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LondonSquirrel
LondonSquirrel

United Kingdom · From June 2018

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Budget wedding help please!
MrsSnippToBe, 6 August, 2018 at 20:48

Hi everyone! So I’m recently engaged and we’ve decided that we are going to have a very budget wedding (£5-6000 max). Ceremony will be in our local registry office and then we want to have the...

OmRum, wednesday 22-Aug-18 7
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Mother in Law feeling left out.
ExpensivePinkCars56269, 14 August, 2018 at 15:30

Hi all, Just wanting a bit of advice on how to handle this. We are getting married next summer and so far myself and my partner have done alot of the wedding planning together (without much input from...

ExpensiveIvoryDiamon, tuesday 21-Aug-18 8
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Legal advice please!! - Videographer
Billie06, 14 August, 2018 at 16:10

Hi all, - Apologies in advance for the long message! I need some legal advice please, i booked a friend of my fiance to do out wedding day photography and videography (which is on 8th November 18)....

DavidAdamsPhotograph, monday 20-Aug-18 6
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Anyone ordered from Mix Bridal?
FutureMrsTz, 14 July, 2016 at 15:03

I'm really struggling to find BM dresses that suit my 4 ladies (they are all totally different shape and height wise!). I came across Mix Bridal on Facebook and although their reviews are good and...

Clo, tuesday 4-Aug-20 17
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Hacked off with hotel venue - time to walk away
Lemontart, 15 August, 2018 at 14:01

Hello all My first post - and I'm wondering if I'm turning into a bridezilla? so - here is my gripe and my alternative plan. Back in May, I decided it was time to finally set a date for a wedding,...

LondonSquirrel, friday 17-Aug-18 2
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Bridesmaid Help!
HappyPurpleCakes3917, 28 July, 2018 at 01:07

My finance has asked 5 people to be his groomsmen before we communicated on how many to have! I am struggling to come up with bridesmaids to ask to match the 5. I also want to include my brother which...

RomanticIvoryConfett, sunday 19-Aug-18 5
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Fuming at evening only invite fiances full invite to his friend's wedding!
RomanticIvoryCars26482, 27 July, 2018 at 12:07

My fiance and I are getting married next year and have recently written a rough guest list, but haven't finalised it yet. My fiance has included one of his closest friends from school and who will by...

OmRum, monday 13-Aug-18 6
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Non-intimate wedding dress shop in London suggestions
MontyPythonWedding, 24 July, 2018 at 00:45

Hi guys. I'm not going to lie - I am dreading wedding dress shopping. It's the one thing in the whole planning process I don't have 100% control of (you can choose a great photographer, pick your...

LondonSquirrel, thursday 26-Jul-18 2
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Help!
HappyBrownBridesmaid6064, 25 July, 2018 at 09:08

So our wedding is booked for end June 2019. Big wedding. We have just found out we are expecting (not planned) on 4th April 2019. This means baby will be around 10 weeks old on our planned wedding...

LondonSquirrel, thursday 26-Jul-18 3
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Wide dress narrow aisle??
HappyBrownDecor18059, 9 July, 2018 at 00:39

I don't know if I'm being paranoid, but I was in the church where we're getting married yesterday, and it suddenly hit me that the aisle seems very narrow (I'd been in the church many times before but...

LondonSquirrel, monday 23-Jul-18 3
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Online bridesmaid's dresses
HappyBrownDecor18059, 23 July, 2018 at 01:19

I'm seriously tempted to get the bridesmaid's dresses online, but one of my bridesmaids is dead against it and says we absolutely have to meet up and go shopping in person and try things on, otherwise...

WinkOfPink, thursday 2-Aug-18 4
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Scottish wedding v English wedding
HappyBlueCars582, 22 July, 2018 at 22:54

I'm Scottish and have only ever been to weddings in Scotland and it made me wonder how wedings in England differ to ones in Scotland. Generally (but not always) the groom, best man, ushers, father of...

LondonSquirrel, monday 23-Jul-18 1
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Wedding dress doubts!!
LuxuriousIvoryCakes74838, 22 July, 2018 at 23:33

HELP! I'm having major wedding dress doubts. I bought my dress from a lovely bridal shop a couple of months ago, it was the first and (so far) only bridal shop I've visited. I knew what I wanted...

Abbott, friday 30-Jan-26 6
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Gift for Mother of the Bride for a destination wedding
RomanticPinkHair36287, 9 March, 2018 at 12:14

My family is traveling abroad for our upcoming wedding so I don't want to get my mum the traditional bouquet as a thank you as that will be wasted. Any suggestions for possible alternative thank you...

LondonSquirrel, monday 23-Jul-18 3
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Anybody else having a low-cost day?
LondonSquirrel , 16 July, 2018 at 15:21

I reckon our day will come to less than £1000 all told. Including register office fees £255, food and drink £350, music (having CDs, one called Now That's What I Call A Wedding £20, one burned...

