Thinking of the right place and the right time for proposing is hard enough, but once that is done, the even harder part begins! Many couples struggle with planning the best wedding and could use a little hand in this regard. Instead of hiring an expensive wedding planner or settling for one who doesn’t exactly understand what kind of wedding you want, your best shot is to make use of the many wedding apps for mobile phones available these days. In fact, if you own an iPhone, consider yourself lucky since there are tons of fantastic wedding apps that will help you save tremendous amount of time, money and energy.
To save you some time, we have compiled the top 5 wedding applications for your iPhone, using which you can have your very own “appy ever after!”
App#1: Wedding
Developed by Seligman Ventures Ltd, the “Wedding” app is among the top rated applications by the reviewers. The application has a simple interface and allows users to focus on their savings for the wedding. Since saving can be a nightmare in itself and keeping record of finances may not exactly be the easiest task at hand, you can use the app for keeping a track of “money saved,” “days passed,” “still to save,” “you need to save,” “date when started saving” and so on. The application is useful particularly for those who need continuous motivation to save more and more for the wedding.
You can download the app from iTunes here
App#2: Wedding Wire
“Wedding Wire” is a free iOS app that facilitates couples to plan out their weddings on the go. The app allows you to manage and access your wedding budget as well as the entire checklist for wedding related tasks. You have the option to search and locate over 200,000 wedding professionals along with their detailed information that would be useful to you. The application also lets you manage ongoing transactions, past and future payments and information on local vendors.
You can find the app here
App#3: Ultimate Wedding Planner
“Ultimate Wedding Planner” is another free application that offers a lot of features that you can browse such as top wedding trends, wedding style ideas, gown search according to your budget and figure, dress designer directory, photographer directory, wedding photo tips, best songs to play at the wedding, bachelor(ette) party ideas, couple makeover, registry tips, honeymoon hotspots and many more. It may not be wrong to say that it offers a complete wedding guide for dummies. To download the application onto your phone, go to this link here
App#4: iWedding Deluxe – The Ultimate Wedding Planner
iWedding Deluxe is a very comprehensive tool that includes pretty much everything from contacts and to-do-lists to budget and locations. The application keeps an updated list of vendors for cake, flowers, photo books and whatever you may need for the function. It also has the function of recording all information pertaining to the guest list, for instance, you can categorize the guests according to “Invited All Day” and “Attending Reception,” and you can record status of attendance and RSVP.
The application is available for purchase for £4.99 (as of 2011) on the iTunes page here
App#5: Destination Weddings & Honeymoon Guide
This application specifically provides information on how to plan a perfect honeymoon at your favorite destination, may it be in the South of France, a Greek island or an Italian villa. The application offers free information on honeymoon accommodations in your specified destination, as well as sightseeing and shopping guides.
You can download the application for free from here
As you probably already have an idea of how cumbersome it is to plan a wedding, you should make the most out of the benefits that today’s digital age provides. Using these applications will make your life a lot simpler and will help ensure that the wedding goes well-organized and smooth.
Mike is guest blogging on behalf of deverevenues.co.uk who have a wide range of wedding venues and services to suit any need. Find out more about their wide-ranging wedding services from wedding venues in Manchester to winter wonderland weddings.
If you’re looking for a FREE iphone app where you can find (and preview) the best first dance songs, then check out Wedding Songs Planner – First Dance (http://bit.ly/yprpnz). It is super easy, and will make your choosing your first dance song fun (instead of adding to the stress of planning your wedding).