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Bridesmaid Drama
SasenachBride, 19 November, 2018 at 20:47

Anyone else had issues with their bridesmaids not quite getting along? I have 4 bridesmaids, 2 are my oldest friends, one is my Godsister as we put it as my mum is her godmother and her mum is mine....

SasenachBride, wednesday 21-Nov-18 5 1,216
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Worried about how he'll look at me in dress
HappyBlueDecor17204, 17 November, 2018 at 22:55

I'm getting married next year and I've gone to about 4 wedding shops now. I can't decide between going for a more fitted wedding dress that hugs my curves and shows off my figure or go for a more a...

SasenachBride, tuesday 20-Nov-18 2 806
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Marquee wedding- street food? Something else?
HappyOrangeBridesmaid846, 5 June, 2017 at 14:17

I'm getting married next year (registry office then a marquee in my parents' garden). We are having 140 guests. I've been thinking about whether to have street food vans rather than a formal meal. The...

ExpensiveGoldHair534, monday 19-Nov-18 5 1,505 1
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gretna green weddings, and what to do after wedding if no guests?!
miss_r, 11 August, 2010 at 18:55

Hello Thanks for the help/suggestions/comments i've had so far on other posts. Still trying to decide where to get married. Amongst other venues that we're considering, we're also considering gretna...

Hayleyb242, monday 19-Nov-18 4 7,500
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Feeding children at a wedding
Have_you_met_Mrs_Jones2019, 8 November, 2018 at 10:04

Hi, We've gone from potentially having a child-free wedding, to now having potentially 20+children ? By the time the wedding comes around, the majority of them will be between 1-5. What age are you...

SasenachBride, monday 12-Nov-18 8 2,575
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Off the peg wedding dress - advice!
HappyPinkStationery18205, 2 October, 2018 at 19:18

I was wondering whether anyone has any experiences of buying a wedding dress from Wed2B or David’s Bridal? I am trying to keep the cost of my dress down but also worried about buying an off the peg...

SunnyPurpleCakes8833, friday 9-Nov-18 7 1,911
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Is a wedding in the Lake District boring?
RomanticPurpleHair29158, 28 October, 2018 at 20:14

I am planning to have my wedding in a country B and B in the Lake District. My guest list is immediate family plus grandparents and a few friends. The list is about 15-20 people. Would my wedding be...

HappyBrownCars13748, wednesday 7-Nov-18 5 785
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Wedding DJ - Squire Events Company - Beds/Bucks
caznwaz, 26 January, 2014 at 13:55

Hi, I'm looking to organise a DJ for my Wedding in October, the venue we have chosen only have one on their previous supplier list "The Squire Event Company!. Has anyone used Squire previously or been...

HappyPinkDecor676, thursday 1-Nov-18 984
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Wedding insurance for a pre-existing medical condition
too_excited_to_function, 17 October, 2018 at 16:50

Hello! I really need some advice and a bit of help. I have an underlying medical condition that means I have several long term problems, one of them being a seriously poorly spine. Ive looked...

too_excited_to_funct, wednesday 17-Oct-18 712
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Wedding dresses John Lewis
Joanna26113, 21 February, 2018 at 20:41

Hi everyone. I’m looking for a bit of advice . Iv been to try on some dresses in a traditional wedding dress shop, although I didn’t like anything, they all felt too big and heavy and not me. Iv...

pritsticandpompoms, friday 12-Oct-18 4 3,214
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Wedding venue size and guests
HappyPinkBridesmaid2878, 11 October, 2018 at 15:14

Hi everyone! This is my first post as I am just starting my planning and I feel I have found the perfect venue. It is a hotel which would host the whole wedding. It has a beautiful glass pavilion...

Paula @ Ollievision, friday 12-Oct-18 479
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Probably dumb question on hoops/petticoats...
, 22 May, 2011 at 16:17

When i tried my dress on, the lady gave me a hoop to put on first, it just had one ring quite low down. I cant stand them and hate the thought of being stuck in one all day, but obv i need something...

LuxuriousIvoryFlower, friday 5-Oct-18 11 23,329
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Is 11.30 ceremony too early??
HappyPinkStationery18205, 29 September, 2018 at 12:17

Hi! I’m in desperate need of advice! I am in the process of planning venue and ceremony and have been advised by the registrar that they only have 11.30am or 2.30pm slots available on the date that...

Fireworkandfairyligh, tuesday 2-Oct-18 7 960
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Ronald Joyce Nahara dress
KimWim88, 1 October, 2018 at 13:27

Has anyone worn the Ronald Joyce Nahara wedding dress for their big day I am in love with the dress, however i'm a curvy girl and not akin to the models they have modelling it currently. Can only buy...

Have_you_met_Mrs_Jon, tuesday 2-Oct-18 256
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9K white gold wedding band with 18K engagement ring?
Missus_Mop, 23 September, 2018 at 10:44

Starting to get a feel for what is around regarding wedding bands and now thinking that a band that will match my engagement ring (i.e. 18k white gold, also fairtrade) is very much going to break the...

Paula @ Ollievision, saturday 29-Sep-18 2 972
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New Years Eve Wedding......Thoughts
Tigsy87, 13 September, 2017 at 14:17

Hi! So we are finally getting round to planning our day and are thinking about a new years eve wedding. New Years eve was the date we finally officially became boyfriend and girlfriend. My other half...

ExpensiveYellowDecor, thursday 27-Sep-18 16 4,436
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Buying wedding dress 2 years before
SunnyGreenStationery81220, 23 September, 2018 at 21:14

Hi I'm getting married 2021, a year later than first expected but there's other family weddings in 2020 and people won't be able to afford to go to all these weddings. Before i changed the date I...

