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Dani
Celebrating 10 years of same sex marriage in the UK 🏳️‍🌈
Dani, 29 of March of 2024 at 17:00

Hey Besties, Today we celebrate 10 years of same sex marriage in the UK! 🏳️‍🌈 Check out our article here 👇 We spoke to the first same sex couples to legally wed in the UK (Above) Andrew and Neil got...

Dani, friday 29-Mar-24 13
Jokaty82
Wedding Dress Dry Cleaning
Jokaty82, 18 of January of 2011 at 09:09

Has anyone had their dress dry cleaned? I have bought a preloved one, and I need to get it dry cleaned. Seen companies which specialise in wedding dresses which collect, clean and return for £139, and...

Hafiz, friday 29-Mar-24 5 4,382
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Venue decor
Rohini, 29 of March of 2024 at 08:26

Hello, we are having a Hindu ceremony and with that comes a lot of extra decor e.g. mandap etc. I’ve got a couple of quotes for decor however they’re coming in at the 15-17k mark. Does anyone have any...

Rohini, friday 29-Mar-24 9
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Wedding Cars - any cheap alternatives?
sc2347, 12 of May of 2011 at 18:56

Hi All, Just looking at quotes for wedding cars at the moment and they are so expensive! The cheapest i could find was for £350 which seems a bit much for driving 2 mins down the road from the hotel...

Alfred, thursday 28-Mar-24 12 18,083
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Meeting with Vicar
Katie, 24 of March of 2024 at 16:28

Hi, My partner and I need to contact our local vicar to arrange a meeting with him as we would like to have our ceremony at the church in the village I grew up. I am very nervous about contacting the...

RomanticGreenStation, tuesday 26-Mar-24 3 50
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Insurance for Pre Existing
Sav, 25 of March of 2024 at 23:01

Hi, Does anyone have experience or recommendation for insurance company that deals with people and long term pre existing condition please, there doesn't seem to be many around that will cover this...

Sav, monday 25-Mar-24 17
Kelly
Nottinghamshire wedding venues
Kelly, 9 of January of 2024 at 21:58

Hello Recently got engaged (boyfriend of 18 years!) Don't know where to start or even how to plan a wedding! Any recommendations for venues in nottinghamshire area, 1 venue where we can have the...

Roger, monday 25-Mar-24 3 55
Dani
Brace yourself for the ULTIMATE collaboration! 👑
Dani, 25 of March of 2024 at 12:00

Hey Hitched huns! Guess what? We have a BIG announcement to make… We have teamed up with the one and only Gemma Collins to create her very own Hitched Wedding Wishlist and we couldn't wait any longer...

Dani, monday 25-Mar-24 38
November11bride
official title/roles for son
November11bride, 11 of October of 2011 at 12:43

MY oldest son (22) will walk me down the aisle and 'give me away', my other son (almost 18) will give a speech (the traidiotnal father of brie speech) and i will travel to the church with both my sons...

Claire, sunday 24-Mar-24 7 2,172
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No sit down meal!
Kelly, 17 of March of 2024 at 00:51

Hi, I'm really struggling organising our wedding. I don't want the normal sit down meal, speeches etc. I would prefer a small ceremony late afternoon and then roll straight into the reception but I...

Ivana, saturday 23-Mar-24 2 72
Caitlin
Teardrop or Pose
Caitlin, 17 of March of 2024 at 20:22

Hi I am getting married in November. I decide weather to have teardrop or pose flower bouquet Any advice

Olivia, saturday 23-Mar-24 4 116
Megan
Finally booked our venue!!
Megan, 23 of January of 2024 at 15:07

Hi everyone! Me and my FOH have finally booked our wedding venue and registrar for March 2026! I am so excited to finally start the planning….but don’t want to get ahead of myself planning everything...

Hampshire Wedding Ph, friday 22-Mar-24 8 260
momai
Photographers
momai, 22 of February of 2024 at 10:28

Photographers - how do you know that they are good and that your not going to get ripped off with a rubbish one?

Hampshire Wedding Ph, friday 22-Mar-24 5 117
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Walking up the aisle
Katie, 11 of March of 2024 at 14:29

Hi everyone, i was wondering what others have done or their thoughts. This will be my 2nd marriage and my OH first. He has 2 children from a previous relationship. B will be 16 and G will be 12. I am...

Hampshire Wedding Ph, friday 22-Mar-24 2 45
Georgia
On the day items
Georgia, 17 of March of 2024 at 09:30

We’re getting married in May & I’m finalising things we need. Just can’t really think of things we might need on the day of the wedding for guests?! I’ve got a guestbook, confetti, favours sorted....

