Wedding Website: What It Is, What to Include and How to Make Yours

A wedding website is the page with everything your guests need to know about the big day: date, time, address, dress code, RSVP and registry. Instead of answering the same questions a hundred times by text, you send one link, and every guest finds it all on their own.

In this guide we explain what it's for, what to include, when to share it and what to consider when choosing where to build yours.

What a wedding website is for

The website solves three problems at once:

• Information in the right place: the address with map directions, the time, the dress code and tips all live on one link, always up to date.
• Organized guests: RSVPs come in as a tidy list, with plus-ones and dietary restrictions, instead of scattered across conversations.
• Gifts without awkwardness: your registry lives on the website, and anyone who wants to give a gift finds it without you mentioning it on the invitation.

And there's the sweet side too: your story, your engagement photos and the countdown get guests excited for the wedding.

What to include on your wedding website

The most useful sections, in the order guests usually look for them:

1. Your names, the date and a great photo of you two right at the top.
2. Location and time of the ceremony and the reception, with a directions button.
3. RSVP, with the deadline clearly visible.
4. Registry, with gifts at different price points. See how to build it in our guide on how to create a wedding registry.
5. Dress code and tips: parking, hotels, whether there's a kids' area.
6. Your story: how you met, the proposal, your favorite photos.
7. Countdown and music, to set the mood.

Wedding website vs. digital invitation: what's the difference?

A digital invitation is the invitation "design" sent by phone: an image or a video with your names, the date and the venue. The wedding website is where that invitation leads, with the full details, the RSVP and the registry. Many couples use both: they send the digital invitation by text or email with the website link in the message.

When to build it and when to share it

Build the website as soon as you have the date and the venue, 6 to 9 months before. It can start simple and grow over time.

Share it with the invitation, 3 to 4 months before: the website address goes on the printed invitation, and the link goes in your message. For that message, use our wedding RSVP wording examples.

How to write your love story

The "our story" section is the one your friends read most, and the hardest to write. A few ideas to get started:

• Tell how you met in a few lines, with a funny or unexpected detail.
• Pick three or four milestones: the first date, a trip, moving in together, the proposal.
• Write the way you talk, with no clichés. Your guests know you and will recognize each of you in the text.
• End with why you want to celebrate with these people. It's a lovely way to say thank you before the party even starts.

Free or paid wedding website: what to consider

There are free and paid options, and both can work. What to look at before you choose:

Many "free" platforms make their money from a fee on gifts. Run the numbers with what you expect to receive: sometimes a paid plan with a one-time payment comes out cheaper.

Common wedding website mistakes

• Outdated information. Did the time or the address change? Update the website before you text anyone, so the link is always right.
• A hidden RSVP deadline. The deadline should be near the top, not at the bottom of the page.
• Too much text. Your story is lovely, but guests open the website to find the address. Put the practical details first.
• Forgetting guests who don't use phones. For grandparents, also offer an RSVP by phone call and record it in the same place.

How to create your wedding website on My Marriage

1. Create your wedding with the event details. Your link and QR code are ready in moments, and you can try everything free for 7 days.
2. Customize the page with your photos and your story (on the Couple and Complete plans, also with your colors and fonts).
3. Turn on online RSVP, with plus-ones and dietary restrictions.
4. Share the link and follow the RSVPs on your dashboard, in real time.

On the wedding day, the same link becomes the place for guest photos, sent through the QR code on each table.