Posted on: July 8, 2009
App-ropriate Planning Tools
Take your wedding planning – and planning distractions – on the go with these hot apps for your iPhone/iPod
By Melissa Tussing
CTW Features
Title: My Wedding
Publisher and Price: New Gravity Ventures, Inc., $3.99
What it Does: A customizable wedding checklist app complete with pre-programmed timeframe to help you know when to set your budget, book the rehearsal dinner and meet with the DJ. Task categories range from attire and wedding cake to honeymoon and guests.
Best For: Staying on top of your task list and knowing what to accomplish when.
Title: iBridalGown: Wedding Dress Shopping Assistant
Publisher and Price: Daveworld, Inc., $3.99
What it Does: Designed by a bridal salon owner, this app assists you in your search for the perfect wedding dress. Store info and photos of dresses you’re considering, complete with directions to the bridal salons where you found them.
Best For: Getting dress information organized and making your final decision.
What Brides are Saying: “It’s so nice to have all the dresses you liked at your fingertips. I totally recommend it, worth the $$$!!!”
Title: Wedding Dash
Publisher and Price: PlayFirst, Inc., $4.99, Lite version - first five levels - for free
What it Does: An action-puzzle game like Diner Dash and Sally’s Salon. Help wedding planner Quinn select the perfect details for the big day and avoid obstacles like tipsy guests, falling cakes and catty bridesmaids.
Best For: Blowing off steam – but watch out, users say it’s addictive.
What Brides are Saying: “ok i have TONS of apps…and this is by far my favorite game. I play it everyday!”
Title: Waltz – Your Wedding Dance
Publisher and Price: Ballroom Dance Channel, Free
What it Does: An interactive dance lesson on men’s and women’s footwork in the Basic Waltz step. Complete with videos and a basic step lesson you can follow along with.
Best For: Practicing your first dance so you can take the lead, if necessary.
What Brides are
“…it’s the combination of the VIDEO (great music, real people and not stick figures on a blackboard) and good instruction that send this application SOARING to the stars for me.”
Title: Wedding Date
Publisher and Price: Alications, $0.99
What it Does: A real-time countdown to your Wedding Day, displayed in years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. It also keeps track of how long it’s been since you said, “I Do.” Customize the background, add music and set up special messages.
Best For: Keeping track of how many days till the big day and how long it’s been since. You won’t forget an anniversary because your phone will send you a message congratulating you.
What Brides are Saying: “Best wedding day app out there by far. “I love the fact that I can customize it to make it fit my wedding exactly.”