Thank goodness for the internet these days – planning a wedding is hard – but with the great tools and resources that you’ll find online, it has become much easier. You can get wedding vendor reviews and check out the latest wedding trends for 2008 or anything else!

If you’re starting the search for wedding ideas or vendors, here’s a few great tools online that will help out with your wedding planning.

Online party planning site My Punch Bowl can help you plan your party, with ideas and advice for every step of the way. This is a great place to find wedding venues and reviews of some of the great places to hold a wedding reception.

Whatever theme or color scheme you’re going for, Pearl River Mart and Plum Party are my favorite online party retailers — they have a ton of awesome party favors and decorations, and supply products in bulk. Buying your wedding reception supplies online is a great way to save money and shop around at multiple places without having to drive.

Since the wedding shower is not quite the big, formal event a wedding is, I think email invitations are perfectly acceptable (not to mention eco and ultra-convenient). My favorite, of course, is eVite. They have a few pages of wedding-themed invitations that would be great for a shower, and you can always design your own.

Don’t let guests miss a second of your event just because they’re lost! Send them a detailed map or include a link in your evite with a map to the wedding and reception. Google maps or another type of mapping service will allow all of your guests to be at your most important day of your life!