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Ivana
Booking a hotel for my photographer
Ivana, Yesterday at 14:35

Hi y’all, We finally found a photographer we liked, however just before paying the deposit he asked if we are planning on booking him a hotel room for the night as he’s not local. I didn’t consider it...

Ivana, 16 minutes ago 2 6
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Guest talk - filling the venue!
Sara, 11 of March of 2024 at 15:32

Hi, I'm in very early stages of planning our wedding and we've just started to look over guest lists. My fiancé and I are both quite reserved, so don't have massive friend groups. We've found a venue...

Joanna, an hour ago 8 315
Cora
Hair and Makeup
Cora, Yesterday at 18:39

Hi all, I'm getting married in May 2025. I've had a quote back for hair and makeup for myself, mum, 3 bridesmaids and 1 flower girl of £900. This includes and extra person to help with hair and makeup...

Emily, 3 hours ago 1 14
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Indian and English wedding food
The future Mr K?, 30 of April of 2013 at 22:21

Hi, I'm hoping somebody can help us. Miss K and I are trying to find a caterer that can cope with our demands for Indian and English food at our wedding. Basically Miss K's family is Indian and mine...

Amanda, 4 hours ago 11 6,582
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Wedding Cars - any cheap alternatives?
sc2347, 12 of May of 2011 at 18:56

Hi All, Just looking at quotes for wedding cars at the moment and they are so expensive! The cheapest i could find was for £350 which seems a bit much for driving 2 mins down the road from the hotel...

Alfred, 12 hours ago 12 18,046
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Music and planning!
Stacey, 6 of March of 2024 at 23:36

Please help!! We aren’t getting married until next year & I know there’s 1 million and 1 other things to think about and look at BUT how do you choose what songs to use for the entrance, signing...

Daniel, 14 hours ago 9 125
Vixen1985
Schedule help!
Vixen1985, 1 of September of 2023 at 15:42

Hey all So, straight to it - the only available slot for the registrar to come out to the hotel to wed us is 10 a.m. (July 2024). The wedding planner at the hotel said 10am is early (no issue) and...

Talk, yesterday at 08:53 28 991 1
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Meeting with Vicar
Katie, 24 of March of 2024 at 16:28

Hi, My partner and I need to contact our local vicar to arrange a meeting with him as we would like to have our ceremony at the church in the village I grew up. I am very nervous about contacting the...

RomanticGreenStation, tuesday 26-Mar-24 3 38
Ivana
Photographer Fees & Experience
Ivana, 2 of March of 2024 at 11:26

Hi everyone, I would like to get your opinion on my photographer situation. I'm getting married this year in Aug in East London. We are still deciding on photographers for our wedding, so far we are...

RomanticGreenStation, tuesday 26-Mar-24 17 305 1
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Insurance for Pre Existing
Sav, 25 of March of 2024 at 23:01

Hi, Does anyone have experience or recommendation for insurance company that deals with people and long term pre existing condition please, there doesn't seem to be many around that will cover this...

Sav, monday 25-Mar-24 9
Kelly
Nottinghamshire wedding venues
Kelly, 9 of January of 2024 at 21:58

Hello Recently got engaged (boyfriend of 18 years!) Don't know where to start or even how to plan a wedding! Any recommendations for venues in nottinghamshire area, 1 venue where we can have the...

Roger, monday 25-Mar-24 3 53
Dani from Hitched
Brace yourself for the ULTIMATE collaboration! 👑
Dani from Hitched, 25 of March of 2024 at 12:00

Hey Hitched huns! Guess what? We have a BIG announcement to make… We have teamed up with the one and only Gemma Collins to create her very own Hitched Wedding Wishlist and we couldn't wait any longer...

Dani from Hitched, monday 25-Mar-24 33
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Destination wedding's, Italy?
Nicola, 25 of March of 2024 at 10:47

Hi, first time positing. Newly engaged and looking to start planning as we would like to get married in 2025 so not giving us much time! We are more aware of what we don’t want than what we do. We...

Nicola, monday 25-Mar-24 8
November11bride
official title/roles for son
November11bride, 11 of October of 2011 at 12:43

MY oldest son (22) will walk me down the aisle and 'give me away', my other son (almost 18) will give a speech (the traidiotnal father of brie speech) and i will travel to the church with both my sons...

Claire, sunday 24-Mar-24 7 2,125
HappyGreenCars16169
Chair covers?
HappyGreenCars16169, 16 of March of 2024 at 18:12

These are the chairs at our venue. Any advice on what type of cover would be best for these?? Thanks 😊

Ivana, saturday 23-Mar-24 2 47
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No sit down meal!
Kelly, 17 of March of 2024 at 00:51

Hi, I'm really struggling organising our wedding. I don't want the normal sit down meal, speeches etc. I would prefer a small ceremony late afternoon and then roll straight into the reception but I...

