No matter where you are in your wedding planning process, if you’re a bride-to-be, you’ll likely agree that the sheer number of details involved in planning your nuptials is overwhelming. This undeniable fact makes wedding websites so valuable—your website acts as the primary destination for every essential detail of your big day, from venue details to dress codes to registry wishes and RSVP instructions. Your wedding website is also key for communicating necessary updates for guests on the big day. If you’re searching for a suitable wedding website, consider options to streamline your planning process and avoid overcomplicating things. Additionally, look for websites with customizable features, such as chic templates and custom domains, to align with the theme of your big day.
With so much to consider when researching wedding websites, we compiled all the essential details from BRIDES’ top choices to help couples make an informed decision. Read on for the BRIDES team’s vetted picks.
Best Experience
Joy
What You Should Know
- Price: Free
- No. of templates: 601
- Custom domain? Yes, separate domain purchase required
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Matching website templates and stationery
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Mobile app to set up and update
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Integrated registry feature
Why We Chose It
Joy‘s versatile platform offers tools for wedding websites, registries, and planning all in one place—everything an organized couple (or a couple desperately needs to get organized) dreams of. Joy thinks of everything to help make your pre-wedding journey completely streamlined, from in-depth guest spreadsheets that tag everything from dietary restrictions to friend groups (with the ability to filter), to booking assistants to help your out-of-town guests with accommodations, to multi-event RSVPs to track your guests attending multiple occasions during your wedding weekend, like the rehearsal dinner or post-ceremony brunch. With Joy, your wedding website is simple to use and personalize, with various layouts, templates, and artistic features, including accent colors and fonts. Creating a custom domain is also an option, but requires a separate domain hosting purchase. Plus, if you’re not quite ready to launch your site yet or want to keep your wedding details exclusive, you can keep anything private by using a password to protect your site.
You can also shop directly from the website builder to create your registry. Opt for physical gift options from brands like Shark, Cuisinart, and Le Creuset, and retailers like Amazon and Crate and Barrel, or create a cash or experiences fund. Joy ensures your entire registry is accessible via one link, further demonstrating the seamlessness of the platform.
What You Should Know
- Price: Free
- No. of templates: 601
- Custom domain? Yes, separate domain purchase required
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Matching website templates and stationery
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Mobile app to set up and update
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Integrated registry feature
Why We Chose It
Joy‘s versatile platform offers tools for wedding websites, registries, and planning all in one place—everything an organized couple (or a couple desperately needs to get organized) dreams of. Joy thinks of everything to help make your pre-wedding journey completely streamlined, from in-depth guest spreadsheets that tag everything from dietary restrictions to friend groups (with the ability to filter), to booking assistants to help your out-of-town guests with accommodations, to multi-event RSVPs to track your guests attending multiple occasions during your wedding weekend, like the rehearsal dinner or post-ceremony brunch. With Joy, your wedding website is simple to use and personalize, with various layouts, templates, and artistic features, including accent colors and fonts. Creating a custom domain is also an option, but requires a separate domain hosting purchase. Plus, if you’re not quite ready to launch your site yet or want to keep your wedding details exclusive, you can keep anything private by using a password to protect your site.
You can also shop directly from the website builder to create your registry. Opt for physical gift options from brands like Shark, Cuisinart, and Le Creuset, and retailers like Amazon and Crate and Barrel, or create a cash or experiences fund. Joy ensures your entire registry is accessible via one link, further demonstrating the seamlessness of the platform.
Best for Planning
The Knot
What You Should Know
- Price: Free
- No. of templates: 380
- Custom domain: Yes, $20/year
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Has an app for easy planning on the go
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Easy website setup and updating
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Will match your site to your paper suite
Why We Chose It
Building a wedding website is just one of the many features of The Knot’s web- and app-based platform. You can sort by color, style, and season, and choose from hundreds of templates with a variety of color themes to make it your own. Navigation is simple throughout the platform, and it’s easy to add all of your important day-of information, from sharing your story as a couple to adding photos and wedding party details.
