Product Description

The boom of the online bridal market has created shortcuts, opened up discount bargains, and invented new planning tools for those who know how to find and use them. This book will take you by the hand from the very start of your planning and guide you through the maze of traditions, etiquette, budgets and more. You'll put today's best online planning tools to work for you, discover hot new trends, and get expert advice. Take advantage of everything you have available, and make those wedding dreams an affordable reality!

This book will show you how easy it is to:
-Begin with a smart, realistic wedding budget that compensates and adjusts as you go.
-Prioritize based on style and preference to capture your wedding vision on any budget.
-Create a guest address book that builds and updates itself.
-Find online bargains and wholesale discounts on flowers, attire, accessories and more.
-Get an interactive wedding website live on the Internet in minutes and with no experience. Use it as your planning "home base".
-Set up online gift registries that make it easy for guests and reduce duplicate purchases.
-Avoid wedding scams and common planning pitfalls.
-Receive RSVP responses that automatically update your guest list and head count in real time.
-Work smoothly with vendors. Use every resource available to choose the right ones.
-...and much more, with expert advice, tips, suggestions, checklists, schedules and e-Resources to handle it all!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1194296 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 450 pages

Review
A creatively practical and innovative guide...the ultimate "user friendly" reference for preparation of the big day. Very strongly recommended. -- Midwest Book Review, May 2006 (Reviewer's Choice Selection!)

Review

About the Author
Crystal and Jason Melendez are experienced technology professionals and the creative force behind WedShare, a leading provider of wedding planning tools and resources. As a husband-and-wife team, they have written numerous articles and continue to lead the development of some of the most sophisticated planning tools available today.

Customer Reviews

A Great Resource and Very Practical Read
As an engaged couple who don't have a lot of time nor that much interest in reading too many wedding books, this was a great resource for us! There's no filler in here, every page is jammed packed with practical information and tips. It is straight to the point, offers useful advice and the writing is easy/fun to read. I don't have to read it in chronological order, just skip to the section that you need depending on where you are in the planning process. And it fits perfectly in my bag (even the size/shape of the book is practical)when we go to appointments. I highly recommend this book.

A creatively practical and innovative guide to finding and securing an inexpensive yet fulfilling wedding ceremony
e-Plan Your Wedding: How To Save Time And Money With Today's Best Online Resources by Crystal and Jason Melendez is a creatively practical and innovative guide to finding and securing an inexpensive yet fulfilling wedding ceremony and reception by way of the internet. As the internet continues to mature and expand, ordinary people find more and more of what they wish to accomplish or research can be quickly done on-line -- something past generations never had, and e-Plan Your Wedding is the ultimate "user-friendly" reference for swift and tactful preparation of the big matrimonial day. e-Plan Your Wedding is very strongly recommended instructional resource for wedding planners, especially for aspiring newlyweds anticipating their own do-it-yourself, cost-efficient, wedding planning.

Very concise from a Groom's perspective
This book was more complete from beginning to end that I could have ever imagined. Everything from how to pick out the ring (the diamond guide was excellent), to planning the honeymoon on a budget. A must read for anyone planning a wedding! Geared towards a reader of either sex. Very professionally written and highly recommended!