What to Include on Your Wedding Website

Creating a wedding website with Say I do is more than just ticking another wedding to-do box. This handy online resource will soon become your very own bespoke wedding planning hub and you’ll be left wondering what on earth you would have done without it! Whether you're having a destination wedding, a long and languid wedding weekend or have a wedding planner looking after all the details, creating a wedding website will unquestionably help you a huge amount along the way. Wondering what to include on your wedding website? Well, when you sign up with Say I do firstly you’ll need to submit some key details to get you started. This includes your name, your partner’s name, your wedding roles, and your wedding date. Once this is complete you can then move onto the fun bit – picking your dream design template and creating your own beautiful (and practical) personalised wedding website.

Your Wedding Website

Of course you want it to look great (who doesn’t!) and fit with your general wedding vibe, but wedding websites aren’t there to simply look pretty. They can work really hard for you too and become an integral wedding planning tool if you include the correct information such as the wedding events and rsvp date and utilise all of the features that are available to you. When you consider how much information couples need to include on a traditional physical wedding invitation and the amount of information you would actually like to communicate with all your guests, it’s fair to say that it probably wouldn’t fit on a bit of card! Whilst there are always going to be some guests who leave checking details until the very last minute there will be a few super organised ones who will want to double check every single element. Trust us, to avoid endless emails, DMs, phone calls, and Facebook messages these are the key details about your wedding day that you must include on your wedding website.

Wedding Date

It sounds simple, but we can't stress enough how important it is to make sure your wedding date is front and centre on your wedding website. If you're sending save the dates, paper invitations or simply sharing your wedding website url via email, make sure the date of your wedding day is clear, as well as other important information such as your wedding location. This is the vital information that guests, especially out of town guests, will need to know before they can decide whether they can make it to your wedding, particularly if it's a destination wedding. If the wedding venue is simply too far away, or your wedding date is proving too tricky to navigate, make everyone's life easier and let your guests know the event information as soon as you can.

Guest Accommodation

Whether you’re having a festival-style wedding in a field, or a luxury hotel celebration if you have guest accommodation available, list it on your wedding website. Assign your family members and close wedding guests first but also provide links to the wedding venue’s accommodation or a list of accommodation options nearby for everyone else. Your guests will find this super helpful and be grateful for your organisation. This is especially true if your ceremony and reception are in different locations and they need to organise transport to get to the main event and the all important after party! If you don't have a wedding planner you could always ask one of your bridal party or a family member to help with organising the guest accommodation and travel logistics.

The Local Area

If you’re getting married in an area that isn’t familiar to your guests, a great idea would be to let them know what activities there are to do in the local area. Out of town guests might end up staying for an extended time before or after your wedding day so would likely appreciate some insider knowledge. Even if it’s simply information on a beautiful walk around your venue’s grounds, or a quaint nearby village that has the best deli, or a pub down the road that serves local real ale – give your guests a heads-up! This is where your wedding website comes into its own; it will act as a one stop shop providing your guest list with detailed directions and a few options within the venue location for them to enjoy during their stay with you. It will also save them time scouring the internet or hanging around bored waiting for the wedding festivities to start.

Timeline

A run down of timings, along with events planned around your wedding is a super important element to include on your wedding website. Your guests will be eager to know what’s happening at what time and where, so remember to include some of this information for them. Whilst we’re suggesting you give quite a lot of information surrounding your big day away, we would also recommend leaving a thing or two as a surprise on the day itself. If you have already arranged transportation to cover each of your wedding events, let your guests know so they are prepared for where to meet the shuttle / bus and at what time, and when return transportation will be available.

Extra Information

Each wedding is unique but if you are planning on hosting additional events around the wedding such as morning after brunch or if the ceremony and reception are happening in different venues, it's good to let your guests know in plenty of time. Other information that might be helpful to share in advance is if you are planning on having an unplugged ceremony, if your guests need to bring money for a cash bar or if your wedding is taking place in a particularly unusual venue, this would be a great place to share any safety guidelines too.

Dress Codes

You might not be planning a black tie wedding with a cocktail hour and rehearsal dinner but regardless, your wedding party will appreciate knowing what the dress code is. It doesn't have to be too complicated, just a note on your wedding website with the dress code details for each of your exclusive events. If you're having an outdoor wedding you might like to notify your guests to wear sensible shoes, or perhaps you specially want all of your male guests to wear black tuxedos - your wedding website is the perfect place to share this information, rather than on a formal invitation.

Your Gift Registry

Wedding registries aren't for everyone but they can be extremely helpful for your guests whilst ensuring you receive the kind of wedding gifts that you actually want and need! Include direct links to your wedding registry on your wedding website so it’s super easy for your guests to ‘click’ and ‘buy’ the perfect wedding gifts for you. If you’re asking for a contribution to a honeymoon fund or donations to a charity close to your heart don't forget to include a note relating to this. This way your wedding party will feel connected to your cause and your future plans together.

The Fun Bits

While not strictly necessary, we always advise our couples to customise and personalise their wedding websites as much as possible! This is going to be the place your guests come back to time and time again to gather important details so why not make it look amazing and an exciting extension of what they can expect from your big day when it eventually comes around! Include engagement photos, share your proposal, your unique love story, you can even use the Say I do Love Story Generator to help you get started, and fun facts about each other. Introduce your wedding party, from your best men to your parents with images and 'about' info. Your guests aren’t going to know everyone so it’s always nice for them to have some familiarity and be able to spot key people. Plus we’re all naturally a bit nosy, aren’t we?! Another fun feature which is available when you create a wedding website with Say I do is to create your very own custom domain name that is totally unique to you. Don't forget to also come up with a wedding hashtag and share it far and wide so that when your wedding photos are delivered you can share them with the whole of your wedding party and they can share their snaps too. The great thing about having a wedding website is that there’s no right or wrong way to do them. But if you create a website that fits with your wedding theme, celebrates your love story and includes the relevant above information then you’ll be on your way to creating an invaluable resource for yourselves AND your guests.