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Engagement Ring - Hatton Garden
Hi Am looking to buy a (very overdue) engagement ring for my wife and possibly another piece of jewellery. Can anyone recommend a jeweller in central London. I work near Hatton Garden but have no idea where to start. Has anyone else made a purchase from there? Many thanks
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Tailored female suits
HI all, I did a quick search...but.. Me and my partner are getting married in Sept in our back garden (reg office in the morning). We are having a very informal affair and I have no idea what she is wearing, but, I would like to get fitted for a causal tailored trouser suit. Someone suggested moss bros, but, I am not sure…
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Buying wedding booze! Alternatives to Majestic?
Hi, We're getting married in June 2018 and are looking to buy our booze from France to save on the pennies. We've looked into Majestic, but the wine choice is quite small. Can anyone recommend any alternative companies for booze cruises? Thanks a million, Bex
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Wedding budget advice
Hi everyone! After getting over the initial excitement of the engagement reality has dawned on us we now have a wedding to plan... and as part of this I have been trying to put together a reasonable budget that we can do some planning around etc... We are really in the early stages of planning, but we have some ideas of…
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Lightinthebox
Has anybody had any experiences buying a wedding dress from lightinthebox? I've seen some good reviews and some people have posted pictures of what they received so you can see that the end product is like the dress in the picture. But it just seems too good to be true!!
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Wedding Abroad Advice needed?
Me and my Partner have decided to get married but we are looking to go abroad, as it can be costly in the UK. I am just wondering if you guys can please help me out by sharing ideas, on where and how to start planning a wedding abroad. We are looking to get married on a beach and then back to a venue for the evening which…
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Artificial Wedding Flowers - reliable supplier?
Evening all, Just wondered if anyone has positive reviews of online bouquet/ buttonhole suppliers? Helping a friend organise her day and getting a bit lost in Google for this search. Any feedback would be great focussing on price, quality, how online piccies matched what you ordered. Thanks in advance :)
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Saving for wedding / ideas to have a cheap wedding
We're trying to do a wedding with £5,000 or less. We're hoping to get married in 2020 around July but may do it in a mother month , no actual date set We have a venue sorted but not paying yet as they only book a year in advance and that's for £1,500-£2,500 Depending on what we want that's offered. My nan can do the…
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Apostille Stamp query
Has anyone used the Gov.uk site for getting their wedding documents legalised for a wedding abroad. They are charging £30 per doc whereas the FCO is charging £54 per doc so I'm wondering if the Gov.uk offer is for real. Thanks
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2020 Brides?
We're planning to get married on 08.07.2020 We've only just started saving for it so only have £208 in the bank and £42.44 in a savings jar for it. We have most of the ideas down on paper but haven't booked anything. We don't know about venues yet or how to plan anything officially really.... Only today I decided who my…
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Wedding Insurance
My daughter has just booked a venue for her wedding and part of the conditions are that she has to take out wedding insurance. The venue is a country house hotel that has a permanent erected Marquee that is used for some parts of the wedding for 9 months of the year. This is permanently up all year and is double glazed and…
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Any Caribbean caterers in the North West?
Hi, I’m hoping someone out there can help me! I’m planning to get married in 2019 here in the North West (I’m originally from the West Midlands) but finding it really hard to find any Caribbean’s caterers. Me and my finance viewed a lovely venue today in Ormskirk, just need to find a caterer now 😔 It’s quite important to…
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Wedding Thread for African Caribbean Bride or Wedding ideas advice and inspiration
Hi Brides, I bumped into MSE via google and thought i'd find any great ideas or advice on African Caribbean Wedding vendors in Birmingham area and noticed that there's in fact no African Caribbean Wedding thread here. The one I found was just for Bridal Makeup. I also found a wedding site called My Afro Caribbean Wedding -…
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Lapland On A Budget - Can It Be Done?
Hello, My finance popped the question on Christmas Eve, so it's all still sinking in a bit. Personally, I love the idea of getting married in Lapland, but I've heard it is super expensive. Has anyone done it at an affordable rate? Any pointers on where to look?
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Can we do it for under £500?
Anyone got any stories of cheap/low key weddings. We want approx 20 at the day do and happy with a registry office however my OH wants an evening do of about 60 people. Our local pub is happy to do that if we sort the food. We live in West Yorkshire - any tips greatly received.
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2 Diamonds Help!
Hi all, I am hoping someone can help me make a decision! I am sure a lot of people are looking for the perfect engagement ring and it can go on and on. I have finally found the one I want to buy in a hailo design. I am stuck on which diamond to go into the middle. I have seen both in the flesh and they both look…
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Bridesmaids T-shirts £4.99 from New Look
Limited offer & sizes, but might be a nice bargain for someone! http://www.newlook.com/uk/womens/clothing/tops/white-metallic-bridesmaid-front-t-shirt/p/537317010?comp=Browse
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Wedding Planner Spreadsheet
Hi, well never thought I would end up in this section of the forums.. so hello ... DD1 & SILTB1 has begun planning their wedding.. being a bit old fashioned we are going to help financially as much as we can. So have been googling for a good old fashioned spreadsheet to track and plan the costings. Now I can find a lot of…
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40th Wedding Anniv - open house party?
Hi - our Anniversary is coming up in December - not a good time to plan things as everyone and their kids so busy with Christmas plans etc. Did not want it to pass unmarked but as hubby not often too well (nor me for that matter) I was thinking of maybe just doing an open house afternoon and early evening - for friends or…
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Can't decide how much to spend on wedding
OH and I want to get married. Not least because he has private healthcare through work which I will also become entitled to once we marry (romantic, eh?) We could book a date next year and save to pay cash for a big traditional wedding. What we are in fact considering is walking down to the registry office this summer then…
