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We’ve been busy over the past few months preparing for some exciting news. liveBooks has been acquired by WeddingWire, Inc., which operates the leading wedding and event sites such as EventWire.com, WeddingWire.com, ProjectWedding.com and many more.  Furthermore, the company features a comprehensive online business marketing and management solution, called eventOS, which offers businesses the opportunity to enhance their marketing, customer relationships, reputation and more. We are confident that in WeddingWire, we have found a great partner and a steward of the liveBooks brand.

Our sincerest apologies for any bumps you may have experienced during this transition period and for any inconvenience it may have caused you.  In tandem with WeddingWire, we are dedicated to making this transition as smooth as possible and we are committed to answering your questions.  Our staff is available and here when you need us.  We look forward to this new chapter as we deliver more value to YOU, our valued liveBooks customers.

Here’s a note from Andy Patrick to the liveBooks community:

We are thrilled to announce that liveBooks has been acquired by WeddingWire, Inc., the leading online marketplace for the wedding and events industry. They are an amazing group of people, passionate about being great stewards of the liveBooks brand, and focused on maintaining our leadership role in all aspects of the photography and creative professional industry.

What does this mean for you?

You’ll continue to receive the same great service as always. For anyone who experienced frustrations during this recent transition period, our sincere apologies. We will be working hard over the next few weeks to make the transition as seamless as possible. This week, support staff is in full force and ready to help with for your support questions, custom design and new site enhancements.

liveBooks brand will remain.

We’re excited to partner with the WeddingWire team to continue to serve the liveBooks community. The acquisition means more resources will be available for product innovation and we will be sharing the details of these developments in the coming months. We’re working to bring you more value as a liveBooks customer.

We appreciate your loyalty over the years and look forward to this exciting next chapter—we’re committed to bringing you stellar business solutions to boost your online presence and success.

Keep doing great work and having fun.

All my best,
Andy Patrick
andy@livebooks.com

For more information about WeddingWire’s platform for merchants, which includes lead management, social media monitoring, digital contracts and more, visit http://vendors.weddingwire.com.

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