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Charlie
1 room venue decorating
Charlie, 8 September, 2023 at 12:18

Hi all, I need some help please. My Fiancé and I have booked our reception venue this will be used for our wedding breakfast and our evening celebrations as we hope to get married in a church. The...

SL WaltonJones, tuesday 7-Nov-23 3 387 1
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Photo Albums
Melanie, 24 September, 2023 at 16:04

Help.. I am looking for a decent app for my guests to upload all their pictures/videos of my day so I can view them instantly (because I have no patience when it comes to waiting for pictures) I know...

Melanie, saturday 4-Nov-23 3 237
Nutella
Paper/card for order of service..?????????
Nutella, 5 January, 2013 at 13:56

Going to make my own.. want it to be decent quality thickness so it's not flopping about but not too thick.. What gsm should I be looking at? and should I use paper or card? Also any good place to get...

Jennifer, friday 3-Nov-23 7 15,705
Dani
Ready to brag about your Black Friday wedding savings? 💜
Dani, 2 November, 2023 at 14:45

Hey 👋 Calling all savvy saving couples! I wanted to let you know that Hitched have just launched some incredible Black Friday offers. They are definitely worth checking out here! These offers will...

Dani, thursday 2-Nov-23 70
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Creases in Linen Hire
MAG2FMC, 30 May, 2012 at 19:14

Right, so for our wedding our catering company is providing the linens (though for ours, they're having to get them from another supplier because of the colour we want). I've been looking at photos of...

Glamgalore, thursday 26-Oct-23 5 1,576
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Veil Prices - £115 reasonable?
Follies123, 8 July, 2013 at 14:52

How much is everyone spending on their? I'm literally only wanting to wear mine for the ceremony and just want a single tier short (shoulder length) veil. I'm not sure if I am just being a lil cheap...

Tinajblossom, thursday 26-Oct-23 32 7,091 1
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Lookalikes...
Sloan-R, 20 October, 2010 at 21:57

Just for claire-lou, we have to post a pic and everyone say our celebrity lookalikes lol. So here goes: So tell me who lol......I'm dreading this and here I am with long hair

Buy, thursday 26-Oct-23 296 34,672
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October 2015 brides....
MissMoo, 19 September, 2013 at 00:23

Are you out there? Or am I the only crazy enough one to get married in that month? Especially in a barn?

Real, thursday 26-Oct-23 2,173 81,659 1
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Venue available in Devon for Easter weekend 2024 - great deal!
Laura, 17 October, 2023 at 19:39

Hi everyone, hope you don't mind me posting here. Very sadly, my partner and I have just split up which means that the venue we booked for our weekend wedding is available Easter weekend 2024. We...

PhotographybyBillHad, tuesday 24-Oct-23 4 177
Ajx
Bridesmaid gifts
Ajx, 6 October, 2023 at 12:49

Has anyone got an ideas on what I can get my bridesmaids as a gift?! My mum is doing a giftbag full of the usual things like candles, facemasks, a little bottle of prosecco etc and she's also got us...

Sophie, friday 20-Oct-23 2 119
Dani
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Dani, 20 October, 2023 at 10:52

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Dani, friday 20-Oct-23 40
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Daytime food options
Carmen, 18 October, 2023 at 18:09

I'm getting married in May next year we have found the place we would like to hold the reception. However they don't do food as they don't have a kitchen. I've looked at catering option but I'm only...

Carmen, wednesday 18-Oct-23 40
Victoria
Mistake on wedding certificate
Victoria, 18 October, 2023 at 17:13

So we got married 3 weeks ago, and have realised that the town we live in has been spelt incorrectly on our marriage certificate My now husband thought this was the correct spelling and actually told...

Victoria, wednesday 18-Oct-23 35
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Chaircover sashes not the same colour as Bridemaid dresses **Flashes**
libbie1, 30 April, 2012 at 16:24

Hi everyone, Just wanted to get a little advice and opinions from you all regarding the chaircover sashes. My wedding is on 9th September 2012 so hopefully it will still be fairly sunny. My bridemaid...

Moniquemo4, wednesday 18-Oct-23 3 1,318
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South West Wedding Venues
Soph, 17 October, 2023 at 16:24

Anyone got any suggestion on wedding venues in the south west of England ? Specifically in torbay area ?

Soph, tuesday 17-Oct-23 17 1
Rachel
Banquet style tables
Rachel, 5 October, 2023 at 17:44

Those of you who are having/had banquet style tables.. how are you doing your seating arrangements please? X

Sarah, friday 13-Oct-23 1 71
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Mismatched wine glasses from charity shops
Kitty, 13 September, 2023 at 19:15

My wedding is in December and I have to provide glassware for 120 people. It seems like it will be cheaper to just buy 120 glasses from Ikea rather than rent them which seems pretty wasteful. I like...

