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staranise

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everyone dislikes our colour scheme. do we change it?
missk1989, 15 December, 2013 at 10:03

My bridesmaids (sisters) and mum keep commenting that orange is a strange colour to have a wedding and the bridesmaid keep saying they wont look good in orange. Ive seen some stunning orange dresses...

Erin8, thursday 19-Dec-13 25
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Who's the designer of this dress?
staranise, 8 December, 2013 at 14:59

Does anyone know who is the designer of this dress please?

alyj66, sunday 8-Dec-13 2
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An app to keep music ideas for wedding?
redsunflower25, 23 October, 2013 at 11:59

As title... are there any apps or websites that I could list music that I think of to add to my wedding playlist? I have an ipod but don't get on well with itunes so something else would be good,...

redsunflower25, wednesday 23-Oct-13 4
Kimblebee
Wedding decor - Favours and place names!
Kimblebee, 4 October, 2013 at 14:28

I'm just wondering, on the day of the wedding, who actually goes and puts the tables names and favours out? I've hired someone to come and do the decorations in the room that we are having our wedding...

alabastamasta, saturday 5-Oct-13 4
whitewine33
Worried about how to pay for our wedding!
whitewine33, 27 September, 2013 at 10:47

I work part time and still live with my mother and son and my partner still lives at home paying lodge. We can just about get by on our money at the moment but we are getting married a year today...

*MM3*, friday 27-Sep-13 43
mrsHtobe84
Wedding Dress Shop Recommendations - Leeds/Manchester
mrsHtobe84, 21 September, 2013 at 20:29

Hi Guys, I've just booked my wedding for next September and am now looking forward to starting wedding dress shopping. Does anyone have any wedding dress shops in the Leeds or Manchester area that...

Vanadesse, sunday 20-Oct-13 24
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Asking for money instead of gifts?
missk1989, 6 September, 2013 at 22:40

Me and my fiance have been living together for 4 years and have a baby so we really dont need gifts. We want to ask for donations to help pay for the wedding and i thought about putting a poem in the...

Sparkly Momma, wednesday 11-Sep-13 55
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How did you keep costs down?
gc615, 7 September, 2013 at 15:11

Jut wondering what things (big or small!) that you did or made to keep the costs down for your wedding? Or things that you're planning on doing. Any advice appreciated!

flowersinherhair, sunday 8-Sep-13 7
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Wedding hates and dislikes
Wifeytobe88, 4 September, 2013 at 16:51

Sorry if this has been done before - I'm sure it has - but I haven't seen a similar topic since I've been a member, so I thought I would get a light hearted discussion going! What things do you REALLY...

tayto, monday 18-Nov-13 312
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table names
cath4512, 1 September, 2013 at 14:47

I have been racking my brains as to what to call my tables. I love shoes & clothes & have decided to name them after famous designers..e.g Loudoutins, Jimmy Choo, coco chanel etc What do you...

MrsDaysh2b, monday 2-Sep-13 15
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Confused on colour theme please help
Sarah5790, 29 August, 2013 at 11:20

Hey i was hoping you could please give me your honest opinion as I'm confused on the colour theme. Our colour scheme originally was red so was going to be bridesmaid dresses in red and groom party in...

Sarah5790, thursday 29-Aug-13 4
alabastamasta
Venue dilemma! Which would you choose?
alabastamasta, 21 August, 2013 at 09:42

Hello everyone, Yet *another* venue post from me! Having taken all your advice on board, I think I have FINALLY got a shortlist of 2 (maybe 3) venues and now I'm stuck as to which one to finally book...

alabastamasta, wednesday 21-Aug-13 34
AuntieBJ
don't tell the groom!
AuntieBJ, 20 August, 2013 at 12:33

Hi all, I'm a second time around bride having my first proper 'wedding'! Unfortunately due to having 7 kids between us, the budget is almost non existant so its a diy wedding with as many trimmings as...

tealbutterfly27, wednesday 21-Aug-13 43
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Shorter wedding dresses
staranise, 18 August, 2013 at 11:47

Hi, I've decided that I don't want to wear a gown now that I'm getting married in the register office, so I was looking at having either a tea length or knee length dress. I've seen lots of beautiful...

