Discussions from Planning

Any advice would be much appreciated..... We are needing to book the time slot we want to get married.... I'm stuck with timings. We are getting married at our venue so no traveling required. 50 guest...

? I'd like to get some t-shirts printed for my friend's hen night which I'm organising. If you had them, which company did you use to print them? I've found some people on e-bay offering £8 a t-shirt,...

Hey fellow brides and grooms! I need help with writing my vows it’s a very quick civil ceremony so not heaps of time I don’t wanna rush it but I wanna get in the right bits! Please help

[:'(] Having just paid an £800 deposit for my dress and over £300 for the registrar, I have officially run out of money for the time being and am feeling very upset I can't go and buy more things this...

I want to use a designated online guest photo upload platform so that all of my guests can add photos to the same place, has anybody used something like this and who did you use? I’m planning to put a...

We booked our date and venue yesterday! So it's now onto the next issue... How much have your wedding cars cost? There will be 8 people in my bridal party, including my parents so may have to hire two...

Hi everyone. I know this is a what ever they want to do question but traditionally who makes which toast ? Am I right in thinking that - Best Man - toasts the bridesmaid FOB - toasts the Bride &...

I'm sure I'm not the only Hitcher getting married to a man in uniform. What's everyone doing about uniforms/civvy clothes? My OH will wear his RAF uniform, as will his RAF mates. His brother will be...

Hi all, we have been to the travel agent today to see what the options are with regards to our honeymoon. Now this is the second marriage for my OH so he is not too bothered for a typical honeymoon....

I just wanted to start a discussion about it and see what other views and opinions other people have. I am not intending to upset anyone, but it's just something I have noticed whilst wedding...

Hiya I was hoping someone could help me. I'm struggling to find wood tree slices!! I need loads!!! I require the normal round wood tree slices as centre pieces for 40 tables!! I also need lots more...

Hi Newbie here and i'm really stressing over my venue. We get married 25th July 2024, just a little under 5 months. We got engaged December 2020. We finally found our dream venue, it's perfect and...

With less than a week to go I think the nerves have hit. I've been feeling twitchy and sick for a few days. Painful stomach and slight nausea. I think I can't keep trying to tough it out and was...

How do i validate my guest on event day?

What has been the best/most fun/enjoyable thing you've ever seen or experienced at a wedding?

Hello I need to get from the hotel to the venue (also with mum and 2 bridesmaids all in the same vehicle). I would like a nice car but it doesn't have to be a wedding car as such. The cheapest I have...

Hi everyone, I am doing some research and just wanted to know what everyone's favourite episode of Don't Tell The Bride is from this series? Who;s your favourite couple and wedding and why?? And if...

Hi all! I was wondering if anyone has any advice. My wedding venue appeared to be all I wanted during their sales pitch, however since paying the deposit I was sent a contract that did not hold all of...

We are having a church service and I am just starting to think about our order of service but I would really like more of an order of the day. So I was just wondering what all the OM included or b2b...

Hello, hoping someone can help me! In january i was pushed into getting a 'bespoke' wedding dress by a local boutique, promised that it would be a wonderful dress, tailor-made & anywhere else it...

Helloooo! I'm just wondering if anyone else has ever made a major change in wedding planning that incurred deposit losses? I'm feeling like a proper numpty and need consoling lol! I'm reeling over the...

Hi all What are peoples thoughts on scratch cards? Have seen some nice cards to present them in but not sure if it appears a bit tacky? Would really like to hear of favour ideas which are simple and...

Hi, So I am renting a holiday home for myself and the bridesmaids etc the night before the wedding. Myself and hubby will be staying there the night of and probably the next day too to relax and...

Good afternoon everyone! A topic of conversation that has been coming up with me and my H2B is what to do between the ceremony and the breakfast and between the breakfast and the reception. As we...

Hi all, I was hoping to get some advice on designing your own invitation and then printing online (thinking of printed.com). Their templates are all in software I don't have eg adobe illustrator and I...

Hi all, We are having a sweetie buffet and I was wondering - when can I start buying the sweets to spread the cost without them going off!

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...

How many people are you inviting to your wedding? we have a minimum guest list for the day of 45 if the venue can hold more that might go up to 50 or 60 and then on a night we might invite some more...

Hiya all, Just wanted some ideas of what to do after our Ceremony, reception drinks and then wedding breakfast. We won't be doing the traditional things such as first dance we will not be having a DJ...

Hi, Anyone have any advice on how to keep our alcohol bill down to a minimum? We have to purchase all alcohol through our venue and to be honest the prices are extortionate! We need welcome drinks,...

Having just read an article on this very website, it suggests that wedding insurance is something often overlooked by couples planning. After a very brief look into it, I wasn’t able to find any...

We are thinking that a disco or band with just 30 guests will be a bit much, trying to find ideas of alternative evening entertainment alongside background music. Has anyone else not had disco or...