Wedding Websites-how much is too much?

Haha! my mom saw that article too! was it on slate magazine?! I tried to keep mine low key... some pictures of us, and any information they would ask for anyway, like how he proposed and how we met. but when you website becomes an epic novel then it's a bit too much... if i were a guest i would get bored and leave and probably never look at it again... I think it should just provide vital information... and I always try to remember that no one cares about your wedding more than you, or your mother...

It was the one on Slate. Sounds like we did pretty similar things for our sites: a few pics (maybe a dozen), info on how we met and got engaged, and some very vital information about accomodations, the ceremony and reception, parking, etc. We also did info on our "kids" (3 dogs and a turtle) and a little profile on each of us for the other's family to read. So maybe it was a bit much.

We did how we met, info on the BP a collage of about 20-30 photos. Otherwise it was all wedding accomodation, travel and party info. Everyone is traveling so we are having "events" and at least trying to get some info together so that peeps have stuff to do during downtime. 651 photos holy smokes. I don't even think I have 651 photos of me in the 30 years I have been alive!!

I read it too. It's obvious she' bitter and no one wants her. Obviously don't go over board, but definitely celebrate your love! Don't post over 600 photos, don't have annoying music that can'tbe shut off,and don't give TMI details. But use it to keep guests informed about the celebration. Also use it to give them cues as to how formal or casual the event is. What the venue is like, maybe a preview of the dinner or suggested music. Don't let some dumb b!tch rain on your parade.

With that thinking, one can say that the whole concept of weddings in general is narcissistic. I mean no offensive to whoever wrote that article, but the whole wedding itself is about the couple, so it makes sense that the web-site is also about the couple. I mean in all fairness their are extremes to everything, but it's not fair to plop all brides in the same category.

I had exactly one picture of us on our wedding website, it was on the home page and it was the only decent one I could find, LOL. The rest was purely informative. I didn't put a "how we met" section, even though I find it cute to read on other people's websites it just felt to embarrassing to post it there for all the world to read. The rest was information about the venues, hotel, area attractions, registry info and an RSVP page.

Now I'm worried I might have too much info on ours! hmm..

This is our content, is it too much:

welcome

how we met and how he proposed ('our story')

our bridal party

our parents

Ceremony & reception info

RSVP page

Attractions

Resturants (and what our fave dish is at each place)

Accomodations

registry

Wedding events (bridal shower, etc)

Websites

Guestbook

Contact us

Honeymoon page

Photos (none up yet)

I think that's everything, I currently have our music page turned off

Mrs. Schmidt-it sounds like a good amount of RELEVANT information that your guests are going to need and want to me!

If it were up to me our website would have been totally bare bones, just for lack of creativity, but my fiance really took charge and put a ton of good info up for our guests. which is essential since it's a destination wedding.

Thanks jlm..I also have a thank you page..lol

Well, you need pictures and stories and fun movign pieces, if you will, to make a website something people enjoy. think about the webpages that you like to frequent...

I initially posted mine so that I could easily keep my mother and sis (MOH) in the loop. But, my mother hasn't looked at it once in over the year we have been engaged. She has been super helpful though!! I also posted the site and the blog to start a place to keep friends and family in my life. I move rather frequently, twice since the engagement, and my friends are all over the place. my bestest 3 friends don't live in the same state as me or even in the same state as each other! time zones and work keep the blog/website as the only realistic update for hotels, dresses, etc....it's always there when you need it!

My thoughts, add what you want to the webpage. if it is too blah for you to even read twice, then shorten it. i personally found it annoying when my friends used a wed website and only had 3 pages!

Also, keep an eye on your page visit tracker! i don't know what the ideal is, but I have had several thousands on the website, and around 60-100 guests on the blog each month. Many regulars. It clearly works for some people!!

Ours is pretty basic:

- Wedding Party & Parents

- General Info [telling people its outside, mentioning its formal, giving an general idea of how long it will be.]

- Directions

- Registry Info

- RSVP/Contact info

I've noticed I don't spend a lot of time on the websites for the weddings I've attended, so I decided to not spend as much time on it since I have a plenty hefty to-do list as it is

Mine is pretty bare bones:

-one photo on the hompage

-Music

-Guestbook

-RSVP (the main reason we created a page)

-Accomodations

-Registry (the other reason we created one)

I didn't know who the other GM was until last week, and wasn't sure if the bridal party would be comfortable with their info on blast, so I just left off the BP info, etc. I'll recognize everyone in the program.

Over 600 photos!! Frankly, I don't have the patience to look through that many photos. I think some photos with small glimpse or look into you and your FH is good. Since I don't have much patience for many things I will keep mine short and sweet. Just enough to let people know about our story but not overly descriptive or wordy. I think you can get your story/information across without being long winded if you truly want to.