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Reader Question: Wedding Websites

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14 Feb 2008
by Khris

Hey DIYers,

Reader Julied has a question that I don’t readily have an answer for. Perhaps you can help her out?

Do you know any easy way to set up a website and send out email invites that people can reply to online and it all be kept upto date on a database – so that invites can be kept to a minimum – I guess I could get my own done – but it would be great if someones done it already!



  1. Jocelyn Seguin February 14, 2008 at 1:11 pm Reply
    That is a great idea. Thank you for the chance to win. Pick me, choose me! :) Thanks for all the great info
  2. Linda February 14, 2008 at 2:45 pm Reply
    Not like evite.com?
  3. ettiene February 14, 2008 at 3:14 pm Reply
    You couls always do evites. I think it is evites.com.
  4. Daniel February 14, 2008 at 1:28 pm Reply
    Pardon me while I shamelessly plug the site I play a part in improving, http://mywedding.com/ Presently we have the ability for you to send out messages to a contact list and your guests can RSVP on your website. It is a more open approach to invitations that can also be used for general announcements too. You also get an entire wedding website with photo galleries, gift registry, wedding party page, events, accommodations, etc. And, it's free, so no monetary risk involved.
  5. Christine Le February 14, 2008 at 2:04 pm Reply
    Is it possible to use Evite for your invites so you can get yes, no, maybe and replies? You can include a link from your weblog (xanga, theknot, etc.) and they can get updates there! Just an idea!
  6. Kristen February 14, 2008 at 2:35 pm Reply
    www.weddingtracker.com Love it, love it, LOVE it! Sign up through theknot.com and you can get 50% off - it's just $30 for one year. The tracking tools are wonderful and so easy to use. You can categorize your guest list, enter all your events, keep up with gifts...I could go on. My favorite feature: you can export any of your lists to an excel file. Are you kidding me? This is an OCD bride's dream. :)
  7. Nadia February 15, 2008 at 11:07 am Reply
    I recommend www.theknot.com, it's free and you can have your wedding website there, a guest list, send out electronic save-the-date, newsletters/e-mails with updates, have images, do your budget, have people RSVP there, etc. It's a great tool, check it out!! The designs the have for any of this tools are very cute :) I knw some other people use teh weddingchannel.com but my friend had many issues when she used it and her website was never functional. On the other hand mine works!!! I hope this helps!! Ps: if you just need to send electronic invites to people foer all types or gatherings, use evite.com, it's easy to use and a lot of people are familiar with it, so they know how to RSVP, etc. Good luck to you!
  8. Laura February 15, 2008 at 6:56 pm Reply
    http://www.theweddingtracker.com gets my vote. If you sign up through the link on weddingchannel.com then the price is only $30 (half-price). It's really user-friendly and you get a guest book and online rsvp function. We got our own web site address with it for free (tomandlaura2008.com) and we're getting tons of compliments from our friends and family. Good luck!!
  9. Kim Petyt February 16, 2008 at 7:58 am Reply
    I think ewedding.com does this as well. And there are no ads!
  10. Leah February 17, 2008 at 7:53 pm Reply
    I saw Daniel's message and set up a website today, and I love it. It was fast and easy, and it has all the features of other sites but it was free!
  11. Chesh February 18, 2008 at 2:15 pm Reply
    I just heard about http://nearlyweds.com/, not a hundred percent on everything they do, but I think it might fit the bill for you.
  12. Nikki February 18, 2008 at 9:26 pm Reply
    I also just saw Daniel's message and started setting up a site. I've actually started a few on various domains (weddingchannel.com, theknot.com, etc.), but I usually find something I don't like and don't finish it. I've been working on my mywedding.com page, and so far I love it! Very nice interface and some lovely templates. Thanks for the recommendation!
  13. Ann February 19, 2008 at 4:19 pm Reply
    ourweddingday.com. It's free and it provides an RSVP, event planning, table assignment and an online guestbook. If you wanted a wedding website, it provides this as well. Good luck! :)
  14. Rose February 19, 2008 at 7:05 pm Reply
    We purchased our own domain and got the cheapest hosting at GoDaddy.com (~$5/month). From there you can install Wordpress, a free blogging software. There are free templates all over the place- we found one we wanted and modified it a bit to our tastes. We added a forum for our guests by installing Joomla (also free). This is a bit more time consuming than the free sites out there, but you have a lot more flexibility in what you do...
  15. Rose March 3, 2008 at 7:56 pm Reply
    I just recalled, you can also get a free page straight at the wordpress website. That's what another friend of mine did & it works well.
  16. Jinoe March 17, 2008 at 3:17 am Reply
    I used weddingannouncer.com. Its free and they have nice planning tools too.
  17. Jessena May 29, 2008 at 2:55 pm Reply
    We chose www.mywedding.com, its FREE, allows you to play music, very user friend, tons of design templates, and it will allow you to do everything from invitation emails, RSVPs, and blogs all through the website.
  18. Sonia September 9, 2008 at 2:27 pm Reply
    We are using WedShare.com and they have exactly what you're looking for. We designed our own Save-the-Dates e-cards, and are planning on sending an e-Invitation for our wedding, it has the capability for guests to RSVP online through our website right from the e-Card. All RSVPs are managed online too. The service includes your own domain name for free. We love it and it's super easy!!!

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