All across the nation women are forgoing carbs and doing pilates, test driving a variety of updos, waxing hither and dither and spray tanning themselves into the beautiful bride they’d always hoped they’d be. It’s....wedding season!
You may be surprised to know that I found planning my wedding to be the most joyous task ever. EVER. Here's another shocker, I didn’t let anybody help me. I made the invitations, wrote the ceremony and vows (ok, not my fiance’s. I actually allowed him to do that) and selected each and every detail. Just to be clear, I was NOT a Bridezilla, but merely a "Planning Nerd" in her Planning Nerd nirvana.
Back then (my God that makes me feel old) the interweb was nothing like it is today, but I did manage to set up a primitive wedding website. It was lame, and ugly and difficult to navigate. Also, I somehow set the accompanying music to a dark Gregorian chant that stuck. I tried to find the site to show you, but the link is long since dead. Oh well, at least the marriage is still alive and well.
Today, brides (and grooms if they’re given permission) have many great choices for sharing their bliss with friends and family online. Recently a friend showed me the online wedding invitation she received via WedSimple.com. I poured over the site trying out different invitation layouts and checking out the great features. Sigh. Planning Nerd alert.
I’m not affiliated with the site, but just wanted to share. If you’re a bride-to-be or know somebody who is, have them take a look. There’s a free trial. After that there are packages, i.e. $60 for a year. The site has lots of planning tools, a blog to update guests about the progress toward the big day, a place to tell your “how we met” story, high quality photo sharing, online invitations and RSVP options and something I WISH I’d had, a keepsake CD.
Sadly, there is no Gregorian chant music option.
Wedding on the brain? You might also like these:
TheKnot.com
DesignOurDay.com
OneWed.com
WeddingMapper.com
Bridal Party Hit List by Connie Bernardi
The Vow of Silence Before My Wedding by Moe Turner
*Photos credit to: Awkwardfamilyphotos.com
"
Printer-friendly version