Planning a wedding is a big job. You want everything to be perfect for your special day. Fortunately, the world wide web offers lots of free help to make wedding planning easy.

A great place to start planning is at the Wedding Planning Guide. This site offers tips on everything from whom to invite, how to choose a wedding photographer, budgeting information and a timetable to keep you on track.

Print out the timetable and you'll have a handy guide to remind you when to order invitations, when to reserve a site for the reception, and other important details. The timetable even takes you beyond the wedding, with reminders to write those thank you notes.

Five Star Software offers a wedding planning software program for Windows. You can download a free demo from their site. The software includes a timeline to guide you from up to one year before the wedding to the happy day itself.

The Wedding Source offers online advice, articles on wedding etiquette and links to other wedding sites. If you're interested in corresponding with other engaged couples, the Wedding Source lists several bulletin boards and on- line groups.

MetLine Online's Wedding Advice can help you estimate wedding costs, as well as answer general wedding planning questions.

Susan Lank Tolbert's wedding site has lots of suggestions for weddings, including appropriate songs and Bible readings for the ceremony. Susan also lists dozens of links to other wedding sites.

The Ultimate Wedding Song Library lists more than 200 songs to help you find the perfect mix of music for your wedding and reception.

You can even announce your wedding on the web at the Wedding Circle. You can post your own announcement, or search for announcement from friends. This is also a great place to visit to get ideas for your own unique announcement -- whether traditional engraved invitations or a cyber-announcement.

In all the bustle to plan the perfect ceremony, don't forget the honeymoon! The Wedding Circle offers honeymoon planning tips. Honeymoon Magazine has articles on popular destinations and information on travel bargains.

Whether you're planning a lavish affair or a small ceremony, the world wide web can make planning your wedding easier. It's the next best thing to having a professional wedding planner for a best friend.