Discussions I've Participated In

Hi, Me and my partner are getting married in May next year and we are stuck on bridesmaid costs. Does anyone have advice on who pays for dresses/hair/makeup? Thanks,Aimee

Hi, Has anyone tried the company Ever Pretty to get brides maids dresses? Any suggestions of other places with similar styles would also be appreciated

I’m a South African getting married in Scotland to my Scottish fiancé and I can’t get my head around evening food?!? We have canapés going out at 2:30pm. Our reception dinner meal and dessert for our...

Hi Everyone, I just need some advice for a moment as myself and my FH have a difference of opinion on this. We are getting married around Halloween 2026 and having what I am calling an 'opulent...

Hello everyone! I am a trained florist and so sick of the expense and unsustainability of fresh flowers! I ONLY work with preserved and high-end naturalistic faux. I am setting up a floral hire...

Hi everyone - I’d love your help! I get married next May, and I’ve started the journey of finding an outfit for the big day. I’m not an ultra-feminine person, but I’m 90% sure it’ll be a dress I’ll be...

Hi All, Is it unusual to not have wedding favours on the tables for guests? if I am being honest it just seems like an unnecessary expense after everything else we're having to pay out for. We're not...

Hi all, I’m getting married in March 2026, and wondering when would be the best time to send the Save the Dates? It’s so exciting so I feel as though I want to send them as soon as I can, but the...

Hi All, we booked our wedding venue for October 2026 and I am so super excited to start planning. Is it too soon to start booking our suppliers? We have our DJ and currently on the search for a...

Evening so I’m getting married in 14 days, and I haven’t spoken to this friend for a month, I’ve known this friend for 35 years we been to the same schools, collage, we had the same friends, Ive been...

Hi, I'm getting married Halloween 2026 and looking for an alternative wedding dress that is plus size and it seems to be impossible! I don't want a black dress, I want something white but with some...

Have just started wedding planning and my partner and I aren’t planning on having bridesmaids/groomsmen. I know my partner is pretty self conscious about this. I’ve suggested that we both invite...

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone has done dried flowers for their weddings, and if so who you went to for them? I've seen a company called hidden botanics online, but just wanted to see if...

Hi everyone, I'm getting married and I'm thinking of having a double-barrelled surname to keep my current surname and also have the surname of my husband to be. My surname is Richter and his surname...

Hello all, Hope you are all well. First time posting! Bit of a longer read. Sorry I got engaged on the 11th of August 2023, was over the moon, taken by surprise, but it was all pretty perfect. Of...

Hi I’m struggling to find my perfect venue, I would like something that looks like a Manor House with a marquee but big enough to hold 300 guest I would love to get married outside also

Hi! My fiancé and I have been together 6 1/2 years and are only recently engaged. We think it’ll be a few years until we finally have a wedding but would like to be prepared. I know it must sound...

Hello I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on where I could go to find a black wedding dress. I don’t want a traditional white wedding & set on the dress being black. Any other...

Hi everyone, We have recently booked our venue for July 2026 I'm struggling to find wedding insurance because of the length of time until the wedding. Has anyone found insurance that covers over 2...

Am I in my rights to feel upset?

Hello all. I need some brutally honest opinions. If you were the finance of a best man, but not invited to the said wedding, would you be happy inviting that couple that snubbed you to your own...

Where’s best to sell my wedding dress?

Hi everyone! After a bit of advice, we are getting married in September 2025 and have booked our photographer. However, we've realised that the photographer lacks communication. We have emailed and...

Morning everyone! I hope you don't mind me jumping in with both feet. I want to ask those who have already booked or chosen their venue- is your venue your dream venue? I live in an expensive part of...

Hi all, I need some help please. My Fiancé and I have booked our reception venue this will be used for our wedding breakfast and our evening celebrations as we hope to get married in a church. The...

Hi all, Has anyone had experience with buying bridesmaid dresses online? These particular shops, Stacees, Cincinia, Mix Bridal, are overseas and I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews which is a pain. Our...

Having just read an article on this very website, it suggests that wedding insurance is something often overlooked by couples planning. After a very brief look into it, I wasn’t able to find any...

Hi Everyone, I'm Chantelle (she/her) & engaged to Kirsty (they/them). We're planning on getting married on Halloween 2026 which feels ages away but I know it's going to fly by so I'm already...

AITB… okay, so me and my partner have been together for 6 years. We originally were supposed to get engaged 3 years ago but put it off due to his brother cancelling his wedding last minute....

If you havnt , how much have you spent on your wedding veil?