Wedding Websites With Heart

Your engagement is an exciting time. There’s so much to do! These days many couples put together a wedding website to share their planning with friends and family. Not only is it fun, it can be incredibly useful. When I was planning my wedding we used our wedding website to give our out of town guests all the info they needed. We had maps and directions to our venues, hotel info, lists of local restaurants, tourist attractions, and more. Our guests really appreciated it. We also used it to show off our engagement pictures, share our registry info, and share a little bit about ourselves and how we met. It was a huge hit.

Speaking of registries, these days many couples are forgoing them and asking for donations to their favorite charity instead. If this is something you’d like to do, and you and your groom are animal lovers, the ASPCA has a great new way to combine your wedding website with your love of our furry friends! They now offer wedding pages! You can include your wedding plans, the story of how you met, or whatever you like, and you can add your favorite picture. Your friends and family can visit and sign your guest book and make donations, as the page can also be used to raise money for the ASPCA. I think it’s a great idea.

Not an animal lover? You can do the same with most any charity of your choice. When you set up your website, simply put the charity’s information where you would normally list registry info, along with a note explaining you and your groom are requesting donations rather than gifts. Most of your guests will probably be thrilled to not have to shop for, wrap and transport a gift. Or, if you are one of those young couples that truly needs help getting started, consider signing up with the I Do Foundation. This foundation has a list of participating stores. Register at one or more of them, and every time a gift is purchased for you, a percentage of the cost will be donated to several charities. Another great way to give back- and what better way to celebrate the joy of your marriage by giving a little away for those less fortunate? It’s a win-win situation.

Did you do something like this for your wedding, or are you planning to? Tell us about it and how it turned out. We love happy endings!