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The wedding car company has asked that we Cordon off 2 car lengths so they can park on the road. Are there any legal barriers preventing this? We live on a one way road with parking on either side of...

Like many, I am on a strict budget. Our catering is coming in at more than anticipated. We are tied to use 1 of 6 suppliers and the company we are using are the cheapest/most suitable for us. And i...

We listen to all our music via spotify. The registry office needs our tracks burnt to a CD! Can you purchase individual tracks through iTunes and burn those to a cd? Any other suggestions?!

I'm getting married on Saturday and we think we're heading for heavy rain all day Any tips? We've got 8 children under the age of 5 (two are our own!). I've got a few craft bits in but was hoping...

So last night at the Future in-laws for dinner, FBIL made a comment along lines of "why do you not have XYZ with a role in the wedding?" - XYZ in FSILs partner, whom we know and like, but only see at...

I'm having difficulty with wedding centrepiece ideas. The main colour for our wedding is red and we're getting married August next year. I know I'm probably thinking about this a bit too early but I...

My fiance and I just got engaged 3 weeks ago, and we've been trying to being planning the wedding, but we're faced with a slight dilemma. My fiance is Scottish, I'm American (from California) and we...

Hi I was wondering if anybody else if having problems with their mother with regards to their wedding? I announced our engagement to my parents a month ago and my mother turned her nose up. Since this...

I have found the perfect poem that sums up what i want to say to my mum on my wedding day, as shes giving me away has anyone used any good sites or know of any where i can get it typed up nicely and...

I need some advice ladies! Up until recently we were not going to have any ushers at our wedding as we didn't feel like we needed them, and as we are on a budget we are looking to save money any way...

So I'll try and keep this short. There are 30 of us and originally we were having an area in a restaurant. I had the menu and everyone had a choice of 4 starters, main and puds. I got everyone's...

I have only just thought about this after being to a church wedding at the weekend. It was nice as it added a personal touch the ceremony. I'm not sure if it fits with ours - i don't know who i would...

I'm confused about this. I'm about to order my name place cards for our wedding breakfast. How do I go about writing the parents/grandparents? Do I use their Christian names or "Mother of the bride"?...

There is a good chance we are going to have two newborns at our wedding, both under 6-8 weeks old. I don't want to leave them out when buying favours for the other children but genuinely don't know...

Hi all, new member here. Me and my boyfriend are in the very early stages of planning a low key, low budget wedding for next year (May or September). Neither of us are particularly fancy people and my...

Hey ladies, some may have read I've got silk rose bouquets for myself and maids so waiting on them to be made. I'm now dwelling over them thinking I NEED to have something better, my budget won't...

So, I'm not a petrol head, and as there's no more than 10 minutes drive between home, the church and the reception venue, there was no way I was forking out hundreds for a vintage car, although I do...

I'm in the process of thinking about dress shopping soon - the thought fills me with dread! I plan to go to a dress shop, find a style that suits and then buy it online, probably from one of the many...

Hello ladies, I just wanted to gain your thoughts on having real goldfish in bowls, with decorations and a little sand as a centrepiece for a table? We are having a beach theme and this is one of the...

I have (so far) elected to leave my hair as I normally wear it. Short layered blonde bob. I used to have long dark hair but fancied a complete change about a year ago & has it cut shorter,...

Not long till the wedding and we're having some drama from an uninvited guest. Just heard from a guest that his girlfriend isn't happy that she's not invited to the wedding. She's been going around...

So although I'm at work my mind is wandering today. We're not doing favors for our wedding but I wanted to do something for the people staying at our house (everyone is coming back to ours for the...

After the meal we're having everyone come back to our house for the afternoon/evening drinks, cake cutting and some music. I've ordered a bouncy castle for the kids but am wondering whether to...

A couple of my friends are organising my hen as a surprise for me (I'm not having BM's or a MOH) and the only stipulation I made was that it shouldn't be costly (I'm getting married abroad and people...

One of my best friends got married this weekend and as it was an exclusive venue they decided that as they had to rent all the rooms, to give them to members of the bridal party. It was lovely!! The...

That our wedding countdown was at least 6 months or maybe less away, then my parents would actually pay an interest, and probably be a bit more happy for me - Ah heck who am I kidding?! - Since...

Hello I'm really confused! We get married in August. I will name my partners surname but want to keep my maiden name and use it as a middle name. Do I wait until we're married, then apply to have my...