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5 Reasons Why You Need A Wedding Website
You’ve just gotten engaged, and you’re starting to plan your wedding. You know that a wedding website is not required, but you want the opportunity to tell all of your family and friends about this special day in your life. A wedding website is an excellent way for people who couldn’t make it to see pictures from the ceremony or even watch a live stream of the event!
This article highlighting why you need a wedding website will cover these 5 points:
1. A website is a great way to share your wedding photos with family and friends
2. You can post pictures of your dress, invitations, or other details that you want people to see
3. It’s an easy way for guests who can’t make it to the wedding to watch the ceremony online
4. Websites are one of the most popular ways for couples to show off their love story and personalities
5. Your website will be a good place for people in different cities or countries who couldn’t attend your wedding to feel like they were there too!
1. A website is a great way to share your wedding photos with family and friends who couldn’t make it to your big day
Because a wedding is such a special occasion and is usually location-centric, it can be hard to organize everyone in one place. You may have invitees from all over the world . Maybe you visited Europe or traveled to another part of the world and the people you met were so influential that you’d love to share your special day with them. Maybe your family lives far from you and would like to share in the festivities of your special day. Or maybe your wedding guests simply don’t have the means to make it to your wedding.
Regardless of the reasons why your guests cannot attend, a wedding website is a really great idea when it comes to sharing your special day with close family and friends.
You can share your invitation, Photos, the journey, a timeline, a live stream of your wedding, etc… The possibilities are endless when it comes to all the ways that you can use a website to enhance the experience for guests that may not be able to attend.
Those popular photo-sharing apps like Instagram or Facebook work well but are really only good for wedding guests that are on those platforms. What about great-grandma Irma? She doesn’t feel comfortable on Facebook and often comments personal messages on your pictures. How could you even engage her in an easy way?
2. You can post pictures of your dress, invitations, or other details that you want people to see
Photos and videos or live streams of your event will really help you to cater and display your site to those that may not be able to make it. A website will help you keep everything in one place. and preserve the event even after it is over.
Your photographers will have an opportunity to upload the pictures to a gallery that can be displayed on the site, and the live stream of your wedding can be recorded for view later. do you want to charge your guests to watch your wedding online? We have even seen some weddings set up to collect and identify RSVPs, and registries for their wedding.
Think of how great it would be for those that would like to leave you a gift, or send you money at your wedding to have an online portal to do so at any time.
Using a wedding website you can have an online guestbook for all your friends and family to sign. There are even some sites that will allow you to create a customized wedding planner with reminders, tasks, etc., right from the site.
3. It’s an easy way for guests who can’t make it to the wedding to watch the wedding ceremony online
Have you ever been to a wedding and you just can’t hear everything? You’re just too far away to really see everything, and you zone out during the vows!
Well, imagine being able to watch the wedding live, up close and personal from anywhere in the world. Using online streaming services, your wedding can be captured on video from literally the best seat in the house, and seen by thousands of those that weren’t able to be present.
Just imagine the homepage of your website has a countdown timer of the ceremony with photos of your engagement and other important times during your relationship? You take those photos and throw them into a slideshow for your guests to see so that you build anticipation for your event.
Maybe you take pictures of the venue, the setup, the food, and desserts, etc…
Then, on the day of your special event, you live stream it and provide a link for gifting through your registry right online! Digitizing a wedding has never been easier!
4. Wedding websites are one of the most popular ways for couples to show off their love story and personalities
Often at weddings, guests don’t get too much time with the bride and groom. the wedding day is important and although a lot of planning goes into it, it’s still a very busy day for both bride and groom.
Your wedding website can serve as a way to share your story and personality in an online format. you’ll be able to communicate with friends and family waiting for the big day, give them updates on what’s going on during it like live streaming or even photos right from guests!
One great way for couples to show off their personality is by allowing guests to leave comments on their guestbooks online. Afterward, the couple can comment and reply to those guestbook listings.
5. Your website will be a good place for people in different cities or countries who couldn’t attend your wedding to feel like they were there too!
The initial planning for a wedding is one of the biggest tasks you’ll have.
You’re going to want all your friends and family available to help, this includes those that live across the country who may be unable or unwilling to fly in for your big day. You can then use a website as another way they can stay updated on how your big day is going and feel a part of it.
Here are a few more benefits to having a wedding website created for your special day:
This is why you need a wedding website:
Standard Benefits:
– Share your wedding details with family and friends.
– Capture the emotions of the day in photos or video.
– Show off your creativity to anyone who couldn’t make it to see you get married!
Our article “How to make a website for your wedding” will go into further detail on how you can either create your own wedding website or have a designer do it for you!
You’ve spent so much time and energy planning your perfect day – how could you not want to share it with the world? Your wedding website is a great way for friends and family who couldn’t make it out to celebrate in person, as well as those who can’t attend because they’re far away. It’s also an easy place for guests that might miss something important during the ceremony or reception to watch online.
Plus, since websites are one of the most popular ways couples show their personalities and love story off these days (in addition to Instagram and/or Facebook), your website will be a good resource for people around the globe if they were unable to come to see your special day. To learn more about how we can help create a site like this or DIY steps for you to make your own, please view our blog post: How to make a website for your wedding.
Darren Chambers
Digital Marketing/ Web Development Specialist
TWD of Atlanta, GA
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