LondonSquirrel, sunday 22-Jul-18 7
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I am a loser! With no bridesmaids....
tulipbella2018, 30 March, 2018 at 18:49

Hi, just thought I would write a post, I am getting married in a few years and am struggling choosing my bridesmaids, I know I have a while yet but it’s always something you think about. I don’t...

LondonSquirrel, friday 20-Jul-18 21
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Advice for our Wedding photographer - memories ruined, bad experience
MrsD2017, 24 May, 2018 at 12:59

Hi all, i was wonderinf if anyone could give us some advice on wedding photography experience. we got married last August and had booked our photographer based on recommendations, portfolio and her...

WedHed, wednesday 1-Aug-18 1
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How to book a luxury honeymoon!
Have_you_met_Mrs_Jones2019, 31 May, 2018 at 11:59

Hey, We've got a while to go yet, but I just wondered what companies people have used to book their honeymoons through? We are getting married next September, and were initially thinking the...

LondonSquirrel, thursday 19-Jul-18 7
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Wedding Destination (Balearics vs Canary) Islands
jjbcuriousbridetobe, 15 July, 2018 at 21:24

Hi! It’s my first post so bare with mw if I’m repeating myself already but please can anyone help? We basically want a Catholic wedding and reception in Spain as we are absolutely in love with Spanish...

jjbcuriousbridetobe, sunday 12-Aug-18 1
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Getting married in Iceland - any advice?
RomanticIvoryCars35620, 2 July, 2018 at 05:28

I am newly engaged and looking at all options for the wedding. It appeals to us both to get married in Iceland. Has any one got advice on venues, the process or just hints and tips? Was it easy to...

LondonSquirrel, thursday 19-Jul-18 1
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Male Friend Roles
ivorylacekindagirl, 17 July, 2018 at 16:21

Hi all, I'm not really a girls girl, but have decided to have my SIL and FSIL as bridesmaids as we get on very well. But I have a couple of male friends that I have known since childhood that I would...

Paula @ Ollievision, sunday 9-Sep-18 3
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Bridal Dress seperates from BHLDN
LuxuriousBlueConfetti65089, 17 July, 2018 at 17:03

Hello! I've been getting a bit disheartened with finding my wedding dress. I've been to three shops now and although I have found dresses that I liked, there has always been something not quite right...

LondonSquirrel, wednesday 18-Jul-18
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My MOH isn't coming to my hen do!
HappyIvoryFlowers732, 4 July, 2018 at 14:33

I had to organise my own hen do this spring because when I tried to delegate things to my MOH she would just not get anything done, or she'd bombard me with messages with suggestions instead of making...

LondonSquirrel, monday 16-Jul-18 11
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Ballerina Ring for Engagement?
SunnyOrangeDiamonds81694, 16 June, 2018 at 17:23

Hey y'all, Do you think a ballerina ring can be used as an engagement ring? I am a very unique person and I absolutely love this ring style. My family came to the USA from Poland and founded a...

HappyBrownDecor18059, wednesday 18-Jul-18 3
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What do bridesmaids pay for???
Expensivepurplebridesmaid50886, 30 June, 2018 at 01:35

I am currently deciding on who to have for my bridesmaids. I have a really close group of friends and I'm struggling to choose less than 10 bridesmaids!! This is quite worrying as bridesmaid ensemble...

LuxuriousGreenFlower, wednesday 26-Sep-18 12
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When to send save the dates?
Expensivepurplebridesmaid50886, 6 July, 2018 at 19:58

My fiancé and I are getting married 20th June 2020. We haven't told all of our friends and family the date of the wedding just yet as we haven't had chance to meet up with everybody and share the...

Weddingbee123, sunday 29-Jul-18 5
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Milly Bridal Reviews
MissPurple2, 18 June, 2018 at 15:38

Hi everyone! I was pretty settled on ordering my bridesmaid dresses from Milly Bridal UK till I realised the reviews seem to be mixed. I was wondering if anyone here has ordered from this site? Were...

Paula @ Ollievision, friday 29-Jun-18 1
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Is anyone thinking of getting married in Gibraltar?
starynightsky, 5 March, 2013 at 13:37

Hi All Having just got married in Gibraltar If you would like any information or recommendation please feel free to ask me I can recommend great accomodation and a truely fab photographer. As well as...

Jodie, tuesday 3-Jan-23 8
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Changed my mind about the wedding venue!
SunnyGreenCakes99139, 22 June, 2018 at 16:11

Help! I have found a venue that i have fallen in love with, after i have already booked another venue and paid my non-refundable deposit. I was advised at the time of handing over my deposit that it...

LondonSquirrel, thursday 28-Jun-18
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Gifts for the ladies
LondonSquirrel , 24 June, 2018 at 22:41

Just wondering what everyone was planning to get their female relatives etc by way of little presents? I found some nice silver bead bracelets on eBay and am planning to give one that says Mother of...

LondonSquirrel, thursday 28-Jun-18 2
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Group shots
Cupcake26, 29 June, 2015 at 12:46

Hi Just started putting my list together - our photographer has recommended no more than 10 of these. Any must have ones you think I should add to my list? xXx

Peter, friday 29-Jun-18 14

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