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A Personal Wedding Planning Web Page is a Great Destination Wedding Resource

By Lisa Light

Aren't you glad that we live when we do? I must say, some things about planning a wedding have gotten a lot easier. I used to stay up half the night faxing distant locations, during their business hours. Now, with e-mail and Internet research, so much of the details of planning a wedding - locally or halfway around the world - are easier.

No matter where your ceremony will be, your guests will probably be coming from many different locations. And you will have a lot of information to convey before you are all together a day or so before the ceremony.

A terrific way to set the tone for your wedding and keep your guests informed on all the details, is to set up a wedding planning website. A website is a wonderful planning tool, for these and other reasons:

  • You can include graphics, details, anecdotes, and photos that could never fit on the traditional wedding correspondence.
  • Your guests can find out what they need to know at their convenience.
  • A website builds excitement, and the group dynamics of your wedding party...by the time you all get together in the Caribbean (or Colorado), everyone will already feel a part of the group that has been "meeting" online for months!

You can design a website yourself, or design one through a website hosting company. They will take you through the process very easily (no need to be a tech-geek), and for a monthly fee, you can maintain your website long after the wedding, sharing photos and reminiscences with your guests.

In my book, Destination Bride, I list some of the wonderful things you might want to include on your website, as well as the many ways a website can help you along the planning process. Remember, website or no, most people still send two things - the save-the-date cards and the wedding invitations - by snail mail, which is more personal and more formal.

For more information about wedding planning websites, see my book, DESTINATION BRIDE: A Complete Guide to Planning Your Wedding Anywhere in the World, or register for a free trial personal wedding planning page from My Event.