Discussions from Planning

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.

Long story but after a fault with my engagement ring I have had to pick a new one. I ended up going for something pretty much identical to what my OH originaly picked as I could sense that's what he...

Hi I've bought the Dalamo dress from Pronovias 2016 and just waiting till March for it to come in. I will post pics so you can see what it looks like in order to help. Basically I wanted a lace dress...

So today in Asda I found THE most gorgeous and perfect wedding invites for £2 a packet! I never would have thought of buying them from a supermarket, but they are really nice quality, exactly what we...

Me and my fiance are looking for a venue for our wedding, which we hope to be in the next 3 months, or 6 months maximum. We only have 6 guests (so eight people total) and we don't need a reception or...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone may have recommendations on where to hire hay or straw bales in Surrey? I had a look at Party Bales but they came in t £500, which I thought was extortionate to...

Hi! I'm very excited at the moment (as in, can't sleep excited- hence the 3am post!) because earlier this evening a lovely friend of mine asked me to be her bridesmaid! Sooo happy for her and...

I have the luxury of only having one bridesmaid- best choice ever! But I'm struggling to find a style of dress for her to wear. She is slim but has a big bust- 32GG. They need to be covered up really...

Hello all! How long did you spend looking at and trying on wedding dresses? I've tried a fair few on, and love the 50's tea dress style dresses, but whenever I try them on, I fall in love then look at...

I had my final fitting for my dress at the weekend and sadly the seamstress has taken too much off it It's not too bad, just about 2 inches too short (she took 6 off instead of the agreed 4) and I'm...

Hey guys, We have started looking at honeymoons and I guess I just hadn't thought about a budget for that side of things. If any of you don't mind sharing, could you let me know how much yours cost...

Hi Does anybody know of wedding insurance that will cover for cancellation due to a pre existing medical condition? All the ones I've looked at so far don't cover if it's something you have been...

My OH is dead set on not having a wedding video, I was feeling the same until I've seen a few friends ones over the last couple of weeks. I'm just not sure if it's worth having one? It seems to be...

Well my lovely, its finally time for you to go get hitched!! I hope you and Mr Panda have the most amazing day and that you just love every part of it!! Good luck and remember come back as all us...

Yes, this is one big fat rant, and yes I am probably over reacting, but this is the first BRIDEZILLA moment I have had. So I have 4 bridesmaids, I thought I would have my sister, sister in law to be,...

Hi all, How much is everyone paying for their photographer please and what are you getting for the cost. My friend is a photographer and she's offered us what I think is an amazing deal but just want...

I thought it would be nice to have a few helium balloons at our wedding party. I thought it might be cheaper to buy the balloons online and then get them filled up with helium the day before. Does...

Old, New, borrowed, blue -anyone doing this? OMs a what did you do? I'd like to follow the tradition but would like some inspiration. I have plenty for new e.g dress, shoes, underwear, hair...