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Why All Engaged Couples Need Personal Wedding Websites
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Here's why you need to make time for your wedding websites - Ringgg...Ringggg, "What are the directions to the church?" Ringgg... ringgg, "When is the bridal shower?" Ring Ring Ring "Did you get our RSVP?" SIGH! Dealing with the stress and time consumption of planning a wedding is hard enough. Having 1000's of phone calls per week can just take the fun out of it altogether. All couples need personal wedding websites. Think of it as your own personal assistant. Wedding web sites allow you, as a couple, to share all the details of your wedding with friends and family no matter where they live.
Wedding websites come in all shapes and sizes, literally. You, or a talented friend, could design your own personal wedding website. Another option is to use a free online service which usually offer a pre-designed website template with the ability to post one photo, some important dates and how you met. You could upgrade from the free site to a paid service which frequently offers the most features for a wedding site, some even give you your own personal web address, your own .com!
One important feature for wedding websites is, of course, photos. Remember, the friends and family of your fiancé may hardly know who you are, they will love seeing photos of you both. You can post photos from when you were little tikes right up to your engagement and even the honeymoon photos. Other great features you can make use of:
Top Wedding Websites Features
Interactive Guestbook
Let your visitors leave their best wishes and comments for you and your fiancée. Entries can be added in real-time with some services so that you can see who has visited your site and left messages.
Offer Directions
Setup a page on your wedding web site to outline all the events and gatherings prior to your wedding. You can provide directions to your events and you could even upload maps or provide links to an online map service to assure no one gets lost.
Out of Town Guests
The perfect host always considers her guest's comfort. So, for your out of town guests, list hotel, bed and breakfast accommodations, local attractions, fight information, car rental and shopping. Those not invited to functions like the rehearsal dinner will be glad to have local information including the best places to dine.
Who's Who of the Wedding party?
Everyone always wants to know who you have selected to be in your wedding party. Create a special page just for them; include bios', photos' stories and more.
Link to Gift Registries
Letting people know where you are registered can sometimes be awkward since wedding etiquette claims listing your gift registry on a wedding invitation is a no-no. Adding this information to your site (not on the homepage though) makes for a great way to let everyone know where you are registered.
Online RSVP
Save time, money and stress by allowing guests to RSVP right on your own site. Most services offer this feature and will send you an e-mail immediately when someone responds. You can also login to your site to the saved RSVP's to keep track of who has and hasn't replied.
Flash intros & Background Music
Impress your friends and family with a professional looking website complete with Flash animated introductions and background music. You can find some of these files for free online if you are creating your own site, and some paid services also offer excellent selections of templates, intros and background music.
Personal Stories
Share your romantic proposal and/or your personal story of how the two of you met. Everyone will love the details and putting this information online will make a great read for friends and family. Leave out the embarrassing stuff though!
Password Protection
Password protection is a great way to keep prying eyes from sensitive information. It is smart to protect websites if there is anyone you would rather not be a part of your big day.
Share and Share Alike!
Your wedding site is not only useful to your guests, but very valuable to those loved ones who cannot make it to the wedding. Maybe you have family or friends overseas who cannot attend, a wedding website will allow them to feel a part of your plans and your big day. It also offers them an additional way to communicate with you.
Using a full featured wedding site will really help organize and relieve some of the stress of your wedding planning. Family and friends can now just visit your website to get the details on all your events, registries and more. You can easily include your web address with your wedding invitations (have this information printed on a separate insert) to get the word out. Plus, having your own site is most impressive!
Wedding Websites Tip:
After the Wedding?
Wedding web sites are not only great to announce your wedding and provide details about what is coming up, but they are just as important to provide information and photos after your wedding. You know everyone is waiting for you to bring your wedding album over so why make them wait? Simply upload some photos online and let them enjoy sooner rather than later. You can also update your website with honeymoon photos and comments; everyone will love to hear about your trip. A great way to remind people to visit your site after the wedding is to print your web address on your favors, or to print it on your thank you cards. Wedding websites...the personal assistant for every busy bridal couple.
Monthly Tips Courtesy eWedding.com
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- MyEvent.com - Fast and easy wedding website builder. Great features, planning tools and support With toll free help. 7 day free trial. 5 years online.
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- Jon Dylan Designs - I am a freelance website designer (my very first website was for my own wedding) specializing in unique, personalized and affordable website designs. I enjoy working with couples to provide a web presence that reflects your style and allows you to share your joy in your own way with the people you love.
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