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Ok. Here's my mock-up that I just created. Took a couple of hours but once it's a template, I'm sure it will be easier.

I'll be showing it to a bridal couple tomorrow morning to get genuine customer feedback. I hope they go for it because I think this is a cool idea.....but then again.....I've been married for 22 years.



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4webmaster

EXCELLENT! Great job.

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Quentin

Looks great on my samsung Galaxy and Iphone

Q

ADukes81

Looks great on my phone! Nice work!

Let us know what they think about it. Have a feeling they'll like it.

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Great. Thanks for checking Quentin.

Thanks for the compliments.

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ADukes81

Mike,

On the 'Reception Venue' page you misspelled 'ceremony' wrong at the top.

I don't normally point out spelling errors in public, but don't want the future bride and groom to find it tomorrow.

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I hope they will. I also want to see what they think should be included on the site. So it will be an upsell + some field research

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LOL. Actually it was a new word I created that combined reception and ceremony - "receremony". Thanks for pointing that out. It's all fixed.

I guess that's what happens when you try to do a rush job after 1:00 am.

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centerforkaziboralimited

Wow! an amusing idea indeed. I believe it will save a lot on printing wedding cards and posting (distribution). We are eagerly waiting for that moment. Of course, there will be some challenges at first, but they will encounter brains which shall smooth the way through.

MoneyMagnetMagnate

Nice job on the template CP!

btw: If you're going to misspell 'ceremony' - spell it C-E-R-E-M-O-N-E-Y :rolleyes:

As "in your pocket"...

syncjam

Very nice. Just a few picky things:

Less script-type font for headline or at least less soft shadow. Makes it hard to read, especially on smaller screens.

Top image maybe half the current height so that viewers know there are actually buttons below the fold.

All pages except the main page use either half-height image, or no image at all to show more of what they clicked for. (Info, map, etc.). The image is nice to see ONCE, but I don't want to see it on every page!



I like the RSVP. How did you code the food choices in?

Julie851977

How much are other warriors going to charge for this service roughly? I am trying to get some ideas on price. Thanks!

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Here is another style you could try



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1Constant

loooove it!

perhaps add in the couple's song, or even a playlist of their personal soundtrack

how to price??

4webmaster

Here is a mockup of my mobile wedding (no links to subcategories)

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

Nice update screens Quentin!

What do you propose (no pun intended) for the "gifts" button link?

syncjam

Looks Nice!!

ADukes81

Looks AWESOME!!! I cannot wait to show a live example to a wedding planner. I am in a great town for this, I just need to capitalize on it!

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javarog

Adukes81 you couldn't be setting in a better place than where you are !

Quentin

Maybe link it to a gift directory

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javarog

Quentin did you make that with your wp mobile cms script ?

Julie851977

Any feedback on what anyone will be charging the client for a mobile wedding invite? I am trying to get some ideas on price points for the many options.

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LeeMark

Thats a great idea. The couple who are about to get married can send their own video for inviting the guests.

Quentin

Yes I did

As for pricing we have done 2 now and the pricing was quite different.

The first one was very basic so we charged $150 however the second was more complicated and included a video invitation, bridal shower invite and bucks night.

Plus we will be add photos and videos of the wedding afterwards and so for this we charged $500

Quentin

tyrabelle

OMG ADukes,
You sure are!!! You live in the wedding capital of the country. I say milk it for all it's worth :-)

tyrabelle

Thanks so much for sharing Quentin!!!

I have a couple of questions though...How did you go about marketing your mobile wedding invite to win over your second client?

What features did your $150 mobile wedding invite include? Thanks again.

4webmaster

Here is my mobile site mockup for wedding including video presentation.

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chanellno1

I too think this is a great idea Quentin. I have two clients in the wedding industry, one a photographer the other in wedding hair and make up. Their mobile presence is very important to them and I can see how offering a service like this to them as an add-on product they could offer their clientele or wedding planners could be a perfect match.

syncjam

Nice! Although I had some loading issues on my DroidX. First it loaded with a little bit off the screen. Then it loaded correctly.

And when I click on the icons (nice touch!), it takes longer to load than more basic mobile sites.

(I assume there's nothing yet on the other pages?)

I like how it kept the video on the same screen and didn't ask me to go out of the mobile site. Did you do that specifically or just do a normal embed?

Lastly (and this is just a personal preference) I would lose the header photo on all pages except the homepage. It will give you more room for info above the fold on those other pages. My thought is why waste a half page of real estate for a photo that I've already seen on the homepage!

My 2 cents...

bryson

Nice thread Quentin. Great idea and a very nice m site.

