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Mrs*W*2B
Legal advice? engagement ring!!
Mrs*W*2B, 20 March, 2012 at 15:28

Hi Ladies (and Gents!) I'm not sure if anybody can help but I will try and explain as best as I can and if anybody has any advice or experience of this then please let me know because me and OH aren't...

Ramirez, tuesday 28-Jan-25 49 5,527
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Hi - Help finding a venue
Marie, 28 January, 2025 at 08:46

Good morning everyone! So excited to join the group, myself and my partner are getting married September 2026 this is our second marriage, after being divorced for almost 20 years I never thought I’d...

Marie, tuesday 28-Jan-25 26
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Custom made invitations and place names
Surfer Rosa, 3 November, 2013 at 11:50

I really want to add a few personal touches to my DW and as we have both run too many marathons too mention, I am thinking about adding a few running touches. I am going to name the tables after our...

Edward, monday 27-Jan-25 4 632
Mattdonna
favour help....
Mattdonna, 28 May, 2008 at 18:29

I have aftershave balm for the Men and Miniture perfume for the ladies, but I wanted to make tablet to put into the favour boxes with them. (the balm is really big so I have had to buy big boxes for...

Hiba, friday 24-Jan-25 17 1,208
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Wedding Favours - His & Hers
golddust, 29 April, 2013 at 21:24

My brother is getting married in June and they have decided for wedding favors they are getting their favorite Perfume & Aftershave in vials (small sample bottles) put inside organza bags with a...

Hiba, friday 24-Jan-25 4 784
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Help with eloping in Rome? Civics ceremony marriage!
Rebecca, 24 January, 2025 at 10:30

Hi, I am planning on eloping in Rome at the end of the year. Our hotel & flights are booked. The thing I am struggling with is finding out how to actually get the legal civil ceremony sorted?...

Rebecca, friday 24-Jan-25 10
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Hair Extensions
, 18 July, 2016 at 10:07

Hi girls, I am currently trying to grow mu hair, however, I really don't think it will be long enough for the updo I am hoping to have and therefore am considering hair extensions. I am very skeptical...

Ada, thursday 23-Jan-25 6 2,135
Holly
Colour theme
Holly, 23 January, 2025 at 13:07

Can I see peoples orange and blue colour themes please!? 🥹

Holly, thursday 23-Jan-25 58
bliss_balloons
Friend doing a reading - should I buy a gift?
bliss_balloons , 18 August, 2015 at 13:32

I feel like gifts could go on forever but I've been wondering if we should buy a gift for a friend who's doing a reading? Or is that one gift to far?

Ali, thursday 23-Jan-25 11 5,075
Eilish
Child free wedding, but moh has fallen pregnant
Eilish, 16 January, 2025 at 15:16

Hi all My fiancé and I get married abroad September 2026. We are having a very intimate adults only dinner party with a dj. We have always said should we marry we would want our wedding child free....

Peter, thursday 23-Jan-25 2 315
*Mini*
What don't you like at weddings?
*Mini*, 30 March, 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...

Fab, monday 20-Jan-25 552 57,636 3
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Bridesmaid dresses recommendations
Katty1234, 23 June, 2013 at 15:10

Hi ladies just wondering if anyone can help suggest some good bridesmaid brands that are reasonably price (around £150 ish) ive been in a few shops and looked but a lot were over £200 and some more...

Ali, monday 20-Jan-25 11 1,454
SaraPoppy
What is your welcome drink?
SaraPoppy, 8 February, 2015 at 22:29

We are getting married on October 25th and I haven't got a clue what to serve as a welcome drink. We were going to have Prosecco but we want to save that for the speeches and have something different....

Ethan, sunday 19-Jan-25 21 2,712
Dani
Did you know you can get married here? 👀
Dani, 16 January, 2025 at 16:27

*Fancy your wedding venue (+ whole wedding) on us? Here’s your chance 👇

Dani, thursday 16-Jan-25 39
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No contact from supplier
Clare, 15 January, 2025 at 10:58

Hi all. Just a query about a supplier. We discussed and agreed prices back in September and I paid the deposit as requested via bank transfer. I have had no acknowledgement of receipt of deposit and...

Ali, thursday 16-Jan-25 4 207 1
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Exhibiting at a weding fayre
louiset0802, 15 May, 2013 at 14:29

Hi, i have just started up my business and I am wanting to exhibit at a wedding fayre. The only ones I can see that will allow me to sign up to are very expensive and I wondered if anyone knew how to...

Ronald, thursday 16-Jan-25 5 771
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1 Year to go. Monthly gifts for my bride to be - ideas needed
Andy1984, 6 July, 2015 at 05:00

Hi all, This is my first post here so hello everyone. We are getting married next year, and I wish to buy my lovely bride to be a gift each month as we count down the final year before the big day. I...

