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milna
Hotel rooms for guests?
milna, 31 October, 2008 at 09:49

Our wedding is in a rural area with one small/medium town nearby. We are expecting 120-130 guests. Quite a few will stay the eveing before and evening of the wedding as they will have travelled a long...

Thomas, thursday 6-Nov-25 13 2,818
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Wedding Suppliers - payments
HappyYellowCakes577, 24 June, 2016 at 17:14

Hi All, I am after a bit of advice, we have been offered a discount by one of our suppliers if we pay in cash rather than card. is this usual? I am unsure if its OK to do? Any advice would be great...

Andrew, wednesday 5-Nov-25 8 2,287
Sarah
Guest transportation
Sarah, 7 May, 2023 at 01:56

When it comes to transport for your guests who should pay? We are having our ceremony and reception in the same place but, do we provide transportation for day and evening guests or not?

Ian, monday 3-Nov-25 12 475
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Venue
Brogan, 20 March, 2024 at 18:22

Hi everyone I’m really struggling to find my dream venue We have got roughly 250 day guests and will possibly expand to 300 with evening guests , ideally would want the majority of us staying under 1...

Tiedemannson, saturday 1-Nov-25 4 100
Katie
Cake cutting after the ceremony
Katie, 31 October, 2025 at 09:09

Hi everyone! Just wanted peoples opinion… I know it’s traditional to cut the cake after the wedding breakfast but has anyone decided to do this at a different time? I thought it might be interesting...

Katie, friday 31-Oct-25 11
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Changed my mind about my wedding dress
ExpensiveBlueHair44854, 6 July, 2020 at 21:24

Hi, Could I have some advice please? I put a 50% deposit (£800) down on a wedding dress 5 days ago mostly due to feeling pressure. I do really like the dress but it just isn’t me and I feel like it...

Onion09, friday 31-Oct-25 9 2,707
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Car hire prices
karen75, 21 June, 2008 at 16:47

Hi everyone, Just trying to get some quotes together so I can get an idea how much we're going to be looking at for hiring a Limo for our day. Got my first quote through for £355 for stretched white...

Jonnie, friday 31-Oct-25 7 595
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uk Venues with a willow tree
Kate, 30 October, 2025 at 21:22

Hi girlies, my absolute dream would be to get married under a willow tree! any recommendations of venues that have this, preferably north west England, would be happy with the following areas:...

Kate, thursday 30-Oct-25 9
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Asking for contribution towards wedding album as gift?
loopylou1980, 18 November, 2010 at 11:46

Hi all, I am new to this site, and newly engaged! Woo hoo! We have just booked our photographer and are considering asking for contributions towards our album for our wedding gift. Does this sound...

Markus, thursday 30-Oct-25 10 3,737
Miranda
Outdoor wedding weather
Miranda, 4 September, 2023 at 23:03

Hi everyone Just seeing if anyone knows or had similar, I know I shouldn’t be checking weather apps but we are due to have an outdoor ceremony this Friday eeeek! Weather is set to be 28/29 degrees,...

Rank, thursday 30-Oct-25 7 142
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Suffolk / Norfolk / Essex / Cambridgeshire
Louisa, 17 June, 2025 at 16:33

Hi, Looking for a DIY venue around Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex or Cambridgeshire - I’d like accommodation on site for some guests and ideally like to have a food van and supply the alcohol for everyone!...

Thistle, thursday 30-Oct-25 2 62
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Venue/suppliers not accepting credit card
, 25 August, 2011 at 18:25

Slight rant here. We just got an unexpected invoice from our venues in house caterer, they want £1200 deposit to secure prices - within 7 days! We only just set the date and deliberatley set it for...

Jaffar, thursday 30-Oct-25 12 2,879
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Very Small Wedding
no-fuss-for-me, 24 April, 2014 at 09:36

Hi Ladies (and any gents out there) Just looking at this website fills me with horror. Obviously I'm getting married and since we got engaged, we've looked at a few venues and the formality and cost...

Bernard, wednesday 29-Oct-25 13 8,642
lilbeth
My OH's wedding project- finished!!
lilbeth, 5 March, 2015 at 21:32

We were thinking for ages what to have for a wedding post box. Until we discovered someone else had made one out of lego. Challenge accepted! It has taken a lot of bricks (and I haven't seen the OH...

Charlotte, wednesday 29-Oct-25 32 4,238
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How to ask for wedding gift contributions
Missmeeru, 16 December, 2010 at 19:00

Hi I would just like to know how to word how to ask for honeymoon contributions as a wedding gift without sounding cheeky as myself and Husband to be live together and we dont require any bottom...

