About The Bridal Experience

Virtual Wedding Website

The Bridal Experience is a Virtual Wedding Website designed to provide a platform for "Do-It-Yourself" weddings. This comprehensive website exclusively offers Virtual Wedding Software Planning Tools, a Virtual Bridal Boutique with thousands of designer wedding products, and discounted Honeymoon Travel Services.  CJ, the founder of The Bridal Experience claims "This business is all about helping couples reduce the stress and high costs associated with planning a wedding.  And we've found by implementing the latest computer technologies and streamlining the planning process is the simplest, most cost effective way to address this".

Grooms Are Engaged Too

What sets The Bridal Experience apart from other DIY (Do-It-Yourself) wedding planning sites is that it is not just for Brides but it engages the Groom.  In the past  the gentlemen have been left out of the wedding planning stages, and  it is so important to get the gentlemen involved early on.  Not all men hate to shop (just most of them), but interestingly enough we've found that the gentlemen will and like to shop online.  So we've included special items that will interest the gentlemen. Now couples can enjoy virtual planning and shopping together without ever leaving home.  

Virtual Wedding Planner

The Virtual Wedding Planner 

 I Will Do It For You

This is an option to DYI -  I will DIFY. Because many couples are simply too busy to plan their own wedding,  I am hired to plan your wedding for you.   As your Virtual Wedding Planner my services are a cost effective alternative to hiring a full time Bridal Consultant. In fact, my fees are half the cost of hiring a Bridal Consultant  (refer to statistics below)! I operate my business from a home office located in the heart of the Bay Area which allows me to keep my operating costs down, and I use all the latest technologies including our customized and fully integrated wedding planning software.  I am your guide on the side and we will work together as a team.  If you are local, we can meet in person.  But if that is not possible, we will be in contact on a regular basis over the telephone, email, and or web-ex.  Here are some of the details I will manage for you:

• Manage your Wedding Budget
• Manage your Wedding Vendors
• Track your Expenses for you
• Record your Wedding Music Selections
• Make your Wedding Invitations
• Track your RSVP’s for you
• Track your Wedding Gifts
• Provide a Wedding Seating Plan
• Manage your Wedding Catering Plan
• Manage your Wedding Flowers Plan
• Manage your Wedding Party Activities
• Provide Wedding Guest List
• Send Thank You’s
• Plan and Book Honeymoon Travel

Along with these services you will receive a Wedding Calendar, Wedding Diary and a Timeline for the day of the Wedding.  This ensures your wedding party and wedding vendors will be well informed of all the details. These tools help everyone stay on schedule and make sure your special day will run according to plan.

Bonus  --  it's Free

• Your own personalized wedding webpage 
• A complimentary Wedding Contract for your Vendors

Interesting National Statistics

Average Cost to Hire A Bridal Consultant

Bridal Consultant	2008	2009	2010	2012	2014
A La Carte Services	$851	$636	$700	$829	$877
Day-of-Coordinator	$679	$695	$684	$661	$699
For Getting Started	$641	$612	$616	$624	$661
Full Service	$1,940	$2,024	$1,979	$1,889	$2,000
Month-of-Direction	$995	$1,008	$995	$969	$1,026

 Please contact me at cj@TheBridalExperience.com to discuss your wedding planning needs.