Discussions from Planning

My partner and I are planning a secret mixed sex Civil Partnership within the next month - the problem is, we need two witnesses to attend the registry office to witness us sign the required...

Hi, I'm not having any bridesmaids or a proper hen do, but two of my best friends are flying in from abroad, shortly before the wedding, and I thought it would be nice if we could have a low key 'hen...

Hi everyone, First time posting, not a bride but a bridesmaid! My sister is getting married in the summer, has her hen in April. I live in Abu Dhabi, we are both teachers so luckily for me she...

Hi, My fiance and I are planning to move house in August (7 months from now)- somewhere which is a 4-5 hour drive away from where we currently live. We've heard that planning a wedding long-distance...

Hello! Hoping to get LVL lashes before my wedding and honeymoon (end of May). I had it done last week for the first time and am fairly impressed, but still feel I'd want to wear mascara on top AND...

Hi, My partner and I have two children together and have been together for 13 years. We have both recently had health scares that have made getting quickly and legally married more urgent in our...

Hi we are thinking of going down the diy wedding route and booking a village hall as our venue. We really love the shabby chic vibe. Not sure where to start with regards to finding the ideal venue....

Background info: Me (Bride, 23F) and Groom (26M) moved into our first home October 2018 and got engaged in September 2019. We are planning to get married in May/ June 2022. Mother of the Bride (MoB)...

Hi, Just wondering if anyone's subscribed to a Blushing Bride Box, and - if so - if it's worth it? I'm really tempted to sign up, you seem to get some good stuff in it - but I've read a small few...

Hi, Can anyone suggest places or links where I can purchase fluffy pampas grass and gold cutlery. Everywhere I have looked is very very expensive, I've been quoted nearly £900 for the cutlery alone....

I bought my wedding dress with one of my bridesmaids. She came to the dress shops and we found a dress I loved. Sadly, she's decided not to come to my wedding and left her bridesmaid dress in my...

Hi, Please help i am losing my mind trying to find a venue. Most of the places i like then have a minimum number of 30 guests. We want an unusual venue Gothic, beach, outdoors that kind of thing. This...

Hi guys! My first post We've checked it's okay with our venue and have decided to go for miniature bottles of alcohol as our weddings favours. Has anyone else done this who can give any advice? Where...

I have two quite broad questions relating to wedding suits as I am pretty clueless. What would people say is a reasonable amount to spend on a suit? I know this depends on the individual's budget, but...

For various reasons we want to get married without really having a wedding. We'd like to go away just the two of us and get married somewhere in the countryside, with a few photos and no other fuss....

I’m getting married at the beginning of August and have all my invites ready to go but not sure when to send them. A few of our guests are travelling down and it’ll be the summer holidays, is this...

Wedding License drama! Does anyone know if you are suppose to take this or any other paper work on the day of your wedding? Thanks in Advance, think I am just starting to panic now.. 4 days to go ?‍♀️...

Hey everyone, We get married in West Yorkshire in July, my bridesmaids have kindly offered to pay got a hair stylist. We already have a makeup artist sorted. One of my bridesmaids has natural Afro...

Hi, So my OH and I are in a long distance relationship and planning to get legally married (in 3 months) when I go over and then have a bigger ceremony with all our family together a year later. For...

Hi everyone! This is my first blog post - I got engaged last week and we're both already very excited and getting a bit carried away with the planning. We live in London but have decided to get...

Hi there wedding planners, The big day, for many, will be not only the most important but also the most expensive day of your life. I understand the difficulty of planning a wedding on a budget,...

Hi When my fiance and I got engaged it was a very simple thing - we want a marriage, lets go do it. We don't like fuss or attention, we decided we didn't want to have a whole big wedding and spend...

Hi all, Looking for some advice please. Myself and my partner booked our wedding venue late 2019. We liked the look the menu when booking but did ask if any of the options could be changed or adapted...

My first hair trial with my sister's sister-in-law went bad because my hair looked plain and NOTHING like the inspiration photo. The second trial she did better but it did not look neat or elegant. So...

I don’t know where to start with this but basically my mum wants to wear a white dress to our wedding. I’ve asked her not to wear a white dress and whilst I understand that there can be a bit of a...

So I am getting married next summer on one of the small Scottish islands. We had originally booked for a ceremony and reception on the mainland but have decided to have a small ceremony with family on...

One of my bridesmaids has been ignoring me for the past week. There was a bit of a disagreement last week about a very petty situation and she has over reacted and taken it out on me (bride). She has...

My h2b has said his niece should be a bridesmaid, she will be 13 when we get married. I don't think she should be and don't really want her to be. She is a lovely girl but he isn't close to her nor am...

For various reasons we want to get married without really having a wedding. We'd like to go away just the two of us and get married somewhere in the countryside, with a few photos and no other fuss....

Wedding License drama! Does anyone know if you are suppose to take this or any other paper work on the day of your wedding? Thanks in Advance, think I am just starting to panic now.. 4 days to go ?‍♀️...

Hi everyone I really could use some advice on budgeting and pricing of services. I would really like to use a makeup artist and hairdresser for me and my two grown up daughters for my wedding day in...

Hi everyone This is my first ever post and I am really hoping for some help and advice/ opinions please My other half proposed to me on Christmas Day, he used my Nana’s ring and then we went to either...