Braintree, Essex · From January 2022
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Happily married 🎉
8 October, 2022
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A question that has very mixed advice and answers everywhere I’ve looked - who pays for bridesmaid dresses? I’m having one MoH (my older sister), and 4 bridesmaids (all adult friends). Planning to...

Has anybody avoided the whole maid of honour / best man allocation? Are the roles really required? We have 3 people we would like each as our bridesmaids and groomsmen. Each of these people for both...

Hello! The registrar only has 11.30am or 3.30pm available on the day of our wedding. I’m torn between the 3.30pm ceremony and having a registry office legal ceremony a few days before and a celebrant...
Hello! Has anyone decorated their venue themselves on the morning of the wedding? Both the ceremony and reception will be held at the same place and I plan to do our own decorations throughout....
Hi all, I know this is a long shot but I’m in love with the Star or Azora dress from Wed2B in blush, I’d need a size 10/12 , I know this is a long shot but there is no blush ones to be found anywhere...

Hey ladies, Anyone else have a nightmare about their wedding? Just under seven weeks away I dreamt my dressmaker lost my dress. I woke up in a cold sweat 😂😂. Tempted to call and make sure she has it...

Not even just a question just a quick burst of excitement! The wedding is this week arhhhhh on Thursday as I liked the date 22.09.22 ! I am very excited to marry my little weirdo 😍
Hello everyone, We are thinking of having a late wedding with the ceremony starting at the earliest 3 pm. But I'm worried that rhis will mess up the timings of having day and evening guests. If we...

I got engaged 5 months ago and I think in that time I have been happy once (the day I got engaged) My parents are so awkward, neither are interested in my wedding, my father doesn’t like my fiancé and...

Girls, I need some advice. We've found the venue we want to go with and we've read through the terms and conditions. When we went got a viewing they said they would pencil us in for our requested...
So we've just booked a venue we love and is a good price, but it is venue hire only and so now need to look at hiring catering and a bar in. We thought this would be cheaper than having to go with...
We're having a slightly rushed wedding due to family illness and have managed to book our registry office a reception venue. Unfortunately, we were only able to hire the registra and venue from 11:45...
Hi everyone, I’m just looking for some advice really from anyone who has any experience of professional photographers. My other half has come to me and last night and said that he’s particularly...

Hi everyone, We are fully committed to asking for honeymoon fund donations should anyone want to gift us anything (so please don't try and dissuade me or tell me its tacky to ask for money). My...
This might be a long shot as I’m guessing most on here haven’t had their wedding days yet! But…I just wondered if anyone had experience of the comfort and quality of Dune’s wedding shoes? I’ve got my...
Hello, I’m new to wedding planning and we aren’t actually planning on getting married until 2025. I already know who I want my bridesmaids to be, but they all have different body shapes and sizes and...
Hi, Im sorry in advance if this isn't in the right place, I just was hoping for some completely independent advice! My partner and I have found our dream wedding venue, but my parents are concerned...
I wank dark green bridesmaid dresses for October 2022 however cannot find many... suggestions welcome! Got one from hebeos - hideous and they wont take it back. I do not recommend this site.
I need some advice please! Had my wedding on Saturday and my makeup trial a few weeks ago. I paid £100 for my trial but when the lady came over to do it she said she was only going to do half my face....

Does anyone have any tips on making the wedding as budget friendly as possible but still getting the aesthetic of an expensive one?
I am getting married on 25th March next year in Essex. My partner and I really want to write our own vows for our civil ceremony. Neither of us feel that the options given on the ceremony form are...
We'll be having a small wedding of 50 guests, with no evening guests, and we will be serving the 3-course sit-down meal at 6PM, and the cake cutting around 8.30-9 PM (cakes will be served with teas...

Hey just wanted to shout out to any ladies getting married in September so i can get giddy with them and share some excitement. At home i have been banned from talking about the wedding on a Wednesday...

We got engaged in April and were hoping to getting married in April 2023, but finding the right venue has taken longer than I thought! We think we have the right venue now but it isn't local to us so...

I see a lot of suppliers contracts advising that I should have wedding insurance, can anyone let me know the pros and cons of this? Also is this a waste of money or do you think I should consider it?...

So excited to be in double digits for our wedding count down


I am wondering if its just us, but we have visited 4 or 5 venues and we are disappointed. We heard from friends that they fell in love with their venues when they saw them. One venue we were blown...
Hi I’m looking for an ivory bridal bag. Something simple for me to keep my essentials in for the day. My dress is quite busy so I’m thinking plain satin but open to options. I’m in the uk. I can’t...
Hi all, We recently got engaged and have found our perfect venue with dates next March 2023, we have been together ages and don't really want a long engagement. Unfortunately Selby/North Yorkshire...

My hubby (we have already eloped) and I are having a wedding celebration in Sept 2023. He wants to wear his army number ones. He will be wearing a maroon para beret, with a maroon sash and trousers...
