…Because the world needs more bad-ass wedding website templates, and you want to get your invitation designs in front of thousands of potential customers…
I've partnered with Nearlyweds to offer wedding websites specifically catered to the aesthetics of Offbeat Brides. I am always looking for new template designs to feature — it's a great free opportunity for independent designers to gain exposure to Offbeat Bride's enormous network of nontraditional couples.
What's in it for you?
- Exposure: We've got the traffic — you've got the skillz! Offbeatbride.com gets over 150,000 unique visitors each month, and partnering with us gives you the opportunity to get your designs and business name in front of thousands of potential new customers. Plus, I always do a post promoting new designs and the designer's website — similar advertorial posts are cost $350!
- Sales: Each template is listed on Nearlyweds with a link to your business webpage or Etsy store — giving couples the option to buy matching invitations from you if they love your wed-site template. Here's an example: if a couple loves this Offbeat Bride wedding website template, they can order the matching paper invitations from the designer. (Note that Nearlyweds doesn't manage the printing — customers order their designs directly from you, and you're in charge of printing and shipping.)
Here's one indie invitation designer on why she's partnered with Offbeat Bride:
"Having recently planned our own wedding, we were quite familiar with Offbeat Bride as the go-to resource for planning a non-traditional wedding. As invitation designers, we've been thrilled to continue to be a part of the Offbeat community.
Offbeat Bride and Nearlyweds is a perfect match, helping offbeat couples and designers find each other in what would otherwise be a dark Google abyss. Thanks to Offbeat Bride and Nearlyweds for giving those who want something different a place to find it!" -Aerin, Royal Steamline
PSD Templates
Below you'll find information about making your own web templates for Nearlyweds. If you have any questions about the logistics of these templates, please email my friend at Nearlyweds, Porter Bayne.
- Standard Nearlyweds Template Demo of template nav left-aligned, and a "page element" extending outside the page. Demo of template with the nav right-aligned, and a small "page element" ("gettin' hitched" graphic) in the top middle.
- Thin Nearlyweds Template This PSD file is much lighter weight and streamlined. Demo of this template.
How to submit your templates
Please email Ariel a jpg screenshot of your designs, with the subject line "nearlyweds templates." While I can't afford to accept every design that's submitted due to coding fees involved with each template, I aim to have as many as possible up and am looking to add a new template monthly.
