What's new

This release makes sign-in and vendor contact feel continuous instead of disruptive. You can browse, favorite, and start conversations without getting bounced around. It also introduces what we are actively building next: instant messaging (beta), payments with signed agreements, and a vendor calendar for scheduling and future public availability.

Improvements

• Smoother sign-in when you need it

  • Sign-in modals now appear when auth is required (example: favoriting, messaging, saving), so browsing stays uninterrupted.
  • Google auth is now enabled so users can log in or sign up with their Google account for increased convenience and security.
  • After you sign in, the page updates in place so you can continue exactly where you left off.
  • Navigation and menus update instantly after login (no “start over” feeling).

• Cleaner vendor contact experience

  • “Contact vendor” is more focused, with less clutter and a clearer next step.
  • Message composition is simpler and faster, with fewer confusing fields.
  • The overall tone is more direct and consistent with the rest of the marketplace.

• Foundation for deeper vendor communication

  • Conversations are being structured so messaging can become a real workflow (not just a one-off contact form).
  • The direction supports future features like quote requests, package selection, and payment milestones.

Coming soon

• Instant messaging with vendors beta

  • Real-time conversations with vendors inside Your Wedding Atlas.
  • A dedicated messages experience designed for quick replies and ongoing planning.
  • Beta rollout first, followed by wider availability once reliability is proven.

• Payments + digitally signed agreements

  • Vendors and couples will be able to send or request money directly in the platform.
  • Contracts/agreements will support digital signatures so both sides have a clear record.
  • Designed for real wedding workflows: deposits, installments, and final payments (coming later).

• Vendor calendar

  • A vendor calendar for scheduling and managing bookings.
  • Built to support future visibility where couples can see availability publicly (optional), so booking feels easier and faster.

Bug fixes

• Fixed edge cases where sign-in could interrupt the flow and require extra steps to resume.
• Fixed small UI inconsistencies after login that could make the page feel out of sync.
• Fixed minor issues in the contact vendor flow that could cause confusion or unnecessary friction.

We improved how search engines discover Your Wedding Atlas, and we also expanded vendor listings so couples can understand what each vendor offers at a glance — including categories, types, attributes, venue spaces, and packages.

Improvements

• Improved sitemap coverage for key public routes so more pages can be discovered.
• Reduced duplicate search URLs competing in results.
• Cleaned up canonical signals for discovery pages.
• Expanded vendor listings with clearer structure:
  • Vendor categories to group vendors by what they are.
  • Vendor types to describe sub-types within a category.
  • Vendor attributes to highlight key features (ex: style, service options, amenities).
• Added venue spaces so venues can describe the spaces they offer (ex: ceremony space, reception space, outdoor area).
• Added vendor packages so vendors can publish offerings with:
  • Package name
  • What’s included
  • Starting price (and clearer pricing expectations)

Bug fixes

• Fixed crawl issues caused by inconsistent discovery URLs.
• Fixed small indexing signal issues found during post-deploy route checks.

This release marks our transition to .com as the foundation for a more global version of Your Wedding Atlas web app. The focus is on vendor discovery and a spatial map experience for exploring vendors by location. Planning tools and internationalization planned for future update.

Your wedding, anywhere.

Improvements

• Transitioned the product to the .com domain to support broader growth.
• Shipped the first public marketplace foundation for vendor discovery:
  • Core discovery routes and browsing structure
  • Vendor grids and category browsing
  • Baseline vendor profile pages
• Introduced a spatial map direction for vendor search (explore by area, not just by lists).
• Set the roadmap for “coming soon” planning tools:
  • /tools
  • /tools/seating-chart
  • /tools/guest-list
  • /tools/budget-tracker
  • /tools/wedding-website
  • /tools/photo-sharing
  • /tools/live-stream
• Set direction for future internationalization and translations.

Bug fixes

• Smoothed out early navigation and layout issues discovered during the domain transition.
• Fixed small inconsistencies across core discovery pages.

We kicked off the year with behind-the-scenes stability work, plus planning and architecture for the next wave of features.

Thanks for your patience — more visible updates are coming soon ✨