Discussions from Planning

Can anyone please point me in the direction of some good bridal shops that are either specifically for plus size brides or carry a lot of plus size dresses within their stock? thanks in advance...

Just had a text from the OH saying he'd had a call from the registry office about our music, and would we be sending what we wanted to them before the day, or taking the chance it would play on their...

Hi all, I'm sure this will have been asked before but I had a look and couldn't see anything on the forums. I have a kids table at our reception and want to put little goodie bags/activity bags on it...

Hi everyone Been looking at a few websites online for bridesmaid dresses and just wondered if anyone had ordered theirs off the net and if so what were they like quality wise? Ive seen a few I like on...

We sent out our evening invitations right at the beginning of July with a deadline of 1st August for the rsvps. Wedding is in November but we wanted numbers quite early to sort stuff out plus people...

Hello. Wonder if anyone has any thoughts about this. Have booked a venue and was about to book a DJ when he asked about sound limits. Turns out there is a sound limiter which cuts out if you go above...

Hi everyone! I got engaged last month so have just started the whole planning process with my fiance. We have drawn up a provisional wedding guest list, but while I have quite a small family (less...

At 12.30 today I will be walking down that ailse and finally becoming a Mrs! After 18 months the nerves have finally set in.....see you on the other side! ?

Hi all, Recently newbie engaged lady over here! All very exciting but I'm struggling a bit with venues in Bucks. I want to have our reception outdoors which obviously means a marquee which is...

I've been itching to do some wedding planning, so thought I would get some quotes for hair and make up. When sending enquiries I've tried to give a little detail about what my 3 bridesmaids, my mum...

I found this little quiz online today about decorum and etiquette according to Debretts, the go to agency for such matters. https://www.buzzfeed.com/tabathaleggett/how-good-are-your-wedding-manners I...

Hi, I've just received a quote for chair covers for our reception venue and it seems a little expensive so wanted to get your opinions. Our venue is charging £3.50 a chair for covers and sashes, which...

Hi, After 17 years together my other half and I finally decided to get hitched, Yay! We've decided to just have a very small wedding in the registry office followed by a meal at a nice local...

Hi all, My hairdresser has a friend's wedding on the same day as my wedding. She has just contacted me to ask what time I am thinking of having my hair and make up done so that she can plan her day....

My wedding dress has arrived & is unflattering & I'm devastated. Ive gone from being giddy with excitement about the big day to feeling nauseous, stressed & dreading the walk down the...

I'm getting married to my boyfriend of 6 years by the end of the year, and although we are having a very small wedding (in fact, we're eloping! ) we've started to plan the bits we need to. My fiance...

We have done our notice to get married and assumed a registry office would not cost much but it's looking like we were assuming very wrongly! We are wanting to get married but apart from our kids do...

Hello So we have planned our day with the vicar for 5.5.2018 and confirmed it with our venue, however after getting home we quickly realised that this fell on a bank holiday (Saturday). Initially we...

Looked at my friend's gift list on the Debenhams website earlier on this week and had decided on a teapot priced about £60. When I went to buy it yesterday the price was up at over £70! When I phoned...

It's a question I've thought about a lot during my wedding planning. We've had one venue reject us because we were too small a party and they wouldn't be able to have another wedding on the same day...

Hello Me and OH have decided on having a wishing tree instead of a guest book. Have any of you used a wishing tree - did it work? Is anyone else planning on using one? I think I have found some tags...

I have 2 good friends and I can't choose between them one of them has been my friend all my life (26 years) and the other one has been my closest friend for the last 6 years so can you have 2 and has...

So, I've had my electoral roll thingy through today and it's spurred me on to make a list of who I need to notify that my name has changed - so far I have the following; - Electoral Roll (requesting...

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...

With literally just over three months left, I have been knuckling down and started looking at cake. Holy undercrackers Batman! I was expecting £150 - £200ish tops to feed around 60 people. Everywhere...

I'm sure I've read a similar post in the past, but I can't find it ☹️ Have finally pinned the OH down to discuss music, and we've come up with a few songs, just not sure how to allocate them. Got...

Hi all! My OH and I decided that we would like to leave each other a gift to open on the morning of the wedding and OH suggested a budget of £100 (!) I am racking my brains trying to think what to get...

We're thinking of booking Morden Hall for 2017, I can't seem to find many reviews or experiences of the venue online as it's quite a new venue. Anyone booked here, got married here, been to a wedding...

Hello to all July 2016 Brides (and Grooms) I decided that as the 2016 general thread seems to be getting very full with almost 100 hundred pages that I would start a thread for those getting married...

Hi All, In the throws of moving house, so been a little quiet (wedding planning is at a bit of a halt ☹️ ). Our venue is within 10 minutes of two Premier Inns in the Manchester area, and figure it's...

Me and my half have finally decided on our first dance (finally) "grow old with me" by Tom Odell. We are trying to find a clean version or a radio edit but seem to be struggling. Can anyone help with...