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REALLY NO WEBSITE???

NewbeginingNewbegining member
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in Texas-Austin
SO i understand anonimity but a wedding for 150 in 7 months with 90 out of towners  (cross country) and and expected RSVP of 75 or so... I was just told I cant have even a password protected website due to identity theft and career protection. I am soo frustrated. the online website RSVP and regestry was so convenient and now i have to go to each store an so on and on... ugh... any advice

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Re: REALLY NO WEBSITE???

  • a-c-da-c-d member
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    edited December 2011
    I am not sure I totally understand your post and why you can't have a website but I will respond, in case it helps...

    We had a password protected website. It was cheap and good for a year. It was very easy to set up and we go SOOOO many compliments on it. We shared our biographies, info about our families, the proposal, wedding details, lodging info and registry links.

    www.wedsite.com
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  • camera11camera11
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    edited December 2011
    Newbeginning, your post is a little confusing. Why can't you have a wedding website?

    Even if you don't have one, you can still do your registries online. Maybe I am missing something...
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  • NewbeginingNewbegining member
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    edited December 2011
    Sorry about the vent... to clarify i will just say he works for the govt and not political if that helps. And i looked into wedsite, created a site and he "hacked" it in less than ten minutes. He doesnt trust the internet with things like that and to an extent with good reason, but i was looking for the easy way to catalog all of our wedding info.
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  • NewbeginingNewbegining member
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    edited December 2011
    camera11 are you talking about regestering items at on line regestry sites? Or something else. I prefer to look face to face at an item in the store.

    As for the website, it is too much personal information on an insecure medium
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  • Elle1036Elle1036 member
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    edited December 2011
    What is he worried about?  Crashers?  I still don't get it.
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  • NewbeginingNewbegining member
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    edited December 2011
    Ellie1036

    he depends on his anonimity to  do his job and stay safe
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  • Elle1036Elle1036 member
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    edited December 2011
    Right, but, you're not announcing his job title on the wedding web site are you?  I still don't get it.
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  • a-c-da-c-d member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-austin_really-website?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:126Discussion:f41b363a-4549-4576-a362-5674569ffd20Post:619c6d62-c7e9-439f-bd53-ad8d1515c914">Re: REALLY NO WEBSITE???</a>:
    [QUOTE]Ellie1036 he depends on his anonimity to  do his job and stay safe
    Posted by Newbegining[/QUOTE]

    Okay- so you can't have a wedding website, then you will just have to rely on mailing and emailing pertinent information. Still do-able.

    As far as the registries... most stores will just give you a price gun or walk around with you. So you still physcially look at the things you choose but then they are available for purchase at the store or throught their online registry.

    If he won't let you do an online registry either, then you are going to have a tough time. And MAKE VERY SURE the stores don't just automatically do this- I think most do now.
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  • NewbeginingNewbegining member
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    edited December 2011
    a-c-d
     Yes i think you mail and phone is the way to go, and as for registry stuff i will make sure to ask the stores not to put them online. Thank you for the heads up on that. Do you know the proper way to spread the word on where we are regestered, it's been so long I don't remember how it was done before wedding websites.
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  • BabyBlueNTexasBabyBlueNTexas member
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    edited December 2011
    Just use first names and no pics.. I don't see this being an issue. I was in the Army for 8 years, and I know how strict it can be. But if you send out the wedding invites in the mail, and only use first names.. then how would anyone be able to know it was him?
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    edited December 2011
    Honestly, we worked hard on our website and I'm guessing maybe half our guests have checked it out.  Probably not even that.  I've had so many people in recent weeks, including groomsmen, asking for registry information.  We say, it's on our website.  They're like, you have a website?  Yeah, it was that thing listed in big letters on our save-the-date back in November!!!  People just don't read things all the way through.

    The point is, if you can't have a website, don't fret.  Mailing/emailing might be a more reliable way to get critical information to them anyways, especially the old folks who don't use the internet.  And dumb-ass groomsmen. ;-)
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  • NewbeginingNewbegining member
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    edited December 2011
    hayhay43 thanks for that, it is very reassuring! Sorry about the dum ass groomsman :(

    and Elle1036 as for job titles on the website no, however when i post a picture of us (his identity) then he is on the internet. the reason there is a problem with that is becaus all someone has to do is google a name that they are searching for. And if our website ex (www.so and so at the knot.com) came up then bingo there he is as good as a deer in hunting season
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  • BabyBlueNTexasBabyBlueNTexas member
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    edited December 2011
    So make your website name something discreet.

    Like.. www.aweddinginjune.theknot.com

    or  www.wearesogettinghitched.theknot.com
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  • NewbeginingNewbegining member
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    edited December 2011
    BabyblueNTexas, good idea I will look into that :)
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  • BabyBlueNTexasBabyBlueNTexas member
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    edited December 2011
    Just make sure you write the right address on your STD's.  :)
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  • rammo01rammo01 member
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    edited December 2011
    Newbegining,
    My fiance also works for the govt and I know exactly what your are going threw.  We went back and forth trying to figure out a way to have a wedding website, without disclosing too much personal info.  We only used our first names and posted only one pic (a dark romantic sunset pic where u only see our side profile, since we are looking into each others eyes).  As far as the registry, add this info to the STD's and mail to guest.  P.S. to be safe, if you post accomodations/hotel info for guests make sure it is not the same place you are staying.
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