Nikki Clarke has just launched WeddingNotebook, her first venture in which her background in design and her most recent PR and Marketing jobs for ethical retail brands People Tree and EcoCentric, came in handy.

I created Wedding Notebook as a response to the lack of independent options available when planning my own wedding and having to juggle four small manual gift lists with different providers to match our personal style and ethics.

WeddingNotebook is the first site where couples can plan their entire wedding and gift list online. Free to register, couples will have their own ‘notebook’ area with access to a number of planning tools to allow them to explore ideas, plan and communicate their big day to their guests.

Nikki adds: "I think that every couple planning to get married should use it because it combines all these things wich you would otherwise keep seperately: A to-do list, a budget calculator, you can set a budget and stick to it, keeping track of payments with a handy tool, there is an interactive table plan,  of course the guest list and you can keep a ‘little white book’ online with all suppliers’ details, payment deadlines...

With the interactive mood board, you can drag in favourite images from across the web to see your wedding style develop. And  you can create a gift list from anywhere; online, high-street, charity giving.."
Wedding Notebook was created with the intention of allowing smaller retailers access to the wedding gift market currently dominated by large department stores. With the independent gift list system couples can be creative in adding gifts from wherever they like, such as UK designer-makers and ethical retailers, and create a list that is unique to their style and tastes. Integrating this system with the planning tools and wedding website makes the system accessible to couples, easy to use and communicate with technology they are used to on social media sites.