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Shelly70
Shelly70

United Kingdom · From February 2014

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Happily married 🎉

16 July, 2016

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Wedding dress shopping - When to buy??
BlossomKatie1993, 7 May, 2017 at 20:52

Hi All I'm planning to go wedding dress browsing at the end of June, and my wedding is not until May next year. Everyone is telling me to start looking for dresses now but I've been putting it off,...

JulyBridetobeMrsS, sunday 21-May-17 7
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Budget - where to start?!
RomanticBlueFlowers796, 27 March, 2017 at 11:03

I haven't posted before so I'll try to keep this short and clear, I just got engaged and am starting to excitedly think about wedding planning! I imagine this is probably a how long is a piece of...

Slink, monday 27-Mar-17 2
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Giving me away...
RomanticRedFlowers783, 25 March, 2017 at 08:11

I wanted some help, advice and/or opinions on who should give me away on my wedding day. I know my biological father, however to be honest we have a bit of an odd relationship - we perhaps see each...

RomanticPinkGlitterD, thursday 6-Apr-17 8
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Catering question- bangers and mash
Meg101, 7 March, 2017 at 13:31

Hi, I'm currently making catering decisions and I'm stuck. Is sausage and mash an acceptable main meal at a wedding? My partner and I think it's OK and it's in our budget but some people I've spoken...

DreamcatcherVN, friday 10-Mar-17 18
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Food for the evening party
lucyjo, 16 December, 2016 at 13:44

Has anybody had bacon rolls for their evening food? That's our plan at the moment, but I'm worrying that they won't be enough to fill up the evening guests. The day guests will have just had a big...

Mrs_Conduct, tuesday 20-Dec-16 9
Firefly0410
When did you start trying on dresses?
Firefly0410, 5 December, 2016 at 19:36

My wedding isn't until Autumn 2018 but omg I'm so excited to get trying on dresses. Is it too soon?!

Shelly70, friday 16-Dec-16 12
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My Mum is not going to make it to our wedding
katiepoppycat, 18 November, 2016 at 06:03

I'm in pieces. My Mum's cancer has just massively accelerated and she is coming home later today for final care. She isn;t going to make it to our wedding in August and so ill that she couldn't get...

Shelly70, thursday 8-Dec-16 29
FutureMrsO'L
Artificial Flowers
FutureMrsO'L, 24 November, 2016 at 10:46

I know there are probably lots of threads about this previously, but I was wondering whether there were any brides that have recently had/or are having artificial flowers as opposed to real ones? What...

Jayne E, sunday 27-Nov-16 4
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Built in bra
TwistedFairytale, 29 September, 2016 at 21:07

Hello lovely ladies and gents! I'm relatively new to all of this wedding planning malarkey (despite having been engaged for 3 years and secretly stalking these forums for ideas and inspiration)! I've...

Tidal Wave, friday 30-Sep-16 3
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Starting to plan, no idea what I'm doing!
RapunzelGesundheit, 1 September, 2016 at 11:03

Hi! My H2B and I have been informally engaged for quite a while, but recently decided that we want to try and arrange a wedding for before our eldest starts school next year. So I've started looking...

Jayne E, thursday 1-Sep-16 3
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Roughly how much would you expect to pay for hair and make up
LuxuriousRedCakes610, 31 August, 2016 at 17:53

Hi everyone I was just wondering how much roughly you would expect to pay for hair and make up. MMMany Thanks

disneyfanatic95, monday 12-Sep-16 14
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Second Marriage
SunnyBrownCakes651, 29 August, 2016 at 17:23

Hi Just wondering if anyone on here is getting married for the second time. I am and just trying to work out if you are doing gift lists etc or just keeping it low key. We are doing something really...

LoveisLovlier, thursday 1-Sep-16 4
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Are there any other mature brides here?
HappyRedStationery657, 28 August, 2016 at 13:34

My fiancee and I have been together for 4 years and he proposed to me on my 60th (yep 60th!) birthday and our date is set for July 2017. I am having a serious "am I too old?" wedding confidence...

LalaC1988, tuesday 30-Aug-16 5
jamborina
Wedding done! 27/08/16
jamborina, 29 August, 2016 at 20:40

Well, after nearly 18 months of planning and a wee bit of stress, it's all done now. We had the most amazing day, really chilled, and we had a fab time. I'm not really one for writing big wedding...

