What to Include on a Wedding Website
A wedding website can have twelve pages or three, and guests will judge it by the same test: can I find the date, the venue, and the RSVP button in ten seconds? This checklist covers every section worth having, in the order guests actually read them — mark what applies to you, skip the rest, and you're done.
The essentials (non-negotiable)
- Names of the couple and the date — the very first thing, with year, so it's not confused with the engagement party
- Venue name, full address, and a map or link — put the full address, not the neighborhood
- Ceremony and reception start times, and whether they're at the same venue
- A clear RSVP path — the button guests can't miss, with the deadline shown next to it
- A contact method for questions — an email address beats a comment form guests distrust
The pages every wedding needs
| Page | Include |
|---|---|
| Our story | One honest paragraph, a photo, and how you met — three sentences of cute is plenty |
| Schedule / Events | Ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, after-party: times, locations, dress code |
| Travel & stay | Airport, transport options, hotel block links with the booking code and deadline |
| FAQs | Parking, kids, plus-ones, gifts, dress code, weather — six answers cover 90% of questions |
| Registry | One page, all links, with a warm sentence that gifts are never required |
| Wedding party | Names and roles, with photos if you have them — guests love this page |
The details guests thank you for
- A timeline of the day, so guests know when to arrive and what comes when
- Dress code spelled out in plain words ("cocktail attire" beats "semi-formal" which means nothing)
- Dietary requirements — collected at RSVP time, not asked at the reception
- Accessibility notes: stairs, walkways, wheelchair routes
- Song requests or a note that requests open closer to the day
- A photo-sharing note, if you want guests' photos in one place
What to leave out
- The full guest list — your site is public, your list is private
- Exact budget numbers, or any vendor costs
- Anything requiring a password — if it's secret, it doesn't belong on the site
- Endless drafts of 'our story' — publish, refine later
Put it together in one afternoon
Rather than assembling sections from scratch, use a wedding website builder with the standard pages pre-built and fill in the blanks — that's exactly how Ourday's sites are organized, and you can see the recommended wording for each section in our guide to wedding website wording. Once the pages are up, connect the RSVP form so the answers start flowing in while you write the rest.
One last rule: publish early. A site that's 80% done on Monday is worth more than a perfect site launched the week before the wedding. Guests plan travel around your site — give them time.