Creating a wedding website has become such a useful tool for couples today. Wedding websites are a place where you can begin to set the tone for your design concept and atmosphere of your wedding.  It is also a place where you can list important information to help make the planning process for your guests easier and is a centralized location for all of your wedding details. 

WeddingWire.com, TheKnot.com, and MyWeddings.com are great places to start the process of creating a website.  They each have wonderful templates to make the website creation process quick, easy, accessible, and fun.  Although they are “website builders,” you can customize everything on the site. On your website you can highlight your engagement pictures, list where you are registered for gifts, tell your guests about how you got engaged, and share the stories and relationships of you and your wedding party.  It is a place to tell your love story. 

Do you enjoy blogging? Or want a way to save and share memories of your wedding planning journey? Most website templates offer a blogging feature.  This is not only fun for your guests to view, but it is a place to document your thoughts and experiences along the way.  I have seen couples use copies of their blogs in their scrapbooking albums after their wedding day. What a great way to save your real time experiences!

Another wonderful benefit of creating a website is that you can list all of the information for your big day.  I always recommend listing your wedding website on the save the dates as well as the invitations. Doing so will allow your guests to easily find the information they need in terms of hotel accommodations, ceremony and reception address, parking information, transportation options, driving directions and rehearsal dinner information.  Even if your guests lose their invitation or forget to pack it when they are headed to the event, they can easily access all of the information that they would need. 

Keep in mind, if you choose to use WeddingWire.com, TheKnot.com or MyWeddings.com for your website templates, these sites have so much more to offer! Another great tool is the creation of to-do lists.  You can keep all of your weddings tasks and information in one place.  This can really help you stay organized and create your plan of action! There are also calendar tools that can sync with Google calendars to schedule tastings, walk-throughs, appointments, and so much more!

I cannot recommend creating a wedding website enough!  It is a personal way to connect with your guests, share your excitement and journey, as well as a way to relieve stress and stay organized (similar to what Wedding Planners do!). It is a win-win for everyone.  We hope that this inspires you to create your customized wedding website sooner than later!

As always, HAPPY PLANNING

Your Storybook Team xoxo