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Hi Ladies and Gents, I have a dilemma with my dad and really don't know what to do. It's a bit of a long complicated story but will try to keep it short and to the point. Bit of background: My Dad has...

Hello lovely Otters. I'm sorry to do this under an unknown username but given I know so many of you on the book of face and in real life I'd rather be anonymous for now. I'm in a bit of a pickle, it's...

Hi all, We have finally decided upon a venue and I'm just trying to sort out with them the order of the day. We have decided on a later ceremony with a BBQ buffet in the evening. We do not want the 3...

Parked my car on the side of the road last night just by our house. We had a heavy frost in the night and when I went to go to work this morning I found someone had written in ice on my winscreen in...

Hi everyone, for those that are already married, I just wanted to ask, before the ceremony happens will the registrar need to talk to us? If so, what will it be about and how long will it take? Just...

Hi We having a reception in the garden of my parents to try and save some money! With this in mind we have been thinking about not making our Bar free as this will cost us a fortune (our friends are...

I don't know whether this is the right place to post this but I didn't want to post it anywhere else and get happy planning people down. I don't feel like I can talk to anyone else because doing so...

Hello Hitchers! I'm hoping you can help me. FSIL is one of my BM's, and after having a chat at the weekend, I don't want to make her wear a dress. She said she'd do it for me, but I know it's not her...

I ordered some LOVE letters and Centrepieces online during a sale, the company asked me to transfer the money to their bank to confirm booking. I did this on the 2nd of June and since then I have...

We're getting married in a hotel, and my h2b doesn't want readings which i'm kinda ok with but also wondering if it will make the ceremony really short and boring? I can understand his reasoning as...

Please tell me I'm not the only one... I have tried on about 20 dresses and found nothing that I love enough to buy Getting married April next year and really worrying that I'm running out of time.......

So i saw articles on this all over the internet this morning, and put it to the test in the office and on a whatsapp group and the results are strange! You will be in a camp that either sees the...

Has anyone ever been? Is it worth the money? Is it full of kids?

I've never really thought about this before now but a colleague is moving from a 'research and teaching' post to a 'administrative and professional management' post and asked me whether her annual...

I am from Manchester originally went to Newcastle for university, then moved to London for a long time and l now live in Essex. I have been quite home sick lately which is weird after 15 years. I am...

I thought l had 3 pairs of black Topshop Leigh jeggings but l counted today and l actually have 5 pairs -they all look the same. I have light blue and dark blue pairs of Leigh jeans. I am also...

So in an effort to save some pennies were thinking of having a later ceremony at about 3/4pm and then doing photos / drink reception with canapés. And then diving straight into the evening reception...

Can I have some sympathy? It's a small issue in the grand scheme of things, but I'm sat at my desk feeling sorry for myself. Netball in face last night - firmest pass EVER. Blood everywhere,...

Inspired by the competitive cheapness if houses on the budget thread I wondered what the cheapest house in your area is.rules are thus: must be on rightmove must be within a mile of your home pistcode...

I started a juice diet today. I've now finished it two hours later. It was disgusting. It doesn't help that my juicer/blender is rubbish and created a horrible lumpy drink. I was mainly doing it as a...

The doc prescribed me co-codamol for my broken shoulder/osteoarthritis pain and sent me for physio some time back. The physio worked up to a point, but a recent near miss in the car left me with pain...

Husband and I will be going to a festival in August. We went last year together (first camping experience together), and it was great. Whilst he is a seasoned festival goer, I'm not and consider...

I would love some bathroom hints and advice from you all. Our bathroom is a state! It's a tiny bathroom which the previous lenders installed a corner bath in which takes up 75% of the space in it....

I know this is premature as he hasn't proposed yet (he will soon, but that's another story ?) but am i being selfish? both of us want a small intimate wedding, and i don't want a religious Church...

So where's everyone planning on going this year? It's miserable outside and we can't afford a holiday this year so feel free to make me jealous with all your holiday plans!

So...Otters, new and old...lurkers and active posters...roll up roll up for the getting to know you thread... A lot of us know eachother from our WP days...but with an influx of new faces on Hitched I...

I've just been told that my two friends (who play the violin and the flute) who I've asked to play for an hour during the drinks reception for free as they are amateurs will now have to get liability...

Does anyone have any experience of these?? We've been to see another house, but it has a 15 year old back boiler and I have absolutely no idea about it! Muchly appreciated x

Hi, I am a bestwoman for my male friend two weeks after my wedding. Current suggestions are a dress with a jacket. Can anyone recommend any good sites?

And moving plumbing around - do you def need a plumber to do it or could you do it yourself? I know with electrics you HAVE to have an electrician to do it but wasn't sure about plumbing?

It's my BFF's 30th next month and I want to get her something special. Her and her fiance went to Australia a couple of years ago and loved it so they are returning for their honeymoon in September. I...