Special Flake Website

southernbelle0915 · September 2013

Does anyone else think The Onion is outrageously funny? I do, especially on a Friday afternoon when I am checked out. This article cracked me up due to all the threads lately that are ME ME ME!!! and OF COURSE my guests love what we're doing... It's OUR wedding.

Anyway, enjoy...

http://www.theonion.com/articles/couple-thoughtfully-puts-up-wedding-website-for-fr,33837/

NYCMercedes · September 2013

Love it. Thank you. Taking care of couples' websites is what TK does. <--- Referring to "what the hell" thread on Tech Help board.

Maggie0829 · September 2013

I really want to know where people find the time to put together such lavish websites for their weddings. I don't know about the rest of you but I have never been on a wedding website for anyone. I just don't find them useful. Even for DWs. I am a smart person that can thoroughly research places on my own time and concentrate on things I am interested in (hotels, attractions, restaurants). I mean yeah, it is a nice courtesy to include that stuff for the guests but do people honestly think that their guests have never traveled anywhere before?

Also I really don't care about the back story of your friendships with your BMs or GMs. I also already know what you and your FI looks like so including pictures is pointless. If I want to see pictures of the two of you I can most likely look it up on your FB accounts.

End rant on wedding websites.

Edited because I can't spell.

ShesSoCold · September 2013

LMAO. THAT is funny.

I made a website because we're having a DW in a not-very-touristy location and our families prefer that everything be done for them. Sounds like the opposite of Maggie, lol. But I intentionally made it so un-cheesy, funny and only for information that people may want to know. There's no pictures of us, the only picture is a someecard that says, "Rather than get off the pot, we've decided to shit". On the "About us" page, I wrote "if you don't know enough about us, you're probably not invited and this website is not for you." I wanted it to be "us" and I've gagged at some other wedding websites.

ShesSoCold · September 2013

bubbles053009 said:

Everyone is aware that the Onion is a parody site, yes? Almost all of their articles are jokes.

Umm..yeah. That's why it's funny.

APDSS22 · September 2013

The only useful thing I've ever gotten off of wedding websites is the registry location. Which I could probably Google.

Maggie0829 · September 2013

TheFutureMrsRohlman22 said:

The only useful thing I've ever gotten off of wedding websites is the registry location. Which I could probably Google.

I didn't think it was appropriate to put registry information on your wedding website. Wouldn't it be like asking for gifts? Guests would go there and see the couple giving information about the bridal party, the venue, the accommodations and then reminding you "oh don't forget to buy a gift so here is the registry info".

APDSS22 · September 2013

I kind of go back and forth depending on how obviously displayed on the wedding website it is as to whether or not it's rude. If there's any sort of neon graphic or if it's on the front page I side eye that. If it's tastefully rolled in with "additional information" or something, I don't really mind. I believe the general consensus is that it would definitely be rude to put on the invitation. It would also be rude to include an insert card to fall out into your guests' laps. If your website is just "here's our registry info and DO/DO NOT wear these clothing articles" then it is again, rude.

WinstonsGirl · September 2013

Maggie0829 said:

I really want to know where people find the time to put together such lavish websites for their weddings. I don't know about the rest of you but I have never been on a wedding website for anyone. I just don't find them useful. Even for DWs. I am a smart person that can thoroughly research places on my own time and concentrate on things I am interested in (hotels, attractions, restaurants). I mean yeah, it is a nice courtesy to include that stuff for the guests but do people honestly think that their guests have never traveled anywhere before?

Also I really don't care about the back story of your friendships with your BMs or GMs. I also already know what you and your FI looks like so including pictures is pointless. If I want to see pictures of the two of you I can most likely look it up on your FB accounts.

End rant on wedding websites.

Edited because I can't spell.

I'm with you on a lot of those points, though we did do a website because we were doing a DW. It was mostly for a timeline of events, since we hosted several different events over several different days (all optional). When it came time to write about how we met or bios on our WP, I figured Who cares?? Everyone invited knows how we met and I highly doubted anyone cared who was in our WP or what their story was.

I do like them for when I travel and leave the invitation at home, so I can figure out where I'm going and when for the ceremony. But I've only ever seen 2 other than mine, and both were for DW weddings. No one I know does them for regular in town weddings.

bakerie · September 2013

Maggie0829 said:

TheFutureMrsRohlman22 said:

The only useful thing I've ever gotten off of wedding websites is the registry location. Which I could probably Google.

