When it comes to creating your own wedding website, the choices can be overwhelming. There used to be very few options for creating a memorable or well-designed site. Luckily, these days there are plenty of places for brides and grooms-to-be to show off their love stories, and to give guests the necessary information for the big day. We've gathered up the five most popular wedding websites in 2013 for nearly-weds to use.
There are generally two types of wedding websites: completely free websites which are often attached to a larger wedding-focused site, and wedding websites that only focus on the site itself, with both premium and free options. Depending on your needs, and how much customization you'd like, the premium options may justify the costs.
TheKnot.com Is Your One-Stop Shop
There's a reason why TheKnot continues to be one of the most popular wedding sites around, both for getting ideas on your nuptials, and as a resource to create your own personal website. It's very comprehensive, and you get to join a thriving community to hash out any wedding issues you may be having, whether it's finding the right vendor, dealing with future in-laws, or managing your budget. TheKnot also has a Wedding Shop, where you can order invitations, favors, and gifts to meet all your wedding needs.
When you create your free wedding website on TheKnot, you get to choose from one hundred design options. As a bonus, on certain templates, you can match the design to invitations from places like Minted, Paperless Post, and Wedding Paper Divas. (Need a deal? Bluepromocode.com will have the latest promo code or sale on TheKnot and other wedding-related stores.)
Get A Free Mobile-Friendly Wedding Website At WeddingWire
Since many people have smartphones these days, it makes sense to have a website that is also optimized for mobile browsing. At WeddingWire, you can create a free website that updates the mobile site automatically, that adds background music to your page, and gives you 100 MB of storage to upload photos and music.
Like TheKnot, you can use your website to match the template to your invitations. Choose from over 120 designs from stores like VistaPrint, InvitationBox, and more. Need a promo code for your chosen invitation? Just check bluepromocode.com for a coupon on invitations and weddings.
Choose From Over 600 Designs At MyWedding
If it's sheer number of choices you want, you can't go wrong with MyWedding. There are over six hundred designs, and many of them will match up to invitations from stores like Minted and Postmark. In addition to pretty designs, you can add your registries, unlimited photo galleries, and a guestbook.
Our favorite feature, though, is their partnership with the Wedding Party app. Tell your guests to download the app, and invite them to take pictures of your wedding with the app. The pictures will be automatically uploaded to a shared timeline, which all of your guests can view on the app, and on the free website you created at MyWedding.
Customize Your Wedding Website At WeddingWindow
If you'd like more customization, WeddingWindow is a very popular choice. Upload custom photos, embellish your theme with a monogram, and match your wedding colors exactly. If you opt for the free site, you'll get fewer customization options, and limited storage.
Upgrading to premium gives you access to customized theme options, and apps such as Facebook comments, Google Maps, Vimeo, and more. Upgrade options range from free hosting for one year to $139 in hosting for two years for all the premium features, which includes a Keepsake download, custom domain, and email addresses.
Once you've completed your site, don't forget to enter the Share Your Site contest. Every month, the site with the most votes gets a $100 gift card and a 12 month extension on their current package.
Keep It Simple At eWedding
Ewedding gives you a lot of bang for your buck, and ranges in price from free to $149.95 per year. All accounts get unlimited supported, updates, background music, photo storage. Paid accounts can have unlimited photo albums, custom domain names, emails, and more.
Currently, eWedding is offering a free, two-week upgrade to the Gold package. The Gold package gives you 1000 MB in storage, unlimited photo storage, lets you add online RSVPs, create a mailing list and more.