Ivana, saturday 23-Mar-24 2 57
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Alternative to wedding cake
Samantha, 17 of March of 2024 at 22:36

Looking for ideas instead traditional wedding cakes - my fiancé likes idea of a donut tree I’m not sure, thought individual cakes maybe. Anyone had anything quite different?

Ivana, saturday 23-Mar-24 4 69
Caitlin
Teardrop or Pose
Caitlin, 17 of March of 2024 at 20:22

Hi I am getting married in November. I decide weather to have teardrop or pose flower bouquet Any advice

Olivia, saturday 23-Mar-24 5 109
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Barcelona Hen Party - Places to Stay
MoorWedding, 14 of November of 2014 at 13:10

Hello I am planning my hen party for the end of July (2015) in Barcelona. There will be 15 of us, and I was wondering if anybody has any recommendations for places to stay. Looking for somewhere close...

Dental, saturday 23-Mar-24 5 3,254
Megan
Finally booked our venue!!
Megan, 23 of January of 2024 at 15:07

Hi everyone! Me and my FOH have finally booked our wedding venue and registrar for March 2026! I am so excited to finally start the planning….but don’t want to get ahead of myself planning everything...

Antony R Turner Phot, friday 22-Mar-24 8 247
momai
Photographers
momai, 22 of February of 2024 at 10:28

Photographers - how do you know that they are good and that your not going to get ripped off with a rubbish one?

Antony R Turner Phot, friday 22-Mar-24 5 114
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Walking up the aisle
Katie, 11 of March of 2024 at 14:29

Hi everyone, i was wondering what others have done or their thoughts. This will be my 2nd marriage and my OH first. He has 2 children from a previous relationship. B will be 16 and G will be 12. I am...

Antony R Turner Phot, friday 22-Mar-24 2 39
Georgia
On the day items
Georgia, 17 of March of 2024 at 09:30

We’re getting married in May & I’m finalising things we need. Just can’t really think of things we might need on the day of the wedding for guests?! I’ve got a guestbook, confetti, favours sorted....

Antony R Turner Phot, friday 22-Mar-24 3 89
Pete
Photography for a registry office wedding
Pete, 9 of January of 2024 at 00:49

We are planning to have a very small wedding just my partner, me and our 3 kids (we are a blended family, she has 2 girls and I have 1). Planning to marry at the registry office in Kensington. Has...

Antony R Turner Phot, friday 22-Mar-24 2 38
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Venue
Brogan, 20 of March of 2024 at 18:22

Hi everyone I’m really struggling to find my dream venue We have got roughly 250 day guests and will possibly expand to 300 with evening guests , ideally would want the majority of us staying under 1...

Lisa, thursday 21-Mar-24 3 60
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Betting/Gambling Wedding Favour Ideas
LuxuriousRedHair663, 5 of February of 2018 at 19:47

My fiancé and I love betting - football coupons, betting at the races etc! Looking to do a few different things! Iv heard of football coupons, single bets on horses...! Just wanting something bit more...

BillieWillson, thursday 21-Mar-24 6 1,230
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Too early to ask bridesmaids?
Kw, 16 of March of 2024 at 14:50

Hi! We’re getting married in August 2026 and I’ve already decided on bridesmaids. Is it too early to ask people yet? I’m worried they’ll think it’s ridiculously early 😂 But I’m such a planner so want...

Katrina, thursday 21-Mar-24 3 54
Ray
Where could i find the best Florist in Auckland?
Ray, 21 of March of 2024 at 03:59

Where could I find the best Florist in Auckland? Me and my Fiancée are looking for the best ever florists serving Auckland. Anyone have personal experience with some, please suggest us.

Ray, thursday 21-Mar-24 6
xkimx007
Wedshoots
xkimx007, 14 of March of 2022 at 11:59

Hi all, Anyone planning on using (or already has) the Wedshoots app and adding the page to their Hitched website? I created an album in the app and added a photo to test. I can see the photo has been...

Joanna, wednesday 20-Mar-24 3 436 1
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Food menu choices
Natasha, 8 of January of 2024 at 09:17

Hi does anyone know if you can add food choices to your website and guest pick from there what they want? X

InfoHills, wednesday 20-Mar-24 3 91
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how to clean satin shoes - any ideas please?
Ayla, 2 of November of 2008 at 08:26

Wore a pair of Rainbow Ivory satin shoes and of course, with the current weather, they are now somewhat dirty and have the odd 'grass' mark too. Does anyone know how I could clean them up please - or...

Sarah, wednesday 20-Mar-24 5 16,933
Emily
Basketball Arcade Game
Emily, 7 of October of 2023 at 16:23

Hey everyone, I wondered if anyone knew of a supplier who could arrange a basketball arcade game to our wedding in Sussex? It's a bit of a difficult one to google so thought I would ask on here!

Anita, tuesday 19-Mar-24 17

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