Wedding Computer Program – All Inclusive Software Program

SierraHome today announced the release of Modern Bride Complete Wedding, the first all-inclusive software program to inspire, guide and organize every aspect of wedding planning for today's busy bride-to-be. With thousands of articles, tips and fashions from Modern Bride(R) magazine, and tools for managing every detail from bridal showers and guest lists to catering and budgets, Modern Bride Complete Wedding is an all-in-one resource. The program also includes a Bridal Stylist program for experimenting with hair, makeup and veils, and Web Studio(R) Express for creating the perfect wedding Web site.

"Every bride-to-be wants to be assured that her wedding plans are under control," said Dianna Amorde, senior vice president of SierraHome. "I've seen women with huge notebooks and papers falling out everywhere, trying to get organized. I've also seen a lot of brides frustrated with the Net and the limited functionality found there. Modern Bride Complete Wedding software solves all those issues by offering everything in one place, from inspiration and advice to the nitty gritty necessities of budgeting," explained Amorde.

With 2.4 million couples getting married in the U.S. each year, and the average cost of weddings approaching $20,000*, weddings are quite a financial commitment. Few brides have the luxury of hiring a professional wedding planner, and those that do spend on average a sizable 10-20% of their entire budget. Modern Bride Complete Wedding was designed to reduce a lot of the stress of planning such an important event by keeping brides organized. Detailed reports for budgets, tasks, appointments, vendor notes, and guest lists can be printed out and shared with family and attendants.

"Modern Bride Magazine editors worked closely with SierraHome to create this comprehensive wedding planning software that's a must-have for any bride," said Barbara Deering, president PRIMEDIA Enterprises. "We are proud of our association with SierraHome and are looking forward to many years of success for Modern Bride Complete Wedding software."

Features:

Event Manager helps brides plan and manage multiple wedding events and sub-events, such as the reception, bachelorette party, wedding shower and rehearsal dinner.
Budget Manager provides the bride with an important tool for estimating and tracking costs along the way, including vendor worksheets to help organize bids received as well as deposits paid, money due and due dates. Includes guidelines for percentages of budget commonly allotted to each expense category, such as flowers, cake, music, wedding dress, etc.
Guest List Manager helps create and organize guest lists, tracking RSVP status for the wedding and other events. Blushing brides are also able to track gifts received and status of thank-you notes.
Task Manager allows brides to organize and prioritize tasks, assign tasks to members of their family and bridal party, assign due dates, set reminders and print reports. The experts at Modern Bride have also come up with a list of tasks and recommended timelines for easy planning.
More than 1,000 full-color photos: Brides can browse for ideas and inspiration on the most current wedding and bridal party dresses by top industry designers in any price range, plus wedding rings, shoes and accessories.
More than 200 articles and tips from the experts at Modern Bride magazine: Searchable by topics and keywords, the Ideas section offers helpful hints, etiquette, planning advice and Q&A's surrounding useful topics for the bride-to-be, including honeymoon and relationship advice.
Address Book: Add or import addresses directly into the Address Book to keep all contact information for friends, family and vendors in one easy-to-organize place. The address book is synchronized with other features such as the guest list and vendor worksheets for added convenience.
Built-in calendar allows the brides to schedule appointments, view tasks pending by day, week or month, and receive reminders at pre-designated times.
Bridal Stylist program allows the bride to experiment with different hairstyles, veils and make-up.
Web Studio(TM) Express: for creating personalized wedding homepages to share wedding details, photos, guest arrangements and stories with family and friends online.

Modern Bride Wedding Software Versus the Internet

Modern Bride Complete Wedding is a CD-ROM program which offers many advantages over Web sites, such as privacy, easy and fast access, and the convenience of having everything contained in one place. It includes the most comprehensive wedding planning functions such as detailed budgeting, coordinating different vendors and quotes, and multiple event management, which simply can't be found online.

Other Useful Wedding Helpers from SierraHome

SierraHome has software to cover every stage of life, from nuptials to wedded bliss for years to come. MasterCook can help newlyweds eat well for the rest of their lives, with thousands of mouth-watering recipes and meal planning features, while Complete Home and Complete LandDesigner give new homeowners a leg-up with home design and maintenance.

Generations family tree software can provide a touching and unique gift of family heritage and family tree charts for engaged couples, or from the bride to the groom, which could be given as a wedding gift or displayed at the reception. Print Artist Grande Suite is the ideal home publishing suite for creating invitations, thank you cards, family newsletters, bridal shower crafts and party favors, photo projects and wedding Web sites. Print Artist PhotoExpert is a must-have tool for digital imaging, retouching and photo enhancement. Hallmark Scrapbook Studio includes tons of templates for capturing wedding scrapbook memories.

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