Congratulations on your beautiful wedding! This questionnaire is to help us find out more about your big day - the little stories, anecdotes, information on where you bought your lovely details so our readers can get lots of ideas for their own wedding! You can't give us too much information so please fill in the information below and we look forward to hearing from you.
PLEASE NOTE: You will need to get your photographers permission to use the images on our website, as they usually hold the copyright to them. The vast majority are happy for us to use them, but it is best practice to ask. We reserve the right to edit any submissions.
Important Details
Name of the bride and groom: (*)
** Please enter the names of the bride and groom **
Ceremony AND reception venues:
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Wedding Date - Please use the calendar below to find your date (*)
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Email address for the couple (*)
** Please enter the email address correctly **
About the couple
1. How did you feel when you first met your husband?
When and where was your first date?
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What's your best memory or funniest story of your time dating?
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2. Tell us about the proposal
Who proposed?
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When did the proposal take place?
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How did the proposal take place?
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Were you surprised?
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Did he go the traditional route and ask your father's permission?
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Let's talk about the outfit!
3. Where did you find your wedding dress?
Tell us the - boutique, material, designer, price, any style details...
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How did you feel when you put it on?
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4. What accessories did you wear on the day?
Tell us about the - tiara, jewellery, shoes, underwear!
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5. What was your best buy - bargain buy?
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6. Tell us about the groom
Where did the groom buy/hire his outfit from?
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Did he choose it?
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Describe the colour/material/style
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How did he look when you first saw him?
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7. Tell us about your bridesmaids
How many did you have and who were they?
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How did you decide who to ask? How did they help you?
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Tell us about their outifts - where did you buy the dresses (boutique/designer/material/price/accessories)?
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How did they fit with the theme?
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8. Did you have any other attendants? Did you give your attendants a gift?
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Getting Ready
9. Tell us about your make-up...
What brands did you use?
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Do you have a make-up tip for other brides?
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10. How about hair - did you and your maids hire a stylist? If so who, and what did they do?
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The ceremony
11. Tell us about the ceremony...
Did you have any readings and/or music?
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Who walked you down the aisle?
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What's your best memory?
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Big day details
12. Our readers will want to know how you created your fabulous big day look! So tell us about the suppliers you used (include contact details i.e. website or telephone number where you can)
Who did your flowers i.e. bouquets, table centres, buttonholes?
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What was your theme?
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Where did you get your stationery?
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What transport did your hire/borrow?
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What decorations did you buy and how did you decorate the venue?
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Tell us about your cake - did you buy it, make it, order it? Tell us about the style/flavours/topping...
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Were you inspired by any celebrity weddings? If so, who?
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The reception
13. Tell us about the reception - where was your venue?
What did you serve as a wedding breakfast? Tell us about the menu...
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How did you do the table plan - was it a traditional top table?
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How many people did you cater for? Did more arrive later?
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Tell us about the speeches - what was memorable? What made you laugh/cry/throw plates!?
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Evening do
14. What was your entertainment - music/band/DJ?
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15. Tell us about the first dance - what song did you choose and why? Did you choreograph a routine?
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16. Describe your favours (if you had them)... were they different for male and female guests?
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17. Tell us your most memorable moment...
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Top tips
18. Based on your own experience, give us some top tips...
For brides...
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For grooms...
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For keeping to a budget...
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"If we could do it all again, we'd..."
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19. Tell us about the honeymoon - when/where did you go? What did you do?
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The budget
20. What budget bracket did you aim for - and did you keep to it? (This is optional, we don't mind if you'd rather not say...)
Choose from the following...
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Did you keep to your budget?
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Essential information
We need your photographer's permission to print your wedding photos - please write his/her contact details here...
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...and tell us, would you recommend them to other brides? If so, why?
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Thank you for taking the time to fill in our questionnaire. Some of our real life weddings are one page, some run to six pages. If we choose your wedding for publication, we will contact you via email a month before it goes on sale to let you know, and send you a free copy of the magazine. Simply click the button below to submit your details.
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