Websites, blogs, and smartphone applications are extremely useful for today's brides.

You've probably heard of Pinterest, but you may not understand the energy behind it, and how it can help you plan your wedding.

It's the day little girls dream of - the flowers, the dress, and of course the handsome groom. While the importance is the same - the planning process has taken a 21st century twist.

Pinterest has become an indispensable tool for brides.

It's more than an idea board, because it is also a social network. Family, friends, even other brides can follow, like, and comment on your pins.

It is easy to make everyone a part of your wedding day process.

If you haven't already, sign up for a Pinterest account. There's a waiting list to join now - but you can ask for an invite from existing Pinterest member.

Once in, you'll want to create various boards based on planning. Go to the top right corner, and click the add button. This is where you create new boards.

Some board examples for wedding planning are:

• Wedding colors and theme
• Photography - for engagement photo ideas, outfits, as well as poses you want to suggest to your photographer
• Hair styles for yourself, mothers, and bridesmaids.
• Wedding flowers
• Gowns, for you and your bridal party

After your boards are created, you can start pinning. On the top left is a search bar, where you can search for any sort of pictures.

The "Pin It" button lets you grab an image from any website and add it to one of your pin boards as well.

In addition to following your friends and family for style inspiration, keep tabs on what the wedding experts of the world are pinning to their boards like Style Me Pretty or TheKnot.com .