Weddings
Don’t let the joy of your wedding be overshadowed by the stress of planning. Our Weddings Web Guide uncovers some great resources for spouses-to-be, whether you’re just looking for inspiration or want close guidance during all stages of planning and preparation.
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Many couples attempt to plan their wedding ceremony or reception. Even the most organized wedding novice can get themselves into quite a mess trying to keep all of the details straight. Online you'll find plenty of wedding planning tips, along with some great tools to help you stay on top of even the smallest details.
- Online spreadsheets can help you track wedding details and allow access for many users, so you can collaborate more easily. Google Docs is a free service that can work well for this purpose.
- Starting your own Web site is a great way to keep all your guests and members of the wedding party up-to-date on the latest wedding developments. A blog is an easy way to do this, thanks to sites like Blogger and WordPress, but there are also places to go to start a wedding-specific site. We've listed our favorites below.
For wedding planning advice ...
Weddingbee
is the collaborative blog of soon-to-be brides. Read about their wedding planning experiences and learn from their mistakes. You'll get real advice about food, clothes, music, the ceremony, the honeymoon and more.
Bridal Guide
is a comprehensive wedding site with sections devoted to wedding planning, etiquette and traditions, and advice.
For etiquette advice ...
OurMarriage.com
has a "Wedding Etiquette" section that helps you determine who traditionally pays for what, what the responsibilities of each person in the wedding party are and more.
Frugal Bride
contains an "Etiquette Do's & Don'ts" section that covers issues like who pays for what, gifts, second marriages and more.
For wedding planning tools ...
Wedding Tracker
creates wedding Web sites to help you keep track of every detail. After a two-week free trial, the service costs $60 for one year. Wedding Tracker is a division of The Knot.
WeddingChannel.com
has several tools to help you plan your wedding. You'll need to register with the site for free to access the tools.
Wedding Mapper
lets you create a Google map of all the events of your wedding, complete with the ability to add photos, driving directions or links to other sites to help your guests figure out where to go.
SimpleSeating
helps you create seating charts for your wedding. The free package allows you to seat up to 50 guests but for a paid package (starting at around $20), you can manage more events and seat up to 350 guests.
For printable checklists ...
Bliss
has a few printable
checklists that should help every member of the wedding party keep track of what they need to do for the big day.
WhatHappensNow
has a list of things that should be in a wedding day emergency kit to help the bride, groom or anyone in the wedding party stay happy and spotless before the big event.
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