Discussions I've Participated In

Before H2B and I got engaged, his parents (particularly his father, well step-father) was always asking when we were getting married, and saying how exciting it would be and how he would do this and...

We were discussing our Church entrance music and my mom has asked me if i'd consider having "You raise me up" on the organ to come in as a tribute to my nan and Ave Maria as I go out as a tribute to...

Hello I'm getting married in Nov and a photographer told me we would not get nice pictures outside due to light! Is anyone else having a winter wedding and worried? I wasn't before but can't a good...

Hello fellow old marrieds! I am looking at selling my wedding dress *sob* and was wondering percentage wise how much I should expect to recoup? The dress is a bespoke Ian Stuart, is in a box and has...

Ladies, I need your help! Have you invited work colleagues to your evening doo? I'm in a bit of a dilemma about it! There's a girl I work with who I quite frankly do not like for various reasons, a...

A fair few of our friends have boyfriends or girlfriends neither me or h2b have met before. Seeing as we're on a budget and trying to keep numbers down, we're facing the choice of either having...

A friend of a friend made my comb tiara, she's a friend on FB, we see every now and then, but she's not coming to the wedding. I collected my comb last week (it's gorgeous!) but it doesn't really go...

Ha! gotcha!! Times moving on so thought, as a fellow Scot (and once a Dunfermi-lite myself) I would start by wishing you and your beloved a wonderful wedding day!!! hope the scottish drizzle buugers...

Humph - I have 5 months to go and I seem to have done most of the stuff I need to until we get into the fine details. What are you meant to do in the lull? Don't want to lose my wedding mojo but I...

Ok, so I think I have kept you all waiting long enough for this. I will try and keep it short and straight to the point. Here goes: Wednesday 4th August This was my last day at work, except I don’t...

Looking at doing a photo book, who do you use ? and what made you choose them ?

I'm really excited, I've booked first dance lessons, just a trial to start with (1 hour) but with the aim to upgrade to a longer package if we like it. It would be nice to have a few good moves and...

It is just me or has the forum went so quiet recently? I haven't even been on much because the pages never really change. Where is everyone...come back!

Why is it that when I tell someone I'm getting married they immediately start fishing for an invitation? I've had a dozen offers of help where I don't need help in the hope that I'll ask them to come,...

I'm just having another think about the song to walk out of the ceremony too? What are you all having? We were going to have the wedding march by Mendelssohn but H2B is not keen. I am walking into...

We found an absolutely GENIUS piece of supposedly 1950s writing about how to be a good wife, and H2B is itching to use it on our wedsite but he wants to make sure it's genuine first. Has anyone read...

So, it's still aaaaggggeeessss until my wedding but my sister is very keen to get the wheels of my hen party in motion. She'd organising alongside my other sister and my friend, both of whom are also...

I keep having wobbles about our colour scheme as i cant seem to match the colours together. I know i will stick at it and the more i buy the less likley i am to change it haa haa but i just wondered...

I am looking for rubber stamps with our initials on, in calligraphy type writing to make my invites -they seem to be non exsistent!! any idead where i can get these? only ones i can find are packs of...

Is it just me or does anyone else really not like fake flowers? I dont know if it is a "parent" thing, but my Nan used to have a zillion fake flower arrangements at home and my mom always commented...

Hello ladies, just as I'm starting to get to know you all, its time for me to have 2 weeks of much reduced hitched time! On Mon I start 2 weeks of jury service, then it is only two weeks til the big...

Just been catching up on Four Weddings US (I'm not an insomniac I'm just nocturnal because I work nights!!). One of the brides had white chair covers with organza bows tied around them to match her...

Do i give STD's to everyone coming or just day guests? TIA xx

That 'I now pronounce you ...you may kiss the bride' is NOT part of the Catholic marriage service?? Okay, me and OH can't help it if we were brought up on a diet of cheesy Hollywood films but we've...

Hello, All the stupid questions seem to be popping up now I'm getting closer. I'm having a top table and 5 round tables. Does my table plan have to round or can I still have the list of names kind, if...

I went on my hen weekend 2 weeks ago now all organised by myself seen as my chief bridesmaid lives abroad and my cousin who is the other bridesmaid couldnt afford to com (thats another story!)...

I'm really confused about this one.... We're getting married in a church and I thought that our chaplain would sort out the marriage certificate but I had a conversation a while back with a work...

As soon as your married people expect you to start having babies. i know its the next step but iv only been married 3 weeks and iv had at least 5 people ask me if theres going to be a baby soon or if...

I suddenly realised I have no idea when invites are supposed to be sent out. We're getting married on 18th December this year and it's closer than I thought (I keep thinking it's like a year away!!)....

Hi I'm new to this site and I'm hoping someone on here can help me. After being engaged for 4 years, my fiance and I have just been told we're getting a bit of money in a couple of months so we've...

Well, all along I have said that I would keep my maiden name for work. I work in lobbying where it's quite important for people to know who you are...But this is my first day back and it just FEELS SO...