Taking Steps Into the Digital Age with a Wedding Website

Wedding websites have recently become all the rage! Although they don’t replace traditional invites, they are a great way for couples to share information and keep guests informed about their upcoming nuptials. Check out some of the advantages below:

• You can include the story of how you met. (Better yet, tell the story from her point of view, and then from his.)
• You can introduce the members of your wedding party.
• You can inform guests of where you’ve registered, which is an “absolute NO-NO” in regular invitations.
• Guests can RSVP right online, which is both faster and more cost-effective than sending information back by “snail mail”.
• If your wedding is taking place over a weekend, or is a destination wedding, with more than one event, you can keep out-of-town guests informed about other activities that may interest them or events that will happen in conjunction with the wedding.
• Maps and details can be easily accessed by guests when and where they need them.
• Friends and family can leave comments and good wishes in the online guest book.
• You can survey guests for ideas about songs or late night snacks.
• You can showcase your engagement photos.
• Better yet, it counts down to your wedding day so you know exactly how many more days!

Are you ready to move into the digital age with your own wedding website?

Most websites are quite user-friendly, and based on templates that are easy to adapt and add photos and text to. The Knot offers a limited FREE wedding website for couples that register with their information on their site. Facebook also allows you to create a Fan Page, which you can adapt to be a wedding website. Companies, such as e-Wedding, offer a limited FREE site for those who want just the basics, or for a monthly or annual fee, a website with more comprehensive features and advanced options. Some wedding planning companies are also beginning to offer a wedding website as part of their services. I know we’ve recently subscribed to a company that will allow our destination wedding clients and our full service planning clients to get online and build their own wedding website once they begin working with us.

So, for all of you who are engaged, it’s time to move into the digital era! Get your own wedding website and have fun as you start sharing the excitement with those who are nearest and dearest!

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Cathy MacRae is a certified wedding and event planner, and owner of Creative Weddings and Occasions and Del Sol Destination Weddings. Located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, she plans wedding for couples in and around the Calgary and Banff area, who want a wedding that is a unique and personal reflection of them. She is also a destination wedding specialist, working with couples who desire to wed in various picturesque dream locations throughout the world. For more information about planning your own wedding or for advice from Cathy, please contact her at info@creativeweddingsandoccasions.com.