Announcement of wedding website

stacykoehler · March 2012

We've already sent our save the date cards out and now we've decided to do a wedding website. What do you think is the best way to announce this? We're not getting married until October and I wanted to get this out before then (since it has info on the room block, etc).

I was thinking of creating an announcement card and mailing that out to everyone with some kind of intro like "As the day gets closer, we're more and more excited. Please visit our website for more information on our big day." Or something along those lines. But then I have to spend the money on the cards and postage again. I don't really want to send it out via email though.

Any thoughts? Do you think sending a card announcing the website is too much?

PeachesKFG · March 2012

I didn't include the website on my save-the-date, but I posted it to my facebook a few times so that my family and friends would have a chance to see it before the invitations go out. I would say I am "facebook friends" with about 40-50% of our guests so I think that helped. Some of them even booked hotels already, based off the information on our wedding website. I am including the website address in our invitations, which wil be mailed out next week. That's about 3 months before the wedding, so I figure it gives people plenty of time to check out our website for directions, hotels, registry information, etc...

Another thought - maybe include your website in your shower invitations, if you are having a shower?

calindi · March 2012

I actually would really recommend NOT posting it to Facebook as people who aren't invited will see and I just feel like that's not fair.

I'd send an email to those you know their email addresses - put everyone's email address in the bcc column and put your own in the "To" to respect their privacy (and so replies don't go to everyone!).

You could also just send out a postcard with that information!

Personally, I'd send an email to most, and a postcard to the rest.

Jaridds68 · March 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_announcement-of-wedding-website?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:65Discussion:120c3b4a-7144-4fb7-99ac-a8017d74654bPost:81794d65-b7c2-4852-a4c5-f84e85693d5d">Re: Announcement of wedding website</a>:
[QUOTE]<strong>I actually would really recommend NOT posting it to Facebook as people who aren't invited will see and I just feel like that's not fair.</strong> I'd send an email to those you know their email addresses - put everyone's email address in the bcc column and put your own in the "To" to respect their privacy (and so replies don't go to everyone!). You could also just send out a postcard with that information! Personally, I'd send an email to most, and a postcard to the rest.
Posted by calindi[/QUOTE]

<div>Ditto. Unless you create settings where only the intended guests on FB will see the post...but at that point it's prob just as easy to send an email or postcard. </div><div> </div><div>FI and I will prob send an email w/ the website info. But that's mainly bc we'll be moving in a few months and will be doing cards announcing our move, and don't want to then send another card a few months later.</div>

HeatherR45 · March 2012

I agree with the email or in shower invites. Filtering it so only certain fb friends can see in might be more of a PITA than it's worth. Could you just wait to include it when you send out the wedding invites?