With the rise in technology, the world is quite literally at our fingertips. While it can be a curse sometimes, there’s no denying that when it comes to planning a wedding during the digital age, there are a wealth of wedding planning apps that can be used to your advantage. From getting #inspo while on the search for your dream dress, to organising your seating plan stress-free, here’s our round-up of the wedding planning apps you won’t want to miss!
When it comes to wedding planning during the digital age, the statistics speak for themselves:
- 60% of brides are planning their wedding through their mobile phone.
- 61% of brides research potential dresses online
- 57% of brides search for wedding vendors online
- 64% of brides use Instagram and Pinterest
- 27% of modern couples said that they would create a hashtag for their special day
So if you’re keen to go digital while planning your wedding planning, use these apps to your advantage:
Tell someone you’re getting married and instantly be met with: “Are you on Pinterest?” Undeniably, Pinterest was the original wedding planning site, allowing couples to easily search everything from dresses to décor. As well as being able to search the site for inspiration, you can also ‘pin’ ideas seen elsewhere, so that everything is in one handy place. Plus, if you love being super organised, break things up by organising everything into categories. Get pinning here.
While you won’t necessarily be able to plan a wedding on Instagram, it’s the perfect place for gathering up ideas. Use hashtags such as #weddingplanning and #weddingwednesday to see how others styled their day. And don’t forget to check out potential vendors too. Set up an Instagram account here.
Postable
When it comes to #wedmin, arm yourself with Postable. Undeniably, one of the most tedious parts of wedding planning is collecting addresses for invites… yawn! There will be several calls to your mum and texts to friends so take the pain away by creating a free Postable account. Log in, enter your guests’ email addresses and then it goes out to them with a simple form to fill in. Voila! See for yourself here.
Top Table Planner
Ask any couple what the hardest part of wedding planning is and they’ll tell you it was sorting the table plan. While this app won’t completely take the agony away, it’ll make things a little easier, which, believe us, is a huge help! Here, you’ll be able to drag and drop guests onto tables and move them around, as and when needed. Check it out here.
Appy Couple
If you’re planning a wedding of epic proportions or heading abroad to say your “I dos”, arm yourself with this handy app. Sometimes there can be a lot of information to get across to guests such as travel options, accommodation, timings, gift lists etc but thankfully this app was designed to help. Guests who download the app will receive your wedding details straight to their phone. Check it out here.
Wedding Snap
No doubt on your wedding you’ll notice the sheer number of phones taking photos of capturing videos of your day. But the reality is, these never see the light of day. Thankfully, there’s an app to help. Wedding Snap allows you to collate all the footage of your day so that you don’t miss a trick. It’s definitely more reliable than a hashtag for sure. Download Wedding Snap here.
Tripit
Heading off on honeymoon? With so much going on during the wedding planning, it can be too easy to lose sight of travel times for your honeymoon. Download this app which collects all your travel information, reminding you of important details such as flight timings and hotel reservations, easily taking the stress out of travelling. Add it to your phone here.
La Fete
Imagine having a wedding planner at your very fingertips?! Event planners La Fete have launched their own app to help with all those finer details. For helping to calculate budgets to planning your playlist and evening creating a to do list, make this your secret wedding planning weapon! Download the app here.
I hope you find these App’s useful and please feel free to share any others that you’ve had good experiences with.