Guide
What to put on your wedding website
Nine in ten replies are sent from a phone, by someone looking for three things: where, when, and how to say yes. Here is everything worth putting on the page, in the order guests look for it, and what you can leave off.
- Essential
Where and when
The date, the start time, the venue’s name and its full address, with a map link. It is the first thing guests look for and the thing they come back for on the day.
Hazel and Theo
Saturday, October 16, 2027 Hudson Valley, New York
- Expected
The day, hour by hour
One line for each part of the day: the ceremony, drinks, dinner, the last bus. A sentence under each saying where it is and anything unusual about it.
Hazel and Theo
3.30pm · Ceremony In the field behind the barn. Chairs on the grass; blankets if the wind turns.
- Essential
How to reply
The date you need replies by, and one way to give one. Ask what you need to know (coming or not, anything they cannot eat), and never ask a guest to make an account.
Hazel and Theo
Reply by the 14th of August
- Expected
What to wear
The dress code in plain words, and what it means for this place: grass, stairs, a cold church, a beach at night.
Hazel and Theo
Autumn smart. The ceremony is on grass, so leave the stilettos; bring a warm layer for after dark.
- Essential
Travel and where to stay
The nearest station or airport, how long the drive is, and two or three places to stay, with any room block and the date it closes. Guests start booking the day the save the date arrives.
Isabel and Thomas
Fly into Cancún (about two hours by road) or Tulum airport, which is nearer. Taxis and shared shuttles run from both.
- Expected
Who is invited
Whether children are invited and how plus-ones work, said once and kindly. The FAQ examples have both, in three voices.
One tap in the editor
If a name is on the invitation, they are invited. If it is not, we ran out of room.
- Essential
Gifts
A link to your registry, or a sentence saying you would rather people simply came. The page is where this goes; the invitation never mentions gifts.
One tap in the editor
Honestly, you coming is the present. If you would still like to give something, there is a short list on this page, and nothing on it is expected of anybody.
- Expected
Questions people ask
Parking, getting home, what happens if it rains, whether to take photos. Answer the ones that apply to your day and leave the rest.
One tap in the editor
Some of it is outdoors and it goes ahead either way. Bring a coat. Heels and grass do not mix.
- Optional
Your story and photographs
Lovely, and read last. A few photographs and a short paragraph are plenty; nobody is waiting for the story before they reply.
On Hazel and Theo’s page
Sixteen photographs, placed last, so a guest who came for the address never loads one.
What you can leave off
A countdown, song requests and wedding-party biographies. Guests don’t look for them, and a page that answers the practical questions first reads as more thoughtful, not less. If you write your story, put it last: guests read it last.
Before you send the link
- Open it on your own phone, on mobile data.
- Send yourself a reply, so you see what a guest sees.
- Decide whether it needs a password: anyone with the link can read an open page.
- Put the address on the invitation, never the registry: the registry belongs on the page.
Every section above is already on your page, waiting for your words.
Start yours with two names and a date