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Witnesses needed
HappyPinkHair61364, 6 February, 2020 at 18:42

Hi. My other half and I have our wedding arranged for the 18th may in Dolgellau North Wales but it's a secret and we can't have family as witnesses or others will complain that we didn't pick them. We...

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Wedding Planning survey
RomanticBrownCakes25195, 5 February, 2020 at 16:37

Hi wedding planners and wedding parties! I would really appreciate it if anyone can please fill in my survey for my University Dissertation research surrounding the wedding planning industry and...

RomanticBrownCakes25, wednesday 5-Feb-20 72
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Hanging Foliage?!
RomanticOrangeStationery22213, 4 February, 2020 at 20:47

Hello! I was wondering if anyone has any idea how much hanging foliage costs? I know it's all dependent on size and what flowers or greenery etc but I have absolutely no clue what we would be looking...

RomanticOrangeStatio, tuesday 4-Feb-20 97
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Family drama - am I worried over nothing?
GreenIvyRedBerries20, 21 January, 2020 at 23:47

Wedding is 6 weeks ago, and over the past few weeks everytime I call my mum she keeps going on about how my dad's wife is going to/might kick off on the day of our wedding. She is really starting to...

ExpensiveBrownCars41, monday 3-Feb-20 2 1,062
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Help! We’ve found our reception venue but not our ceremony venue !
Kirsty851, 31 January, 2020 at 21:07

Hi all, So the good news is me and my fiancé have found our dream reception however they are unable to host the ceremony there or do any kind of blessing .☹️ the closest registry office is to small...

Kirsty851, friday 31-Jan-20 103
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Low heel shoe nightmare!
PawtahH, 23 November, 2019 at 12:27

I'm getting married in June and am having a nightmare trying to find the shoes I want to wear for the day. I don't normally wear heels but would like a low heeled shoe for the day - all the sites I...

SunnyGreenCakes87857, friday 31-Jan-20 5 1,263
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Fine line between an intimate wedding and a boring wedding?
Ettie, 23 January, 2020 at 11:39

Hi guys. Just looking for some input from people who've been to a small wedding of 30-40 people. We want the day to suit us (casual, low-key), but don't want our guests to be bored. We are hosts after...

Paula @ Ollievision, friday 31-Jan-20 5 1,341
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Stopping guests uploading pictures of our children
RomanticIvoryFlowers35819, 12 January, 2020 at 22:36

We are not having children at our wedding other than our own daughter and our niece who are three weeks apart and will be 16 month's old when we get married. Our daughter and our niece will be our...

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Plus one for mother of the groom
RomanticOrangeCakes28908, 23 January, 2020 at 02:32

I am Mother of the groom to a wedding in May. I am divorced from my sons father and he has remarried, we are both still on good terms. I am engaged to my partner of 7 months (11 months by the time of...

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PLEASE HELP!!
SunnyRedDecor91178, 29 December, 2019 at 21:53

SO i have a unique situation. I am a sperm donor baby so I don't know my dad. My sister got married a few years ago and had our Mom walk her down the aisle and so I figured my Mom would expect the...

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Wedding entertainment - different and unusual ideas. Help!
SunnyBlueDiamonds92134, 12 January, 2020 at 18:21

So I had an idea for my wedding reception but now I’m starting to think that it’s silly and/or pretentious and I could do with some advice. My theme is ‘Enchanted Woodland’ and I know a company that...

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Weddingn Party Favors
HappyBrownDiamonds15988, 31 January, 2020 at 09:35

Hey everyone! we are having a small wedding and i am thinking of unique ideas. What do think about little boxes of macarons? i am confussed what to choose... I have found so many ideas here...

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Foliage instead of flowers - suppliers?
SparklySparky, 30 January, 2020 at 20:35

I am getting married in November, and fiancé and I would like to have foliage and greenery rather than cut flowers throughout - so my bouquets, centrepieces, general decoration. We're considering...

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Free Wedding Video - Retro Wedding Film
LuxuriousIvoryCars78868, 30 January, 2020 at 12:06

Hello, As a new business we are offering a free wedding videography service to any couple within the London/ Greater London area in order to build our portfolio. All we will be asking in return is...