The site allows you to choose a custom Knot URL for free, or you can customize a full domain for an additional fee of $20. A wedding registry can also be built through The Knot Registry Store and can be integrated into your website’s registry page. And with 17 partner sites and registries, The Knot’s users can sync registries from sites like West Elm, Williams Sonoma, and CB2 to show up on one registry for easy streamlining.
Couples can also use the built-in RSVP form to collect responses on the website, and be sure to make use of additional wedding planning features such as the site’s budgeter tool, finding vendors, and ordering invitations. Before making your site live, choose to make it public or keep it password protected.
What You Should Know
- Price: Free
- No. of templates: 380
- Custom domain: Yes, $20/year
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Has an app for easy planning on the go
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Easy website setup and updating
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Will match your site to your paper suite
Why We Chose It
Building a wedding website is just one of the many features of The Knot’s web- and app-based platform. You can sort by color, style, and season, and choose from hundreds of templates with a variety of color themes to make it your own. Navigation is simple throughout the platform, and it’s easy to add all of your important day-of information, from sharing your story as a couple to adding photos and wedding party details.
The site allows you to choose a custom Knot URL for free, or you can customize a full domain for an additional fee of $20. A wedding registry can also be built through The Knot Registry Store and can be integrated into your website’s registry page. And with 17 partner sites and registries, The Knot’s users can sync registries from sites like West Elm, Williams Sonoma, and CB2 to show up on one registry for easy streamlining.
Couples can also use the built-in RSVP form to collect responses on the website, and be sure to make use of additional wedding planning features such as the site’s budgeter tool, finding vendors, and ordering invitations. Before making your site live, choose to make it public or keep it password protected.
Best Registry
Zola
What You Should Know
- Price: Free
- No. of templates: 561
- Custom domain: Yes, separate domain purchase required
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Easily integrate a wedding registry
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Can match save the dates with the design of wedding website
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Set up and update website content either online or through the app
Why We Chose It
Zola has a strong reputation as a wedding registry site, especially with the ability to combine multiple registries (plus a cash fund!) in one place. It also offers hundreds of beautiful templates to create a wedding website, which can be built online or through the Zola app. The user-friendly interface is easy to navigate—no coding experience required—and features multiple tabs to guide you through the building process. Customize your website by changing the font and button colors, and even include photos or videos.
The platform also allows you to create an RSVP form and easily integrates your wedding registry so that all your details are in one place. Once your site is live, utilize the platform’s other helpful planning tools, including finding and contacting vendors, creating seating charts, and connecting with hotels to reserve a block of rooms.
What You Should Know
- Price: Free
- No. of templates: 561
- Custom domain: Yes, separate domain purchase required
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Easily integrate a wedding registry
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Can match save the dates with the design of wedding website
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Set up and update website content either online or through the app
Why We Chose It
Zola has a strong reputation as a wedding registry site, especially with the ability to combine multiple registries (plus a cash fund!) in one place. It also offers hundreds of beautiful templates to create a wedding website, which can be built online or through the Zola app. The user-friendly interface is easy to navigate—no coding experience required—and features multiple tabs to guide you through the building process. Customize your website by changing the font and button colors, and even include photos or videos.
The platform also allows you to create an RSVP form and easily integrates your wedding registry so that all your details are in one place. Once your site is live, utilize the platform’s other helpful planning tools, including finding and contacting vendors, creating seating charts, and connecting with hotels to reserve a block of rooms.
Best Variety
Minted
What You Should Know
- Price: Free
- No. of templates: 1,160
- Custom domain: Yes, $15
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Free to use
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Filter 1,000-plus designs by style and color
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Integrated guest list and RSVPs
Why We Chose It
We’re fans of Minted for its easy access to wedding stationery like invitations, save-the-dates, and escort cards, and because it offers free wedding websites. Brides-to-be can set up their site or pay $49 to have a team member build it; they’ll help upload their wedding details to the site and create a custom URL. The internal interface allows you to create an address book to keep your guest information organized, and even includes an RSVP form that can be used for multiple events.
