Discussions from Planning

Hello, I'm getting pretty close to budget and don't want to spend more than £100 on my 3 bridesmaid dresses. I've been looking online and found a website called DIY dress, does anyone have any reviews...

Hi all Looking for a bit of advice/general consensus on this one please... We get married in just under 10 weeks but from the start of our planning (Jan 2015), we have spoken about making a donation...

So I'm quite happy to blame my own failure to get the steps right on wearing a wedding dress. ? However my bridesmaids and I have picked a dress for them that comes in both a midi and maxi length and...

Hey, I was just wanting people's advise. I am getting married next year and I am looking to use giant balloons with tassels as my wedding decorations. Has anyone used balloons or seen them at...

Has anyone hired or been a guest were a magic mirror photo booth has been used? I'm so tempted to book the magic mirror but as they are fairly new in the UK there isn't many reviews around. Any...

We are having prosecco as our welcome drinks. I would like to have a "Pimp my Prosecco" table for this bit of the evening, I think it'll be quite fun. So far I think we will have: Creme de cassis for...

Hi Everyone We have booked our wedding for 1st September 2018 at Doxford Barns, its a beautiful barn wedding venue that we het three day exclusive use of. It also has cottages on site for our guests,...

Hello, We are currently looking for a wedding car for August in the Sevenoaks, Maidstone and Tonbridge area? Does anyone have any recommendations? I also wondered if anyone could share the cost of...

Hi everyone. I purchased my bridal gown off of the internet and i will need the dress taking up a few inches. Can anyone recommend a steamstress in the Portsmouth/Southsea area. Huge thanks. ? ...

Hi, We are planning a chilled out day and don't want speeches, but my parents do (I know it is OUR day, so we should do what WE want, etc, etc). Can anyone think of a good alternative to speeches?...

Is there any way of providing an open bar but preventing guests from ordering bottles of Bolly with cognac chasers? My friends and family are decent people but a lot of them have much more money than...

Hey, Just wondering what you have DIY'd for your big day? I'm a very crafty person so want to do as much as possible ie. Invites, centrepieces, table plans etc. But not sure if I'm completley kidding...

Hello ladies!! Fairly new bride here so this is my first forum post! I'm not getting married for a fair while yet, but due to budgeting and other contributing factors, I'm having to look for my...

I am due to be a bridesmaid for my close friend at the end of the year. She wants to go to Magaloof for a girls weekend for her hen do. She is a party animal and that's right up her street. Problem is...

Has anyone hired a Royal Mail style postbox for cards for their wedding? We are thinking of hiring one but any recommendations for companies to use would be great. We are based in London. Thanks!

Ive already asked 4 of my friends and my OH sister to be bridesmaids and yesterday someone asked me who my maid of honour was... i dont have one?! I just asked all 5 if they would be my bridesmaid.....

Hi just looking for ideas as am a bit stumped. My brother who has just turned 15 is groomsman at my wedding. Now for the gifts we already have ties and pocket hankerchiefs and also superhero cufflinks...

We are looking at Enchanting Wood (Adam and Simon) as our photographers for our wedding, but although we love their style and liked them too - we cant seem to find any testimonials or reviews from any...

Hi, My partner proposed last November and we have planned our wedding for this November. The issue is that he is still married, I know that sounds terrible but they have been legally separated for...

Hi all, I've been looking for BYO venues within roughly an hour of West London, but it's a struggle. There's a place in the SE called Gate Street Barn which is lovely, where my sister married, but I'd...

Hi everyone, I'm finding the idea of changing my surname a bit odd! I've had my name for 30+ years and it does feel very strange and a bit disloyal to my family that I'm suddenly going to change it....

My first ever flash with 6 months (and 5 days) to go.... Our invites our venue Ceremony will be held on a barge on the Thames in the hotel grounds followed by a champagne toast with cake.... Top 2...

Hi all, I know wedding favours are the traditional way of doing things but i was looking to not provide any favours for our guests. We are having a sweet bar, wedding cake, cheese cake, wedding flip...

Well the title says it all. It's getting bigger by the second! Been to the pharmacy and got some acyclovir and praying for quick healing. PP but just frustrated!

We are moving our wedding from August to April, I've gone from having 6 months, to having just 5 weeks. I know I'm insane, and it's probably going to absolutely tip it down, and my probable sun shine...

Anyone bought from this site? I dont understand how everything is so cheap?? The reviews are great but they have dessy dresses for £80!! Custom made and measured... anyone recommend it or is it too...

Wondering if anyone has had any experience with shop bought cakes for their wedding instead of the traditional three tier cake, and where is tasty/cost effective? We are going to be having a...

Hi all, I am starting to think about our honeymoon so that we know what kind of funds we need to leave in the pot! I want pure luxury and to go somewhere that you don't get to go to every day. And...

H2B and I were talking about ideas for table names last night and we've got 3 or 4 options to choose from. What are you having and why?

Just wondering what everyone else is doing about this? I'm having a maid of honour and 4 flower girls (2, 3, 6 and 9) and really can't decide what the best order is? The 2 year old is a law unto...

We only have a limited budget, I guess I'm starting to feel the fear now. We have 2 pre-school children so v expensive childcare, so we don't have lots of spare cash to save for the wedding. It's less...