LuxuriousIvoryCars78, thursday 30-Jan-20 73
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Where are all the beautiful places that aren't too expensive?
suzy985, 18 September, 2014 at 23:55

Hi all. I'm finding looking for venues quite difficult. After having some info on some places that look nice it starts getting complicated with venue fees and then catering fees etc etc. Any places...

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Have the reception but no ceremony venue ?
Kirsty851, 29 January, 2020 at 21:26

Hey, So my problem is this. I have found our dream reception venue in The Meade hall in minley camberley .Its all medieval themed and we can have a relaxed American buffet rather than a sit down meal...

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Grooms attire
Expensivepurplebridesmaid50886, 27 January, 2020 at 23:32

Looking for some advise/ opinions on grooms attire please! we are getting married in a very rustic barn in June. The barn has minimal decorations but is very charming and beautiful and set on a farm...

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Cream Jugs
SunnyIvoryStationery97347, 26 January, 2020 at 21:33

I am looking for around 10 cream jugs for centre pieces to put flowers in, does anyone have any for sale or know where I can get some from at a reasonable price?

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GG’s Yard
RomanticPurpleHair26790, 26 January, 2020 at 09:47

Hey, Is there any Bride To Be’s (our past brides!) getting married at GG’s Yard in Dumfries. I am just looking for rough total costs & also your plans on accommodation for guests? They have the...

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Make up artist recommendations for East Asian bride in Edinburgh
Chocosam, 22 January, 2020 at 18:48

Hi there! I'm having a wedding with my Scottish fiance at Edinburgh. I've seen many make up artists online, but was wondering if there was any that specializes in East Asian brides? Chinese / Korean /...

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Cambridgeshire venues
SunnyOrangeHair87292, 9 January, 2020 at 13:03

Hi all, We’ve been looking for venues based around the Cambridge area, we are West of Cambridge in St Neots. We like the Barn style venues and have found a couple that we like so far. We went to see...

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Mother of the bride trouser suit outfits
SunnyPinkBride98028, 20 January, 2020 at 12:18

My mother (mother if the bride) wants to dress smart but not in a dress. Where can we find really smart women's trouser suits? We are based in the south east, so if anyone knows any shops where she...

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Save the date for evening guests??
SunnyGoldHair95974, 22 January, 2020 at 15:22

Hi Me and my fiance are having a fairly small wedding (40) but adding another 20-30 to the evening do. I have 5 first cousins of which 4 have partners I dont see my cousins very often at all (havent...

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Bridesmaid not being co operative
HappyGreenBridesmaid11332, 12 December, 2019 at 18:52

Need some help. I have recently got engaged and got so excited and rushed in on asking one of my oldest friends (lets call her Sarah) to be one of my bridesmaids... I can only have 6 BMs as my groom...

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Gifts from bride for hen party - yes or no?
pearlycat210, 22 January, 2020 at 11:07

Hi I am just wondering what the etiquette was regarding gifts for the attendees? They have split my cost between them, so I haven't had to pay anything - should I prepare little gift bags to get a...

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Inviting guests to evening reception, but not the ceremony or wedding breakfast.
SunnyPinkHair89693, 10 January, 2020 at 17:05

My future husband and I are planning to get married in april. We are having a small intimate wedding with just close relatives, a best man and MoH. If everyone invited comes this will be around 12...

pearlycat210, wednesday 22-Jan-20 3 1,151
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Band AND DJ- timings advice?
marie169, 9 January, 2016 at 17:52

Hi everyone, just wondered if anyone else is having a band and a DJ at the evening reception, and if so, how are you fitting it all in?! We are getting married abroad so just having a party when we...

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CLEARANCE DESSY & MORI LEE BRIDESMAIDS GOWNS £5-£50 MOST £20
LoveMeDoBridesBoutique, 21 January, 2020 at 09:15

Morning, we are having a massive clearance sale on our sample bridesmaids gowns. We have over 300 beautiful designer gowns from Dessy & Mori Lee to choose from. All individual styles, mix and...

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Conundrum - work colleague partners to the evening only
Weddinginprogress2020, 20 January, 2020 at 12:06

Hiya! I get married in August, but I have a slight problem. I want to invite some of my work colleagues to the day and evening, some of them only to the evening, but also I only have space to invite...

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