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Weddings & anniversaries

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Battery LED fairy lghts
Does anyone know where I can get cheap battery powered strings of LED fairy lights to use in our centrepieces? I've had a look in this forum but most of the links I've found seem to be out of date now. We've got 7 tables so they need to be fairly cheap to keep the overall cost down. The best I've found so far is £3.30 for…
where to sell wedding dress?
Hi where are the best places to sell my wedding dress? I don't want a silly price I just want to sell in the next couple months as its hanging around. Its been cleaned. EBay? Or are there better places? Thanks
Favour presentation help!
Hello, I am getting married in two weeks and have sorted everything except how I am going to display my favours. I have got a miniature pot of jam and honey as well as a couple of tea bags for everyone in line with my afternoon tea vintage theme. All the favour boxes I have seen will be too small. Does anyone have…
Bouncy Castle - Insurance Needed?
We are having a bouncy castle at our wedding we have lots of children coming, i've hired one that is also ok for adults to go on as i'm sure there will be a few wanting ago! However we've just had the forms come through to sign and just about to pay for the hire upfront which they are asking and I asked what happened if…
How do you manage?
Ive been a long time lurker but thought i had to ask you all for a bit of advice! Im due to get married next year - oct 2014 which sounds like ages away but it doesnt feel like it. Long story short - im kind of doing it all by myself and i thought i was meant to be happy planning and sorting my wedding but i feel more…
Small intimate venue in Yorkshire or Derbyshire
Does anyone know of any nice small intimate wedding venues for about 25-30 guests in Yorkshire or Derbyshire? Ideally we'd like somewhere that has a civil licence to avoid the cost of transport and would love guests to be able to stop there or nearby.
Anyone having an after reception party or have any suggestions??? I need to party!
Basically we're getting married in October and having a church wedding followed by a restaurant reception from 2pm to 7pm for a lovely long meal and chatter, it will be a fairly mellow/lively afternoon/evening. The wedding party guests will consist of a more mature/elderly/family crowd excluding my friends, cousins from…
How to say you can't afford to come?
Hi all. Not sure this is the correct place to ask this question but I thought I'd give it go. After speaking to my folks at the weekend it seems my sister has picked a wedding venue in Thailand for April next year. This has left me with some major issues. A bit of background info to my problems: I got married last year and…
Anyone with any advice for makeup please help!
Hello, Our wedding is rapidly approaching and i've booked the hairdressers and makeup person who is also in the salon, i'm meant to be going for a trial in 2 weeks but am having doubts. I dont really like the people in the salon they are friendly enough but everytime I go there, they are on about having split from their…
What to do?!
Hi, I'm hoping for a bit of advice, me and my OH got engaged 2 weeks ago and have started looking at venues. We were looking to get married Feb 2014. We've found a venue which would be lovely and they have a special package price for winter meaning we would save £3000 if we got married in Dec 2013 (not long!) which we…
Flat purple wedding shoes - desperate
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relica wedding dress from china anyone?
Simeone at work had a wedding dress from China but has since lost the web address. she was really pleased with thed dress and am trying to find a similar place. does anyone know of one?
Help with dress!
I am in the early stages of planning our wedding which will hopefully be this time next year! Getting slightly ahead of myself, I have seen a dress and I am in love! However, I am notg great at this and have no idea what make it is (i have seen it while looking at photographers!) This is the dress Dress Any help would be…
We did it!!!
Wow what a day!!! From start to finish the day went without a hitch! After all my worrying lol I woke up at 7am, and it was chucking it down with rain which after the last week and a half of brilliant summery weather i felt a bit downhearted but it soon slowed off, until it was time to leave to get to the ceremony!! The…
He proposed!!!!
I've already posted this in the DT thread in all my giddiness but thought I would add it here too. The OH proposed on Saturday and I'm over the moon! Grinning like a villageless idiot at the moment and wanted to share with the weddings board as one of the posters suggested this would be the place to do it. Not getting…
Jewellery Quarter recommendations wanted
Hi We're newly engaged and looking to book a mini break to the Jewellery Quarter to go shopping for an engagement ring. First, can anyone recommend a hotel? I really like the look of Hotel du Vin but a personal recommendation would be excellent. Also, does anyone have any tips to share when it comes to getting a great…
Has anyone asked for money instead of gifts?
Having combined our two households, my fiance and I have two of everything, and live in a tiny little house. A lot of stuff has been eBayed, put into the loft, or given away. We do not need more stuff! As we wandered around the shops yesterday, we couldn't find anything we really need. However, we have gone a bit OTT with…
whats my rights after putting deposite down for the wedding
Hi, Need some advice, basically I went to look at a venue last year in November to hold my whole wedding day. I put the deposit down which they have asked for to hold my place for the day and price, now I am in May and I got told the price went up on the 1st January and now they want more for the hire of the room etc. When…
Wedding dress alterations/cleaning
Hi, i bought a wedding dress off ebay that needs taking up and dry cleaning, can anyone recommend a good place to go in the north east? cheers.
Gift bags for kids
Hi all We have quite a few kids coming to our wedding, so I want there to be a gift bag in each one's place when they get to the wedding breakfast. I am going to personalise each one so they are relevant for that person. We have: Girls 1x one yr old 2x two year old 1x three year old 1x11 year old 1x 12 year old Boys 1x 5…

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