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You deserve a wedding that’s as unique as you, which is why we have thousands of inspirational wedding planning ideas to personalise your day. From décor inspiration to the latest trends, wedding themes to wedding favours, dates ideas to gift ideas, you’ll find everything you need to know about wedding planning here.

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Charity Wedding Gift Lists: 5 Ways to Give Back
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From a charity gift list to social pledges, via ethical companies and sustainable honeymoons, here are the best ways to make your gift list support causes you care about - and some of it is completely free for your guests!
Your Essential Post Wedding To Do List: 17 Important Tasks
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Your to do lists don't stop with the wedding - find out what you need to do after the big day with our essential post-wedding to do list
31 Cute Dog Wedding Outfits for Your Best Pal
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Move over flower girls and page boys – these dog wedding outfits will make sure your pup is the ultimate star of the show at your ceremony.
The 30 Cutest Flower Girl Gift Ideas She'll Adore
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We've handpicked our favourite flower girl gift ideas for every stage of wedding planning, from 'Will you be my flower girl?' presents to perfect thank you gifts, including beautiful bracelets, super-cute teddies, the best books and much more!
Flower Girls: Everything You Need to Know
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If you are unsure what a flower girl should do, what they wear, whether to buy them a gift and what their role in the wedding is then our guide is here to help!
How To Create Your Wedding Gift List: 10 Top Tips
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We've got 10 top tips to ensure your wedding gift list is easy to make and buy from - are you ready to start compiling your free wedding gift list?
Navigating a Blended Family Set Up: How to Make it Work for You
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Struggling with bringing together a blended family? Relationship expert and Hitched Love Guru Anna Williamson shares her top tips for a successful step-family
22 Chocolate Wedding Favour Ideas Your Guests Will Love
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Thank your friends and family by indulging them with one of these delicious chocolate wedding favours. We guarantee they'll go down a treat!
11 Questions with... Tim Pitcher of Grangefields, Derbyshire
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In this month's 11 Questions we spoke to Tim Pitcher, barn manager of gorgeous Derbyshire wedding venue, Grangefields. An expert in coordinating rustic celebrations, Tim shares with us his experience of working in the industry
Wedding Safety Manifesto for Vendors, Venues & Couples
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Following on from our story about the harassment a number of wedding vendors have experienced at weddings, we came together with a group of ambassadors to create a safety manifesto
The 40 Best Bride-to-Be Gifts for Someone Special
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Celebrate the bride-to-be in your life with a gorgeous gift, from unique jewellery to the best pamper boxes
24 Thoughtful Wedding Gifts for Both Sets of Parents
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Want to treat the folks to say thank you on your wedding day? Then don’t miss our top pick of wedding gifts for parents that they are bound to love
We Need to Talk About Harassment at Weddings
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For many, a wedding is a joyful, wonderful experience, but for marginalised groups, there can be a darker side. We explore harassment at weddings and how to keep people safe
Weirdest Wedding Gifts: Newlyweds Reveal The Strangest Gifts They Received
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From wacky and wonderful ideas, to presents you definitely don't want to receive from your mother in law, these are the weirdest wedding gifts couples have received
Bridesmate, Mate of Honour and Wedding Party: Why It’s Important to Have Gender-Neutral Terms in the World of Weddings
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Want to include a non-binary pal in your wedding, or looking for a gender-neutral term for someone in your wedding party? Discover 'bridesmates' and more...
11 Questions with... Michael Kyeyune of Standout Stationery
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Meet Michael Kyeyune, the artist behind bespoke caricature wedding service Standout Stationery. In this month's 11 Questions he shared how it all began, his inspirations and his industry tips