Hampshire Wedding Ph, friday 22-Mar-24 3 102
Pete
Photography for a registry office wedding
Pete, 9 of January of 2024 at 00:49

We are planning to have a very small wedding just my partner, me and our 3 kids (we are a blended family, she has 2 girls and I have 1). Planning to marry at the registry office in Kensington. Has...

Hampshire Wedding Ph, friday 22-Mar-24 2 40
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Venue
Brogan, 20 of March of 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...

Lisa, thursday 21-Mar-24 3 67
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Betting/Gambling Wedding Favour Ideas
LuxuriousRedHair663, 5 of February of 2018 at 19:47

My fiancé and I love betting - football coupons, betting at the races etc! Looking to do a few different things! Iv heard of football coupons, single bets on horses...! Just wanting something bit more...

BillieWillson, thursday 21-Mar-24 6 1,274
Ray
Where could i find the best Florist in Auckland?
Ray, 21 of March of 2024 at 03:59

Where could I find the best Florist in Auckland? Me and my Fiancée are looking for the best ever florists serving Auckland. Anyone have personal experience with some, please suggest us.

Ray, thursday 21-Mar-24 7
xkimx007
Wedshoots
xkimx007, 14 of March of 2022 at 11:59

Hi all, Anyone planning on using (or already has) the Wedshoots app and adding the page to their Hitched website? I created an album in the app and added a photo to test. I can see the photo has been...

Joanna, wednesday 20-Mar-24 3 450 1
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Food menu choices
Natasha, 8 of January of 2024 at 09:17

Hi does anyone know if you can add food choices to your website and guest pick from there what they want? X

InfoHills, wednesday 20-Mar-24 3 96
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how to clean satin shoes - any ideas please?
Ayla, 2 of November of 2008 at 08:26

Wore a pair of Rainbow Ivory satin shoes and of course, with the current weather, they are now somewhat dirty and have the odd 'grass' mark too. Does anyone know how I could clean them up please - or...

Sarah, wednesday 20-Mar-24 5 17,002
Emily
Basketball Arcade Game
Emily, 7 of October of 2023 at 16:23

Hey everyone, I wondered if anyone knew of a supplier who could arrange a basketball arcade game to our wedding in Sussex? It's a bit of a difficult one to google so thought I would ask on here!

Anita, tuesday 19-Mar-24 18
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Food
Kayleigh, 4 of December of 2023 at 11:52

I’m getting married and I’ve gone for a two course meal, so we will get a hot dinner and a pudding for after the ceremony . I was going to have a buffet at the night time, but I decided to have a...

InfoHills, monday 18-Mar-24 9 458
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Wedding fayres - yes or no?
Samantha, 28 of February of 2024 at 22:45

What are your thoughts on wedding fayres - worth booking some? Has anyone found anything at one? Should i stay local to venue when looking for fayres?

InfoHills, monday 18-Mar-24 6 133
Kate
Wedding Insurance
Kate, 22 of July of 2023 at 13:31

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...

PeatearIss, monday 18-Mar-24 8 646 2
Abigail
Adding Meal choice to the Wedding website?
Abigail, 17 of March of 2024 at 16:14

Hi all, If there a way to add meal choice options to the wedding website? We would like to have everything in one place for our guests but I am struggling to see how to add the menu? We would need...

Abigail, sunday 17-Mar-24 12
*Mini*
What don't you like at weddings?
*Mini*, 30 of March of 2013 at 17:56

Its been ages since we did one of these and we have lots of lovely new shiny Hitchers to join in! So the question is what don't you like at weddings? Chair Covers? Horse Drawn Carriages? Men in top...

Kelly, sunday 17-Mar-24 569 56,660 3
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Evening Catering - Can I have your opinions please??
Missusp2b, 5 of October of 2011 at 16:21

Hi all, My fiance has his heart dead set on a hog roast for the main meal which I'm absolute fine with a) because we both love a good hog roast and b) because I'd like our day to be pretty chilled out...

Dianne, saturday 16-Mar-24 16 2,749
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How do I tell guests not to post photos on social networks?
celticcurl, 13 of January of 2014 at 15:59

Hi, The only thing that is worrying me about my wedding is guests posting photos of me on any social networking sites. My closest friends all respect my wishes in this - they know the full history and...

Emmasund17, saturday 16-Mar-24 13 1,933
Terri
Travel time??
Terri, 20 of September of 2023 at 14:57

Hey…. Help… ergh I keep changing my mind about venues. We thought we had one picked out and there’s something about it I’m not sure of, can’t put my finger on what! I figured I’ll know when it’s the...

PhotographybyBillHad, saturday 16-Mar-24 3 107
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Menu Stationery
Alexandra, 10 of March of 2024 at 08:27

Hello, Does anyone have any recommendations for on the day stationery like menus and place cards? Our menu is the same for everybody other than if guests have specific dietary restrictions and I’d...

RomanticGreenStation, friday 15-Mar-24 41

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