Question: Do you update the sites when changes are needed and charge a fee or did you give backend access where the couple can login and do the updates?

4webmaster

Yes nothing on other pages, no issues on iphone, video is embeded, there is one problem with video some old iphone not updated os can't read video, just a black screen in place of video.

Yes, the header image is not a good solution for all pages.

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nelram

Thats an awesome idea!

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4webmaster - Nice design. It loaded pretty quickly with my HTC Thunderbolt running 4G. Who's script are you using?

Also, we had our meeting with the bridal couple yesterday and I showed them my mock up mobile website. They really thought it was a cool idea and liked it a lot. However, they said that most of their family is older and won't have smart phones. But their friends would.

We didn't go over pricing (the meeting was kinda rushed) but I told them that I'd let them know once I "officially" offer this as a wedding add-on. They said to definitely let them know. I'm gonna send them an email to ask them some pricing questions. This couple didn't have a whole lot of extra money to spend on bells and whistles like this.....although we did book their wedding video (and got a call today from a friend she referred to book that wedding too). Gotta love referrals.

One other thing.....

The Knot (www.theknot.com) provides a free personal wedding website for bridal couples. Here's one of a bride-groom which we'll be videotaping next year.

Welcome : The Knot Wedding Websites

This may give some good ideas on what to include on the mobile site....BUT.....if it starts catching on, I'm sure The Knot will start providing free mobile sites as well.

LASTLY.....I know, this is getting long but I'd rather pack it all in one post.

I was at a Christmas party last night and met a woman who publishes a local magazine. I showed her the Wedding Mobile Site and she loved it. In fact, in a few months she'll be doing their Bridal Addition for their magazine and wants me to write an article about the mobile site. How cool is that?

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syncjam

Great info MrCouchpotatoe!

Just curious how you knew the bridal couple. Are you involved in their wedding? Or was it a wedding planner?

I'm trying to figure out if it's better to pitch wedding planners or an actual couple getting married. I would think a wedding planner since they can give you future business and it makes them money too!

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My wife and I also own a video production company (for the last 20 years) and we got this bride from our website. So luckily I'm able to sell mobile sites directly to brides and grooms myself. In fact, we've done a few bridal shows and the show's coordinator sends out a weekly email newsletter to all of their brides (over 4000). I'm going to contact her to see if she can add my new mobile wedding site service to her newsletter.

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syncjam

WOW! Great position to be in for selling mobile sites!!

Had you done any mobile stuff like this in the past, or are mobile sites new to you?

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I'm using Irene's (sunnygal) WP ez mobile generator plugin.

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I've done a few mobile sites for businesses and I'm talking with a local computer company about doing some joint venturing together next year. He has a lot of business clients and he loved the mobile sites I've shown him.

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bryson

Are you offering both the desktop and mobile version as a package with hosting?

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I'm offering mobile only version with hosting, for desktop I add a mobile simulator accessible by guests that don"t have mobile devices. Why simply it's cheaper for clients and don't have to work on a desktop website that will be double task. They have option for desktop but will have to pay more.

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agonce

if thats the bride on the picture tell her I can do her .. a mobile site for free jk

MoneyMagnetMagnate

Think of all the possibilities of "marrying" mobile wedding related sites to all the vendors that partake in coordinating a wedding...I may be being obvious here, but besides that, wow...
not just the Wedding Planners
(are there planners who help think of clever ways to get engaged?)
Photographers
Videography
Caterers
Floral
Musicians
Salon
Gowns / Seamstresses /Tuxedos / Tailors
Limo
Hospitality
Jewelers
Realtors
The ties to this one niche go on and on...almost unlimited possibility...

(I remember reading a wedding announcement once, where the Bride's dress was described in extensive detail for several paragraphs...down to the stitches, and the thread used...
The last line of the story said: "The Groom was dressed in a Black Tuxedo". That was it for him! He was lucky just to get mentioned! :rolleyes

rlhurst

And then comes the baby announcement/shower sites!

tyrabelle

Hi Quentin,
when you create the bridal shower and bucks night invites for your clients will you do them as separate invites or will you add both as additional pages on the mobile wedding invite? Thanks so much

sunburn

What do you think of this idea?

Do you think its a good idea to give away a free but sponsored mobile site to the wedding couples?

Sponsored by whom you may ask? How about from the services the couples engaged.

Since the mobile wedding site will be going out to a lot of people, friends and family members, these wedding services might want to promote their products or services in-front of these people. What better way then to co-sponsor the mobile wedding site.

