How to Make a Great Wedding Website
Lifted from www.ehow.com
By olseniteachem
User-Submitted Article

If you're posting your big day on a wedding website, there are a few things you should know before jumping in and getting your information out there. Take a breath and do a little planning--your website will be much better if you do!

Step 1 - Decide What to Include on Your Wedding Website
Be sure to include important information such as where, when, how to RSVP, and directions. Include directions on the site for ALL out of town guests--even if it means that you're writing directions from several locations.

Give a timeline of events--even if you have to guess, use approximations to let guests know what you've planned. If you're off at the wedding, no one will ever remember. It's just nice to give guests a head's up about what's in store.

Include information on a separate link for the wedding party. Link to dresses, tuxes, and all information the wedding party needs to know.

Do include general thank yous to guests for visiting your site, thank yous to the bridal party  for participating, and thank yous to each set of parents for their support.

Step 2 - Know What Not to Include on Your Wedding Website
Don't include shower, bachelor party, or bachelorette party information. Not everyone who will look at the site will be invited to those events. To avoid hurt feelings, leave these photos and announcements out. Also, bachelor or bachelorette party photos could be tasteless enough to give Grandma a scare. Stay away from photos in poor taste.

Don't give away all of the details of the wedding. While guests need the important facts, leave a few things to surprise guests.

Don't post menu or food information unless you've asked guests to indicate a meal choice on a return card. The last thing you want is someone contacting you because he or she doesn't like something or wants an alternate meal--believe it or not, it has been known to happen. Keep guests in the dark about food to avoid these issues.

Don't include too much information--no one except you cares about things like which tuxedos  you're using, what flower combinations, and what brands of liquor you're serving. Instead, focus on the important details. If you must include clothing information, be sure it's on a separate link just for the bridal party.

Step 3 - Add Extra Special Touches to Add to Your Wedding Website
Here are a few ideas:
- Scan a copy of the invitation or recreate it on your site.

- Add a link to wedding gift registries--but be SUBTLE. No flashing arrows to direct guests to the right place.
- Include links to your Honeymoon  city location and hotel for guests to see.
- Include extra pictures of the two of you together.
- If you want to honor the memory of a loved one, include a link to a favorite charity or medical association.
- Include a PDF of a hand-drawn coloring page of the two of you for little kids just for fun.
- Include an "in the future" link with images of your wildest dreams--"Here's where we will live one day [picture of an Orange County mansion]"
-Include a link or blog so that guests can request songs ahead of time.

Step 4 - Keep Your Website Simple When Possible
It's possible to add a few special touches to make your website memorable and special. However, the key to a good wedding website is to avoid going overboard with too many details. Give just the basics with a few extras for fun--don't bore or load down guests with details of every song on the playlist or every ingredient on the smoked salmon platter.