Busy grooms and brides blazing the trail to their wedding day will likely need more than a Blackberry or legal pad to keep track of all that needs to be done. My Wedding Hero is a first-of-its-kind Internet-based software program that acts as a comprehensive wedding planning tool to make this process run like a well-oiled machine.

The groom's gotta get organized

"We got our start when a close friend was going through her wedding planning and her main tools were paper and pencil," says co-founder, Kevin Harrison, in an interview with GroomGroove.com. "We thought there must be an easier way to do this, and since our background is software and web design, we created My Wedding Hero."

The name of the game is organization. This is a software tool, and while it can't sift through wedding invitation samples or help a groom get the courage to confront his mother-in-law, it can enable the groom to keep track of just about any and every piece of information vital to the planning of the wedding and share it with those who need to be "in the know." Says Harrison, "My Wedding Hero allows the bride and groom to connect with the wedding planner, family and friends to make planning a wedding a social event much like the wedding itself."

What the wedding software does for the groom

My Wedding Hero allows the groom to create a list of To-Do wedding items by date and person responsible for the task. (And if you don't know yet, this includes getting fitted for a tux, booking honeymoon travel, planning the Rehearsal Dinner, Bachelor Party and getting ready for the Big Day). This allows the groom to tag similar items to create a group, and send email reminders to himself, his bride-to-be, and anyone in the wedding party or on the guest list. "Unlike the other tools on the market," says Harrison, "our software is easy to use and all-inclusive."

My Wedding Hero also allows users to post messages on the site so that everyone who might be affected by the message can view it in one, centralized place and also have the ability to comment.

Instead of you and your bride-to-be emailing back and forth, trying to build a guest list out of twenty different emails, My Wedding Hero allows you to publish this process together in an organized manner. Guests are listed in the system by Name, Address, Email, and Description. From the Guests Page, it is easy to print a current list and review it in comfort together.

The software also allows you to manage the nitty gritty of wedding planning: you can store all of your wedding research photos, vendor contracts, and any other key wedding documents. You can also plan and maintain a wedding budget in the program.

Worth shelling out for?

This software tool will cost the groom $25 per month, with the option of a free, five-day trial. While this is a small investment ($300 over the course of a year-long planning process), My Wedding Hero is likely to save you time and even money by assuring that you don't miss any appointments or tasks tied to a deposit. It will also keep your wedding planning process well away from personal and business emails which will save the groom and bride-to-be many a headache. ("I lost the caterer's contact information" etc.) Harrison informs us: "The latest improvements are always available each time you log in. The best part is that as these changes are made, subscribers won't need to download or install anything. If you really can't wait to see what's next, you can join our "feature preview" email list and be the first in the know. Just use our contact form to request being added to the list." Constant improvement is just one reason GroomGroove.com makes My Wedding Hero its pick. For more details and to view the demo, grooms should visit My Wedding Hero. [Page 1 of 1]