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I get married in 5 DAYS!!! Any last advice???
*CrazyCatLady*, 9 March, 2015 at 16:47

I can't believe it's finally here!! The week I thought would never come and now I can't believe how quickly it has!!! I now feel overwhelmed with how much there is to do and like I'm going to forget...

Hiba, thursday 26-Dec-24 34 5,290
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i was secretly hoping to get married on my 20th anniversary with my boyfriend and now my friend has sent out “save the dates” for the same weekend! He
Lady1234, 9 December, 2024 at 07:28

Please help me - I’m looking for advice and have no one to speak to about this. My boyfriend and I have privately discussed getting married for our 20 year anniversary next year. It’s a secret we...

Hellen, thursday 26-Dec-24 4 106
Lorraine
Changing locations on the day
Lorraine, 24 June, 2024 at 13:43

Hi there, I’m looking for some advice. My fiancé and I are looking to get married in his home town which is over an hour away from where we live. Ideally he finds it important to get married in his...

Kerniol, wednesday 25-Dec-24 12 513 1
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How to Discourage Uninvited Guests from Attending Wedding
RomanticGreenStationery27135, 17 November, 2019 at 17:17

We are planning a very small wedding as neither of us is comfortable in large groups, and I'm feeling really nervous being the centre of attention even in front of the few guests we are inviting....

Harper, wednesday 25-Dec-24 12 2,596
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How did you play your music at your registry office wedding?
Lauren, 15 February, 2024 at 14:04

Hi, We have got our songs planned for our ceremony but was wondering what people found the best way to play them? I feel burning a CD is quite old fashioned now but is the Bluetooth option reliable?...

Alishay, wednesday 25-Dec-24 3 262
Yura
Seating chart in this app
Yura, 24 December, 2024 at 21:45

Hi everyone! Does anybody happen to know how to see the seating chart in this app? I mean, yes I assigned each guest to a table (which was annoying in itself), but now I need to see the overall plan -...

Yura, tuesday 24-Dec-24 16
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Postpone or cancel?
Rosie, 30 November, 2024 at 21:18

Hello, my fiancé and I were due to get married this year but due to a variety of reasons including financial, family issues and not getting on we postponed to next June. Sadly things are still...

Waqas, tuesday 24-Dec-24 12 341
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Period due on wedding day - help needed!
Christie, 25 February, 2024 at 18:50

Hi all! I'm very regular and according to my period tracker, I will start my period on my wedding day! Obviously I want to avoid this as much as possible! White dress, logistics, pain etc!! I am...

Billy, monday 23-Dec-24 1 52
bliss_balloons
Garden games
bliss_balloons , 21 May, 2015 at 09:45

I can't find anywhere decent to hire them so I've been buying a few but trying to get one's that aren't too expensive and people will actually want to use. Those of you who are are having them what...

IrvinBurger, saturday 21-Dec-24 6 1,078
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Wedding Insurance for Americans Getting Married in England
RomanticYellowDecor32317, 10 May, 2018 at 05:02

Hello! My fiance and I are getting married in England later this year and the venue we booked requires insurance. Are there any wedding insurance providers that will cover a UK...

Shyrelle, thursday 19-Dec-24 7 1,292
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Wedding in Italy 2025
Abi, 23 May, 2024 at 15:26

Hi all, we are planning a really small (max 20 guests) civil wedding in early June 2025 but struggling to find a venue in Tuscany. All the nice ones I've emailed seem to want 2/3 days exclusive hire...

Leoeventi, thursday 19-Dec-24 61
Daniella
Confetti
Daniella, 27 October, 2024 at 13:57

Hiya, We've been told by our venue that we can have dried lavender flowers for confetti if we are having our ceremony outside. We do hope to have our ceremony outside (weather permitting) but I'm not...

Hellen, wednesday 18-Dec-24 17 300
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I want to purchase a Wedding Planner book... Help!
HappyPinkCakes669, 30 September, 2016 at 14:41

Hi everyone, I'm getting married next year and I am just beginning the planning process.... I have no idea where to start! My best friend suggested to get a wedding planner organiser thingy which will...

Jose, wednesday 18-Dec-24 10 2,745
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Flowers between Christmas and New Year-eeekk!!!
laura28040, 17 February, 2012 at 23:18

Hello, I really need some advise! Our wedding is booked for the 29th December. I have been looking into florists, and apparantly ''no-one worth their salt'' would take on flowers over this time, as...

David, wednesday 18-Dec-24 18 6,260
StaceyLorraine
First dance song!
StaceyLorraine, 16 August, 2013 at 19:59

So lets talk first dance.... What is your chosen song and why did you pick it? Me and my h2b are having let me be your wings by Barry Manilow, we want it as it's the song from our favorite childhood...

Efektydzwiekowe, tuesday 17-Dec-24 40 6,036
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Timeline of events on wedding website
Laura, 16 December, 2024 at 15:17

Hi, Is anyone else having issues with the timeline of events section on their wedding website? I’ve spent hours making sure all the times are correct and every time I go back on to the website, the...

