Wedding Website Wording: What to Say on Every Page

The hardest part of a wedding website isn't the design — it's finding the words. Most couples stare at a blank 'our story' page for a week. This guide gives you wedding website wording for every section, written in a warm, natural voice you can adapt in minutes.

The welcome page

Your guests land here with one question: when and where. Answer it in the first line, then welcome them properly:

“We're getting married! Join us on September 12, 2026, at the Cedar House in Hudson Valley, New York. RSVP below by August 15th — we'd love to celebrate with you.”

Your story page

Three sentences of story beats three paragraphs of chronology. Guests skim this page looking for warmth, not a biography:

“We met in a coffee shop queue in 2019 — Ana asked for the last croissant, Marco offered to share it. Seven years, two cities, and one very spoiled cat later, we're doing it for real. We can't wait to have everyone we love in one room.”

The schedule and events pages

The schedule is the page guests will actually re-read. Bullet points beat paragraphs, and times must be explicit — guests plan their whole day around this:

• Ceremony — 4:00 PM, Cedar House gardens (outdoors, weather permitting)
• Cocktail hour — 5:00 PM, the patio, with lawn games
• Reception — 6:30 PM, the barn, dinner and dancing until late
• After-party — 10:30 PM, the fire pit — come as you are

The FAQ page

Six well-answered questions eliminate ninety percent of the emails you'll never want to answer. Standard wording that works:

• What should I wear? — "Cocktail attire. The ceremony is on grass, so comfortable shoes help."
• Are kids welcome? — "While we adore your little ones, this celebration is adults-only."
• Can I bring a plus-one? — "The number of seats reserved for you is on your invitation — please RSVP exactly as shown."
• Is there parking? — "Free on-site parking, plus a shuttle from the Grand Hotel at 3:30 PM."
• Where should I stay? — "We've reserved rooms at the Grand Hotel — see the travel page for the booking code."
• What if I have dietary needs? — "Tell us when you RSVP and we'll pass it to the kitchen."

The registry page

Registry wording has one job: make it comfortable for guests to look, and make it clear gifts are optional. A warm line does both — the full strategy is in our wedding registry guide:

“Your presence is the only gift we need — but if you'd like to contribute to our future together, we've registered a few things we'd love. Thank you for being part of our day.”

The tone rule

Whatever you write, write like you talk. If your wedding is a picnic in a garden, the website shouldn't sound like a cathedral brochure — and vice versa. Read every page out loud before you publish; the awkward sentences are the ones that sound stiff when spoken. Then let it be: a website that's 90% done today is worth more than a perfect one launched next month, and you can refine it over the year. If you're still deciding which pages to include, the what-to-include checklist covers every section worth having.