Weddingbee

ooh i like it. so with the “blog” tab on top leads me to believe there are gonna be more tabs/sections? i wanna know!

I love it!

very pretty!! - but the colors seem a bit darker..
what do you think about having the “weddingbee”banner done in white background, keeping the color of the swirly design?

It’s beeotiful.

I like it! I will miss the green, though.

very nice! it has a very “full” feel to it. i like it.

Its really nice. And very professional looking. But I will sort of miss the simpler, more homey look. The current blog design is simple enough that it looks similar to my and my friend’s blogs. So it makes me feel like I’m sort of friends with the wedding bees too.

The crisp white makes the name pop more.

I like it! I definitely like how the individual sections (links, ads, etc.) are separated, it makes it a little easier to navigate. And I like the white header better.

One thing, I noticed there’s no bees anywhere. I guess the current site only has bees on the section headers, but I think it would be nice to have a little bee picture somewhere on the new site.

Very pretty!

Very pretty! I like the white one…

i initially didn’t like the green swirls but then it reminded me of a wedding cake design so now i like it.

Hmph! I look forward to the wide-eyed bride with her large red bouquet! *stomps foot*
While it does look a bit crisper, formal or professional (as cozy put), I would miss that pop of red the size it is now.

I prefer the first redesign option (creamy background on header instead of white), so pretty! I think it separates the header from the blog/body in a really effective way.

I like the original better. The new one is too fussy. The original is clean and provides a good non-competing background for all of the posts and ads.

Ubber love it!

thumb UP!

I love it!

I like the new one, though I do agree with the people who say the bride needs to be bigger–she’s one of my favorite things on the site!

Also, I’ve gotta ask–does this have anything to do with Fark’s new (horrible) redesign? Ah well–at least your guys’ is a lot better than theirs!

I agree with the larger bride. And I like the white background on the header, but the swirls are too distracting though. Maybe lighten the color of the swirls a bit just like the first header.

Oooh, I definitely vote for the newest, kp-inspired version.

I like the original header. “Weddingbee” is easier to read with the yellow background. =)

the white header looks better

I love it! Yet, I would like the cute bee featured more prominently. I know it will come up when Mrs. bee blogs but as a marketing person, I truly think the actual bee is part of your brand and should be featured prominently on the homepage.
Perhaps it could be placed right after the last “e” in Weddingbee? So that it balances the header a bit more? Just sugggestions, but
i do think the bee is important. It makes me think that the bee is buzzing around the bride in the header with creative wedding tip galore!

I like the white header with the muted green swirls - the latest revision is definitely the best!

And someone mentioned how they thought the bee icon should be in there somewhere. I’ve got to agree, I do like that lil bee! I remember seeing them on your company t-shirts and liking it, too. I know it’d be a huge change to make, but I say get rid of the bride altogether and replace it with the bee. It’s more neutral and the bride is not a very good representative of the very varied and multicultural group you attract. Just a thought!

Love it!

its very simple and clean. I think the tags, city, bloggers tabs/links needs more … errr… needs more something because thats the navigation and you want readers to see that as a guide.

love the enlargement of the bride, but the right side of the weddingbee logo seems empty. Maybe a little flying bee [or a few flying bees like workers bees].

Im going to miss the little dots that outline the blog… i duno, i have a thing for dots.

I think the changes you guys have made so far are definitely an improvement, but here are a couple thoughts…

1)I second (third? fourth?) the motion to put the bee back somewhere in above the fold. Remember when it was flying out of the bride’s bouquet?

2)I actually prefer the ‘rougher’ version of the text–it reminded me of something Gocco’d before; now it looks just a bit too smooth and almost childish (’contrived whimsy’ is the phrase that comes to mind)

3)The whole site definitely looks more streamlined, and I think that’s a good thing, but that also means it looks like it has a bit less substance. Could you perhaps put a darker color somewhere in one of the borders/margins to anchor the site, or widen the text area a bit?

I’m not a web designer, and I absolutely do NOT want to insult/play down the amount of work you guys have already done–I’m just trying to help a bit!

To me, the smoothed text looks kind of blurry. I really like the rougher “weddingbee” text…It is much sharper in clarity. But other than that, i like the cleaned up version very much!

i like the larger bride, but i prefer the white background with the more visible swirls. i think the text pops more against the white background with the darer swirls.

I also like the larger bride but prefer the white background.

Love the white, ligher swirls, and bigger bride. It’s a careful balance…the header can’t be too big, but you neither want to lose the full bride pic, nor have her too small.

I didn’t read all the comments, so if this is a repeat, sorry. Maybe add a little bee icon after the end of “Wedingbee”…sort of like the bee flying wrote the word “Weddingbee” since the bees write weddingbee– did that make sense? It’s pretty late…

I like the white version of the header because it’s easier to read and more cheerful– but I agree with woman007 that the *current* version seems more friendly/accessible than a more professional syle– I don’t want weddingbee to become the knot, I like it being like a friend’s blog. And I’d like to see the bride the size she is now, with the bees flying around!

I like Update 2 the best - it’s lovely.