Laura, monday 16-Dec-24 7 1
Dani
Would you attend a Christmas Day wedding?
Dani, 30 October, 2024 at 11:50

Hey, festive enthusiasts (or grinches!) How about being a guest at a wedding on Christmas Day? Love and festivities in one package! ❄ Let me know in the comments why you voted yes or no! Missed our...

Yes - Sounds fun! 🎅

38%

14 votes

No way! 🙈

59%

22 votes

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Website for the big day
HappyOrangeDiamonds895, 20 June, 2017 at 15:12

Are any of ye planning on having a website for yere wedding? Anybody have any that they would recommend? Its really hard to find ones that aren't cheesy looking!

Amelia, monday 16-Dec-24 7 1,253 1
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Putting money behind the bar
helensweeney, 21 August, 2014 at 21:13

I need a bit of advice about how to tell guests that there is money behind the bar and that it's limited to drinks that aren't cocktails or doubles etc. We aren't serving wine with the meal during the...

Ben, sunday 15-Dec-24 8 2,539
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TV show - Battle of the Brides
, 10 May, 2012 at 22:40

A new show is being advertised on Sky called Battle of the Brides, the blurb for it is that it will be two brides, same dress (even though the ones shown evidently are wearing different dresses) same...

The, saturday 14-Dec-24 13 4,864
Kathryn_Tom
Wedding Rings... Patterned/Plain & buying online?
Kathryn_Tom, 7 September, 2012 at 20:52

Hi, After discussing wedding rings with my Mum, she recommended that I get a patterned wedding band as then if it gets scratched you won't see it as much as you would on a plain band. I see where...

Kihec24, friday 13-Dec-24 6 4,172
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Concerns about wedding in 5 months
Rosie, 21 January, 2024 at 18:39

Hello, I am due to be married in June but my fiancé and I recently are clashing so much. He lost his job and is desperately trying to find something else. Also worried about the actual day; two halves...

Rebecca, friday 13-Dec-24 5 280
BrideCummins14
Getting married outside your Parish
BrideCummins14, 12 February, 2013 at 11:55

Can anyone help please (slight panic mode) I have just spoken to the registrars of Suffolk and they have said we need to be living in Suffolk for a minimum of 8 days before they can legally marry...

Jasmine, thursday 12-Dec-24 8 1,102
Dani
Hitched Rewards: Our 5th edition winner is... 🥁
Dani, 12 December, 2024 at 15:52

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS KATIE!! 🎉 Winning £3,000 in the 5th edition of Hitched Rewards, here’s what she shared: "I was at work when I received the call from Hitched to let me know that we were the lucky...

Dani, thursday 12-Dec-24 64
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Photobooth recommendation
Danielle, 3 December, 2024 at 20:42

Hiya, I’m getting married at Sandy cove hotel in north Devon match 2025 and I’m wondering if anyone can recommend a photobooth in the north Devon area please?

Danielle, thursday 12-Dec-24 2 18
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I’m secretly planning to get married next year but now a friend has sent out “dave the dates” for her wedding on that weekend. But the date has been s
Lady1234, 9 December, 2024 at 07:24

Please help me - I’m looking for advice and have no one to speak to about this. My boyfriend and I have privately discussed getting married for our 20 year anniversary next year. It’s a secret we...

gretta, thursday 12-Dec-24 1 26
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Postpone?
Rosie, 5 December, 2024 at 09:13

Hello How many times will suppliers let you postpone? We were due to get married in June this year but due to a variety of reasons including family issues and losing jobs we postponed to next year...

gretta, thursday 12-Dec-24 3 24
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Wedding Blues
Keshia, 11 December, 2024 at 20:59

Hi, I'm 10 days off our wedding - and I've just felt sick with dread for the last 2 weeks. It's been worse this week, as all I've done it cry. My partner has been away on a school residential, and I...

Keshia, wednesday 11-Dec-24 17
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Bridesmaid Dilemma
Lucy, 11 December, 2024 at 13:58

So I've never really had a close group or a best friend so I don't really have an obvious choice. My FMIL has already made it very clear that they are expecting me to choose my fiancé's sister as a...

Lucy, wednesday 11-Dec-24 26
Mrs_Conduct
Wedding Reports...
Mrs_Conduct, 17 October, 2016 at 12:52

Hi Everyone, I got a bit distracted at work this morning and started reading older wedding reports. But the search function doesn't seem to be working - so are there any OM's on here who'd like to...

Eleon, wednesday 11-Dec-24 6 1,368
AugustGroom27
How to save money
AugustGroom27, 4 December, 2024 at 22:30

Where can I save money on, what do people never remember from a wedding that I don't need to put too much thought into?

RomanticGreenStation, tuesday 10-Dec-24 1 38
sara.jo
Do all venues add on VAT ?
sara.jo, 16 November, 2010 at 17:55

Just wondering if it normal for venues to add on VAT on just the venue hire? Sounds like a daft question, but one venue we looked at said that they do not add on VAT for the venue price as it is not a...

Ronald, tuesday 10-Dec-24 7 13,483

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