linzi: you can get some cream called lanacain or something i think. that's supposed to be quite good. i havn't used it myself. but i hear it's good.

OMG Nic we had SOOOO much go wrong! neil got into a fender bender with some guy. his car got written off two days before the wedding. we had NO car for going away on minimoon. I was ill the wednesday night. we got married on the friday. Neil was ill on the Thursday night and the fire alarm kept going off all night too so he hardly slept. The day of the wedding house keeping came to kick myself and the wedding party out of the room we were getting ready in even tho we'd booked it for 2 nights. we had NO windows in our room so had to wedge the bedroom door open so the bridesmaids and i could come and go as needed. the MOH went to sort out our room (house keeping said we only had it for one night) and was standing at reception with hair and make up done but in her PJ's! only to be told that we had booked the room and that it was housekeepings error and when the member of staff went to re activate the key card the machine broke! and after the wedding the hotel lost all our decorations. cocktail glasses, mirrored plates and candle holders. not impressed at all.

so be prepared ladies! but please don't let it spoil your day! xx

tip= take flat shoes for later on!! no 1 sees ure feet really anyway and u will enjoy the night better if ure feet r hurtin!!

the old sayin....cry more u will pee less hahahahah. hav a mini essentials bag in ur emothers or sum1s hand bag!

I think we were really lucky because it was all fab. The biggest problem I guess was the snow but even then the majority of people made it without a problem.

However, something I learnt on my hen do and definitely follows through to the wedding... make sure all your mates/family grab you for photo ops whenever they can. It's no good you going around to everyone because your too busy so make sure you tell your friends in advance if you want pics with them to make sure they come to you!

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this thread is fab. Lots of advice and thinks to think about :D xx

Also, I actually only ended up going to the loo once all day which was great but if you have a big dress the best way is to sit on the toilet backwards like you are riding a horse. I'd read it somewhere - probably on here so I thought I would try it. It was the first thing we did as husband and wife lol it was hilarious but worked really well!

Lol no I hadn't tried it until the day but I was surprised how easy it was given the size of my dress. Bless you I was worried about that too xx

It's coming up to nearly 6 months since I got married but here are a few wee tips from my wedding:

1. Be prepared to be in the limelight once you leave the house, my parents neighbours were snap happy with their cameras when I came out to get ready for the car arriving and then when we got to the church our wedding photographer nearly leapt on me the minute I opened the door.

2. Take bottles of water with you in the wedding car as its thirsty work saying your vows then standing for some time getting photos taken especially if its really warm weather.

3. Make sure to take a break from your guests when you get the opportunity as I went up to my hotel room between arriving at the hotel and the meal being ready so that I could freshen up, go to the loo and catch my breath, that 15 minutes really did help and made me mentally prepared for the next part of the wedding day.

4. If your feet are hurting with standing for so long or you struggle with heels then its defo a good idea to take slippers, flip flops or flat shoes for the evening for the dancing. My hubby Paul changed his sporran to a sheep sporran that I had made similiar to Gromit for a laugh and I put on my sheep slippers. They were so comfy that I managed to dance the evening away and was hardly off the dancefloor. I did get a few comments about them but most were about how cute they looked.

5. If you arent going to have much alcohol (I was driving the next day) make sure you drink water or soft drinks to keep hydrated.

6. Try and find time to go round the tables in the evening and speak your guests, I did as some of them I hadnt met previously from Pauls side and they really appreciated the effort and enjoyed meeting me.

7. Try and get to bed soon after your wedding finishes. Ours finished just after midnight but we ended up chatting to guests who were staying in the hotel and didnt get to bed til 2.30am. We paid for it the next day as we were so exhausted and breakfast was eaten in a sleepy daze!

1) scuffing your shoe soles up is a must, especially if your dad doesn't do his either!
2) no matter how much you drink, you will not get drunk but you also won't finish a glass of anything all day
3) leave time for chatting with guests, they are there to see you anyway (in other words don't plan every second)
4) have time for just you the night before, to take a breath and relax
5) disappear for 15 mins with hubby, even if it is just for a glass of water and a wee (backwards on a toilet is genuinely best)

My one big one is

6) don't stress. The guests will be relaxed and enjoy their day if they can see the bride and groom are happy

thanks for the valuable advice :) i'm marrying 28th july 2013. seems ages away but as you say it goes quick. already been stressing. what do I do, when etc x

Thanks for the advice I'm getting married in October it is coming around very quickly now! Feels like i have so much to do still! x

They sound like good tips xx

Will definitely be using some of these tips. xx

i stopped reading after tip number 2 of the first post....! Drink plenty?! No problem! ;D

These tips are fantastic! Thanks :-) x

Hehehe great tips