Discussions from Planning

Hey Ladies, We've had our "wedding pack" from the Registrar for a while but haven't gotten round to send it back yet (I don't like having a multiple choice selection for our vows- feels to me like...

? Wasn't planning on having a cake ....but this is sooooooo tempting

Evening Hitchers!! We are yet to set a date or book a venue but am looking in and around Essex with the view of getting married in April 2017. We have looked around a few venues and also done a bit of...

Hi Everyone We had our first quote for flowers yesterday. The woman was lovely but we're going to have to look around a bit more. I just wanted to check first though whether our quote is high like I'm...

Hello, i'm having an April wedding, which unless we are lucky with the weather I envisage will be mostly indoors. We are also not wanting our wedding to be too formal, neither of our mum are wearing a...

Hello! We are planning a slightly different wedding and have set the date for May 2017. I'm struggling to keep positive about the whole thing as majority of family are completely horrified that my...

HI, My OH and I are planning to elope to Brighton next August and I was looking for recommendations for photographers, hair and make-up, and any hotels. We have been a few times but only stayed in the...

Hi there This is my first post so go easy on me! My wedding is based on 2 colours (4 bridesmaids 2 in each) we've got ties in the colours too - Grooms side in one colour, my dad and Groom in the other...

I'm completely stuck for a song/piece of music to walk down the aisle to, what are you girls using?

Hey Hitchers!! This may be a really stupid question but where do you start with suit hire?! I've been looking online, and we kind of know what we want but there are so many suppliers! I done the...

My partner and I would like a proper diy wedding. We are in south manchester and have family in west yorkshire, but we are struggling to find a venue with the right look and flexibility for 2017. We...

Hi, looking to get married in September 2017. My partner and I do not have a huge budget and so would really like a cute venue possibly a Barn or Orangery around Surrey or Hampshire. Can anyone...

How far in advance before the wedding do you need to know the final numbers? For example I am getting married next July, and sending my invites out in the next few weeks,what RSVP date should I ask...

We booked our wedding venue (The Dairy, Waddesdon Manor) around 5/6 months ago under the impression we would be able to book rooms in the hotel next door (The Five Arrows) - they have fobbed us off...

So I'd like some opinions please! We've gone through catering options and pretty much figured what we want... but need advice on main. I'm going by memory here for details (curse me for leaving my...

Hi, has anyone else just invited the children from their family to their wedding but not the children of their other guests?? We have 2 children ourselves, and 9 nieces and nephews who are all...

Hi, I am wondering if anybody could provide me with some inspiration. My partner and I are getting married next year, he is Indian Asian and I am British white. Neither of us are religious so are...

Whats peoples thoughts on winter weddings? I've looked at summer prices and they are extortionate, and I dont want to cut costs by having a less than perfect venue, so thought why not have my perfect...

Is anyone planning their reception in a village hall We are trying to keep costs low Our wedding is next November & want to go for an afternoon tea/vintage theme serving traditional pie &...

I'm really intrigued by the idea of savoury wedding favours, fiancé used to be a chef when we met and I do a lot of cooking as well. Neither of us have a sweet tooth though and I can't bake for toffee...

Hi All, Hope you could give me some advice! Me and my partner are in our early 20s and have been together for 6 years now. We are planning our Wedding for October 2016 but because of families and...

A friend is making our wedding cake and I said I would do some research into how big it needs to be. Does anyone have a reliable guide to how big a wedding cake should be to feed x number of people?...

Hi! I am looking for a venue that will allow me to use my own marquee and caterers! I am finding this so hard and cannot find anywhere. I am based in essex but am willing to travel about 2 hours max,...

Hi everyone! I LOVE shoes, but don't really know much about wedding shoe designers! Who are the big names in wedding shoe designers? I'd love a really special pair of shoes but don't know where to...

Last night received a phone call from our photographer. She told me she was about to send us the link to our complete gallery of pictures but she needed to tell us something beforehand. one of the...

Has anyone here got married in December or January and can suggest the best time of day for the ceremony? It'll be cold, but we'll want some outdoor photos, so don't want to lose light. But equally we...

Hi lovely people, please can you help. We've brought our wedding forward and I now have 14 weeks to plan a wedding from scratch!! We were going to have the most beautiful wedding but costs and guest...

Hi all I'm in the early stages of planning my wedding and I'm currently looking at dates. With my luck whatever date I choose there will be rain. I'm looking for advice and reassurance that rain will...

Hi everyone, has any one experience of using the wedpics website? We have just created an account in the hope that guests will share some of their snaps.