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Morning, Wondering if anyone could offer any advice on how much they believe is affordable for guests to pay for overnight accommodation at the wedding venue itself? We are getting married on a...

I feel like I’m losing my mind - but I just can’t find a venue I like! We’ve widened our net to within 2 hours of the midlands, and are looking for something that would suit a winter November wedding....

Hey everyone, I'm new here so apologies if this isn't the right place to post! We're looking at getting married November 2024, but we have a very tight budget, around £2000 or under for the whole...

Have anyone sent invites via email or text? In a digital Form of invite? What are your thoughts? Tia xx

Hi everyone My son is beginning to plan his wedding and as is typical in the Asian community, we will also have an input into it, which he is perfectly happy with ( within reason 😃😃). Any tips on what...

I'm doing the seating plan and my SO would very much prefer to not sit next to his parents. I thought it was tradition for parents to sit at the top table with us. Would it be weird if we didn't? The...

We are not getting married for two years. Our venue wants us to be paid up, for just venue hire 13 months in advance. I feel this is very early, is there any way to challenge them on this. It also...

Hi all, anyone used or thinking of using dried flowers instead of fresh? What are your thoughts? Thanks

Hi, we have our legal preliminary meeting next week with the registrar to provide documents etc. Please can someone who has already had this tell me how long the appointment usually takes as we are...

Wanting people's thoughts on photos. I like a venue (Harbour Hotel Bristol) but this has no outside space, at all. Is anyone else getting married in a venue that has no outside space and how do you...

I don’t know about anybody else, but I’m finding the stress of last-minute Covid dropouts extremely stressful. I’m getting married on Saturday and so far we have two dropouts. Manoeuvring table places...

How many orders of service will I need? One per guest or one per couple/family? Just trying to prevent too much waste if people end up leaving them after the service

Hello! How do you know if you’re getting ripped off by a supplier🙈 I’ve no idea how much to budget for the likes of a DJ, decorations, flowers etc. We’re based in Leicestershire so input from...

I’ve just sent out our invites for our wedding in September and have already had to correct a few people who misunderstood the dress code. I wrote semi-formal garden party along with extra details...

We have just over 3 weeks until our wedding and we’re dreading the first dance! We practiced last night and whilst it was very funny, it was also awful! What do?!

Hi everyone! The registrars have told us they only have 2 times available for us to have our ceremony - 1pm or 2:30pm, meaning guests would have to arrive at 12:30 or 2pm respectively. For context the...

I sadly lost my mum when I was 15 years old (now 27). I am really struggling with the thought that she won’t be at my wedding and want to try and have lots of little ways to include/remember her by at...

We'll be feeding our photographer all day. We will also have staff for a bar we are hiring and band members in the bands we have playing. What's the custom/everyone's thoughts on who we should feed?...

Those who did their own wedding stationery on the computer what software did you use? thanks x

Hey ladies, looking for some inspiration for wedding favours… what’s everyone else planning??

I got engaged this month and I already feel quite overwhelmed thinking about organising the wedding! 🤯 I have never been a great organiser, I don’t want my fiancé to feel he has to organise most of...

Hi, just wondering if anyone knows/aware of giving tips out to the wedding suppliers on the wedding day? One of my close friends got married a few years ago and she had cash tips for her wedding...

I really want to have pizza for our wedding breakfast but I'm struggling to find a venue in surrey/Hampshire that allows external caterers or have pizza available as a catering options. Does anyone...

It’s killing me to find a place, that dies halal food for 200 seated

Hi, beautiful brides, I'm writing here just to vent a little and express where I'm at... FH and I have been engaged and planning the wedding now for 18 months. We're due to get married 3 weeks today,...

Is it rude if I was to ask people to pay for there own sit down meal at the reception? as we are on a very tight budget.

Hello everyone 😊 If possible, I would like some opinions about what should I do in last resort regarding to guests not turning up or giving up in the last minute, if the reasons are valid fair enough...

Hello! I got engaged two weeks ago, and I've already looked at venues etc just to get a better idea of pricings as I've not been to many weddings myself so I'm very naive to all this. How soon should...

Is it common to have a post box in a wedding?

I'm having a crisis and I have no idea what to do now! My dream wedding had a guest count of around 90 (we have huge families, this number includes minimal friends) at a Manor, which was looking like...