Wedding websites are a great way to conveniently share important information with your guests. Nowadays it is pretty easy to create one and make it look amazing – but at the end of the day its effectiveness will largely depend on the details that are included.
To make sure you don’t leave anything out, here are the most important things that you need to include on your wedding website:
The Essentials
Every wedding website should include essential information about the wedding itself. This is particularly important if you’re using it in lieu of traditional invitations, but even if you aren’t you should still include key details.
Some of the essential details that must be included are:
- Who is getting married
- The wedding venue and its address
- The date and time of the wedding
- The dress code such as black tie, white tie, formal, cocktail, business casual, etc.
- RSVP details including the due date and a how to RSVP (i.e. phone, email, or a link)
As you can see, all this information is a necessity, and ideally you should put it front and center due to its importance.
Itinerary
While guests don’t need a full run down of your schedule for the big day, a basic itinerary can help.
Aside from letting guests know what time they are expected to arrive, you can include the time that seating begins, the bride and groom arrive, the ceremony starts, the cocktail hour begins, the portraits are taken, the dinner is served, toasts, cake cutting, and when dances are held.
Simply put the itinerary will give your guests an outline of what to expect, and in some cases may help them plan accordingly.
All About The Location
Additional details about the wedding venue and its location can be very helpful. The goal should be to let your guests know everything they may need about the location.
A good place to start is with transportation. Let your guests know the best way to get to the venue, and the public transportation options. Be sure to include a Google Maps reference as well, to make navigation easier.
If you expect a lot of outstation guests or are organizing a destination wedding you may want to expand this section. In particular, it would be a good idea to let them know where to stay, whether there are discounted block bookings available, and places of interest or things to do in the area.
For example if you’re hosting a wedding in Paso Robles you could include recommendations to visit the hot springs, wineries, or amphitheater.
Wedding Registry
Creating a wedding registry is a good way to make choosing a gift easier for your guests by removing the guesswork and letting them know exactly what you need. And if you do create one, you should definitely put it on your wedding website so your guests can check it out.
If you want you could create a wedding registry on the website itself, or just link to one you created on a third-party platform. It really is up to you, but using a third-party platform tends to be easier.
Frequently Asked Questions
Last but not least, add a frequently asked questions (FAQ) section to your wedding website. This section can contain any and all questions that people tend to ask on a regular basis, so you don’t need to answer the same questions over and over.
Some of the topics you may want to cover are questions about catering and food options, wheelchair accessibility, parking, whether the wedding is indoors or outdoors, if there’ll be a shuttle available, and so on. From time to time you should update the FAQ with new questions if the need arises.
Conclusion
Including all the details listed above will turn your wedding website into an invaluable resource that your guests can refer to and get the information they need. And aside from being useful to them, it will also help make it easier on you too as you’ll have a little bit less on your plate as the big day approaches.
Just remember to double check any and all information that you put on your wedding website. The last thing you want is to add the wrong information as that could cause a lot of confusion.
