Discussions from Planning

Hello all! This may sound unusual, but please bear with me while I explain my reasonings. I really want to hear all opinions on this though, although I suspect they may not be what I want to hear...

Went shopping for wedding rings today. As anticipated my hubby to be managed to find a stunning ring pretty easily. For me on the other hand, its proven to be a much more difficult task. I have a...

Apologies for it being my title but saw this on Groupon and thought it might be a really nice bridesmaid gift or even bargain bridal jewellery I've ordered from there before and it was really nice...

Can people recommend options for hiring glasses? Tesco stopped their glass hire service in March 2019. Waitrose said they had a free service but only allow 48 hour hire (which doesn't work for a...

Help please lovely ladies! I have just got engaged and am really struggling to find a venue for my Jewish wedding. It needs to allow dry hire (for kosher caterers) and be big enough for 200 people. So...

Hi. Been looking in here for ages Finally got the ring a couple of years ago and now we have set our date ?????? We are just sorting it with our chosen Church ?? then all go go go I hope. Looking at...

I went to look at wedding dresses with my best friend on saturday, I was just looking with no intention to buy which is why I didn’t ask my mum and she didn’t think to ask to come. Anyway I tried one...

So first off, we're idiots, but no judgement, please! Slightly stressed.... When we booked our venue (not a registry office), they said that we could have 70 guests at the ceremony, no problem. Sent...

Myself and my fiance( sounds sooo good saying that) are really struggling to find a venue for reception and evening in Cambridge area that's the right price and is nice , does anyone have any tips?? ...

My sister is 4 years younger than me and is getting married in a year.. I am getting married in 8 weeks. I just want the focus to be on my wedding for now, but she won't leave hers alone, she is...

We've just booked our wedding for August 2013 at Chilham Village Hall (near Canterbury in Kent) .... We both loved this venue when we went to see it but i can't help feeling a bit like people will...

Hi hitchers, Myself and my partner Noel are planning a shotgun wedding on the 8th July this year. ?? We've been together since we were 16 (10years now) and have been engaged for over a year and we've...

Hi ladies, I have not created a post before but have commented on others so hope I am doing this correctly! My OH and I would like to incorporate both our cultures into our day and would quite like to...

Hello all I am new to the site and this is my first post, I'm hoping someone will be able to help me. After nearly 5 years of engagement and 2 children I am finally planning our wedding! What I would...

I've spent hours looking for dresses! They are either too expensive or cheap and coming from somewhere overseas which doesn't allow returns and has awful reviews. I want to spend about £100 for an...

Hello, my wedding is now only 6 weeks away and i am trying to keep to my budget as far as possible and plan all money due out when to ensure we have everything we need. now my wedding dress fitting...

Hi, I'm looking at dresses at the moment for my 2 adult bridesmaids and 1 junior but haven't budgeted it even thought about shoes. I'm already paying for dresses, make up and hair. Us it ok to ask...

I have Indian heritage and would love to mix that in to my wedding. I'm thinking mostly jewel colours and perhaps some of the patterns on invites and placeholders etc, but what I would really love is...

Good news... I've found the dress of my dreams Bad news... Its from a designers collection years ago and was about £6k when I want to spend £200 max I've found an ebay store making a knock off, I'd...

Firstly, I'm starting this thread more for amusement, because it seems to me that the best way of coping with some of the wedding planning that doesn't go the way you think, is to be able to just...

Looking at the potential of wearing bow ties for all groomsmen at our wedding. Do I need to look for a particular suit to go with a bow tie or can I wear a normal lounge/evening suit? We were hoping...

Hello, I am looking to hire some gold or copper cutlery for our wedding in April. We are getting married in Suffolk. Can anyone recommend a supplier?? I am struggling to find someone and our caterer...

Hi, I'm getting married in less than a year and I'm planning all the usual bits (exciting!!) So whilst drawing up my guest list myself and the Mr have hit a snag... Her... My dad's new girlfriend, we...

Hi there, I wondered if anyone had booked a venue and then read a bad review about it? We've recently found the perfect place, totally fell in love with it and reserved it. I then googled it and read...

Happy Wedding Anniversary Wishes My dear, you don’t need to worry about how hard life is, because I will always be by your side to go through it. Happy anniversary, my love. I will never forget the...

I never really thought about it until we decided to get married but I don't really have anyone I regard as close friends, not close enough to be a bridesmaid, so I decided that I wasn't going to have...

Hi all, My fiance and I have decided to have a sweetheart table just for the two of us at our wedding to avoid awkward situations with my parents (divorced and don't get along well) but I was just...

His, Getting married second time both in our early 50s not too sure about things. Do you provide onfetti for the guests to throw. Also we have provided favours, ror is that still old fashioned? Also...

As a wedding and events planner i have done so many over the years and have loved making peoples special days become reality. Im getting married in october its booked for the day before my 40th...

First-time poster. So, this past week of wedding-planning has been particularly tough. The main culprit is my sister, who agreed to help with the planning but has been so absent. Granted, she has a...