Hiba, thursday 16-Jan-25 21 10,287
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Videographer opportunity
L C, 15 January, 2025 at 20:57

Hiya, We are getting married in Newmarket in March 2026. We would love a videographer to capture our day and wanted to see if there were any budding videographers that would be willing to work with...

L C, wednesday 15-Jan-25 23
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Free Videographer
Couldnotthinkofaname, 17 January, 2019 at 10:49

Hi Guys, No catch - i'm genuinely offering free wedding videography. I've been doing videography (not weddings) as a hobby over the last few years. I'm hoping to venture into weddings over the next...

Joshua, wednesday 15-Jan-25 14 2,148
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Wedding rings!
, 25 March, 2014 at 01:03

Hi I'm new to this... we are getting married in October. I am wondering what everyone is choosing for their wedding rings? We are just starting to look now but it seems a bit confusing for something...

James, wednesday 15-Jan-25 33 5,906
lilbeth
Kilts, honest opinions needed!
lilbeth, 3 March, 2015 at 19:00

I would like your brutally honest opinions, please, because I know you are good at sharing them! This might be a bit of a rant so I apologise. I am English, lovely OH is Scottish. All his family are...

ericrobert, tuesday 14-Jan-25 20 7,210
Gabbance
Mother of the Bride outfit help
Gabbance, 7 November, 2011 at 15:48

Can anyone recommend where their lovely Mum got her outfit? My Mum is having a bit of a nightmare, having tried on basically the whole of John Lewis, and ordering anything else that wasn't in the...

Waleed, tuesday 14-Jan-25 12 3,812
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Advice Needed.. Where do I Start?!?!!
stephanie2111, 5 January, 2012 at 12:55

My Fiance & I have recently got started trying to work out a budget and plan for our wedding. I'm wanting to hear peoples experiences/ Ideas on the following - Venues. We are from Sheffield so are...

Waleed, tuesday 14-Jan-25 14 2,805
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Locations for Marquee!
Maryum, 12 January, 2025 at 20:34

Hello! I'm a newly engaged soon to be married. So we are looking for venues right now. So exciting but stressful at the same time. We've looked at beautiful venues but soon realised they are out of...

Maryum, monday 13-Jan-25 2 73
Dani
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED: Take a peek at our last £25,000 winners' wedding! You could be next 👀
Dani, 13 January, 2025 at 15:57

Check out how last year’s winners, Courtney and Adam celebrated their chic £25,000 wedding! Fancy a shot at winning your dream wedding this year? Enter now for a chance to WIN our biggest giveaway of...

Dani, monday 13-Jan-25 32
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Need Advice for Planning a Destination Wedding in Italy
Victoria, 8 January, 2025 at 08:42

Hello everyone, My fiancé and I are excitedly planning our destination wedding in Italy, but we could use some advice from anyone who's done it before. We have a few questions and would love to hear...

Alessia, monday 13-Jan-25 1 274 1
havecreditwillwed
Unhelpful/unwilling/suppliers that turn down your business?
havecreditwillwed, 14 June, 2013 at 21:31

I was talking to another bride-to-be friend a few days ago, she is planning a December wedding. She has had both a choir and a florist turn her down because the wedding is "too close to Christmas"?...

Waleed, monday 13-Jan-25 40 3,356
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8 weeks to go and our reception venue has gone into liquidation - help!
sharonD, 5 April, 2009 at 16:28

Just found out yesterday that our reception venue has gone into liquidation. We now need a new venue in the Bath area. We had our hearts set on a period house/feel. I think everything nice is going to...

Fenahy, saturday 11-Jan-25 3 406
Purple Pixie
Where to buy personalised dressing gowsn/t-shirts etc.?
Purple Pixie, 5 April, 2012 at 08:58

I'd love to get some dressing gowns or tops for me and the girls to wear whilst we're getting ready but I'm struggling to find any. All the places I've looked have only gone up to a size 18 (maximum)...

Ali, friday 10-Jan-25 7 1,930
goldpants
May 2014 Brides :)
goldpants, 14 May, 2013 at 10:23

Hi everyone, now that we are htting the one year mark (mine is tomorrow eeek!) I thought I would start this thread so we can all introduce ourseves and our weddings- chances are we will all be going...

Waleed, friday 10-Jan-25 341 27,899
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Brother in law doing father of bride role - what do you say in the speech?
nicolaellen, 25 September, 2012 at 22:54

My sister is getting married this Saturday and my husband is giving her away as our father died just under 2 years ago. I am 15 years older than my sister and my husband has known her since she was...

Harper Taylor, thursday 9-Jan-25 3 4,685
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Thinking of business names...
beehappy_87, 11 June, 2012 at 15:19

Hi. I am thinking of starting a business in Wedding planning after i enjoyed planning my own wedding so much!!! and helping out with friends weddings but I am struggling to come up with a good...

Waleed, wednesday 8-Jan-25 4 1,612

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