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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...

Im so excited!! My lovely lovely employees have all clubbed together to send me and my husband (feels so odd saying that!) four nights in the Forest of Dean. I have never been before so any...

Forgive if you think too personal, but was wondering how many people have/got a joint bank account before/after marrying? We've always kept ours separate - he's self employed so it made sense to keep...

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 currently have a fiesta zetec which I bought brand new 3 years ago under the Ford leasing deal, costing me £250 a month. Now I have changed jobs I am not prepared to buy another brand new car, I...

Don't shoot me if you're planning on one or had one but I'm trying to see the point of them? Is this another American fad making its way over here like save the date cards? (Another money making...

Has anyone left it on til the end?

Hiya. I'm a newbie to hitched. I've been engaged over a year and we've not done any planning or saving up as I was pregnant too, so everything has been spent on little one (and our eldest). It will be...

Hi everyone!! My partner and I have been engaged for a year and 7months and we have a little boy who's coming up 2 in September. Over the past couple of months we've been thinking about setting a date...

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...

Hi everyone I'm getting married in the next few weeks and I'm feeling incredibly nervous! We have a fairly large guestlist due to having big families and the thought of getting up in front of everyone...

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So i have just a Lil over a month till we celebrate our first wedding anniversary and i'm stuck with what to get him it's stressing me out big time please help...

I haven't decided exactly what I'm going to be doing with my name once I get married yet, but I know I will be incorporating OH's surname into my name somewhere. However, the logistics seem to be...

Hi All, I'm having a civil ceremony in April and have a quick query about witnesses. My understanding is that legal, the witnesses can be anyone you want them to be. H2B and I were initially planning...

I'm having a BBQ on (pray for some sunshine everyone!) for my hen party and have purchased an 8 litre drinks dispenser. The only problem is, I have no idea what to fill it up with! My party has a rock...

After opinions please We obviously don't expect anyone to give us anything as a wedding gift, especially as a lot of guests are travelling from Essex to Fife for the wedding. However, we are now...

Do you ever tell a porkie pie to another bride?! ? We all go 'oh your look beautiful in that dress' or 'oh your centrepieces are amazing' but do we always really mean it? I'm not saying we should say...

Hello! so there may have been a few posts about this....but I'm at my wits end and looking for some help/inspiration. I'm a 36F and I'm looking for a very low back bra or clear back strap bra. Any...

Has anyone used any of the ticket swap websites to swap tickets? I have looked at them and where the tickets are print at home tickets it all seems a bit dodgy - how do I know the piece of paper...

Where other than clarks can I get decent work shoes from. I have size 9 feet so that limits me straight away. They need to look good with cropped trousers and long ones. Not too fussed about price...

My friend who I have known since we were at junior school (and who is one of my BMs) is having a baby shower next month. She lives the other side of the country to me and we usually only see each...

So we waited a while for our invites, sat down on Thursday night and started to write them out, when we realise we've got far too many guests. This is OH's family, not mine. The venue holds 120 day...

Hi, I am going wedding dress shopping in a few weeks (eeeeek!). One of the shops I'm possibly going to sounds a bit like the TK Maxx of bridal shops - the woman gets designer dresses and sells them on...

What do they generally cost? how does it work and what do they do for their money? Might sound like a daft question but we're hoping to build an extension to the house we're buying and haven't done...

Hello ladies, i need some advice! I was very excited to take H's name, and started switching over bank/utilities to Mrs H when we got our marriage cert. HOWEVER, I did want to keep using my maiden...

Rather than dragging up an old thread, I just wanted to pop by and say thank you to those of you who said such lovely things on this thread - believe me, when I found myself posting that day for the...

I'm burying my head in the sand about my name change. Everyone keeps asking me what my new name will be but I don't know if I want to change it. I I know I don't have to change it but I can't decide....

OH and I have booked to go to a spa in the summer. I've never been to one before. Do women usually wear bikinis or are one-piece swimsuits the norm?