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Wedding Website to Announce Wedding

July 18th, 2008 | Rss Feed

Use a Wedding Website to Announce Your Wedding to Friends and Family

When it comes to wedding planning, it seems to go on for months and months. Nevertheless, that final moment when it all comes together seems to be over within just the blink of an eye. One way to simplify your wedding planning is to create your own wedding website. A wedding website enables you to capture RSVP emails, make announcements about the wedding to friends and relatives, and more.

What is a Wedding Website?

A wedding website is your own Web URL or a certain amount of space hosted on another’s website that announces your wedding and includes some information that possible guests would want to know. The website is dedicated solely to your wedding. It’s a great way to let those nearby or abroad know about your wedding date and details, who will be in the wedding, and what to expect.

The wedding website may contain photos of the bride and groom with special captions to explain each photo, the bride’s and groom’s names, the wedding date, an optional wedding song lyric, and a listing of the bride and groom parties. You can also post personal information about how you met, how the groom proposed, and who you are now. The website may also have a guestbook for visitors to leave comments for you. You can even list links to your bridal registries to make gift giving easy.

Your Own Web Space versus Using Space on Another Site

If you don’t mind paying monthly fees for your own domain name and web hosting, you can get your own wedding website and hire a designer or design it on your own if you have the know-how. This gives you more flexibility as to what you can include, how many photos you can upload, and how long you want to display the website.

If you want to keep costs as low as possible, you might opt to get a free wedding website hosted on another’s website. Some wedding planning websites will offer free space to you for several months before the wedding. They will allow you to upload certain information and a limited number of photos. Also, these types of sites will usually provide design templates for you to choose from to make creating the website easy. If you choose the free wedding website, you might be required to have an ad or two on your website as a sponsor. This is a fair trade since you’re getting your website free of charge.

When seeking a wedding website venue, check out the company thoroughly before entering photos or personal information. Also, take a look at their example sites to get an idea of the quality of design and how yours will look once completed. Be sure you’ll be able to update or delete the wedding site at any time, and find out how many photos you can include. Look at the template designs to be sure there’s one you’ll like.

The benefits of having a wedding website are many. It gives another avenue of reaching guests and helps to personalize your wedding planning. Go online today to start planning your most special event!
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Weekend updates

July 11th, 2008 | Rss Feed

You may have noticed many little updates across the board.  We are making subtle but necessary updates.  For example, added new songs to the father/daughter, mother/groom and first dance songs.  made the reception planner more readable and also using radio buttons instead of the check-boxes (which makes more sense). making many forms more user friendly (ie..you no longer need to reselect song choices and bridal registries when ordering mistake is made when ordering a website).

So much we are working on that I don’t want to spoil the surprises.  This weekend we’ll be updating the bridal registry links on wedding websites.  We will take down the option to order and edit during the update.

More mini updates to come this coming week and a BIG surprise very soon to the wedding websites.

Don’t forget the Bridal Spectacular Bridal Show at Cashman Center is coming up next weekend, IN LAS VEGAS!

Have a great weekend…..

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Wedding Invitations – Creative on the Outside

July 8th, 2008 | Rss Feed

Wedding Invitations – How to be Creative Even on the Outside

Wedding invitations are one of the few pieces of mail that people enjoy receiving. It’s fun to open up that envelope knowing there’ a custom invitation inside. But amidst all of today’s junk mail, how can you make your envelope stand out to get your guests’ attention?

There are actually several ways you can make your mailing envelope as unique as your wedding invitation.