JanetJones, monday 19-Aug-13 9
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Double Barrell Surname
jo-jo1983, 18 August, 2013 at 11:33

Hi everyone hope all planning going well. Have tried to find a search to see if this topic has come up before but not results came back. Looking for some help/info from anyone who has done this or is...

StarCRM, thursday 22-Sep-16 8
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Wedding dress outlet?
staranise, 16 August, 2013 at 23:31

I went to my local wedding dress shop which is pretty small and I felt like they didn't have much to choose from, so I'm looking for somewhere bigger like a wedding dress outlet but I can't find any...

staranise, sunday 18-Aug-13 6
MrsBeckiW
11am vs 4pm Wedding - Please help!
MrsBeckiW, 14 August, 2013 at 10:59

In the last couple of days my OH and I have booked a lovely venue in Milton Keynes, scraping in on a Saturday in May - the only Saturday they have we can do. We really don't want to change the date....

MrsBeckiW, thursday 15-Aug-13 55
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Venues
Anne2015, 10 August, 2013 at 18:38

Hi Guys, So my OH and I went to look at our first venue today. We both really really like it. Neither of us can find anything wrong with it. Until we got home and did some numbers adding on the...

andyjones0117, thursday 23-Jan-14 7
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Evening buffet or not? Caterers and other brides...I need your opinion...
Cat D, 11 August, 2013 at 13:50

So, we have our wedding caterers booked and are not allowed to bring in any of our own food apart from sweets. Our food is quite expensive and my OH does not want to pay for any evening buffet. We...

Sprollie, monday 12-Aug-13 18
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Anyone doing or done their own venue dressing
staranise, 11 August, 2013 at 18:43

We have decided on a venue that suits our budget at last, the only problem is the room has bare windows and one wall which is uneasy on the eye (garish colours). So we asked the guy running the venue...

staranise, sunday 11-Aug-13 3
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Is it too early to look at wedding dresses?
Eilcam, 18 December, 2012 at 09:17

Hi, I am getting married in June 2014. We have decided to go to Gretna Green so I dont have to search for venues. I am realy excited and have looked at dress styles on line but is it too early to go...

Disneynut14, saturday 22-Dec-12 20
mandspice
Inviting People to Hen Do who are not Invited to Wedding
mandspice, 12 December, 2012 at 12:28

What are your opinions on this? I live in London, am getting married in Southend and having my hen do in Norwich, where I come from. We have a 60-guest limit for the day and a further 60 in the...

SarahW73, friday 14-Dec-12 19
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Those who did/are doing their own flowers...?
Janey4, 16 November, 2012 at 10:55

Where did you get your flowers from if you wanted specific colours/varities? I did my friends flowers for her wedding a couple of years ago and we got flowers from a local wholesale market,...

maxinegallie, friday 16-Nov-12 6
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How much would you / have you paid for a wedding videographer?
esconway, 14 November, 2012 at 13:37

As a groom to be myself and in the process of making a jump into wedding videography, I'm interested to hear some thoughts from past brides and brides to be on how much they have paid for a wedding...

Canary, wednesday 14-Nov-12 13
rubyfirecracker
Music, DJs etc - Opinions please
rubyfirecracker, 11 November, 2012 at 15:18

So we're having a couple singer-songwriter friends perform in the afternoon - nice chilled out folky stuff and one is even writing a song about us! In the evening there's an amazing ukulele band who...

Helenia, sunday 11-Nov-12 11
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Showing friends your dress...
Melliejb, 11 November, 2012 at 15:05

I found mine yesterday and I'm so ridiculously excited! I'm dying to show my other half but do want it to be a surprise on the day and want to stick to the tradition of him not knowing. What about...

Lemon Violet, tuesday 13-Nov-12 18
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Song to walk down the aisle to?
jen110513, 7 November, 2012 at 20:50

Hi there, We have booked an acoustic female singer for our ceremony and drinks reception, she is brilliant and can't wait to hear her on the day! But I've just recently started thinking about the song...

S108HAN, sunday 11-Nov-12 21
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Juke Box?
cornishbride2bee, 7 November, 2012 at 20:03

Ladies, what are you views on this: Instead of a DJ having a juke box? I called one of our venues preferred suppliers for DJ's and they offer a retro style Juke Box that has EVERY UK top 40 chart hit...

Nicola_84uk, thursday 8-Nov-12 10

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