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Web sites for wedding planning

By Staff Reports
Published: May 17, 2009
Updated: May 17, 2009

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Brides are flocking to the Internet to save time, energy and money on their weddings. Here are some popular local and national sites:
Local resources:
http://blog.weddingsbywindy.com - Local blog by wedding planner Windy Jennings.
www.richmondweddings.com - Planning tips, upcoming shows, local vendor directory and more.
www.pbrichmond.com - Premier Bride of Richmond, a resource for local wedding services.
http://thebridescafe.typepad.com/my_weblog - Blog established by Richmond floral designer Janie Medley.
www.toyouafavorweddingblog.com - Richmond favor company. Links to lots of other resources.
www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/online/celebrations - A guide to local announcements, wedding and engagement forms and link to Virginia Brides vendor directory.
www.thisyounghouse.com/wedding-album - Wedding planner and album for local bloggers John and Sherry Petersik.
www.divasandweddings.com - Richmond-based blog by event-planner Shafonne Myers.

Elsewhere on the Web:
www.theknot.com - THE site that virtually every bride knows about. Whatever you need, it's here. Includes a shop and vendors catalogued by locality.
www.weddingchannel.com - Second only to theknot.com. Neat registry search engine.
www.ewedding.com/www.nearlyweds.com - Create a free Web site.
www.yourweddingcompany.com - A catalog with planning tools and creative ideas for every facet of a wedding and reception.
www.weddingwire.com - Search by ZIP code through profiles of more than 100,000 wedding vendors and read reviews of their work.
www.weddingbee.com - Mother of bridal blogs.
www.thebrokeassbride.com - Hilarious, with links to other offbeat blogs.
www.intimateweddings.com - If you're downsizing, go here.
http://brideslittlewhitebook.blogspot.com/ - Where Southern brides go to sigh.
www.instyleweddings.com - See what the stars are doing and check the blogs for stylish tips.