What a wedding website is and what it's for
A wedding website is a page of your own for the wedding, with its own address, where you gather everything guests need to know: the date, venue, schedule, how to get there and where to stay. It usually also handles RSVPs, the gift registry and collecting photos and messages. Unlike an invitation, it can be updated at any time.
What it usually includes
- Your names, the date and often a countdown.
- The ceremony and reception venues, with a map.
- The schedule for the day.
- Getting there, accommodation and transport.
- RSVPs.
- The gift registry or your bank details for gifts.
- Extras: your story, photos, music, a guestbook.
How it helps you
It saves you answering the same questions again and again, and lets you change a time or a detail without sending anything again. If it collects RSVPs, you'll have every reply in one place for the caterer and the seating chart.
How it helps your guests
They have everything on their phone, without digging through old messages, and can RSVP or choose their menu in a minute.
Wedding website and invitation
One doesn't replace the other: the invitation announces the wedding and the website explains it. The practical approach is to put the website's address, or a QR code, on the invitation and keep the details on the website.
Free or paid
There are free and paid services, and the difference is usually in the limits (guests, photos), removing the service's branding and having your own domain. Before choosing, check what each one includes for free and whether you pay once or every year.