Eg. You can charge $100 for each sponsors. Just add links to the navigation menu and create a simple one page for each of them.

Or, just include one navigational link to the sponsor page and put all the sponsors in that one page.

Example of co-sponsors, and imagine the possibilities from just one mobile wedding site. Maybe a good target is a minimum of three co-sponsors and you will already make $300.

Photographers - $100
Videography - $100
Caterers - $100
Floral - $100
Musicians - $100
Salon - $100
Limo - $100
Hospitality - $100
Jewelers - $100
Realtors - $100

I was thinking of a win-win situation where everybody benefits.

1. The bride and groom get to have a mobile wedding site with no money out of their pocket.
2. Wedding services get to promote their products/ services to hundreds of people for very little money. Is $100 affordable & reasonable enough for them?
3. And you got paid for your services, and maybe more!

Think about it. If you were to just sell one mobile site, you will profit from only that one sale of maybe around $300. But if you get a lot of co-sponsors, you might make more than that.

Here's an idea for an upsell..

A neat trick would be to have a free link to their company's website.

Once the couple's wedding site is done, contact or email the sponsors and briefly mentioned that their standard website is not mobile-friendly. From there, maybe we can upsell them a full mobile site.

What's your take on this? Is it possible and will it be accepted by all party involved?

syncjam

Was just thinking about NOT having a RSVP button.

What if they wanted 50 people to their wedding and for whatever reason, their mobile site goes mildly viral.
I think they'd be pissed if they got hundreds of RSVPs coming in!!

Quentin

Actually they came to me through my mobile business and the features I included was just the main pages and a custom photo they provided.

As for added invites like bucks night etc we just added it to the site and the client send an sms with a link to just those pages.

As for the SMS button remember the site will only be there for a month or so and a simple no index will stop it from getting in the search engines.

Q

tyrabelle

Thanks so much for sharing the idea and for your help Quentin.
Like some of the others on this thread I am currently working on promoting this idea. I purchased your script some time ago but decided to go in a different direction. The mobile wedding invites idea totally ties into what I am currently doing in the bridal/wedding industry and I am confident that I can really make a go of it. I am very thankful for your openness. I will update you when I get everything in place.

midasman09

I haven't seen this mentioned as a way to "Make Money with Weddings" so here goes;

A few yrs ago (2006) I noticed how many "Wedding Shows" were going on at the end of the year and in Jan. These are special promotions designed to provide info and vendors for folks planning on a wedding. Usually held in a large Hall or Convention Room.

They're held in the winter because most weddings are in the Spring and Summer.

Well....I went to a few of these Shows and....got one of my "Hot Flashes";

"Why don't I put together a "Wedding Book" that has much info for brides and grooms AND....Vendor Ads?"

So....I did (see below) I gave each advertiser a FULL Page and got a BUNCH of advertisers. I was surprised at the diffferent types of businesses that were interested in being seen by Couples getting Married.

And.....because I had a Unique and POWERFULL method of distributing my Wedding Books....I was able to fill the spaces quickly AND....at a good price.

So...here's how I distributed the Books;

I gave a FREE Full Page Ad....in the FRONT of my Books....to.... ......JEWELERS! An EXCLUSIVE Ad to each one....for Freebies! And, the agreement was....they were to give a Book to each and everyone who bought a....get ready....you sitting down....OK....I won't hold you in suspense any longer.

I had Jewelers give a Book to everyone who....PURCHASED AN "ENGAGEMENT RING!"

The Jewelers were happy to do this because it made them "look good" and, they were the ONLY Jeweler in the Book. Their competitors weren't in the Book they were giving out. (I changed this later)

So....that was back in 2006. Fast forward to 2011. Why couldn't you do this with a "Mobile Directory of Wedding Vendors". Create Mobile Sites for each Vendor and print up a nice looking Card that had a QR Code and the url of the "Mobile Wedding Site Directory".

Because you'd NEED Jewelry Stores to hand the Card to people buying Engagement Rings....you'd not charge Jewelers.

Now....one step further; The Wedding Vendor Mobile Sites also have "Discount Coupons" .....providing Motivation to "Engaged Couples"!

So....I've already helped 2 people put this together and they are "Happy As Prunes". In fact....one gal has rented a space in 3 Wedding Shows where she'll be handing out her "Card" that directs engaged couples to her "Mobile Directory".

All it takes is a little "thinking out of the box"

Don Alm....never "boxed in"

syncjam

BUMP for anyone who has done anything with this topic lately.

This thread just kinda died!


I'd love to hear since I'm trying to break into this category.

Thanks all...