If you spend time on the internet, you may have noticed there are a lot of personal wedding websites out there, and you may be considering whether or not you need one for your upcoming wedding. To help you decide, ask yourself this one question: Do I want one information source, available 24/7, that people can consult to find out anything they may need to know about my wedding and the events surrounding it? If your answer is "Yes!" then you need a personal wedding website!

Once you decide you need a personal wedding website, you need to figure out which kind you want to go with. While some you may have seen are professionally designed private sites, like those built by OuiDo.com, most fall into two categories: (1) amateur and (2) advertisement.

Amateur websites are easy to spot, with their too large typefaces, an abundance of cute, decorative animations, and links that may or may not work. While it can be charming, does an amateur website really fit well with the elegance of the wedding you’re planning?

Advertisement websites often look very nice, because they’re created by web professionals, but, unfortunately, since they’re provided to the happy couple at no or low cost, they’re not customizable. Then there are the advertisements, often of the popup variety, that can be quite annoying to visitors. Once again, ask yourself, is this type of website a good complement to the beauty and artistry of your perfect wedding?

If you are seriously interested in making things easier for your guests (and you) by putting your wedding information online, consider a professionally designed website, built especially for you. You’ll have links to your store registries, hotel and local activity information, event dates, times, and locations, a guestbook, and a whole lot more. Plus, after the wedding, you can have your website put on CD-ROM as a keepsake!

Professional web designers can create a beautiful personal wedding website, just the way you want it. Prices vary, but there are quality designers available for a good price, so you won’t have to skimp on other parts of your wedding to afford it.