LuxuriousYellowFlowe, thursday 27-Sep-18 1 921
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Save the dates - Family - August Wedding
ExpensiveBlueStationery51150, 21 September, 2018 at 22:56

Hi All, This is my first post! We're getting married 20th August 2020 (quite a while away!). We've started to order small bits to put away to try and spread the cost. We've ordered the save the dates...

ExcitedBlueHair1313, monday 24-Sep-18 1 307
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Does a grooms opinion count??
Greenwoods2019, 3 September, 2018 at 18:10

Hi All. I’m looking for your opinions on a couple of things which make me feel uncomfortable about my wedding. Firstly I’m marrying the most amazing woman who I love very much. I want her to have the...

ExpensivePinkHair570, thursday 13-Sep-18 5 1,112
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Urgently looking for student videographer in Central Scotland
HappyBlueBridesmaid714, 11 September, 2018 at 00:17

Hi I wonder if you can point me in the right direction. I’m getting married in 3 and a half weeks and have been unfortunately let down my my videographer at the last minute. I am now unable to get one...

HappyBlueBridesmaid7, tuesday 11-Sep-18 521
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Monday wedding
Bridetobe.14.09.20, 27 August, 2018 at 23:11

Hiya everyone, I'm new to Hitched so I apologise if this has been discussed before. But we've recently booked our wedding for a Monday in 2020. There were 2 reasons for this 1 our 15th anniversary is...

LuxuriousPinkFlowers, saturday 8-Sep-18 448
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Do not use tailors Isaac Walton in Newcastle Upon Tyne
CuratorialBride, 11 May, 2016 at 18:46

Hi all, I don't like to black list companies normally but the manager/owner of this shop was just so rude and unprofessional that I wanted to warn any other brides. They are a tailors in Newcastle and...

HappyGreenFlowers147, friday 7-Sep-18 3,398
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Wedding dress hemmed too short
ExpensiveOrangeCars59898, 6 September, 2018 at 08:10

Hi girls, I need some advice. I’m getting a bespoke dress made for my wedding next week. I went for a fitting yesterday and saw that the dressmaker had hemmed the dress too short, around 2 inches...

Have_you_met_Mrs_Jon, thursday 6-Sep-18 980
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Alternative to photobooth and the standard wedding props
RomanticBlueCakes716, 21 January, 2017 at 10:32

Hi all, I really don't want to have a photobooth at my wedding as every wedding recently has the photobooth, the led dance floor, the led letters and the fairylight backdrop. I'm not having any of...

ExpensiveGoldBridesm, sunday 2-Sep-18 12 15,182
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Driving myself to the wedding
Ohwhatatuesday, 14 December, 2013 at 16:47

We're trying to sort out the night before and travel and we are arranging to stay about 15minutes away. Two of my bridesmaids don't drive and as it'll be handy to have my car at the venue anyway (as...

SunnyGreenStationery, saturday 1-Sep-18 10 3,274
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My sister isn’t happy about my wedding
SunnyPinkHair94838, 4 August, 2018 at 15:52

Hi guys, so im in need of some advice here! My 31 year old sister is getting married 6th June 2019, they have booked their venue etc and are well into planning their wedding. im 23 and my partner and...

ExpensiveBrownDiamon, friday 24-Aug-18 8 1,870
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Elopement in Essex.
HappyBlueFlowers11017, 7 August, 2018 at 14:58

Hi All, My partner and I recently got engaged. We have never wanted a big wedding and neither of us likes being in the centre of attention, therefore, an ideal wedding for us would be to go away, just...

Have_you_met_Mrs_Jon, wednesday 8-Aug-18 2 1,036
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What do do about bar tab?
LuxuriousIvoryStationery835, 18 June, 2018 at 09:21

Hi guys, My very kind mum and dad have said they would pay for the bar tab at our wedding (Along with already offering to help us out with the cost massively!) They are very old school when it comes...

HappyGoldCakes14475, tuesday 7-Aug-18 9 4,150
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Wedding dress doubts!!
LuxuriousIvoryCakes74838, 22 July, 2018 at 23:33

HELP! I'm having major wedding dress doubts. I bought my dress from a lovely bridal shop a couple of months ago, it was the first and (so far) only bridal shop I've visited. I knew what I wanted...

WinkOfPink, wednesday 1-Aug-18 5 1,762
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BBQ and Hog roast
RedRose14, 3 October, 2013 at 14:55

We are planning on having a BBQ for our wedding breakfast, but love the idea of a hog roast... Would having a hog roast in the evening be a bit too much meat with the BBQ do you think??

ExpensiveYellowFlowe, wednesday 1-Aug-18 23 2,859
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Which accommodation for us when we'll have a 2 month old baby?
LuxuriousRedHair60650, 23 July, 2018 at 13:15

Hi all, we're getting married at a golf club with no accommodation in April next year. Our baby is due in February (completely planned, longed and hoped for) so we'll have a 2 month old with us. I'm...

Have_you_met_Mrs_Jon, wednesday 25-Jul-18 211
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Wedding Dress Fitting Issues due to Pregnancy
LuxuriousRedHair60650, 23 July, 2018 at 13:40

Hi all, I am getting married in April next year and am pregnant with a much longed for baby due in February. I already bought my dress pre-pregnancy and it can't be returned. The company said they do...

RomanticYellowConfet, tuesday 24-Jul-18 661

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