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We've finally done some wedding planning! Lol, so we're getting married April next year and so far my dress and will be putting the deposit down on our venue...doesn't sound like much, but we know...

Hi ladies, I've started looking at dresses and am struggling to find what I want. I want a 50s style tea length dress with lots of petticoats underneath, but dresses like that seem to only have one or...

Evening everyone, I just wondered what kind of places people were getting married and if anyone is getting married in an unusual place. We are getting married at Chester Zoo.

Are you ready? This has come around far too quickly!! We marry right at the end of the month, but I go on my hen weekend tonight! Xx

Such as this one: http://www.clothingattesco.com/f+f-signature/f+f-signature-multiway-maxi-dress/invt/br510675&bklist=icat,4,shop,catgwedding,womens-bridesmaids Do they actually look good IRL? And...

Hi ladies, With 11 days to go my mum has decided we should have OOTD for our ceremony! So my question is, what did those of you who had/are having one include in it? Did you go funny or serious? And...

Hi, I need some advice / experience on average bar spends at a wedding? Has anyone paid for a free bar for example? Our venue is minimum spend of £11000 and I have at least £5000 of food and drink to...

Hi all. I need some inspiration (again!) What are you having for card and gift storage?

Eeek! I'm feeling more nervous than excited about it at the moment. After visiting a wedding fair yesterday and actually realising how much things like photographers and bands are going to cost I'm...

Just wondering what thoughts are of this? Ive been thinking of having hair and make up for myself and bridesmaids done locally to my home and then driving to the hotel (approx 50 miles) to get dressed...

Just wondering if anyone could tell me how far in advance we can book a registrar? We have provisionally booked a wedding date in Summer 2017 so I was just wondering if we can book a registrar asap or...

We ordered our cheese cake this week - OH isn't really a cake cake fan. We are able to provide our own biscuits and chutney wich the venue will serve but I am uncsure how many to get. The cheese shop...

Under 9 months to go now and this year is flying past! Yesterday we went bridesmaid dress shopping and we narrowed it down to two dresses in 45minutes! Now I need my last bridesmaid to decide so we...

Quick poll ... how many of you did a speech or planning to do one? Now I am a bit of a chatter box, and out of the 2 of us I'm the one who will be more comfortable doing a speech - however I do want...

Hi ladies/gents I'm getting married in 4 months and 2 weeks (not that im counting ?) any suggestions for a gift for my other half for the wedding morning please? Also, my other half is in a band, they...

Afternoon all just wondering what everyone is doing for their wedding favours? I've changed my mind a few times. We were going to do lottery tickets or scratch cards then changed to sweets or...

Hi all, Me & my h2b have decided to get married 16th May 2015. Any other brides getting married May next year? If so am i crazy to be planning & booking thinks so far in advance? Leanne xx ...

So with one week to go I am feeling pretty organised and not stressing too much. But I was saying to a few people at work that I like the idea someone else on the forum mentioned about having a scent...

Hello all! I feel like I have searched the entire web ten times over but have not made any progress :-) ... I am looking for royal blue/bright blue suits for our September wedding. We would like to...

Okay so I am a control freak & have to have everything organised in advance. The timings for the morning of the wedding is stressing me out! I'm hoping some of you lovely hitchers can give me some...

My lovely OH has just come back from picking his suit with his BM, now when we have previously discussed suits he has always said that he would have a skinny style tux suit in black, so always keeping...

Hi I know lots of people have created wedding websites. Can people tell me which sites they have used please? I'm only looking for something basic but ideally including a photo upload option. thanks ...

Hi all, I'm getting married in June so have started with the final preparations, one of those being table planning. Originally I was planning on assigning people to tables but not specific seats and I...

Hi, Anyone have any advice on how to keep our alcohol bill down to a minimum? We have to purchase all alcohol through our venue and to be honest the prices are extortionate! We need welcome drinks,...

Hi all, I have seen these online which I LOVE http://www.alphabetbags.com/shopall/canvas_pouches/small_canvas_pouches/littlecanvasa.htm Really want to buy one for the bridesmaids but could get a bit...

Hi all, First 'new topic' post, so a proper hello to you all! We took the decision quite early on in planning to not invite any children to the wedding. My other half's cousins all have a lot of young...

What is the norm for paying for your dress? Is it all at point of order, deposit, installments...??? I haven't been shopping for dresses at all yet as our date isn't until Aug 2016 but starting to...

Is this customary or cheeky? Are you letting your guests bring what they like, setting up a guest list or having a money, honey-moon poem? I hate feeling like I'm asking for things but there are so...