Wedding Planners<\/strong><\/p>\nThe most popular wedding apps help organize your planning. From the top-rated iWedding Deluxe to a handful of free applications sponsored by bridal magazines, there\u2019s no shortage of apps to keep you on schedule.<\/p>\n
A popular free app is The Knot\u2019s Ultimate Wedding Planner. It is a nice app, but its real purpose is to support advertisers. The \u201chelpful suggestions\u201d featured in the application are paid advertisements.<\/p>\n
I recommend iWedding. It is not free, but iWedding is a great value at $6.99. The app maintains your guest list, suggests a seating chart, can help order decorations, and will even download the ideal music to match your ceremony. The countdown feature sounds alarms each day to remind you of upcoming tasks.<\/p>\n
The home screen of iWedding is split in half. The top portion resembles a formal wedding invitation with the names of the bride and groom. Under the wedding date is a running counter showing how many months, days, hours, minutes and seconds remain until the big day. The second half of the screen is a checklist of the tasks to be completed.<\/p>\n
The first task is to create the various guest lists. iWedding uses your phone or tablet address book application to let you easily add guests. There are guest lists for the bridal shower, wedding, reception, and any event you want to add. The seating chart focuses on the reception. You can arrange the names by table in any mix of friends and family you desire.<\/p>\n
Shopping Guides<\/strong><\/p>\nMost of the wedding apps are shopping guides. There are shopping apps for rings, dresses, flowers, cakes, and photographers. The apps are often free because various companies and organizations sponsor them. For example, the engagement ring apps tend to promote national chains whereas if you want something special you\u2019ll want to work with an independent, locally-owned jeweler.<\/p>\n
iWedding takes a different approach, using Web search engines to help you locate shops. The iWedding app does include \u201cinspiration\u201d images of dresses, rings, and cakes. However, the application allows you to select the shops you prefer and add them to the contact address book. This flexibility is why I believe it is best to buy a great app instead of using a free tool.<\/p>\n
Reception Virtual D.J.<\/strong><\/p>\nFor 99 cents you can download a number of \u201cvirtual D.J.\u201d applications for the reception. The \u201cFun Wedding\u201d application, for example, maintains a list of the top-rated music for receptions based on a national survey of professional D.J. playlists. The playlists are updated monthly. If you want favorite wedding songs of the 1980s, Fun Wedding will automatically download the music from iTunes. Within any playlist, you can refine the search using headings such as \u201cFirst Dance\u201d and \u201cFather of the Bride.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you want to use iTunes or an iPod as your music player, you do have to pay normal iTunes fees for any music purchased. I suggest hiring a local D.J. and using an app like Fun Wedding to help create a playlist. With Fun Wedding, you can email your playlist to anyone, including your D.J. Professional audio systems now include iPad and iPod support.<\/p>\n
Fun and Games<\/strong><\/p>\nTo take a break from the planning stress, you might want to download one of the many wedding-themed games. For example, you can play iBride and create the perfect fantasy wedding for a virtual bride. With \u201cWeeMee Wedding\u201d you can create a virtual couple inspired by the \u201cPrecious Moments\u201d figurines.<\/p>\n
You can also try the \u201cWeakest Link: Royal Weddings\u201d game. How much do you know about Kate and William? There are also several celebrity wedding trivia games. The major entertainment and gossip magazines sponsor these trivia apps.<\/p>\n
The top-selling \u201cWedding Dash\u201d lets you guide a caterer through the challenges of preparing and serving at a large reception. Your caterer even has to deal with a wedding crasher who is at the wedding for the free food. The \u201cDinner Dash\u201d series is second in sales to \u201cAngry Birds\u201d on the App Store.<\/p>\n
There are also apps like \u201cBachelorette Diva,\u201d a trivia game that tests the bridesmaids’ knowledge of the happy couple. The questions range from the innocent (\u201cHow did the couple meet?\u201d) to the not-so-innocent. How much do your bridesmaids know?<\/p>\n
Yes, there is an app for that\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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