Discussions from Planning

Hi! Currently just browsing online for ideas of dresses. I've seen a beautiful mink coloured lace dress with open back - in my opinion it's stunning. Has anyone else gone for a non-traditional dress?...

Hi all, This might be a bit specific, but does anyone have any recommendations for hair and makeup artists in West Sussex that use Airbrush? I've found one I love but would be good to look around a...

Keep having to justify why I don't have bridesmaids, people are shocked every time! I don't have sisters, or female cousins, and the truth is as I moved away for uni and never went back to my hometown...

Hello, I have a wedding venue but no contract. I'm aware that if anything falls through I'd have needed to have a formal contract in place in order for my insurance policy to be valid. All being well...

Hi, I have all my wedding invitations ready to go but the way they're worded it doesn't let you write anywhere plus one. I could have written them on the envelopes but i got labels printed with the...

I am sure this is a topic that has been overly discussed in this fourm, but what do you do about choosing bridesmaids. Bascially I have 4 sisters, who I love dearly. I am not close to all of them...

Hi, Just a quick one.. it's come to light that my FMIL is annoyed that she's not involved in wedding planning, and is feeling left out. Truthfully, I'm super organised and have really loved organising...

Hello, i was was wondering whether anyone else is having bridesmaid issues. I picked my bridesmaids quite early and I definitely regret it. One that I picked has been one of my best friends for the...

Hi all, There has been a lot of posts about timings of the day which has caused me to have a mini stress. There is myself and 5 bridesmaids having hair and make up done on the day. My ceremony is at...

Hi! Just got engaged last week and looking at venues is frying my brain. I am talking to my friends and they have spent £16/£20k to get married which we can no way afford. We are only planning a small...

Hi guys! Our wedding will be a church ceremony followed by country pub reception, and as we aren't allowed to arrive at the pub until 5.3 (they are doing lunch service then decorating, then it's...

Hey all, I'm struggling to find acoustic entertainment that I like for my drinks / canapes reception. Everyone I find online is quite cringy and old fashioned. I'm after someone young, cool and fresh...

Hi all, so on Friday I went wedding dress shopping and ended up buying the dress of my dreams. I knew it was the one because I smiled so much, I got teary and this sounds silly but the name of the...

Hi all, I was wondering if I could get some advise/opinions on whether the end of May is too early for an outdoors wedding? My dream venue which we have pencilled in for 31st May next year (a...

So my FI and I booked our wedding for next Oct, at first I was happy and now it seems to have gotten to the point where I am dreading getting married. So my thought process is: Can we move the wedding...

Hi, I know there was another post that was about low cost venues in Essex but the suggestions on there didn't all help. We are looking at Rooms in the Rodings but am still unsure if we can afford it....

Hello, I'm a newbie! We just got engaged last week, and we're already looking to plan our wedding for 2018. The trouble is, I have absolutely no idea how to manage our budget. We have a very strict...

I live on a small island so there's very little shopping options here and postage from mainland UK can get a bit crazy. We will be in Aberdeenshire in July and I'm wondering if anyone can give me some...

OMG I just literally stopped in my tracks. I am in LOVE with a dress by the designer Anna Campbell. I managed to track down a UK stockist but it seems they only do the Ivory collection and the dress I...

Hi all, Finally writing a post after months of lurking, reading through everyone elses threads! I’m getting married in a month and extremely excited. This forum has helped me loads with questions I’ve...

We're thinking of getting married in a hotel due to guests needing places to stay and budget. Is anyone else thinking about a hotel venue, and if so, do you have any concerns about this choice of...

Hi all, were due to meet our caterers for the first time on Sunday, and this is where a large chunk of the budget is going as our venue insists on using their own in house caterers. I just wondered...

I am having (yet again) money panics and would like to know if anyone has found any hidden costs or something you don't think about? Such as do we need to tip suppliers in the UK? Thank you letters...

Does anyone know of any good but reasonably priced, companies or people that do hair and makeup in London? Ones that travel would be good to know as well. Thanks in advance.

Does anyone have any ideas for London venues that will cost less than £13k for the venue, catering and wine? I have received quotes from 20 venues, and I feel like they have colluded to all price...

Hello, I'm trying to stick to a budget of 15k but everything is so much more than I thought. I originally had a budget of 10k but when the cheapest venue that we liked I could find was half that I had...

So both the MOB and MOG don't particularly want to wear dresses on the big day, aaannd 90% of the outfits advertised involve a skirt of some sort. We have a tight budget and I'm struggling for decent...

Hey My fiance and me are looking to get married in a few years and are looking at a venue in Somerset. We live in south west London as do most of our family and friends. Somerset to where we are is...

Hi all! For some, this question may sound silly, but please bear in mind that I come from a culture where negotiation is mandatory or you end up being played! We are planning on throwing a tipi...

Hi everyone. I cant believe I only have 24 days left to go!! It's coming around so quickly. I'm in a bit of a panic at the moment, as I've realised I haven't started our orders of service yet!!! And...

Hi..I have been looking at 3 bridemaid dresses on a page called Mix Bridal..it is advertised on Facebook.. The dresses look ideal for what I want.. I ordered some swatches which arrived in really good...