Aspenlady, thursday 1-Sep-16 6
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Honeymoon in maiden name
Beckyyy, 23 August, 2016 at 18:25

Hi everyone, I just want to double check that what I am doing is correct. We have booked our honeymoon and I have put down my maiden name down as my surname, all my documents I have (passport, bank...

donkey86, thursday 25-Aug-16 4
PadBin
A very long wedding report
PadBin, 23 August, 2016 at 13:59

It’s now over a month after our wedding, things have settled down and I’ve managed to put everything away so my house no longer looks like a party store so I thought I’d do my report. I warn you now...

Lilacbouquet, wednesday 24-Aug-16 12
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HELP with poem about my late Dad please?
LuxuriousYellowCakes638, 21 August, 2016 at 18:21

Hi there,this is my first post. I help you can help me. I have a poem that i want printed out to be on show at my ceremony.I have had to alter it to make it non religious as it is a civil service.Can...

Chapples, tuesday 23-Aug-16 6
kizzi10000
We did it!
kizzi10000, 21 August, 2016 at 18:53

Not long home from a fab-u-lous weekend! Couldn't really have asked for better, other than the few people who couldn't come at the last minute being there. Full report will come once the photographer...

Mrslh2b, tuesday 23-Aug-16 11
Shelly70
Shelly's Wedding Report - 16th July 2016
Shelly70, 17 August, 2016 at 14:02

Hi All At long last I can now give you lovely lot a full flash of my big day! It really is true when people say the day goes by so fast but I was determined to enjoy every moment from the minute I...

PadBin, tuesday 23-Aug-16 11
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6 years to go, money saving tips ?
Nellybelly, 17 August, 2016 at 14:10

So me & my darling fiancé have set our date, 22/07/2022... Hey ! I know 6 years is a long time but we want to have moved house in that time too, also we both wanted our children to be of an age...

LalaC1988, friday 19-Aug-16 5
laurafish
laurafish wedding report - 16.7.16
laurafish, 12 August, 2016 at 17:37

Just a warning – this is long! Really sorry haha, I’ve written too much and this is me trying to keep it short and skip parts! Feel free to scroll straight to the wedding day as that's where the...

PadBin, tuesday 23-Aug-16 20
kizzi10000
Registry office music - anyone else been asked this?
kizzi10000, 4 August, 2016 at 19:05

Just had a text from the OH saying he'd had a call from the registry office about our music, and would we be sending what we wanted to them before the day, or taking the chance it would play on their...

Shelly70, monday 8-Aug-16 4
daisymoo86
I got married!
daisymoo86, 2 August, 2016 at 11:19

sorry I haven't been around much, my computer won't let me post to hitched anymore so hoping this works on my phone. We we had a wonderful day and a great honeymoon. Here's a few flashes. Will do a...

FutureMrsT17, friday 5-Aug-16 10
Justkeepswimming
We got married! Flash!
Justkeepswimming, 11 July, 2016 at 22:06

Just a quick flash for now...

Shelly70, wednesday 3-Aug-16 28
Karen84
We did it! *flash*
Karen84, 1 August, 2016 at 10:18

Hi all, just thought I'd swing by with a quick flash of our wedding on Friday. We had the most brilliant day and wore big happy smiles on our faces all day long. I will do a full report later down the...

Aspenlady, thursday 4-Aug-16 16
Shelly70
I'm Now a Mrs ... Quick Flash
Shelly70, 17 July, 2016 at 22:06

We had the most amazing day ... A few pics before we go off on honeymoon!

laurafish, monday 1-Aug-16 16 3,430
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July 16th - HeavyMetalMaiden
Pooba, 12 July, 2016 at 10:43

Hope you have a wonderful day, HeavyMetalMaiden!

Shelly70, friday 15-Jul-16 5
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July 22nd - Hellandglory
Pooba, 12 July, 2016 at 10:49

Hope you have a wonderful day, Hellandglory!

Jayne E, friday 22-Jul-16 7
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July 16th - Hypochondriac
Pooba, 12 July, 2016 at 10:44

Hope you have a wonderful day, Hypochondriac!

Jayne E, thursday 14-Jul-16 3
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July 16th - mrsrobinson16
Pooba, 12 July, 2016 at 10:46

Hope you have a wonderful day, mrsrobinson16!

Aspenlady, saturday 16-Jul-16 5
daisymoo86
July 2016 Brides (and Grooms)
daisymoo86, 5 February, 2015 at 11:33

Hello to all July 2016 Brides (and Grooms) I decided that as the 2016 general thread seems to be getting very full with almost 100 hundred pages that I would start a thread for those getting married...

Karen84, monday 25-Jul-16 563

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