Markus, wednesday 29-Oct-25 14 32,779
Dani
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Sophie
Violinist - Leicestershire
Sophie, 28 October, 2025 at 12:35

I am looking for a violinist in Leicestershire for the ceremony and in need of some recommendations ☺️

Sophie, tuesday 28-Oct-25 7
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Should i wear a necklace or not?
sarahv75, 29 March, 2010 at 20:02

I've been debating this for a few weeks now and the wedding is getting nearer and nearer and i still haven't made a decision! This is my dress and earrings. Do i need a necklace, and if so, what sort?...

CarmenCHunt, tuesday 28-Oct-25 13 5,836
Amanda
How to choose a photographer
Amanda, 12 December, 2024 at 10:36

I have started to follow so many lovely photographers since starting our wedding planning. Though I have no idea how to go about choosing one! Our venue has a recommended list of photographers so I...

Zeeshan, tuesday 28-Oct-25 5 428
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Summer wedding in Rome
Oti, 27 October, 2025 at 23:28

Hi all, Recently got engaged and looking for Catholic Church and reception venues in Rome for our summer wedding in June 2026. Any ideas on vendors to work with too would be so appreciated. Also tips...

Oti, monday 27-Oct-25 4
Hayley
Table plan
Hayley, 22 September, 2025 at 12:48

Any idea how to pull the table plan up so I can see it visually

Joiner, sunday 26-Oct-25 1 24
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Pre-wedding arguments and anxiety
ExpensiveOrangeStationery414, 27 June, 2016 at 22:03

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and in desperate need of some impartial advice from people who do't know me. I got engaged in October 2015 and am due to get married on 6/7/16. We've agreed to have...

Sue, friday 24-Oct-25 8 2,890
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Elopement with kids
Cayley, 15 February, 2025 at 21:58

Hi all, my OH and I have been engaged since Christmas 2018, but still haven’t come up with a way to get married that we’re both happy with. Neither of us want anything big at all. Our families are a...

Cayley, friday 24-Oct-25 4 189 1
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Hen weekend that I wish I had never booked !!!!!! **UPDATE** last page
LittleMissB, 1 February, 2012 at 11:01

So as the title says, I have had to plan and book my own hen weekend (long story), I put down my deposit of £149 and told everyone that their payments are due by the 14th. Ive been chasing them all up...

Markus, thursday 23-Oct-25 31 10,069
cford09
Honeymoon gift list wording - HELP!!!
cford09, 18 March, 2012 at 14:41

We have decided to go for a honeymoon gift list for our wedding as we already live together and thought this would be a nice idea rather than the slightly embarrassing option of asking people for cold...

Markus, thursday 23-Oct-25 14 35,590
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BIRMINGHAM JEWELLERY QUARTER
sr3693, 25 February, 2011 at 13:35

Hey All, Just wandered if anyone can recommend shops at the quarter; we are going tomorrow to hopefully find some wedding rings Thank you muchly

Andriy, thursday 23-Oct-25 26 8,689
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Bride reading
, 6 April, 2014 at 23:47

Somehow between us we have managed to sort out the details for the ceremony (readings music etc, just civil ceremony in reg office). A reading I have chosen is yes I'll marry you by pam ayres, I love...

Andriy, thursday 23-Oct-25 5 1,805
Foddette
How do we collect monetary donations from guests? (no gift list)
Foddette, 13 August, 2009 at 12:41

So I've sent out the invites & reminded more distant relatives that H2B & I have lived together for 2.5 years & so won't be needing bits for a new home but would like money towards...

Markus, thursday 23-Oct-25 22 9,814
Dezzy
Were to start.
Dezzy, 28 August, 2025 at 02:03

Hello need help were do I start to plan my wedding . Me and my other half have recently got engaged have an idea on guest list. And venue will be his parents eqestrian centre .Im guessing we need to...

Oleksii Savchenko, thursday 23-Oct-25 1 26
laurafish
Help with my groom!
laurafish, 6 August, 2015 at 12:08

Hey guys, Hoping to get some advice on a bit of a demanding groom. My OH seems very set on all of his grooms party (2 dads, 2 best men and 2 - possibly 3 - ushers) looking exactly the same. I am a lot...

Mike, thursday 23-Oct-25 15 6,252
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pearlescent or matte invitations?
HappyPinkStationery692, 7 January, 2017 at 11:19

My mother has insisted that pearlescent invitations are the way to go and tht they are more classy. However im not so sure to me they just seem very shiny shiny, but then are matte invitations plain...

Andriy, thursday 23-Oct-25 6 1,416
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Stag do disaster please help x
royalcouple, 22 November, 2016 at 22:39

OK. I'm new here please be gentle!! ? (& I'm sorry this is so long!!) It was my fiancé's stag do this last weekend. His best men promised casino, bierkeller and a few bars... which technically, is...

Ramsay, thursday 23-Oct-25 6 3,632

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