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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...

Hi, I am looking for some help finding a belt to go with my dress. My jewellery will be gold so I don't like the crystal diamanté belts, I also don't want to have a sash with a bow at the back, would...

I have looked at so many wedding dresses, for years now, and have never seen one I would actually wear myself. But I recently came across the website for Australian designer grace loves lace and fell...

Hi, Really struggling trying to find a venue, looking for somewhere to have 80 day guests and 150 evening.. everything i have seen seems to be over £10k for a package, and everything under doesn't...

Hi all Hope you're well and your wedding plans are coming along nicely. I just have a question about inviting colleagues to the evening. I have 9 colleagues 2 of which I would say I am closer with and...

What do people do between the ceremony and reception (if all on one venue)? My ceremony is 2:30 (with the majority of formal family photos done beforehand to save the guests waiting around for ages......

Thanks to yet another change of plan, as the pub we'd picked to eat and dance in after the ceremony has decided they're not sure they can offer what we want due to noise and space constraints, we've...

Hi all, Just wondering what you found that you could haggle prices on and what was completley off limits? We are trying to agree on a price with our venue but they will not offer any discount/chuck in...

Hi All, We decided to go for an afternoon tea for our wedding as we liked the informality and also that it would cost less and leave more room in the budget for providing drinks (something which is a...

Hello everyone, I was after some advice. I found the perfect dress and ordered it in June last year (my wedding is July this year). I was originally told that my dress would be ready in December '15...

Hi everyone, we are getting married next year, my oh best man and our page boy will all be in the same suit, but my dad isn't keen on wearing a hired suit, he's looking to use his own, my question is...

How many readings is "normal" for a non-religious ceremony? We're having at least one and we've just asked FSIL to read for us, she was delighted to accept. But I'm wondering if we should have another...

After now deciding I want a veil I went to have a look today. The one I really liked and will match my dress perfectly was a 72" double tier with a few diamonties scattered on it. Although it was...

Hey guys, So we're doing a candy buffet for our wedding favour. Instead of bags, we're going to put jars on each place setting with the person's name, and a tag telling them to fill up at the candy...

Hi everyone, bit of background to start with: H2B and I have both been married before, my mum and dad are divorced and do not get on, and we don't get on that well with H2B's mum. I also get really...

My girlfriend and I are getting married next week - yeah! I was mildly complacent that no drama has occurred so far until today - and we are in a situation that I can find little advice for on the...

I'm trying to get organised again! How far in advance do you need to book...hair, make up, florist?

Hiya I've just put an order in with Formally Yours Suit Hire for our wedding next April, but just wondered if anybody had used them and what their reviews are? I can cancel if it is that bad lol but...

Hi all. I want to buy my bridesmaid dresses online as I just can't find a shop that does the sort of dresses I want in the right colours! But every website I look at seems legit, until I read into the...

So I have a few months yet before actually going to try dresses on, but for the purposes of window shopping, every time I find a dress I love on Pinterest or similar, it's a BHLDN one & they're...

So I saw on the “Wedding Items For Sale” Facebook group today a lady posted that she was getting married today and had no idea what she was wearing where they were going etc – and it turned out that...