  • Shape – With so many wedding invitation designs available today, you could easily select a uniquely shaped style such as square or tea length. The mailing envelope will then reflect that same distinctive size to fit the invitation.
  • Style – Another option is to select a Seal and Send wedding invitation style. This all-in-one invitation is designed to be folded into a self-mailing piece eliminating the need for a mailing envelope. The response card is attached to the invitation so it can be easily detached by your wedding guest along the perforation. This also eliminates the response card return mailing envelope and saves on your postage cost as it only requires a postcard stamp.
  • Color – How about using color for emphasis? Some wedding invitations now come with colored mailing envelopes. In particular, self-mailer invitations often include a colored envelopment. The envelopment holds your invitation card and has a built-in pocket for keeping any extra enclosures. It is then folded up wrapping around all your invitation pieces to become your mailing envelope.
  • Decorative Seals – Adding a seal to your wedding invitation envelope could be that extra touch you’ve been looking for. Even though your envelope is sealed, you can choose to place a special seal on the back so it gives the illusion that the seal is actually holding the flap down. There are many seal design choices, from monograms to first names to specific themes. Their appearance can be clear, white, silver, gold, embossed, etc.
  • Custom Wedding Stamps – There are now websites that offer you the option of creating your own personalized postage stamps using an uploaded photo or choosing from ready-to-use wedding designs. This is a great way to dress up your wedding invitation envelopes to reflect your personal style.

You want to be sure your wedding invitation gets the attention of your guests as soon as it arrives in their mail and that it doesn’t get lost in their sea of junk mail and bills. Using any of the above suggestions will surely accomplish this and will start building their excitement even before they see your actual invitation.

Sara Haese is the owner of www.PrintedCreationsWeddingStore.com where you’ll find a great online selection of both traditional and contemporary wedding invitations. Visitors can also sign up to receive her FREE Wedding Invitation Guide.

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Tips For Stress Free Wedding Planning

July 7th, 2008 | Rss Feed

Stress Free Wedding Planning

written by: Isabel

Organizing a wedding can be daunting, especially if you are working to a budget. No one wants to start married life in debt, and it should be the happiest day of your life.

Many people come to my hotel for advice on organizing and planning their special day, so i have created this article with some advice and tips to help you & your partner plan the perfect wedding.

Firstly make lists of what you need to do, but don’t get carried away with bridal magazine time-frames and their recommendations. In my experience they create panic and are nearly always over detailed. Every wedding is different, so make sure the things you write on your own list are personnel to you, and not because you feel you have to.

Never forget it’s your wedding day, and things should be as you and your partner want. Not your mothers, brothers or even mother-in-law’s way. I can’t stress that enough. Don’t be pressurized into what everyone else wants or suggests, especially when it comes to who to invite and where to sit. So if you don’t want to invite uncle Billy because you don’t know him or have hardly spoken to him, then my suggestion is don’t invite him. Weddings can work out expensive so only invite who you want, as opposed to who you have been told should be there.

Wedding rules and etiquette for some people play a key role in organizing their wedding. However please remember there is no right or wrong way to do things, and again – it’s up to you. So if you don’t want to have a wedding breakfast, just a big buffet then that’s fine. If you don’t want a wedding cake that’s a fruit cake then that’s fine too. You don’t have to wear white, you don’t have to have favours, it’s all up too you.

Be confident, be creative. One of my friends could not afford the wedding stationery invites, so we both came up with a cheaper option. We bought plain cream envelopes and paper, some gold spray, and from a top of a step ladder we sprayed the envelopes and paper. It looked really pretty and cost a fraction of the wedding stationary. As for the writing we chose a nice font on the computer and typed out the invites at work. It was so successful that we have been doing it for friends ever since. Last week a bride came in to show me what she had done. She bought tiny little silver stars and stuck them on the envelopes and paper.

What I am trying to say is always think about what you are spending your money on when it comes to your wedding, especially if you have a tight budget. Know where to cut corners and where to go all out.

Above all else remember:

It’s your wedding
Simple is beautiful

Wishing you every success!

About the Author: My name is Isabel and I’m a wedding planner for a top hotel in Brighton.

Planning and organizing weddings is my job as well as my passion, so if you can’t find what you’re looking for, drop me an email and I will be happy to help.

Visit Isabel’s website.

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Happy Anniversary WeddingMuseum.com

July 6th, 2008 | Rss Feed

Yes, we are back from vacation.  We had a wonderful trip up to Montana; through Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons.  We were so happy to see family too.

It’s hard to believe.  We are back from vacation and we passed a milestone.  It’s now our 5 year Anniversary being on the Internet!  We hope to many more great years to come and look out for some exciting upgrades and updates!

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