In today's world, every single person in the world between the ages of 10 and 40 visit the Internet on a daily basis. It only makes sense that you would want to create your very own personal wedding website. It's affordable, convenient, and will make your life much easier! Rather than call you for all of the party details, your site will be readily available to all guests who need directions, registry information, or just want to drop you a message. Plus, it can be updated on a daily basis to reflect any and all changes in the nuptial plans. Post monthly photographs documenting all of your travail on the bridal preparations.
When it comes down to it, a wedding is more than just a few hours; for many couples, the wedding events surround an entire weekend. Instead of jam-packing your wedding invitations with maps, hotel information, and a list of daily activities, why not post this in a clean and simple online format?
Great for RSVP
There is no limit to what a wedding website can do for you. For something less complicated: set it up to function as a simple RSVP tool. This will save you money on postage, and make keeping track of those who are attending a much simpler task.
Highly Convenient and Affordable
Let's face it, while some guests will be responsible enough to hang all of the wedding content on the refrigerator, most will misplace the envelope and forget about it until a month before the date. On top of that, the more paper you print on, the more money it will end up costing you. The highest fee for a beautiful and manageable site ranges between $5-10 per month for maintenance. If you're only planning on having your site up for 6 months, this could end up costing you only $60 or less!
Things that you can integrate into your site:
- Mailing list
- Contact information
- Guestbook
- Polls and Quizzes
- Honeymoon information
- Gift Registries
- Background music
- Weekend events/activities
- Online RSVP
- Maps & Directions
- Photo Albums (engagement, etc)
- Flash Intro
- Stories (proposal, wedding planning, etc)
- Video clips
- List of the bridal party attendants and parents
- Wedding countdown
Cool Features
The list goes on and on. You could even have a forum where guests can make special requests; such as music they may want to hear played at the reception, or certain food allergies they may have. Although you don't have to permit everything that is brought to your attention, it's nice to have some feedback on the festivities. In addition, it's a great place to post information you otherwise wouldn't want to disclose in the wedding invitation, most importantly of which: gift registry. Although it's common for couples to register at various stores for the wedding, it's tacky to attach it to the back of a formal invite. A wedding website is a perfect solution. You could even post the direct links to your registries right on the site for optimum convenience.
Perfect for Destination Weddings
A website is also ideal for a destination wedding. Where a typical hometown wedding may have ten or so out-of-town relatives, destination nuptials will necessitate that every single guest make flight and hotel reservations. Without one source to streamline all of the information, this could end being a complicated mess. A personal website will give you complete control over the situation; you'll be able to manage everyone's flight plans and status, as well as direct those who are uncertain about the next step. Think as if you're a travel agent helping clients plan a vacation. What are the best times to go? When should they start booking? Are there any group rates or hotel rooms blocked off that they can take advantage of? Clue them in to all of the details so that they can make the best possible decision. If anything changes, make sure that you divulge this on the website.
If your biggest concern is that you're not computer savvy – don't worry! Wedding websites are extremely simple to use and can be learned in less than a couple hours. So take advantage! Cut yourself a slice of the World Wide Web pie and get started.