The Dos and Don’ts of Creating a Wedding Website

Creating a wedding website is a smart (and cost-effective) way to streamline all your wedding information and stay in touch with your guests on the run up to your big day. By opting for one you can expect a beautifully designed, bespoke website and handy planning tool that is unique to you where you can insert and edit all sorts of important information associated with your event. But the tricky part can be knowing what to include and what should be avoided in order to make your wedding plans efficient and easy to digest for your guests. We’ve been creating wedding planning tools and resources for a while now and have come up with the dos and don’ts of creating a wedding website to help you along the way. Keep scrolling to soak up all the info before cracking on with the fun task of designing your very own unique wedding website, ensuring it’s both innovative and functional.

DO start early

Begin creating your bespoke wedding website as early as possible to avoid any last-minute stress. We would recommend building the site around 6 months before the wedding if you are working to a 12-month wedding timeline. This gives you a chance to book your venue and figure out some of the key details before sharing everything with your guests. Quick tip!

DO include the essentials

Remembering that your wedding website’s main function is to be informative is always good to keep in mind before you get knee deep in the design aesthetics and find yourself agonising over all the pretty details! Your names, the date of the wedding and the location would be a suitable place to start.

DO keep things simple

Not all of us are tech gurus, especially the older generations who will be special guests at your wedding so making your website functional yet simple to navigate will really help them out. They need to be able to discover all the ins and outs without having a melt down as soon as they click on your website link! A massive DO would be to make your website nice and simple to use – it will help you and your guests to see any updates or additional information without confusion.

DO include a schedule

Guests like to be informed about the running of your wedding so including a schedule of the day is a great addition to any wedding website. This ensures everyone feels at ease and happy with what they can expect on the day. If you have made the time to create a beautiful wedding website, why not make the most of it and share a few of the juicy details with your loved ones.

DO use a wedding website template

The majority of wedding website templates have been designed to be functional yet pretty to look at, so why not use one?! Through Say I do we have 50+ templates for our wedding planning couples to choose from. Whether your vibe is classically elegant or boho luxe, we guarantee you’ll be able to find (at least!) one to fit your theme. A template will save you tons of time and leave you with the perfect starting point to insert all your big day information.

DON’T chase people up for the RSVPs

Make your life even easier by letting your wedding website track your guests’ RSVPs (including dietaries and special requests), so you don’t have to! Most platforms will also have the ability to remind your guests to send their RSVP back if it has slipped their mind, saving you some all-important time to focus on other areas of your big day.

DON’T overcomplicate things

When it comes to your wedding website, the less complicated your information is the less confused you will be too! Stripping back the details to the basics will help reduce distractions and give guests all the information they need in an easily digestible format. Obviously, go ahead and add some gorgeous pictures of you both but try to stay away from 10 different colours and hard to read fonts.

DON’T tell people exactly what they should wear

We can’t deny that a dress code or colour scheme can be handy for guests to stay in the know and it can look amazing when it comes to the photography, but it can be super cringe if couples try to tell people exactly what they should wear. Allowing guests to wear the clothes they feel comfortable in will help everyone to celebrate your special day in style and with ease!

DON’T give guests the chance to ask the same questions repeatedly

Adding an FAQ section to your wedding website will quickly help reduce the repeated questions you may experience on the run up to the wedding. This section will save you a headache and will keep guests firmly in the loop without bothering you unnecessarily or wasting anyone’s precious time. You can thank us later!

And finally… DON’T take other people’s opinions of your wedding website to heart

Remember, this is your wedding website which you have carefully considered and worked hard to create. It’s likely to be the first peek that your guests will have of your wedding, as well as welcoming them on your journey. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but that doesn’t mean that you should change your website or add anything you don’t want to. This is your wedding and a celebration of your love, so host it however you like!