We should note that the program for building a website is robust, meaning there may be a bit of a learning curve, yet it offers countless customization options that ensure setting up your site is an exciting process. Choose from over 1,000 templates offering different color themes to find the perfect fit and a layout you like to create the ideal framework to add in your important details—Minted also provides the option to create original artwork for couples if you’re seeking a bespoke design. Once you’re settled on a beautiful website to match your wedding’s aesthetic, check the privacy settings if you want your website password-protected.
What You Should Know
- Price: Free
- No. of templates: 1,160
- Custom domain: Yes, $15
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Free to use
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Filter 1,000-plus designs by style and color
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Integrated guest list and RSVPs
Why We Chose It
We’re fans of Minted for its easy access to wedding stationery like invitations, save-the-dates, and escort cards, and because it offers free wedding websites. Brides-to-be can set up their site or pay $49 to have a team member build it; they’ll help upload their wedding details to the site and create a custom URL. The internal interface allows you to create an address book to keep your guest information organized, and even includes an RSVP form that can be used for multiple events.
We should note that the program for building a website is robust, meaning there may be a bit of a learning curve, yet it offers countless customization options that ensure setting up your site is an exciting process. Choose from over 1,000 templates offering different color themes to find the perfect fit and a layout you like to create the ideal framework to add in your important details—Minted also provides the option to create original artwork for couples if you’re seeking a bespoke design. Once you’re settled on a beautiful website to match your wedding’s aesthetic, check the privacy settings if you want your website password-protected.
Best Customization Options
WedSites
What You Should Know
- Price: Free for Lite tier, $99 for Standard
- No. of templates: 35
- Custom domain: Yes, separate domain purchase required
Pros & Cons
Why We Chose It
WedSites offers multiple tiers to help you choose the ideal wedding website builder for your needs. The Lite tier is free and allows customization through a variety of designs. The higher Standard tier integrates a guest list database, allowing you to track RSVPs and update your guests via email.
Even with the basic tier, building and customizing a website with a wide range of small details like text, accent, background colors, fonts, spacing, header placement, and more is possible. There are a variety of templates to help you start the creative process, plus plenty of features to build in when building the page itself; you can create a scrolling site with multiple pages, integrate buttons with links to registries, and check privacy settings for a code-protected site. Once your site is live, you can access data analytics to see the number of site visits (to ensure guests are looking at it), collect RSVPs, and use other wedding planning tools like a seating chart builder or budget calculator. Note that some of these features require upgrading to a higher tier.
What You Should Know
- Price: Free for Lite tier, $99 for Standard
- No. of templates: 35
- Custom domain: Yes, separate domain purchase required
Pros & Cons
Why We Chose It
WedSites offers multiple tiers to help you choose the ideal wedding website builder for your needs. The Lite tier is free and allows customization through a variety of designs. The higher Standard tier integrates a guest list database, allowing you to track RSVPs and update your guests via email.
Even with the basic tier, building and customizing a website with a wide range of small details like text, accent, background colors, fonts, spacing, header placement, and more is possible. There are a variety of templates to help you start the creative process, plus plenty of features to build in when building the page itself; you can create a scrolling site with multiple pages, integrate buttons with links to registries, and check privacy settings for a code-protected site. Once your site is live, you can access data analytics to see the number of site visits (to ensure guests are looking at it), collect RSVPs, and use other wedding planning tools like a seating chart builder or budget calculator. Note that some of these features require upgrading to a higher tier.
Best for RSVPs
Riley & Grey
What You Should Know
- Price: $35/month or $240/year
- No. of templates: 65
- Custom domain: Yes, included with subscription fee
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Website is mobile-friendly
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Can change the template anytime
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Ability to trial and design before starting a subscription
Why We Chose It
Riley & Grey offers several bespoke designs for your wedding website. You can sort through various stunning templates with matching invitations, which can be edited to add your information. There’s even an option to ship paper samples to your door before ordering a complete set.
We’re fans of Riley & Grey’s simple interface, making it easy to add information and graphics. The scrolling design also allows you to fill in an “About” section and details regarding your venue, wedding party, and travel plans. Couples can also integrate links to their registry and create a quick and simple RSVP form for their guests to fill out. This form transfers data into a guest management system with details regarding food counts, favorite songs, and lodging details for everyone attending for easy tracking and access. If you don’t want your website to be public, be sure to set a password in the privacy settings.