I didn't think it was appropriate to put registry information on your wedding website. Wouldn't it be like asking for gifts? Guests would go there and see the couple giving information about the bridal party, the venue, the accommodations and then reminding you "oh don't forget to buy a gift so here is the registry info".

Wait, what? Pretty much everything I've ever read on the Etiquette board says putting it on the website is A-OK.

cruffino · September 2013

Awesome. The Onion wins.

allispain · September 2013

We made a wedding website and included bios of DH and myself as well as a couple of not-completely-necessary pieces of information. The bios were basically because most of my extended family hadn't met DH before the wedding, and I had only met about half of his. I know that 90% of my family read it and appreciated it, since they wanted to know more about him before meeting him at the wedding.

What I can't stand are the sites that have an individual bio for every member of the bridal party. I don't really care why you chose them to be in the BP, how you met, or what inside jokes you share. I included a whopping 2 sentences on our bridal party - basically a list of the BM's name and the GM's names - and I did so because we weren't having programs or having the BP introduced at the opening of the reception.

Dreamergirl8812 · September 2013

My friend's wedding website includes a bio about both of them, where they describe her as the most caring and empathetic person in the world.

They also describe the first time they met. But apparently they forgot to mention that on the night they met and for the first month they dated he had a girlfriend of 5 years that my friend didn't know about.

I win!

OpenHeart0117 · September 2013

We created our website for our 100% destination wedding & got real positive feedback. Numerous people logged on & wrote raving reviews about it in the Guest Book section. We both live in a city that neither of us are from & my Fiance has a huge family, so there are numerous people that I have never met & I have friends that he has never met that are coming too. Most on both sides don't know how we met, or much detail about either of us. We also have used it to promote our Welcome Party that we will host the night before the wedding & to provide lots of details on our favorite restaurants, bars, entertainment in the city we chose to get married in (New Orleans). Surprisingly at least 75% of our guests have never been there & MANY of them let us know that they really appreciated the recommendations as many are taking a long weekend to enjoy the city and our wedding. It was easy to just have it all in one place for everyone as a resource. The website really helped to generate interest. We have had over 300 views in 7 months. We invited 198 people and 110 have RSVP's to attend & we still have another week until our deadline. We put the link on our save the dates that were sent out back in February & people were able to make their hotel reservations months before the invitations were mailed, because the info was on the site.
I think it depends on each couple. If you have been dating for a long time & pretty much have met the majority of people invited & they are familiar with you both & the city where the wedding is in, it might seem unnecessary. But for us, it has turned out to be very useful.

WonderRed · September 2013

Yeah, oddly enough the etiquette experts actually say putting registry info on the website is ok. Seems inconsistent, but whatever.

We have a simple, four page site through here. We've invited only 40 people but have had over 200 views on it since our invites went out two weeks ago and 14 people signed the guest book there so, apparently, our guests like it. And there is relevant information on there that I couldn't include in the invites. Like we're planning an outdoor ceremony in mid fall but making blankets and hot drinks available (Obviously not if it's too cold. We do have limits and an indoor option.) and that the grounds of our venue are largely gravel and uneven, rustic brick so that guests can consider it when deciding what to wear.

We don't have attendants so nobody has to read about how me and LeslieKaye were BFFs from the very second we met in college.

GypsyWife_ · September 2013

I had like over 700 hits on My wedding wire website. I took it down a couple weeks ago. No kidding i put a pic of me and below wrote "Im the bride and I enjoy traveling, family bbqs, and going to bars. " I'm so glad I took it down.

LizM61409 · September 2013

I've found other people's websites to be useful for logistical info, like where the hotel block is, whether there's a shuttle to the venue and what time it leaves, etc (esp info like this that is not google-able). One wedding we attended was in the middle of nowhere, and the website included "GPS usually doesn't work here, so we recommend printing these directions" which was helpful.

I also like having the registry info on there... as a guest it makes it really easy to figure out where I want to purchase the gift from and I don't find it pushy, especially if it's a tab at the bottom with minimal fuss.

But I totally agree that the websites can get over the top. I laughed pretty hard at the "one of 4 photography museums in the US" bit in that onion article

Xstatic3333 · September 2013

I kept mine simple; no stories, one e-pic, hotel info, directions, registry links. I don't think many used it, and nobody signed the guest book. I personally like them for others' weddings, and don't mind stories as long as they aren't too cheesy. Really liked the Onion article!

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