After tying the knot at the city's register office, Gareth Pritchard and Kalli Buchan will...