Credit: Riley & Grey
What You Should Know
- Price: $35/month or $240/year
- No. of templates: 65
- Custom domain: Yes, included with subscription fee
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Website is mobile-friendly
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Can change the template anytime
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Ability to trial and design before starting a subscription
Why We Chose It
Riley & Grey offers several bespoke designs for your wedding website. You can sort through various stunning templates with matching invitations, which can be edited to add your information. There’s even an option to ship paper samples to your door before ordering a complete set.
We’re fans of Riley & Grey’s simple interface, making it easy to add information and graphics. The scrolling design also allows you to fill in an “About” section and details regarding your venue, wedding party, and travel plans. Couples can also integrate links to their registry and create a quick and simple RSVP form for their guests to fill out. This form transfers data into a guest management system with details regarding food counts, favorite songs, and lodging details for everyone attending for easy tracking and access. If you don’t want your website to be public, be sure to set a password in the privacy settings.
Best Design Templates
Bliss & Bone
What You Should Know
- Price: $12-$18/month
- No. of templates: 110
- Custom domain: Yes, separate domain purchase required
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Beautiful template designs
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Matching wedding stationery
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Ability to customize domain
Why We Chose It
Bliss & Bone offers beautifully designed wedding invitations and websites to match through a one-stop shop. You can start by shopping by collection, which includes designs with matching save-the-dates and invitations. Then, build a wedding website to match the aesthetic so guests can receive and view details seamlessly. If you’d prefer to use the service for just a wedding website, that’s also an option.
To begin using this platform, users must have an account and set up a subscription, which is free for the first seven days for you to trial. Setting up a website is simple, with an interface that separates different information pages for easy editing and navigation. Create a wedding logo or monogram for the ultimate personalization. You can also change the font selections and colors, background color, and button colors. Before making your website live, Bliss & Bone allows you to customize an RSVP page to collect an accurate guest count, and you can set up notifications when a guest says yes to joining you on your big day.
What You Should Know
- Price: $12-$18/month
- No. of templates: 110
- Custom domain: Yes, separate domain purchase required
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Beautiful template designs
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Matching wedding stationery
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Ability to customize domain
Why We Chose It
Bliss & Bone offers beautifully designed wedding invitations and websites to match through a one-stop shop. You can start by shopping by collection, which includes designs with matching save-the-dates and invitations. Then, build a wedding website to match the aesthetic so guests can receive and view details seamlessly. If you’d prefer to use the service for just a wedding website, that’s also an option.
To begin using this platform, users must have an account and set up a subscription, which is free for the first seven days for you to trial. Setting up a website is simple, with an interface that separates different information pages for easy editing and navigation. Create a wedding logo or monogram for the ultimate personalization. You can also change the font selections and colors, background color, and button colors. Before making your website live, Bliss & Bone allows you to customize an RSVP page to collect an accurate guest count, and you can set up notifications when a guest says yes to joining you on your big day.
Best Free Website
Wix
What You Should Know
- Price: Free
- No. of templates: 27
- Custom domain: Yes, $16/month
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Easy to use with drag-and-drop tools
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App allows for mobile updates
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Allows for fully customizable design
Why We Chose It
Wix is a free website builder that’s useful for portfolios, businesses, and, of course, weddings. The program offers hundreds of templates for users, with over 25 specific to wedding websites. While you can start from scratch to create a fully custom site, those unfamiliar with the logistics of website design may have to go through a brief learning curve due to Wix’s many features and options. Once you’re used to the interface, you’ll discover that the possibilities are endless for personalization–edit fonts, colors, links, and even add photos of you and your partner. Custom domains are also possible, but a paid upgrade to a higher-tiered plan is required. Wix also allows you to collect RSVPs using a simple form.
