Discussions I've Participated In

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?

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...

Hello, I’m after some advice on wearing a second wedding dress for the dancing in the evening. Has anyone else done this and / or thinking about it? What time do you change? Did you allocate a set...

Hi I am just wondering if anyone has any suggestions, on where to look for a long sleeve sparkly flower girl dress. I’m not having much luck with my search. Thanks Emma

Help me please, past brides or people with wedding knowledge. Without trauma dumping, my surname isn’t my birth name, it was changed when I was a child to a man’s who was my abuser and I cannot wait...

Hi all, probably like most I'm getting into the stages of thinking about gowns, for our wedding as it is split between UK (traditional) and Vegas (anything goes) i am stuck, I would love a black dress...

Hey all, I need a bit of advice. I am starting to make my enquiries for hair and make up for myself and my bridal party, 3 adult bridesmaids, 2 junior and mother of the bride. Myself and my partner...

Please help! I had my hair and make up trial the other day and I hated how it looked. I said I wanted to try Hollywood waves or half up half down with a French plait. She tried to do the plait and...

Hi all, I would really appreciate your opinion on this! I actually raised similar issues recently but cannot find my discussion from before annoyingly! So I’ll try to keep this short (probably won’t...

Our venue doesn't allow you to arrive until 9am and my ceremony is at 1pm which means I'm aiming for the bridal party to be ready by 12pm. There's 7 of us that needs to get ready so I'm worried that 3...

We got engaged at end of May this year (2023)- I instantly got excited and started looking at venues. At first he said I was rushing & that getting engaged symbolized he would marry me... Not...