What to put on your wedding website
A wedding website should answer what your guests are going to ask: when and where it is, what time each part starts, how to get there and where to stay, how to RSVP and what to give. Once that is covered, everything else (your story, photos, music) is an extra that makes it yours.
The essentials
If you only have time for one page, make sure it has this:
- Your names and the date.
- Where the ceremony and the reception are, with a map.
- The schedule for the day.
- The RSVP, with its deadline.
What will save you messages
Every detail that isn't on the website will reach your phone as a question. It's worth adding:
- How to get there: parking, public transport, the coach if you are laying one on.
- Accommodation nearby, especially if guests are coming from far away.
- The dress code, if there is one.
- Whether children are invited.
- A frequently asked questions section.
The gift registry
If you have a registry, put it on the website rather than on the invitation: you can explain it properly, combine gifts and cash contributions, and change it without sending anything again. If you would rather have money, give your bank details plainly.
What makes it yours
Your story, photos, a playlist of songs suggested by your guests or a guest book. None of it is essential, but it's what people remember.
Privacy
Your website holds personal details: names, date, venue. Check that it doesn't show up in search engines and, if you like, protect it with a PIN. Nupzy websites are never offered to search engines.