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Agh! Hey hitchers, haven't posted in a whole as work has been crazy but have had a few annoying wedding bits lately that I'm winding myself up about so I thought writing them here would be a bit...

Feeling stressed!! Bridesmaid dresses now don't fit and I can't get another size as discontinued! Need to sell these first before I get others. But I need to find cheap dresses no kore than £50...

So I've just spoken to my Nana to have a weekly catch up as we do and she mentioned that my Auntie, Uncle and 2 cousins can't come to the wedding as they are on holiday (holiday is in Cornwall and...

Hi all, I was wondering if I could pick some brains about less traditional wedding foods. MOB and H2B are both very fussy and only really eat traditional English foods but I wonder if guest would...

Hi all, I have my first wedding dress shopping appointment tomorrow and I am very excited. I am taking three of my bridesmaids with me (the fourth bridesmaid is in NYC at the moment). From previous...

Hi has anyone got cheapish Bridesmaid Dressing Gowns and where from? I really wanted mint ones from George at Asda but one of my bridesmaid was losing weight and I thought they would have them in all...

Hi Ladies Following my previous news about my dad being diagnosed with lung cancer, we've now been told its terminal and he only has weeks to live. I'm so gutted but he's asked me not to cancel the...

H2B and I were talking about ideas for table names last night and we've got 3 or 4 options to choose from. What are you having and why?

Sorry to bring the wedding planning down but I've received devastating news that with only just over 5 months to go to the wedding, my dad has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Obviously the wedding...

Ok so OH is stressing me out at the minute. We get married in June and he just has no urgency to sort things. I've told him he needs to decide on suits and get booked in but i don't think he...

Hi, I am doing my own hair and makeup on my wedding day as I feel most comfortable doing my own so may as well save some money as well! I always wear Bare Minerals for my foundation and I love it from...

I have been horribly lax over the holidays, and have realised that in order to actually get into shape I'm going to have to put some work in. The only way I'm going to manage that is with something...

Happy New Year All! Not posted for a long time! My major worry I am having at the moment is alterations. My dress shop closed down abruptly last year and with that I was asked to collect my dress...

God am sat here and it keeps dawning on me how now I can say it's this year it all seems very soon and real! Lots of exciting bits being confirmed too like I had a text from the invitation company...

It's far too quiet on here lately so thought I'd start a thread we can all get involved with! So as the title says, what readings are you having? If you're having a church ceremony what hymns are you...

I'm recently engaged and when planning we will be on a limited budget but I have small problem. Due to certain issues, for my fiance to feel as comfortable as possible, our ceremony and immediate...

Hi Ladies, Finally settled on a dress today and put my deposit down (well, second dress..I have one Sat on top of the wardrobe I changed my mind on lol)... It's nice and plain without being boring...

I'm wanting to order some of these robes for me and my bridesmaids to wear on the morning of the wedding:...

Well that's my new year resolution to be serene and lovely out the window. Tonight I have had the ultimate meltdown, and I know, I know, it is selfish and vile of me, I just need to get it out of my...

Hi, Just wondering if anyone can give me some advice. We have started looking at getting a DJ for our wedding in September. Our venue provides dancefloor and we are just after the basics- sound...

We're getting married in one venue but only want to have a small group of family and friends at our ceremony (approx. 30) but would like to have more people at our wedding breakfast (another 20...

Evening all, At our venue we will be doing our own bar. Now I am wondering how much of what should be ordered. We will provide post ceremony drinks, half a bottle of wine per person for the meal and...

Hello! so I'm starting to get into the details of decoration and struggling to strike a balance! We don't have the biggest budget for this bit and so don't want to get loads that we then don't use and...

Hi all - so we've ticked off a lot of our big jobs but one of the last remaining 'big' things is our wedding bands. OH is not too fussy and wants a simple platinum band, but I am after a half band of...

I would love to hear people's thoughts on seating plans. How did you decide who to put where?? Obviously the top table is the bridal party and parents, and I've been told that it's customary that the...

Evening lovely ladies! am having a bit of a stressful time at work currently and am usually the most festive person I know but have lost my Christmas mojo this year, and then to top it off I've been...

Need a rant, and need advice please girlies! My OH works with a girl who he slept with twice before we got together. Talk about not mixing work with pleasure, but hey ho! Any ways it happened about...

Hi All I am looking for any thoughts or ideas on gift list. We are hoping to have an extension in the next 18 months so could write a list of things for our new bedroom. Downside to this is we will...

Hello I had my hair and makeup trial today. I liked my makeup and my hair looked nice from the front. From the back it was awful though and not af all what I wanted. So now I don't know whether to...

Have a wonderful wedding day!