OK… those of you who know me, know I’m a little biased but seriously Google docs is a life saver (or a wedding consultant saver as it were)! First, let me say that there’s nothing like having a face-to-face consultation. I’ve been pretty fortunate that all of my extremely busy clients have been web 2.0 saavy. I’ve been able to use Google Docs, Spreadsheets, PDF Upload, Forms, Presentation and Sites to serve my clients virtually when their schedules didn’t permit a face-to-face meeting.
Google Docs allows for real-time planning between the consultant and client. You can chat via Gtalk while making updates to a guestlist spreadsheet or see exactly how the venue will be laid out real-time by moving around tables using the online presentations. Really cool stuff!
Best of all, when you are on site and have…ehem…forgotten something, all of your information is in the “cloud”. If you have an gPhone, iPhone, Blackberry, Palm Pre or any other smart phone, you can pull up your online documents on the spot! This came in real handy when my hard copy print outs were on one side of the room and I need to get to information asap!
You can always be sure that you have the latest and greatest information when your documents are in the cloud and you can access them anywhere you have an internet connection.
Thumbs up Google… your mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful is alright by me.
Web 2.0 Tips and Tricks: Utilize online documents like Google Apps to create and share your planning documents with all the stakeholders. This will allow you, your parents and your wedding consultant to view the list from any computer, make modifications and start adding contact information as you get it. The best part about that is, everyone will always be able to view the most recent information in one place! Google Apps keeps a history of revisions, so you can always see who made particular changes.
| Keep in touch and share with friends and family. Free, intuitive tools you can access anywhere with a single account. | |
 | Gmail |
 | Google Talk |
 | Google Calendar Organize your schedule and share events with friends |
 | Google Docs |
 | Google Sites Create websites and secure group wikis |
| And much more… Happy Planning!  The Event Couturess - LB Event Couture | |
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