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I am trying to finalise my budget and was wondering do we need to buy thank you gifts for people such as bridesmaids, groomsmen etc? Are you going to and what sort of thing do you get? Thanks in...

Can someone please tell me why wedding cars are massively expensive?! I am happy to pay a high price if I was needing the cars for going to and from destinations but I literally need them to go from a...

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Can anyone offer any advise for my friend - she booked venue January 2008 and with 7 weeks to go they have told her that they are double booked What are her options venue have offered a rubbish room...

Hello everyone, I am really hoping someone might be able to help me. We are having a Catholic wedding without mass, I'm Catholic and the groom isn't. We have been trying to do our order of service for...

Hi Everyone, First of all, congratulations to all the brides to be and of course those already married who are reading this. Not sure where to put this question up but I guess here is as good as any....

I would like to do something with my teeth for my wedding day but dont want to pay the fortune that laser teeth whitening costs. my dentist said i can get something that costs £295 and they take a...

Can anyone give me some advice with the wedding guest list. I am closer to some cousins than others..plus they have kids. Do I invite some cousins and not all? Don't want to upset anyone!

Hello Ladies, I am trying to plan a wedding from the US and am having one hell of a time finding a Turkish caterer. Half of my fiance's family is Turkish and it is my favorite food so I thought it...

Hey all, Not sure whether this should go in wedding planning or off-topic, but as off-topic is..well..off-topic, I thought this might be best! Anyway, H2B and I have been invited to a good friend's...

Hi, I'm getting married in April 2025 and even though I'd always said to my mother that I didn't want family there (apart from her, my dad and brother) she has disregarded this and taken it upon...

Good Afternoon hitchers! Now after several unsuccessful forum searches, there appears to be no one with a Maths/Physics Wedding Theme on hitched, and not any unusual theme posts... (unless I'm using...

How many people are you inviting to your wedding? we have a minimum guest list for the day of 45 if the venue can hold more that might go up to 50 or 60 and then on a night we might invite some more...

I've read posts where the sister in law has wanted to be a bridesmaid but not one where she INSISTS on being maid of honour. This has never been discussed with me and my mother in law just announced...

Hi there, Just wondered if anyone had been to a wedding/had a wedding at Crondon Park, Stock and knew what the resident DJ was like or peoples general opinion of resident DJ's. We were quite happy to...

Hello all, I am trying to arrange a hen do for me and my best friend, but I can’t think of any fun or creative ideas for such a small number of people! Any ideas or suggestions?!

Hi, so my future SIL is a bit in your face and bossy. We do get on quite well most of the time but as I said very in your face telling you what you should do etc. My bridesmaids are asking who I want...

I've been asked to do a a true or false style quiz about the bride for her hen night and I'm running out of ideas for questions. If anyone has any ideas I'd be most grateful, they can be as daft as...

Following a 1.5 - 2 hour drinks reception where everyone will be free to mingle as they wish, we've decided to mix people up a bit for the meal. It's not a formal do (hot buffet in village hall) and...

I am attending a marriage preparation course this Saturday run by Marriage Care and was wondering if anyone else has done this? Just being nosey really! Had a brief chat with the facilitator and I...

Hey couples! 🔥 We have a couple of burning questions 🔥 How did you come across the Hitched app? If you found us in the app store what did you search? 📱 It doesn't matter if you're team Android or team...

Hi everyone. Did you have readings at your wedding and if so what did you have? We're having a c of e wedding so have to have a biblical reading but I don't know what to have. All ideas religious and...

Hi were getting married at 4pm and were planning to not have a wedding breakfast. were going to offer canapes and drinks shortly after the service then an evening buffet. is anybody else doing...

I’m getting married and I’ve gone for a two course meal, so we will get a hot dinner and a pudding for after the ceremony . I was going to have a buffet at the night time, but I decided to have a...

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Our venue doesn't offer accommodation so we're having to make our own plans for what to do on the night of the wedding. Just out of curiosity, quick show of hands.....are there any other brides doing...

I really want my brother to give a reading at my ceremony but he is the least 'cheesy' person going and despite my best efforts I have been unable to find anything he feels comfortable reading. The...

Hi everyone, just started wedding planning and would love some advice if poss! We live in Northampton but are potentially thinking of a venue in the Lake District which is where we stayed when we got...

Is anyone else not having confetti at their weddings? basically we can have confetti at the registry office but we decided against it, basically the way i see it is im gonna spend all day trying to...

Hi Again, This may sound like a boring topic but I just want some quick advice on whether it's okay to have white napkins on an ivory tablecloth at my wedding? I'm planning on hiring linen because the...

I've decided to make my own confetti from my hydrangea bush. I've just started pulling petals off to dry them out and it's taking FOREVER! If it works, can I freeze them and just keep adding bits as I...