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"There&amp;#x27;s a big announcement in the world of amazing wedding planning tools today, and it&amp;#x27;s from one source to whom you may not have looked before...Google!Today marks the debut of Google for Weddings, a new set of free (yes, I said that magical word that every bride yearns to hear) wedding planning tools to help you get ridiculously organized and streamlined for your day. You already go to Google to find info on vendors and keep track of things&amp;amp;mdash;so why not get some more tailored help, right? Well, lemme show you more! First up, Google Weddings&amp;#x27; custom weddings website template: You can pick one of their theme suites and create your own site for guests, which includes all the info you want like your venue and schedule, RSVPs and guestbook info, accommodations, your registry&amp;amp;mdash;any details you want to include! When my friends Nikki and Stephen got married, they used Google for their wedding site, which made things tr&amp;amp;egrave;s easy (especially because I was able to double-check the address of the venue on my way to the ceremony!). Next, here&amp;#x27;s the matching stationary set: Google Weddings will let you create announcements, save the dates, thank you cards and more using their Picnik tools (a great option for brides who wanna save cash in the paper department and go tech-y!). And, here&amp;#x27;s a peek at their budget planner (I have a feeling some of you gals in the early stages of planning are going to be psyched about this one!): This is part of their suite of collaborative Google Docs, which can also help with guest lists, seating charts, menu, to-do lists and more! To launch this project, Google teamed up with New York City wedding planner Michelle Rago to make these tools oh-so-efficient and useful (and did we mention pretty?) for gals like you. Michelle told me, &amp;quot;We believe that every wedding is as unique as the couple getting married, and Google for Weddings provides a customized approach to the planning process that will be reflected in every aspect of the occasion.&amp;quot; Michelle was integral in designing each of the different themes. She says, &amp;quot;I am inspired by family and traditions and the special story that the bride and groom bring to the wedding celebration. And since destination weddings are my specialty, we had a great time designing templates to appeal to just about any conceivable inspiration. You&amp;#x27;ll have City Lights and Sea &amp;amp; Sun. You&amp;#x27;ll have preppy, edgy, country, flowery. There are so many beautiful choices, the creative is always such an exciting part of the process.&amp;quot; There are lots of choices, but I think the Classic and Caribbean are my faves&amp;amp;mdash;what about you ladies? Aaaaand there&amp;#x27;s one more thing&amp;amp;mdash;and it involves being entered to win $25,000 towards your wedding and help from Michelle and her team! To enter, head over to Google Weddings, and poke around the new tools! What do you gals think of Google for Weddings? Are you excited to try out some of these tools? More Ways to Get Glamour: Download Glamour on your iPhone or iPad! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). One more PS: Did you know you can now read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Photos Courtesy of Google "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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