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Dear Hitched, I'm really shocked and disappointed to see so many bogus/scam adverts selling things from diet pills, spells, EU drivers licence and exam certificates!!! Surely you vet what is...

Hi! ? We are currently planning our wedding for next July. We want a garden outdoorsy type of wedding which is quite informal! So far we have booked the church, the reception venue (which is a...

Hi ladies, I’m getting married on July 18th and I’m starting to feel stressed with the lockdown situation. We’re at the stage of making final payments and we can’t confirm guest numbers for caterers...

Did anyone else book their venue without seeing it first? Our destination wedding was covid cancelled last year so we had to rearrange for a uk one, and there was ‘limited availability’ for the...

Wondering if there is anyone else getting married in July just feeling totally hopeless about the whole thing? Our date is 17th July and always has been since we got engaged in July 2019. I just find...

Has anyone considered how they're going to hold their boobs in place with their wedding dress on? 😅 Every dress I've liked is either backless, bare shouldered or both and I have too much weight in...

With the latest announcement of no dancing how are you planning your day? Still having a DJ for music in background but with no dancing what else can we do? TIA

How on earth do you decide on a first dance song? We have such different music tastes, they don't overlap at all - he's into classic rock, I'm more a 90s/00s pop girl . How have you decided your first...

I can't decide whether we need music to be in the background during the wedding breakfast. I'm hoping that conversation will flow and no one will be able to hear any music anyway, but am worried only...

Where is everyone going on their honeymoons and for how long? Why did you choose that destination? Is it a special place for you and your partner? How did you decide where to go? I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW...

Hi everyone, just looking for a bit of advice on wedding planning, particularly when to start reaching out to suppliers. Most of the online guides and blogs I have read advise reaching out about a...

Hello! We have our venue booked and I’m now trying to work out a budget plan! Can anyone recommend a suitable budget to allow for a photographer and a videographer? These are very important to me and...

Bought my dress today. I went with a very clear idea of what I wanted - sleeves, illusion front and back, fullish skirt, NO corset back, NO belt and absolutely definitely under no circumstances...

Hi Everyone, I am unsure about what underwear to wear on the day! My dress has padding in it and has a very low back so I wont need a bra however I am unsure about knickers! Obviously I need to be...

Has anyone used these guys? They look fantastic but are expensive. Www.the function.band

Hello, I am getting married in a registry office this September and need ideas as to what to do afterwards. If everyone can come to the wedding we will have about 35 people. We want a party but at...

Anybody had any issues with partners family or siblings? We’ve never really gotten on, due to his ex wife and the children and they’re still close. One of his siblings has declined, the other hasn’t...

Help! I got engaged at new year and want to get married at the end of November but I’m so worried COVID will read it’s ugly head again and we’ll be forced to reduce numbers (we’d like 100 to the day...

We've got our menu tasting at our venue on Tuesday, and it suddenly occurred to me today...'do we pay for this?'. I know it potentially could vary from venue to venue, but does anyone know if venues...

HI everyone - does anyone have any creative ideas for the 30 person restrictions from 17th May? I have heard of people planning a 30 person wedding lunch for family and an evening 30 person dinner...

Hello. We are planning a small wedding in July and have decided we don't want a big evening reception. So we aren't inviting extra guests in the evening, just the ~40 day guests. This is mainly...

I was so excited for our wedding which was originally going to be June 2020. Postponed twice now and our new date is 28th June 2021. Feel so stressy and nervous not knowing whether it will actually...

HI all. I've had a lot of time to think over lockdown. Please bear with me on this, I'm canvassing for opinions and initial thoughts only, not looking for endorsements or anything else! I noticed that...

Hello, I’m new here! We got engaged a couple of weeks ago, and are starting to think that a normal big white wedding might not be for us. There are lots of reasons for this:• his family live abroad...

I’m feeling quite deflated as we posted invites to friends and family who don’t live local to us and not one of them have even text us to say they have received it let alone an rsvp to say if they are...

Hi everyone, We are getting married on 29th July 2021 and then are due to go on honeymoon on 2nd August 2021 to Greece. Seeing as it's unlikely the honeymoon will go ahead due to covid, I was thinking...

I’m going shopping for a dress in about 6 weeks but wonder whether it’s worth getting my wedding shoes before or waiting for the dress? I see positives and negatives for both but would love anyone to...

How can you give notice of marriage in the current covid times

I'd be very grateful for any assistance with some helpful wording for the invitations. We've booked an exclusive use venue from the Friday to the Sunday, with the ceremony taking place on Saturday...

We are looking at between 25-40 people to attend, hiring a marquee at our land and having a hog roast. 25 attending are immediate family. There will only be 4 of us in the registry office, but then I...

Hi everyone, hope you’re all safe and well. I need your advice. It’s hit me that my fiancé doesn’t want to marry me anymore. In all honesty, I’m not sure he ever did. We have been friends a long time...