You know that your website is key to successfully marketing your business. Today's brides and grooms are highly internet savvy and use the web as a key planning tool.

Even if they hear about you "offline" at fairs or in a magazine, you can be sure they will be checking your details on your website. Research suggests you only have a few seconds to grab the attention of your visitors and keep them interested.

So does your website shape up? Here are 5 essential elements you need to address:

Many wedding businesses are very suitable to run from home. With low overheads and the flexibility to work around family and other commitments it's often a sensible choice, particularly when starting out.

As an added plus, couples appreciate being able to make evening or weekend appointments with suppliers and this can be much easier to manage if you are based at home.

However, don't treat your home based business any less seriously than you would if you were taking on a shop or office. Before you go ahead, do your homework and make sure you have covered the following key points: