Minted Wedding Websites Reviews

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Speaking of invitations, Minted offers a huge selection of paper invitations made by high artistic calibers. You can go through the free samples, and then order the paper version of the one they like. Naturally, these invite templates can be further customized by changing the size, shape, color and so on. They will be posted in a beautiful envelope, with the guest addresses already printed on them. But the forethought of Minted Wedding doesn’t stop there: the same level of quality and choice is present with the save the dates, which are also available. Then they have a catalog full of attractive wedding accessories like program menus, place cards, wedding decors, announcement cards and table numbers.

Although it doesn’t really impact the wedding site building process, smartphone support still plays an important role in managing the preparation. People always have their mobile devices at hand, and being able to modify or change details on the invitations or the guest list is always a huge help. Unfortunately, Minted totally lacks any form of proper smartphone friendliness. Not having an independent app for Android and iOS is excusable, as rarely any other wedding site builder has these. But the total absence of smartphone compatibility makes the service unusable on smaller devices. The pages are crammed with information and images, making it hard to load and even the end result feels jumbled. The images aren’t resized, thus they look small and indistinct. There are no interface changes, which makes it hard to navigate with your finger. There is no building tool created for mobiles and we caution everyone from relying on it.

Starting with Minted Wedding Website is an easy and stress-free process. The site itself promotes the idea of registration, and you only need to provide some basic information about yourself to earn the right for a free account. Note that a custom domain is only available if you purchase it; otherwise the system generates one randomly for you. The actual editing process is smooth and easy, although it might be because there are very little to do. Most of your website is already drafted for you, the only changes you can make is the addition of some pages (travel, events, registry etc.), but creating these feels like filling out generic paperwork.

Minted advertises itself as a “design marketplace”, which is a fitting metaphor considering their stance towards content distribution. Minted gifts all newcomers with a free account, but your actions have been cut short. For the full website building experience – that includes custom domains – you need to pay a one-time fee of $35. This is quite an interesting move on Minted’s part, as other wedding site providers demand a subscription.

But you can have a shopping cart full of other features if you wish so. The paper wedding invites start from $1 per piece, but you’ll probably wish to purchase larger quantities from them. This is coupled with the posting fees that can go up to $34.95 if you have a “Rushed” order. The save-a-dates are around $1.06 per piece, but again, they are bough in larger quantities. There is also an option to buy framed pictures of yourself for $29. Going through the full catalog of wedding announcements, table papers and decorations would be quite extensive, as they tend to differ in prices.

After finishing our tour with Minted’s wedding website builder, we come to the conclusion that the service leans towards traditional couples. While other wedding sites providers are focusing on a modern way to manage the preparations and inform everyone online, Minted is more like a tool for making a nice little invitation for the guests, which complements the grandness of the ceremony well. You are presented a free to use account but the content available is quite barebones, and it’s stripped from the most exciting features. Although the customization is far less extended, they make up for it with a huge gallery of custom made designs and convenient features. Still, their biggest strength lies in the ability to order beautiful invites in nicely addressed envelopes, and choose from an astonishing number of other wedding related accessories. Although Minted Wedding Websites focuses more on selling these extra items, the building tool is still worthy for a try.