Celtic Wolf was engaged by Weddzilla, LLC to complete development of their web-site Weddzilla.com1 prior to their launch in September 2008. Weddzilla is a site that connects vendors with brides. It provides one-stop shopping for brides, allowing them to find the vendors they need for their special day. Vendors get a continuous supply of leads in their area of expertise. As a membership-based site, it also provides social networking features such as reputation and private messaging.
Weddzilla has many sophisticated features:
For Brides:
- Registration with emailed confirmation
- Post and manage multiple projects in a range of categories
- Review and manage bids received on projects
- Communicate privately with vendors
- Restrict projects to Platinum Vendors
- Feature projects to catch vendors' attention quickly
- Vendor rating system to leverage reputation and social networking
- Browse vendors by location, category, and rating and number of reviews
- Search for vendors by name
- Make deposits and payments via Weddzilla using PayPal's IPN payment gateway
- Utilize Weddzilla's escrow payment system for peace of mind
For Vendors:
- Registration with emailed confirmation
- Emailed leads on projects in area of expertise (Platinum Vendors only)
- Browse projects by location, category, budget range, date and type
- Search for projects by key words
- Manage multiple projects in various stages of completion
- Bid on projects with either a fixed price or a budget range
- Communicate privately with brides
- Post a portfolio of photographs and video clips
- Post information about the company, such as history, policies, tips & advice
- Receive ratings (0 to 5 stars) and reviews from brides
- Receive payment from brides using PayPal's IPN payment gateway
For Administrators:
- Review and manage bride and vendor accounts
- Review and manage payment transactions
- Manage site ads
- Manage site content
- Send email to members
- Manage fees, payment gateways and other site parameters
1. Note that this version of the web-site no longer exists, as it has been rewritten for version 1.0.
Technical Details
The site is completely dynamic and was written in PHP 5, using MySQL 5 as the database. It integrates with Google Ad Manager for ad serving, has an internal CMS to allow the Weddzilla staff to manage the content and utilizes JavaScript for client-side validation and user interface functionality.
