Creating a Web 2.0 Wedding

Posted by Selina Power

 After getting engaged in Japan several days ago I already feel like I am behind, with picking out locations, decorations and the all-important dress. Every bride-to-be is looking for a way to put their own personal stamp on their wedding and as a social media specialist I was thinking about a web 2.0 wedding. Ditch the $15 wedding magazines ladies and welcome to the world of Etsy, lover.ly and Pinterest.

                                     

Instead of buying magazines, cutting them into pieces and lugging a binder around to all of the vendors you meet,  why not just find the image on a wedding blog  and pin it to your board on Pinterest and just take your smartphone to your consultations?  SIMPLE!  Here are some blogs and websites that I have been using to form the inspiration for my big day:

BLOGS:

Rocknrollbride – Your big day the Rock N’ Roll Way

Polkadotbride– The Australian Wedding Blog dedicated to inspiring you to create a beautiful wedding uniquely yours!

Stylemepretty – Everything from DIY projects to vendor guides and links.

Allthingsdiybride – DIY Projects for the creative bride on a budet.

Ruffledblog – Includes a shop, vendor guide and photo galleries from real weddings.

Projectwedding – For the best ideas for your big day.

IPHONE APPS FOR PLANNING THE PERFECT WEDDING:

Pinterest – Start collecting all of your wedding ideas right on your phone!

iWedding Deluxe– An app for everything wedding related!

BRIDES Wedding Genius 2.0 – From guides for your gown to planning the day.

Wedding Budget– Your wedding budget tracker.

WeddingScan– Create your wedding registry right from your mobile.

Wedding Row– inspiration and budget planning app.

Fun Wedding– For you top 200 most requested songs for weddings.

Destination Weddings and Honeymoons Guides– The best app for planning your honeymoon.

Have you been to a high tech wedding? Please help a high tech bride.