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Personal Wedding Websites are tradition in which engaged couples employ the use of a website to aid in planning and communication for their wedding. The websites are used for a variety of purposes including communication with guests, sharing wedding photos and videos with those who were unable to attend, and providing maps, hotel and destination information, bridal party and couple biographies, and profiling vendors. Increasingly the sites are being used as tools for wedding planning. Many do-it-yourself sites offer features like online RSVP, blogs, registry management, and budget management tools to aid couples through the complex process .
As wedding couples see the importance of wedding websites there has been a growth in worldwide wedding website suppliers. Led by many of the large US based operators, wedding website suppliers now operate in many worldwide locations, many creating specific functionality and tools for their own national identities, customs and faiths. Examples of such websites include WedSite, Wedding Window, Wedding Wire, The Knot, Wedding Tracker, and My Wedding.
Depending on the specific site, some will host the personal "wedpage" for 6 months, to 12, and some forever. Price is a strong correlation between factors such as, domain name, advertisements appearing on the page, number of pages available, and different amounts/types of media available.
Wedding Websites| Services | Cost | Page Set-up | |
| http://www.ewedding.com/ | Example | Example | Example |
| http://www.mywedding.com/ | Example | Example | Example |
| http://www.weddingchannel.com/ | Example | Example | Example |
| http://www.weddingwindow.com/?ad=go&gclid=COu0jeKCtKsCFYeo4Aod9yLsfQ | Example | Example | Example |
| http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-websites.html?pcode=ioenhl&gclid=CPrz1uOCtKsCFYyD5Qodgnmreg | Customizable URL, designer templates, flash introductions to add excitement to website, music, online RSVP's, registries, unlimited pages, and 100 MB of storage. Apps such as Blog, Car Rental, Carbon Calculator, Night Life, Photo Album, RSVP, Registry, and Wedding Profile. | Free | Customers can choose a theme from 120+ different designer options |
| http://www.wedsite.com/?gclid=CMGC4eCCtKsCFUqK4AodmTkycQ | A way to collect RSVP's and track how many people visit website, customizable website name and pages, directions to site of wedding events using google maps, guest book, music, privacy options, unlimited photos, videos, wedding countdown, and more. . . | 7 day free trial, 6 months for $39, 1 year for $49, 2 years for $69 | Several beautiful backgrounds and designs. Customers can add, delete, or hide however many pages as they wish. |
Comparing and contrasting the price of wedding planner with price of website
While personal wedding websites are mostly to give the guests information on the wedding such as the date, time and location, the websites can also include things such as blogs and planning bibliographies in which viewers of the wedding website can interact with the bride and see her vision for the wedding. Weddings brought to life from personal wedding websites may lack in creativity and originality as many of them suggest traditional weddings and encourage brides to look at celebrity weddings for inspiration. Most brides see personal wedding website, particularly free ones, as a more cost efficient way of planning and informing friends and family about their wedding, however, some of these website promote expensive wedding products and ideas as opposed to less expensive and more realistic items.. With free or fee-based websites, the user receives their own domain name for the website . It is also important to note that wedding planners are for the purpose of helping the bride while the wedding website is more helpful to the guest.
According to White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture wedding planners are typically 15% of the weddings total cost. The average wedding costs $28,000 and depending on what percent the planner takes they usually make between $2,880 and $4,320 for every wedding they plan. Wedding planners can charge an hourly wage, ranging from $40-$100, depending on what part of the country they conduct their services in. The rate also depends on how much experience the wedding planner has had; those with more experience are paid more than those just starting out.
References
- Melendez, Jason and Crystal (2007). E-Plan Your Wedding: How to Save Time and Money With Today's Best Online Resources. Mediasoft Press. p. 480.
- Sabino, Catherine (2009). "Stylist Weddings for Less: How to Plan Your Dream Wedding on a Budget". New York, New York: Filipacchi Publishing. pp. 183–184. ISBN 1933231653.
- Daws, Laura Beth. "Happily Ever After.com: The Construction of Identity on Wedding Websites".
- Daws, Laura Beth. "Happily Ever After.com: The Construction of Identity on Wedding Websites".
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{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - Sabino, Catherine (2009). Stylish Weddings for Less. Filipacchi Publishing.
- Daws, Laura Beth. "Happily Ever After.com: The Construction of Identity on Wedding Websites".
- Ingraham, Chrys (2008). White Weddings: romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 90.
- Camenson, Blythe (2002). Opportunities in Event Planning Careers. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 160.
- Camenson, Blythe (2002). Opportunities in Event Planning Careers. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 160.
- Camenson, Blythe (2002). Opportunities in Event Planning Careers. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 160.