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For budgets sake, I was thinking about a mid afternoon service/civil do, say 3 or 4pm, followed by a buffet at the venue rather than a formal sit down meal. The buffet choice would cost less than a...

Is on channel 4 plus 1 right now, showing the renovations of a hotel in Notts designed to be a top end wedding venue. Don't know if anyone else has been to Stubton Hall near Newark. I had a look...

My dress was off the peg so is a size 14 and I'm a size 10/12 up top. Usually wedding dress sizes are a bit small but this dress really is about 2 sizes too big for me. I know that these dressmaker...

Is it "wrong" to wear a veil to a civil ceremony ( my mother says so....) I am having a civil ceremony in a lovely old hotel, very vintage and chic blah blah etc anyways I had kinda pinned my hopes on...

Hello i'm getting married at holme pierrpont hall next may and wanted some catering help. it says in the contract that we have to go with one of their approved caterers. We have met one of them and...

Has anyone had/been to a hen weekend in a cottage in the south of England? I'm looking for a nice country cottage for about 12 people, preferably Sussex but can be flexible. It's at the end of...

So, I've got a list of songs that I WANT the DJ to play, but I also need to give him a list of songs I don't want him to play. So far I have banned the following but can't think of anymore, can you...

Hi i need some ideas please! I am trying to organise my hen night which i have decided to have in Nottingham... Ive been looking at various packages on websites and things but the price seems to get...

So I'm a size 18 at the moment, and am really worried about people being rude. I know when we were looking for my sister's dress (she is about the same) some shops were fine and others were quite...

Hi, thankyou for sending me the spreadsheet with wedding venues on. Just checked my email account and found it ?

I was just wondering if anyone is planning to get married there or has been to view it. I was wondering what their prices were like and how friendly and accommodating they were? any help would be...

Ok so are you going with tradition and taking your OH's name? And if so what will you be going from and too? Im going from Kellie-Ann Crawford -----> Kellie-Ann Caldwell I think it goes ok! similar...

Hi I'm hoping to have a hen weekend in England somewhere, probably on the south coast. This might all seem a bit silly but I'm wondering whether to just invite loads of people on the basis that many...

We are having a semi well-known band as our reception band and therefore they cost a wee bit more. My soon to be wants to ask friends and rellies to contribute to the band fund as the wedding gift -...

hello here is my venue covered and not what do you think? would you cover ? im going for purple as my colour. all advice opinions welcome

Help! I need some inspiration. I was always going to have sage green but now I'm having second thoughts.

Went with my CBM tonight so she could try on the bm dress so that I could order them this weekend (was having Peridot green dress from BHS). We asked to see if they had any additional sizes out the...

Inspired by summer sparkles' thread, and to liven up a quiet hitched. Here's my tacky list Money poems, dove/butterfly releases, goldfish as centrepieces, chimney sweeps, willies on hen nights, ...

Mine would probably getting dinner down my beautiful dress!

Does anyone have any ideas on activities for a group of 4-5 girls to do in London - day and/or night. Its a kind of mini hen do but probably more of a get together really, as I will be back in the...

Hi I have the registrar booked for 3pm, so I guess that's when the ceremony starts. Do you think I should put 3pm on the invites, or 2.30 to allow for milling around and getting to seats, and give...

Hi I'm getting married at a venue which requires you to select a caterer from a list. There's one we'd like to go for, but do we have to hand over the cash or a deposit before tasting? I know tasting...

Hello is anyone getting married in Nottingham - or got married in Nottingham? i'm looking for reception ideas. so far i have had a look at Ruddington Cottage and Ruddington Grange we really liked the...

I wasnt going to do favours at our wedding, do guests expect to have a "favour"? what is the etiquette (is that how you spell its?!?) ? please help!

AGAIN!! If anyone is missing or anything is incorrect just let me know and I will change it. THE OFFICIAL 2009 LIST January 10th - willow 17th - twinks 31st - tracey_h February 7th - kelly_070209...

(*I really hope I'm using the word twee in the right context here!) Neither H2B or myself are particularly fond of our surnames. H2B always thought he would change it to his mother's maiden name or to...

My bridesmaid asked me to compile a list of pals and what i want to do. Its been whittled down to 4 seperate occasions; a day out, a meal, a night out in another city for those who live there and a...

Hey all I'm new here, having just got engaged at the weekend. We would really love to get married on the 10th Oct 09, that only gives us 8 months!!!! Am I a glutton for punishment??? The reason for...

HI there I know this topic has come up, but i just wanted advice on whether this would look weird. I want two bridesmaids - that is all, and H2B wants to have 1 best man and two ushers - would three...

1) General survey, how many of you are putting RSVP cards in with your invites? 2) If you are, are you doing them for both day + night guests or just day??? Help much appreciated xx