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Seven Wedding Websites to Explore

GeekSugar — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:00:29 -0700

With Wedding Season kicking off across the entire Sugar network, I decided to cover the basics right off the bat, which include How to Make a Wedding Website and a list of wedding websites to help you with ideas, planning and everything else in between. Take a look at seven of my favorite wedding websites! Source

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Website of the Day: Muse

GeekSugar — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:00:00 -0700

You're getting married, and are tired of browsing the plethora of wedding websites out there, finding all the same ideas that get regurgitated over and over again. You want something fresh, new, and original for your big day.

If this sounds like you, you might want to check out Muse – a new social community where you can find and share tips, ideas, and experiences with other brides-to-be that are looking for something more than the run-of-the-mill wedding favor or cake design.

Not only can you bounce ideas off of other women who are getting ready to say "I Do," but you can plan your wedding from A to Z with the help of budget calculators, idea books, and calendars to keep you on track. Plus Muse's design is way cooler than any other that I've seen lately, so you'll feel right at home. Cause you're cool, too.

Need more ideas for your wedding? Check out the rest of our coverage on I Do Sugar!

Wedding Websites to Help You Get Ready For the Big Day

GeekSugar — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:00:14 -0700

Now that you've announced your engagement and have started creating your own wedding site, it's time to get planning! Thanks to Mr. Internets and his handy online tools, you're already well on your way to being a wedding planner extraordinaire! There are waaay too many wedding websites to count, so I've compiled a list of a few of my favorites below to help you cross your t's and dot your i's for the big day!

Bridalocity.com Bridalocity is a great wedding planning site with loads of wedding resources including free wedding planning guide that is available for download. The site has everything related to weddings including fashion, wedding resources, local planning, online planning, shopping online, and planning a wedding on a budget.

For four more sites, read more.

The Knot.com The Knot can be your very own personal wedding planner. Feeling overwhelmed about planning preparations? The Knot will help you get organized so planning won't be a daunting task. With a checklist to get you started and an extensive amount of search tools, The Knot will help you step by step. There is also an online community so you can get advice and tips from others about their big day!
ewedding.com If you want to create your own wedding website, ewedding allows you to sign up for a free wedding website, add content to any beautiful theme, and share your website. You can also have online RSVP, collect best wishes in your own guestbook, upload unlimited photos, post events, dates, directions, and much more.
Wedding Channel.com If you just got engaged, the Wedding Channel will give you all the assistance you need to plan your dream wedding. With answers to all your wedding questions, this site includes free planning tools such as wedding website info, a planning checklist, a budget calculator, a guest list manager, a scrapbook, and a save-the-date option. The Wedding Channel also provides some free templates for creating a wedding website.
Brides.com Brides.com can help you with your fashion and beauty planning, and honeymoon planning as well. There are guides with getting-started tips like shopping for wedding dresses, cakes, and signing on to registries.

Websites To Help You Plan A Wedding

GeekSugar — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:01:44 -0700

So you made it through the engagement and now everyone is asking 'when is the big day?' No need to get stressed out, because with the help of the Internet, you can be an expert wedding planner- right from the comfort of your own home! There are thousands of wedding websites online with great reference tools, checklists and info to help you get your planning started. I've compiled a few of my favorites below for you to explore. Enjoy and happy planning!

ewedding.com If you are wanting to create your own wedding website, ewedding allows you to sign up for a free wedding website, add content to any beautiful theme and share your website. You can also have online RSVP, collect best wishes in your own guestbook, upload unlimited photos, post events, dates, directions and much more.
The Knot.com The Knot can be your very own personal wedding planner. Feeling overwhelmed about planning preparations? The Knot will help you get organized so planning won't be a daunting task. With a checklist to get you started and an extensive amount of search tools, The Knot will help you step by step. There is also an online community so you can get advice and tips from others about their big day!
Wedding Channel.com If you just got engaged, the Wedding Channel will give you all the assistance you need to plan your dream wedding. With answers to all your wedding questions, this site includes free planning tools such as wedding website info, a planning checklist, a budget calculator, a guest list manager, a scrapbook and a save the date option. The Wedding Channel also provides some free templates for creating a wedding website.

For two more sites, read more

Bridalocity.com Bridalocity is a great wedding planning guide with loads of wedding resources including free wedding planning guide resources available for download. The site has everything related to weddings including fashion, wedding resources, local planning, online planning, shopping online and planning a wedding on a budget.
Brides.com Brides.com can help you with your fashion and beauty planning, and honeymoon planning as well. There are guides with getting-started tips like shopping for wedding dresses, cakes and signing on to registries.

How to Make a Wedding Website

GeekSugar — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:02:14 -0700

Today it's almost remiss to not put up a wedding website in the midst of your planning. It's a nice hub for people to visit in case they need additional details (or have lost their invitations), and there are so many fun things you can do online. But in the interest of not adding more stress to your wedding planning, I've compiled a few very easy options and services that do the work for you.

