A wedding blog is a beautifully expressive way to communicate and illustrate the details of your upcoming nuptials, while saving time, money, and phone calls. It’s ecological—no paper needed, which can reflect your awareness of the environment as a couple. Your wedding blog will reduce stress, especially important for DYIers, because you will have fewer phone calls, emails, and questions to field during a busy and intense time. The info you want to give your guests will be easily accessible and all in one place.

In a sense, it’s a preamble in words, pictures, even video and music, that announces the tone and mood of your wedding ceremony, venue, and surrounding events and activities you’ve planned.

It has all the information that isn’t included in your written invitation. Invitees will have clickable links to help them with their travel, lodging, and other plans, especially if they are attending from out-of-town. Your blog might include the following, plus links and photos where appropriate:

• wedding date, time, and location
• contact information for your wedding venue and other events
• driving directions and/or maps
• closest airports and other transportation
• recommended lodging and activities, distance from wedding venue
• your bridal registries
• photos of the bridal party to know who’s who beforehand
• area weather and average temperatures for morning, day, and evening
• what guests need to know to plan for their wardrobe
• any requests you have for what to bring

It’s easy to instantly update your information if any plans, activities, point people, numbers, or details are changed or added. Have your guests subscribe via email or RSS, so they will get your latest communiqué right away.

A blog can be created for your anniversary celebration or vow renewal ceremony. Many families and friends live throughout the world and can’t attend. Sometimes your event is a very small and intimate affair or in a remote destination. Your blog can help you share such a sweet time with the people you care about.