The 30 Best Wedding Websites

Did you know that there are more than 100 million websites in the world? While I can't claim to have checked them all out, (I mean I do need to sleep and eat sometime right!) I do have a rather extensive collection of wedding websites in my favorites.

Whether your looking for dance lessons or a custom cake topper these 30 resources are stellar.

Accessories

1. Fake them out - Many of the rhinestone pieces at emitations.com are replicas of the diamonds worn by many A-List divas like Hallie or Nichole.

2. Top your Tresses - Satisfy your inner princess with jewelry for your hair. Saragabriel.com has many classic and modern styles for you to choose from.

3. Look for lingerie - When searching for wedding day and night unmentionables (bras, bustiers, shapewear etc.) visit figleaves.com . They have a great selection and the prices are good too!

Beauty

4. Enhance your eyes - Learn how to do your own makeup for the big day at smashbox.com . The Insider Secrets tab has "how to" videos galore.

5. Design a fragrance - Brides to be can create a custom blend of fruits, flowers and spices at scentdesign.net . The cost for 1/3 of an ounce is just $10!

6. Master an up do - Save money at the salon by learning how to do your own "do" at hairstyles.nexxus.com. Visit the "Holiday hairstyles" tab for video tutorials on formal looks ranging from chic chignons to romantic waves.

Budget

7. Estimate the expense - To help you plan your big day expenses use the "Weddings" section of costhelper.com. Which lists prince ranges for goods and services from musicians to ice sculptures.

8. Do it yourself - Need to make a guest book, craft a favor bag or set up an Ipod playlist? diybrides.com has advice from crafty brides and links to expert advice. Doing it yourself is a great budget savor.

9. Compare costs - Plug in your zip code at costofwedding.com to find out the average budget for "I Do's" in your specific area.

Cakes & Cookies

10. Customize a cookie - On the dessert table offer cookies in the shape of your initials, casyesweets.com specializes in custom treats.

11. Make a cake - From baking pans to sugar daisies, fancyflours.com sells everything you need to raise the wedding cake to a piece of art.

12. Tailor a topper - Crown your cake with your names scrawled inside a wire heart from gaugenyc.com

Ceremony

13. Choose readings - The "Plannings" section of todays-weddings.com lists popular passages from scripture, literature and poetry.

14. Find an officiant - Stop by nawoonline.com (The National Association of Wedding Officiants) to find religious or secular authority to perform your service.

15. Write the words - Get inspired at myweddingvows.com. They offer examples from traditional to inter faith to celebrity.

Favors

16. Value the variety - A small budgets best friend: orientaltrading.com. They have a festive selection of favors that you can buy in bulk and the prices are very reasonable.

17. Find a goodie - Blissweddings.com is the place to go for guest giveaways. Edible, seasonal, thematic, you name it they have dozens of choices.

18. Decorate your day - Think save-on-crafts.com as your one - click supply source for DIY projects with all the necessities for making favors,menus,centerpieces ans more!

Ideas

19. Be original - offbeatbride.com chronicles goth-a-billy updos, baby blue tuxedos and other think outside the white wedding box ideas.

20. Choose your hues - Enter the URL of any image (like a pic from your reception locations website.) and colorhunter.com will generate a complementary color pallette for you.

21. Launch a website - Announce events, manage RSVP's, even poll guests for free at ewedding.com

Party Planning

22. Do the seating - Kind of like Musical Chairs: Wedding Edition, you can drag and drop guest names, tables and chairs anywhere on the screen at toptableplanner.com

23. Map the route - weddingmapper.com will help you transform your ceremony and reception maps inti something elegant enough to pair with your beautiful invitations.

24. Gather your tools - Believe it or not facebook.com has a wedding application that lets you share event info, photos, registry links - it even includes a countdown clock.

This & That

25. Get expert tips - What's the best way to incorporate pets into your wedding photos? Answers to that question and many others are revealed at wedpix.com. The online magazine of the Wedding Photo Journalist Association.

26. Make it easier - Instead of registering in a half - dozen shops sign up at one: myregistry.com allows you to select gifts from any store in the world with it's one-registry-fits-all function.

27. Create a stamp - Upload a graphic detail from your invitation or picture of your bouquet to photostamps.com and you can get sheets of customized U.S. postal stamps for your envelopes.

28. School your man - Written from a man's perspective groomgrove.com offers straight talk (and videos) on planning, clothes, guys duties and speech making. Get him involved!

29. Give back - At idofoundation.org you can link stores Target and REI, which will donate a percentage of guests gift purchases to your favorite charitable cause.

And finally..

Don't forget: Brides.com is one site that you can't do without. Find gowns galore, cool tools, you can choose your colors, get budget tips, look through photo galleries and get helpful advice from other brides on the message boards.

Well, there you have them ladies, 30 of my favorite wedding websites. This should be enough to get your planning started and you can add to your own collection with all the fabulous links provided on each one of these sites. The wedding possibilities are unlimited! So as I like to say.. Happy Planning!