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What to Do With Your Wedding Website - After the Reception

GeekSugar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:30:45 -0700

So you went to all that trouble to create a wedding website, uploaded photos, maps, write cute stories about how you met and about your wedding party - are you supposed to just let it turn into Internet dust? I'm sure you've thought to post your honeymoon photos on the site after the party, but have you thought about buying your domain (try GoDaddy) and then transferring your stuff into a blog?

Keep your family updated on your married life (but not too updated, you don't want to TMI Aunt Martha), and then, if you start a family, keep everyone abreast of that, too!

If you decide to buy your domain, and keep a blog about your new life (or simply photos), you could include a small card telling your guests as such in thank-you cards.

Why should just engaged couples have all the fun?

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Happily Ever After: Wedding Season Roundup!

GeekSugar — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:03:02 -0700

Wedding season on the Sugar Network is coming to a close, but that doesn't mean you can't still check out all of our fab geeky wedding tips and advice. Did you miss anything? Head on over to our wedding page for complete coverage, but until then, here are some of our most helpful and popular posts from the series. Happy wedding!

Make a Website	Manage a Registry	Geeky Things to Consider
Preparty Media Guide	Honeymoon Travel Tips	5 Great Newlywed Gadgets

Three Photos Sites to Make Your Life Easier

GeekSugar — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:00:52 -0700

Online photo management sites like Flickr sure do offer a ton of features and editing tools. But what about other things you need to do with your pics - like being able to post them on your social network pages from your phone, or finding a fast site to host them, and even a way to easily share high-res photos? Don't worry, I've got you covered; check out the free helpful sites below that do all of the above and more!

Pikchur - With Pikchur you can send pictures straight from your phone (via email or MMS) to one of your social networking accounts like Twitter or Facebook. Just sign up for a free account to get started.
Fumpr - Need to quickly store your pics online for use on your blog? Fumpr claims to be "the world's fastest photo storage," a site that will let you upload a generous 8MB worth of pics!
SeeYouThen - Isn't it frustrating when you want to share, upload, and download high-res photos from your friend's wedding, and it usually becomes a big headache just to do a couple pics? SeeYouThen has you covered, giving you the ability to create your own wedding website and give your guests the ability to upload unlimited high-res photos.

Website of the Day: ColorJack

GeekSugar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:30:51 -0800

Sometimes a girl just needs a little help with picking out a palette. Whether it be for your home, your website, your wedding, whatever, ColorJack can help. Similar to Colourlovers, ColorJack helps you find colors that work together so you can stop worrying if a certain hue of purple clashes with your favorite color of pink and get down to business. Just move the dots around the color wheel to get six different (but totally workable) color options, and you're ready to export your palette to Illustrator or Photoshop, or save it as a web link for reference.

Have an interesting website you want to share? To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click "New Post" under the website of the day tab at the top of the page.
Give your story a "Title."
Fill in the "Body" with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Type "Technology and Gadgets" in the Categories box
Add keyword(s) in the tag field with relevant tags (for example mine for this story was "Website of the Day").
Choose whether you want the post to be private or public.
Click "Create Post" to submit content.

Create Your Own Wedding Website!

GeekSugar — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:30:59 -0700

Wedding season has just kicked off on the Sugar Network, and since you've already shared the good news (and being the geek that I am), first things first - showing you how to get your very own wedding website up and running! Years ago, having your own wedding website meant paying a hefty fee to a computer nerd to build it for you. Nowadays, you can create your own beautiful site with user-friendly software - usually for free!

To see all my tips and tricks to help you get started in your website designing adventures, read more.

Decide what you want to share and where you will share it.
The first thing you have to do is decide how much information you want to share and put up on the website. If you want to announce your engagement to all your friends and family at the same time consider putting up a simple page with the picture of the two of you and a cute note about your engagement. I love when couples purchase a domain name that combines both their names, ie, GiseleandTom.com or AngelinaandBrad.com (note, yes, I made those up). You can purchase a domain name from Go Daddy for less than $10. Go Daddy will actually host a very simple site for you that can be configured like setting up a blog. Or you can purchase a domain name from Yahoo!, and use their Site Builder to create your own site - they have stylin' templates and it's super easy to use. And if you want to host the site somewhere else, you can just have the domain name forwarded. Keep in mind you may want to have your site password protected, to keep it safe from prying eyes.

How detailed do you want it to be?
When you begin creating the site, take some time to consider how much detail you want. There are some couples that start with a wedding website and later extend it to include photos of their children, vacations, funny videos, and life accomplishments. Others create a website just for their wedding, but make it incredibly detailed, detailing not only the engagement, but an online invitation and RSVP form, links to online registries, the story of how the couple met.

Design it yourself or get help?
If you're not a computer programmer or HTML savvy, I suggest going the easier route (after all, you have enough to worry about, don't you!) and picking an easy package from ewedding.com (this one is my favorite) or MyWedding. If you have money in your budget you can also consider hiring a designer to make the website look exactly like your invitation or wedding theme.

Make sure you tell everyone about your site!
Once you have put the site together, make sure to send out an email or handmade snail-mail announcement to let your friends and family know about the site.

For those of you who have already created your own site, please let us know what you used!