What would life on this island be without the internet? I mean, really. And planning a wedding? Forget it. Between my severe use of Google Docs, and emailing potential vendors, to getting DIY ideas, it's all there at my fingertips. Thank God, because seriously I would probably NOT have a wedding on Nantucket if there was no internet.
One of the coolest pieces of advice I've read is getting a lot of the decor on Ebay. There's even some rental opportunities on TheKnot.com. One bride said she saved 75% by buying her stuff on Ebay. I think that's awesome.
I also have started getting into Twitter. It's a lot more for businesses than Facebook is, I've friended every bride-on-a-budget looking poster I could find, and in turn, some other ones found me based on who I was looking for. It's pretty cool because it helps generate everything from ideas, to good deals found, to blogs about wedding tips (like mine I guess) and more.
The best thing I've found about planning a wedding and having the internet is the communication aspect. If a vendor wants my business, they'd better be able to communicate via email. Because I forget things. Like everything. If it's not in my email, searchable and in black and white, then I will forget. I've got too much else going on between my 3+ jobs and keeping up with my own life that planning a wedding AND remembering all the data is impossible. So, incase you haven't been able to tell, I'm a HUGE fan of Google and all it's nifty tips and tools. So of course I am an avid Gmail user. It makes it easy to search for emails, categorize my stuff into a wedding folder, and filter any emails from said vendors right to the folder for future mailings as a "rule". It's pretty awesome.
Good luck on the web! It's got everything you need. Till next time.....
xoxo
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