What to put on your wedding website: the essentials and what to skip

The essentials

• The names, the date and a cover photo: it’s the first thing people see when they open the link.
• Each part of the day with its time and address, plus a map so nobody has to ask for directions.
• The RSVP, with its deadline clearly visible.

What saves you questions

• The shuttle bus: if there is one, guests say whether they need a seat when they reply.
• The pre-wedding party, with its own reply.
• The gift registry: your bank details or the registry you already have, with a message written by you.
• Parents and godparents, so guests know who is who.

What makes it yours

The story of how you met, told your way, a gallery with a few well-chosen photos and a shared album where guests can upload theirs after the wedding. It’s what gets shared the most, but not what gets checked the most: it goes after the practical information, not before.

What to skip

Long texts nobody reads on a phone, music that plays on its own, twenty photos from the same trip and details that change without being updated. If a section doesn’t apply to your wedding, switch it off rather than leaving it half done.

The test of a good wedding website: your aunt opens it on her phone and knows what time to leave home without calling you.

Languages and privacy

If some guests don’t speak English, let them read it in their language: the invitation is available in eight languages. And since it holds personal details, it stays out of search engines: only people with the link or the QR code can see it.

Build it in an afternoon

Everything this guide recommends is a section you switch on or off in the editor, with three designs to choose from, and it’s free. To see a complete wedding website before you start, open Lucía & Mateo’s; once yours is ready, here is how to collect RSVPs.