We've grouped together most of the
questions and answers that you might have regarding our websites, but
if your query isn't covered here, please contact us.
Why do I need a personal wedding website?
Having your own wedding website enables you to share lots of information
with your guests or other people involved in your wedding, in a dynamic way
that can easily be changed or updated.
You can give your guests a background about yourselves (and other family
members if you wish); details about what will be happening on the day; what
food they can expect (and a link for vegetarians); Guest information such as
hotel, local accommodation, travel details, gift-list preferences (with a
direct link to your gift list), etc; a guest book they can sign and leave
messages for you; An electronic RSVP for your guest to reply on; a gallery
of pictures that you can have for people to look at, including your wedding
photos when they're ready.
How will my guests know where my wedding
website is?
We
suggest that you add the websites address (called a URL) to your wedding
invites, either on the main invite, or on a separate sheet. If you're
sending out save the date cards or fridge magnets, you can put the URL on
there too. (Of course you can just e-mail everyone!)
Your website is supplemental to your invites or save the date cards, not
everyone has access to the internet, so we always recommend that any
information you include on your website is included with your invitations.
How much will my website cost me and why
don't I have to pay for hosting?
The cost for GB customers is £25 (UK pounds). You can pay by personal
cheque or postal order, they must be in £pounds sterling.
If you come from outside the UK, the costs are:
US$40, CAD$60, EURO35, AUS$60, NZ$70, HK$360. You can pay by
International money order in £GBP, but as these have high admin costs (and
the sums involved are small) we are happy to accept cash through the
registered post in your local currency.
You only pay the cost of the website after it has been uploaded to the
internet and you are happy with all the details.
If
you decide not to purchase the website, we'll delete it for you, with no
cost incurred.
The cost includes free hosting at fateback.com, so there are no additional
costs to host your website. Fateback.com has been operating since 2001 and
operates a reliable and quick service, with only a small unobtrusive ad at
the top of the pages. This site is hosted by fateback.com, as are all the
example websites.
The advantage of using free hosting is that there is no time limit to the
hosting, and with fateback.com no bandwidth limit. Click
here to visit the
fateback.com website. Click
here to see
the fateback.com terms and conditions.
Alternatively you could purchase your own hosting solution, and pass the
details onto us so we can then upload your site. A good place to start is
Easyhosting.net, click
here to go to that site.
Another option is that of your ISP. Most Internet Service Providers (BT,
AOL, Tesco, Freeserve, etc) bundle some web space in with your internet
connection deal. Your wedding website will be no bigger than 1 meg (1000k),
so will fit into that space with no problem at all. Check with your ISP to
see if they give you any web space and how to access it. All you then have
to do is send us the details and we'll upload the site to there instead.
What will my website address look like?
If
you use the free hosting with fateback.com, your address will be like
http://suzanneandrobertswedding.fateback.com.
If
you buy your own hosting (see the answer above) you can have a .co or a
.com, etc.
If
you use the free hosting that comes with your internet package, the name
varies, but usually is something like http://homepages.yourisp.com/yoursitename.
How do I order my Personal Wedding
Website?
First, choose which website you like by looking at the
examples. Then just go to our order page (click
here) and see what information you will need. Collect all that
information together, then start filling in the online order form. Don't
worry if you haven't got all the details, they can be added later, but the
more information you collect before you do the form the better.
Fill in the form, click submit, and it will be sent to us. We'll send you a
confirmation e-mail, then start working on your site.
If
you want to add any pictures, e-mail them to us at
valentine-websites@tesco.net,
clearly stating which page you'd like to see them on, and if you'd like them
changed to black and white / sepia, etc. Please note: make sure any
pictures you send are no larger than 300kb each, and that if bundled
together, no individual e-mail exceeds 1.5 MB.
When your site is ready, we'll e-mail you and then you can check everything
is ok. If there's any problems, we'll change them, and if you're happy, send
us payment and thats it.
If
any details have to be changed, just e-mail us, and we'll make the relevant
adjustments.
When you get your wedding photos, e-mail them to us and we'll add them to
your site.
How do I make changes to my site?
Just e-mail us at
valentine-websites@tesco.net
(clearly stating the bride and grooms name and date of wedding) and
we'll make the changes. Or you could use the contact form on our
contact us page.
What are the Free Guest Book and Free
Electronic RSVP?
Your guest book and electronic RSVP are
sourced from providers that fund the service through advertising. Explore
the example websites by clicking here to see what
they look like. You will be sent a user name and password for your free
guest book so that you can edit or remove any entries you don't want.
Can I password protect my site?
Unfortunately we don't offer this service
at the moment. To protect yourself from spurious RSVPs, we suggest you ask
for a password to be added to the electronic RSVP. This works by asking
people who send an electronic RSVP to also enter a password that you would
send out with your paper invites, or when you e-mail your guests your
website.
Can I have a copy of the website to have
on my computer, or to burn to a CD-ROM?
Yes. When you're completely happy with
your website, we'll e-mail the complete website to you so your can copy it
to your pc and burn it to CD if you want. Alternatively, we can copy it to
CD for you and post it to you for £5.00. (Inc P&P). Please note, the Guest
Book is not included in this, as it is stored on a remote server. You will
still be able to access it by an internet link.
What information will I need to send you?
Check out the website examples and
chose your favourite website.
What you'd like written on the home page. (The first page that appears
when people visit your site)
How you'd like your names to appear, e.g. "Suzanne and Robert" or "Suzi
and Rob"
How would you like your wedding date to appear, e.g. "14th February 2004"
or "Saturday 14/02/04", etc.
The e-mail address you'd like all correspondence to go through.
What you'd like written on the "Contact Us" page.
Would you like a password on the Electronic RSVP?
What details you'd like on the "Our Story" page, e.g. how you met, funny
facts, interesting anecdotes.
What details you'd like on "The Day" page, e.g. time and place for your
ceremony, Wedding Breakfast and Evening Disco. Also any special
instructions that might concern your guests.
What your food menu will be, and if you want to offer a vegetarian option.
Don't worry if you don't have the details yet, these can be added later.
What details you want on the "Guest Info" page. Names and address of
venue's; Times; a link to maps (usually your venues will have one on their
websites, we'll link to that or multimap.co.uk); Parking info; transport:
local train stations, airports, taxi companies; accommodation info: you
can supply the links, or we can link to yell.com, or international
equivalents); Gift list details, with who and the numbers to access them,
or advice to your guests about gifts.
Anything else you might want on your website!
Gather together (on your pc) the pictures you would like in your gallery,
or to replace the flowers on the individual pages. After you've submitted
your order form, attach the pictures in an e-mail, detailing where
you want them to appear on your website, then e-mail them to us at
valentine-websites@tesco.net.
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