The Budgetary Best of the Brides.com Top 75
Mar 5, 2009 Wedding Planning Institute
Brides.com Top 75 Wedding Planning Web Sites
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Brides.com, Condé Nast’s premier bridal destination, last week released its list of the top 75 web sites for wedding planning. Here are some of our favorites for the Certified Wedding Planner or those learning how to become a wedding planner in today’s tough economy.
Cost of Wedding, operated by The Wedding Report, not only shows couples the average wedding budgets per zip code, but also includes a wedding cost estimator that pinpoints the costs of each wedding budget item. Learn the marital legalities of your state with US Marriage Laws, which provides wedding license regulations from Alabama to Wyoming.
If you are in the market for unique wedding invitations at a very low cost, try Formal Invitations. In addition to affordability, they also offer recycled papers and customizable designs. Wedding Mapper provides mapping software to help you create wedding directions your guests will love as much as your invitations.
Use the free website application at eWedding or Wedding Book to communicate your wedding plans and ideas to family and friends. To capture the memories while preserving the budget, You Shoot will rent you digital cameras and then host your wedding photos online for sharing.
Color Hunter allows you to plan a color scheme by uploading an image and generating a complimentary color palette. To learn whether you have what it takes to design your own wedding florals, take the DIY quiz at Flower Bud.
Top Table Planner gives you drag and drop online seating planning software to arrange your tables, chairs, and guests until you find the perfect fit for your reception space. To find decorations and favors that will impress without breaking the budget, try Save on Crafts which everything from centerpieces and aisle runners to organza bags and vases.
The dress guide at The Dessy Group will keep bridesmaids in line and in fashion. The tuxedo boot camp at Groom Groove strives to do the same for the men in the wedding party. Nexxus and Smashbox both offer the do-it-yourself bride tutorial videos on hair and makeup techniques. Emitations offers an answer to recessionary accessorizing with faux jewelry that mimics top quality without costing you your bottom dollar.
For the bride and groom who know what they want to say but have not a clue how to say it, My Wedding Vows offers inspiration and samples for writing wedding vows. For the creative couple, DIY Bride offers advice, downloads, and links to solutions provided by their DIY members. The folks at Wilton not only provide wedding cake recipes and designs, but walk you through the kitchen cupboards to show you exactly what you need to create confectionery perfection.
Many of the sites on the Brides.com list offer unique solutions to many wedding planning issues, while others are geared toward themes such as eco-weddings. Take a few minutes to check out the entire list and let us know about your favorites, whether they made the top 75 or not.
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i would really love to learn more about the green bride 
March 11th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
The Wedding Report is a favorite website of mine. I originally signed up for a free account and have upgraded to the mid-level account. The information both regionally and nationally has been especially helpful in making projections related to my department. I definitely recommend it.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
I would also recommed Wedding report and Wedding mapper - very useful tools.
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:07 am
I found this article full of great websites and tools in order to be a successful wedding planner. These tools will provide information in order to be able to provide detailed information to our brides and grooms. Great Information!
April 6th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
I love the Dessy Group for bridesmaid dresses. Such a variety of styles and colors
to choose from. Every bride should be able to find several styles to choose from.
April 9th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
There are so many great websites included in this article-I know I will return to them often as I design weddings for my clients.
April 12th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
This is a very useful article which I am sure I will refer to often, especially in these trying economic times. I’m sure any client would be impressed by a wedding planner that knows how to keep costs to a minimum, while helping the bride to achieve her dreams.
April 24th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
I am glad that I was able to chance upon this article as it had a lot of insights on all these resources to assist the future bride in planning
her special and big day. This is site I know for sure that is going to be very helpful and a good source of information
May 29th, 2009 at 7:35 am
This is a terrific article full of great links to information and vendors I’m sure I will refer to time and time again. The ability to keep costs down is a focus for all of us, but to have solid online resources and vendors to refer brides to, especially in the information age, is an invaluable asset for any wedding planner.
June 4th, 2009 at 8:50 am
This article was extremely helpful to me. I am constantly working with brides on a budget (who isn’t in this economy?) I have particularly enjoyed cruising the Save on Crafts website. They really have great prices and also can give you great ideas for wedding and tablescape design. And I can’t wait to check out the Table Top Planner!!
June 18th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
This article was very helpful in the websites and tools to help make your wedding planning business a success.
July 17th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
This article with its Top 75 websites for wedding planning will be a great tool for planners and brides.
July 17th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
I liked this article alot. It will be very useful!
September 1st, 2009 at 11:31 am
Another great tool is fotocera.com. It offers digital camera rentals for you wedding and host the picture for you, along with a number of extras like photo DVDs and photo books. Me and my wife used them and couldn’t be more happy with them. Definitely would recommend.
November 10th, 2009 at 1:08 am
Good Links.
Thanks,
Jessica