What You Should Know
- Price: Free
- No. of templates: 27
- Custom domain: Yes, $16/month
Pros & Cons
Pros
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Easy to use with drag-and-drop tools
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App allows for mobile updates
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Allows for fully customizable design
Why We Chose It
Wix is a free website builder that’s useful for portfolios, businesses, and, of course, weddings. The program offers hundreds of templates for users, with over 25 specific to wedding websites. While you can start from scratch to create a fully custom site, those unfamiliar with the logistics of website design may have to go through a brief learning curve due to Wix’s many features and options. Once you’re used to the interface, you’ll discover that the possibilities are endless for personalization–edit fonts, colors, links, and even add photos of you and your partner. Custom domains are also possible, but a paid upgrade to a higher-tiered plan is required. Wix also allows you to collect RSVPs using a simple form.
Best App
Guestlist
What You Should Know
- Price: Free to download; $9.99 for Premium; $12.99 for Text Blast 3-pack
- No. of templates: N/A
- Custom domain: N/A; custom QR codes instead
Pros
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Accessible on-the-go
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Available for iOS and Android users
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Easy to receive real-time updates
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Seamless, approachable interface
Why We Chose It
Smartphone users rely on countless apps to make their day-to-day life easier—Guestlist brings that same ease of use to your big day in several ways. The Guestlist app creates a custom QR code (which you can add to your save-the-dates or invitations) for your wedding page that hosts all of the crucial details for your special day, including your wedding weekend schedule and venue information, and even tracks RSVPs. However, our favorite aspect of the app is the social-like feed that allows you and your guests to communicate with each other before, during, and after your wedding. Guests can post on your wedding page’s feed and ask questions, coordinate transportation, lodging, or weekend activities with other guests; the options for communication are endless, ensuring there’s no confusion about things like where to park or what to wear and allowing your loved ones from both sides the chance to spark conversations before the big day. There’s even a photo album feature where guests (and the couple!) can add their flicks from the dance floor—it’s like the post-party Facebook album of the early aughts for the modern-day Gen Z or millennial couple.
What You Should Know
- Price: Free to download; $9.99 for Premium; $12.99 for Text Blast 3-pack
- No. of templates: N/A
- Custom domain: N/A; custom QR codes instead
Pros
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Accessible on-the-go
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Available for iOS and Android users
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Easy to receive real-time updates
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Seamless, approachable interface
Why We Chose It
Smartphone users rely on countless apps to make their day-to-day life easier—Guestlist brings that same ease of use to your big day in several ways. The Guestlist app creates a custom QR code (which you can add to your save-the-dates or invitations) for your wedding page that hosts all of the crucial details for your special day, including your wedding weekend schedule and venue information, and even tracks RSVPs. However, our favorite aspect of the app is the social-like feed that allows you and your guests to communicate with each other before, during, and after your wedding. Guests can post on your wedding page’s feed and ask questions, coordinate transportation, lodging, or weekend activities with other guests; the options for communication are endless, ensuring there’s no confusion about things like where to park or what to wear and allowing your loved ones from both sides the chance to spark conversations before the big day. There’s even a photo album feature where guests (and the couple!) can add their flicks from the dance floor—it’s like the post-party Facebook album of the early aughts for the modern-day Gen Z or millennial couple.
What to Look for in a Wedding Website
- Customization Options: Just like you want your wedding day to follow a specific theme and aesthetic, your website should do the same to keep things cohesive. Many programs offer customization options to fine-tune your site to your tastes and desires, like different templates, fonts, color schemes, etc. For example, if you’re hosting a beach wedding, consider utilizing beiges and blues to mimic the sand and water, or maintain a minimalist aesthetic for a black-tie affair with simple fonts and a black-and-white color palette. You can even create a custom URL for your nuptials (usually for an additional fee)
- Organization Tools: If a wedding website program offers tools to assist with wedding planning or organizing your guests’ trips to your wedding, you should definitely use them. These will help streamline everything from hotel bookings to menu choices so you, your fiancé, and everyone attending your wedding can feel more at ease.
- Accessibility: It’s wise to choose a smartphone-friendly platform so your guests can quickly and easily access any updates on the go. It’s even better if your website offers a corresponding app.
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Madison Barber joined the BRIDES team in 2024 as a writer specializing in wedding trends and bridal fashion. The BRIDES team consulted wedding and event planners to learn more about the most comprehensive, easy-to-navigate wedding websites.
