Discussions from Planning

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...

Hi! We are currently in the venue finding stage and are having trouble locating what we want. We are not keen on an overly formal, sit down 3 course meal type thing and would much prefer getting a...

Hi all :-) I've been with my other half for 11 years. For many reasons we never planned on getting married. This all changed last night when we decided that the OH would accept an unexpected offer of...

Hi everyone, This is my first post on here. I'm newly engaged but already starting to plan the big day so it doesn't creep up on me all at once. I already have my heart set on a colour and its a dusty...

So we have 18 days left to our wedding eeeeek? But we have been have issues with our best man. So we have two. My brother and my OH best friend. My brother had been fantastic. He's been doing...

Hi all Just looking for some help/advice/reassurement! We're recently engaged and have been round loads of venues now. I'd always envisioned a Spring wedding, but next May feels too soon to plan now,...