I will have to admit that I have been shamelessly following WashPost.com's coverage of weddings. Last week was declared "Wedding Week 2008" and WP outdid itself with stories, q&as, videos, and photo galleries on a wide variety of topics having to do with the big W.
Here are a few features that really stuck out for me.
Wash Post had a chat online on planning weddings on a budget with authors Denise and Alan Fields. By reading through the transcript, I can really tell that readers were getting into the spirit of things. Interaction like this is always a plus- the audience loves to get input on their own problems.
There's a great video looking at what a Muslim woman wanting to dress conservatively can wear to a wedding. It ties in a running video series on Muslim style with the wedding topic, giving exposure to WP's other content as well. In addition, it's well-shot, interesting, and really helpful to broadening the Wedding theme out to cultures beyond WASPs.
The Anti-Wedding package was brilliant. It's an entertaining look at the gripes many people have about weddings taken to the limit. By letting two reporters plan a couple's anti-wedding, readers get pulled in by the novelty of it all, in addition to the sort of train wreck voyeurism of "what will they do to them?" Excellent idea.
There's also a narrated photo show of how a wedding cake is made, a collection of pics of celebrity weddings, and even a link over to partner site Sprig's tips on an eco-friendly wedding.
An excellent blend of information, technology, and interaction with readers from Wash Post on this- Bravo!
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