Sarah, friday 13-Oct-23 12 1,029 1
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Will my guests be starving?
Sarah, 9 October, 2023 at 23:02

Having more of an unconventional wedding. Registry office ceremony and then going to a bar after for a buffet. Guest list is 32 incl me and my fiancé so it’s a little smaller. Ceremony is 2:15 start...

RomanticGreenStation, tuesday 10-Oct-23 2 119
Victoria
Alternatives to walking down the aisle
Victoria, 1 October, 2023 at 12:02

Afternoon all! My girlfriend and I are getting married next December and we’re struggling with the walking down the aisle part. Neither of us have parents around to perform this and besides, neither...

PhotographybyBillHad, monday 9-Oct-23 14 873 2
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Venue too big? Tithe Barn Bolton Abbey
Callyann, 19 September, 2023 at 08:55

Hi all, Just looking for a bit of advice we are viewing venues this week and really want a rustic style barn. We went to the Tithe Barn at Bolton Abbey yesterday and absolutely fell in love with it!...

Charlotte, monday 9-Oct-23 4 372
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Can you get married anywhere?!
Jd, 7 October, 2023 at 00:41

Hi, Recently engaged and thinking about where we want to marry. I’ve read online about a possible change in law where you can marry outside anywhere? We’d love to get married in my parents garden but...

Stephen, monday 9-Oct-23 4 461
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Wedding websites - are they worth it?
Futuremrslivermore, 4 October, 2023 at 10:53

Hello everyone, I'm getting married to my wonderful partner in October 2025.We have sent out our Save The Dates via post already, and we are toying with the idea of having a wedding website instead of...

Futuremrslivermore, wednesday 4-Oct-23 74 1
JennyWren87
Belfast castle?
JennyWren87, 31 May, 2012 at 16:23

Anyone getting married/or has got married in Belfast Castle?? ?

Alex, wednesday 4-Oct-23 52 8,176
Millie
Meeting the vicar on Thursday - help!
Millie, 2 October, 2023 at 12:36

Hi everyone! My fiancé and I are meeting our vicar for the first time on Thursday evening - we are extremely excited about this and have discussed over the phone with her our ideal date and brief...

Joseph, wednesday 4-Oct-23 1 79
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Occupation on marriage cert..
Lucy, 26 September, 2023 at 20:01

Hi! We are getting married in May next year and giving notice in October. I work for the NHS as an admin role but I’m doing a degree with the Open University. Can I put down that I am a student as my...

RomanticGreenStation, tuesday 3-Oct-23 1 372
Hollie
Allergies with a set menu?
Hollie, 1 October, 2023 at 22:12

Hey guys, So the time is coming soon where I have to let my venue know the numbers and who is eating what. I have a small number of guests with allergies. One of these is seafood and we aren't serving...

RomanticGreenStation, monday 2-Oct-23 1 54
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Large family
Richardwhy1982, 27 September, 2023 at 10:04

My fiancée and I have very diffrent families, mine is large. Just adding close family and there children I have nearly 30 people where as my Fiancée would only have around 10 people. I don't want the...

Lisa, wednesday 27-Sep-23 2 247
Stuart
Wedding abroad just the two of us ?
Stuart, 25 September, 2023 at 18:37

Me and my partner have got engaged. We would really like to get married somewhere abroad, we are not overly fussed where long as we can get some great photos and lovely weather. We have looked at...

Pauline, tuesday 26-Sep-23 69
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Village halls in Hertfordshire/Bedford
Apey, 23 October, 2014 at 17:38

Hi all My husband-to-be and I are considering hiring a village hall for our wedding reception and going "DIY" (we already have our caterer if we go down this route, so that's fine!). We would hope to...

Irene, tuesday 26-Sep-23 10 1,955
Grace
Venue help please!
Grace, 26 September, 2023 at 01:21

Hi all. I’m really struggling (and stressing) to find a venue around manchester that allows external caterers. All the dry hire venues seem to be £8k+. I’m from the Philippines so we would like to...

Grace, tuesday 26-Sep-23 27
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Venue recommendations for newly engaged no idea where to start!
Grace, 21 September, 2023 at 17:46

Hello all, Newly engaged girl here wanting some wedding advice. No idea where to start? After a couple of weeks of googling i’m wondering if the venue I want doesn’t exist. We basically want what...

Fredmike, friday 22-Sep-23 62
Stephisaur
Wedding Day timeline
Stephisaur, 11 November, 2015 at 10:12

Hi all After a bit of advice. We're looking at ordering our invites as they are going to be custom made in the US and then shipped over here so we want to get a jump on things. They're making our Save...

WayneKeefe, friday 22-Sep-23 10 2,234

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