Chances are you've never planned a wedding before. We have. That's how we know what tools you'll find the most useful. Why reinvent the wheel when it's all right here?
The full version of our wedding website includes heaps of useful tools, and costs less than a reception dinner for one of your guests.
On the other hand, if you just want a place to share your photos and basic info with your guests, the free version comes with everything you'll need to create a professional looking site in no time at all!*
* OK, it may take you a minute or two.
Click on each feature for more information:
- Feature includedFree versionFull version
- Quick start tutorial
A friendly intro to help you get to grips with your new website. Note that some of the features introduced in the tutorial are only available in the full version.
- Professionally designed template
Choose the template that best suits your wedding theme. We are working on expanding our collection and hope to have more templates soon!
- Selection of fonts and colors
Formal or relaxed, traditional or modern, you can customize your website with fonts and colors to fit your wedding style.
- Easy to edit interface
No funny code or special knowledge needed. You can easily add and edit information just like you would using a word processor.
- Secure login
Your password is encrypted in our database so that even we don't know what it is! Keep it safe to prevent unauthorized access to your account.
- Free subdomain
Your guests will be able to access your site using a unique address with your name in it, for example www.hannahandsimon.bridaltoolbox.com. If you like, you can buy your own domain name instead, for example www.hannahandsimon.com.
- Free hosting
Our server is your server. No need to worry about hosting costs, FTP access or server maintenance.
- Instant activation
Your site is up and running as soon as you've confirmed your email address. You can pass your link on to family and friends straight away.
- 24 hour access
Visit and update your site as often as you like, whenever you like.
- Daily offsite backups
When you've got your site looking just right, the last thing you want is for it to suddenly disappear. We back up everything daily to a server on the opposite side of the world, to minimize the risk of losing your precious data.
- Show and hide pages-
Often parts of your site are a work in progress. You can hide each page from your visitors until it's ready to go on display.
- Wedding countdown
A fun way to keep people informed of how many days are left until your wedding (you can hide it if it stresses you out too much!)
- Photo albumsoneunlimited
With a full account, you can have separate albums to display photos of different events or people. In a free account, all your photos are displayed together.
- Photos120unlimited
Upload all your wedding photos, or just choose the best ones to show your guests.
- Venue information and maps
Display venue info, photos and directions to help guests find you on the day.
- Local information for out-of-town guests
Share some ideas for places where your guests can find accommodation, transport, meals and things to do in town.
- Guest and RSVP management-
If you need a reason to upgrade to the full version, make sure you check this out! Our unique guest management system is so much more useful and easier to handle than a spreadsheet or list.
- Email all/selected guests-
Send your guests website updates to encourage them to visit, or just to let them know how you're getting on. You can even save money by emailing out your invitations! Our powerful selection feature lets you choose your own criteria to determine which guests will receive the email.
- Guest list exporting for mail merge-
Making your own stationery (or providing details to your stationer) is a lot easier when you can export your guest list in CSV format. (Just google ‘mail merge tutorial’ if you're not sure how to use the exported data).
- Online RSVP-
Some guests prefer doing things the traditional way, but for those that don't, online RSVP makes it easy for them to let you know their plans.
- Event and appointment calendar-
Keep track of all the events related to your wedding, and appointments you've made with vendors and suppliers.
- Reminders by email/SMS text message-
Get reminders sent for the important things you need to get done. Enter your mobile number here to check if SMS reminders are available on your phone network:
- Editable task checklist-
Modify one of our default lists to suit you, or write your own. Either way, everyone agrees that checking boxes makes you feel so much more organized!
- Budgeting tools-
Obviously not the most exciting part of wedding planning, but at least our tools can do some of the calculations for you. Keep track of estimated, actual, and paid expenses.
- Links to store gift registries
If you've set up store registries, you can provide all the details (and a link if the registry is online). A great way to avoid including a tacky gift list with your invitations.
- Create-your-own gift list-
A popular way of letting your guests know what you want but without being too specific. Guests can choose what they plan to buy you and ‘claim’ it from your list so you don't get double-ups.
- Track gifts received-
Keep track of who gave you what and whether or not you've sent a thank-you note. Upload a photo of each gift and it makes a great keepsake as well!
- Virtual scrapbook pages-unlimited
Your ‘virtual scrapbook’ basically allows you to create website pages from scratch to display anything you like. Each page can be set to public or private, so you can also use them like an inspiration board to help you with planning.
- Guestbook
Your website visitors can use your guestbook to leave you messages or send their best wishes for the big day.
- Anti-spam guestbook moderation
You're unlikely to have problems with guestbook spam, but we provide the option to hide new messages until you get a chance to approve or delete them.
- Visitor counter-
Just a fun little counter to show you how many people have visited your site.
- Contact directory-
Keep the contact details for all your attendants, suppliers and vendors in one place, so you can access it wherever you can get online.
- Latest news page-
Post updates of your progress for visitors to read (we'd call it a blog, but it's not quite that advanced yet...)
- Available on CD
When all's said and done, you can save your website onto CD for a bit of light entertainment a couple of years down the track!