Wedding Websites...Beyond The Save The Date

This morning a thought came to me about wedding guests and the information that's available to them regarding your wedding day. As I searched various bridal show sites, I was given driving directions and parking directions among many things. This is the very type of information that should be made available to your wedding guests.


Some wedding websites are FREE while others you will have to pay a small fee, but they all very user-friendly, so why not create one?! The perfect opportunity to let your guests know that you have a site is to have the information printed on your Save The Dates. That way, guests will have the information early enough to make arrangements to attend your wedding festivities. I've listed some easy-to-use wedding websites below:

http://www.theknot.com/
http://www.theweddingtracker.com/
http://www.weddingwindow.com/
http://www.ewedding.com/
http://www.mymemorypage.com/

Some valuable information to post on your site would be information about the ceremony and reception including the times and attire; gift registry links; travel and hotel accommodations; driving directions to wedding locations and local activities going on the weekend of your wedding. And to make the site more personalized, add the story of how you and your fiancee' met or the proposal story and mention your bridal party and their relationship to you.

And now that most people are unable to function without Smartphones, their is a FREE application called "Appy Couple" that can hold all of your wedding information and downloaded by your wedding guests. How cool is that?!?!

Until next time...WEDologize!

(photo credit - http://www.angelachenportfolio.com/)

Wedding Website Tools

I love the use of a wedding website! This is the easiest way to covey information to your wedding guests all in one location to avoid confusion. Weddings are productions and the cast and crew need to be informed of certain things. Why not share via a vehicle that can not only be informative, but also showcase you as a couple with some really fun photos.

Check out the main pages that should be included on your wedding website:

Proposal Story:
Share how he or she proposed on that special day! Some couples will mention how they met, the courtship, and engagement photos to tie the entire love story together.

Ceremony Information:
The perfect area to note the ceremony location and time. This is also a wonderful page to mention attire should you want guests dressed in a particular way (black tie, semi formal, a certain color, etc.).

Reception Information:
Outside of listing the reception location, start and end time, letting your guests know the entree should selections be involved is appropriate.

Hotel Accommodations:
If you have booked a block of rooms at area hotels, attaching the reservation link and room rates would go perfectly under this tab. Also mentioning the hotels amenities would be a thoughtful gesture for your guests, especially airport shuttle information.

Driving Directions:
When including directions, use the cardinal directions (North, South, East and West) for coming to the ceremony and departing the ceremony for the reception. Also if parking provisions are needed, such as particular lots or parking costs, this is the page to include that information.

Registry Information:
I am 100% against NOT mentioning registry information within the invitation ensemble. It's inappropriate. But of course you want guests to know where you've registered and listing the links to those stores is 100% appropriate on this page.

Guest Book:
This page would allow your guests to leave well wishes to you and your fiancee. Then print them off later to out in a keepsake box or album.

Until next time...WEDologize!

(photo credit: www.TheWeddingVendor.com)

Wedding Websites That Guests Use

As I prepare WEDology Notebooks for The 2011 Bridal Show at the Mid-America Club this evening, a thought came to me about wedding guests and the information that's available to them regarding your wedding day. As I searched the bridal show site, I was given driving directions and parking directions among many things. This is the very type of information that should be made available to your wedding guests.

Some wedding websites are FREE while others you will have to pay a small fee, but they all very user-friendly, so why not create one?! The perfect opportunity to let your guests know that you have a site is to have the information printed on your Save The Dates. That way, guests will have the information early enough to make arrangements to attend your wedding festivities. I've listed some easy-to-use wedding websites below:

http://www.theknot.com/
http://www.theweddingtracker.com/
http://www.weddingwindow.com/
http://www.ewedding.com/
http://www.mymemorypage.com/

S0me invauable information to post on your site would be information about the ceremony & reception including the times and attire; gift registry links; travel and hotel accommodations; driving directions to wedding locations and local activites going on the weekend of your wedding. And to make the site more personalized, add the story of how you and your fiancee' met or the proposal story and mention your bridal party and their relationship to you.

Until next time...WEDologize!

(photo credit - http://www.angelachenportfolio.com/)