Wedsimple.com gives couples the tools to make wedding planning easy and fun
The proliferation of wedding magazines, TV programming and even wedding television networks will tell any bride there are many choices when it comes to wedding planning. But between the wide universe of choices and actually keeping to a budget, many a bride feels overwhelmed and under-prepared for the process of planning a wedding. Enter wedsimple.com, the online wedding planning and organizational tool that offers a one-stop shop for tech savvy engaged couples. It even includes an integrated wedding website builder.
From frustration to fruition
Casey & Mark Westguard of New Orleans became engaged in February, 2006. Both were pursuing careers in marketing – Casey on the traditional side, Mark on the Internet side. He lived in London; she in New Orleans. As they began their wedding planning, they found a dearth of comprehensive online planning tools – and no easy way to build a wedding website that would capture everything they needed. “We looked at everything available at the time, and found only bits and pieces on various websites. One place would help you build a guest list, another offered a way to track your budget, and yet another would help you build a website. No one had all the tools we needed in one place,” says Mark. “So we decided
to build our own.”
Wedsimple.com is the first comprehensive wedding planning application that provides full integration with a couple’s wedding website. “The popularity of wedding websites has really blossomed, especially with today’s mobile lives and careers,” says Casey.
“Years ago, everyone relied on the trickle-down of information from family members and friends. Now, people expect information more immediately. Wedsimple.com makes it possible to be organized about the planning, communicate the details everyone needs to know, and share the excitement and romance of your wedding at the same time.” Using the planning tools along with a website can really help whether
planning a local wedding or a wedding abroad.
Tools and tips
Using WedSimple.com’s two sections – planning tools and website builder – couples can build their guest and task lists, log gifts and track thank you notes, manage events and RSVPs, find local or online vendors, create blogs, and send and receive email blasts regarding wedding information. All of these details are correlated with and automatically integrated with planned and actual budget calculations, and with the
couple’s website.
Website construction is easy, with more than 60 templates available to help couples personally design their online pages. Wedsimple.com sites offer couples ways to add music, photos, the story of their courtship, countdown until their wedding day and specific details for the wedding party, family and friends. A bride or groom can also grant access to family or wedding party members to help with the planning. And, wedsimple.com can be integrated with a couple’s Facebook pages to expand others’ access.
“It is meant to simplify the process,” stated Westguard. “Planning a wedding is one of the most stressful times a person will ever go through. The objective of wedsimple.com is to reduce some of that stress and give some enjoyment back to the bride and groom.”
More than 2,500 couples per month have registered on wedsimple.com since its launch in February 2008.
For more information and a free trial, please visit www.wedsimple.com.
About wedsimple.com
Wedsimple.com is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Wedsimple.com aims to provide engaged couples with the best online planning resources and wedding websites available. Wedsimple.com provides wedding planning tools such as a guest list manager, table planner and gift tracker. It also provides engaged couples with their own websites that wedding guests can visit to view photos and find updates on wedding plans. Subscriptions to Wedsimple.com are available in 1-month to 36-month increments and can be purchased easily at www.wedsimple.com
