Really? Do I really need to have a wedding website? My recommendation is simply, YES! We are in the technology age. As you plan your wedding and reception, I am sure you will want to keep your guests informed of the details. In addition, this will help keep the phone calls to a minimum.
There are so many options and so many things you can do with a wedding website, and they are so easy to put together. Most have templates already set up and pre designed for you. Here are a couple of recommended sites that have templates ready to go for you:
ewedding.com bestweddingsites.com weddingsolutions.com weddingwindow.com elegantweddingwebsites.com davidsbridal.com ourweddingday.com myevent.com weddingwire.comYou could also create a wedding blog where others can post their messages and well wishes as well.
Here are some great sites for blogging:
WordPress.com Blogger.com Blogspot.com uberbrides.comWhat are some good things to include in your wedding website? The sky is the limit but I definitely recommend following an outline. Here are some key things you will want to include that will help save you time, and will so convenient for your guests:
1. Wedding date and location- make sure your guests know to save the date!
2. Bridal Registry Information- Store Names and login information if applicable, this will make getting gifts really convenient
3. Directions- Make sure you have the ceremony site, and reception site mapped out
4. Wedding Party- Introduce your wedding party, they are important, you could have a different page for each member along with their picture
5. Love Story/Stories- Let your guests know how you met, how he proposed, how long you have been together?
6. Fun Tidbits- You could include a trivia page about yourselves etc. Several other websites have games, trivia, quizzes etc you could create.
7. Honeymoon location information- Where are you going on your honeymoon
8. Guest Accomodations- Let your guests know where they should stay in the area, have you called the hotel and asked for a group discount? Put their logo and link information along with the discount rates on your site.
9. Weather forecast- for your wedding day, and/or honeymoon location- This is available through Weather.com
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